100 Best universities for Computer Vision in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Computer Vision. A graph of 4.84M citations received by 336K academic papers made by 266 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tokyo

For Computer Vision

#2 in Asia

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Computer Vision

#26 in Asia

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Computer Vision

#27 in Asia

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#40 in Asia

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

5. Tohoku University

For Computer Vision

#43 in Asia

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

6. Nagoya University

For Computer Vision

#50 in Asia

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Vision

#62 in Asia

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

8. Waseda University

For Computer Vision

#67 in Asia

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Computer Vision

#69 in Asia

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

10. Keio University

For Computer Vision

#74 in Asia

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Computer Vision

#75 in Asia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Computer Vision

#91 in Asia

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

13. University of Electro-Communications

For Computer Vision

#99 in Asia

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Computer Vision

#114 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

15. Chiba University

For Computer Vision

#124 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

16. Kobe University

For Computer Vision

#127 in Asia

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

17. Ritsumeikan University

For Computer Vision

#138 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

18. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#142 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

19. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Computer Vision

#145 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

20. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#154 in Asia

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

21. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Computer Vision

#181 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

22. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Computer Vision

#200 in Asia

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

23. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Computer Vision

#202 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

24. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Computer Vision

#205 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

25. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Computer Vision

#214 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

26. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#220 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

27. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Computer Vision

#222 in Asia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Computer Vision

#230 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

29. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Computer Vision

#234 in Asia

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

30. Osaka Prefecture University

For Computer Vision

#248 in Asia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

31. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Vision

#249 in Asia

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

32. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Computer Vision

#259 in Asia

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

33. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Computer Vision

#264 in Asia

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

34. Gifu University

For Computer Vision

#266 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

35. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Computer Vision

#268 in Asia

#818 in the World

Founded: 1949

36. Nihon University

For Computer Vision

#273 in Asia

#829 in the World

Founded: 1889

37. Hosei University

For Computer Vision

#295 in Asia

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

38. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Computer Vision

#297 in Asia

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

39. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Computer Vision

#321 in Asia

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

40. University of Yamanashi

For Computer Vision

#328 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

41. Tokyo Denki University

For Computer Vision

#334 in Asia

#951 in the World

Founded: 1907

42. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Vision

#342 in Asia

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

43. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#345 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

44. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Computer Vision

#346 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

45. Tokai University

For Computer Vision

#376 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

46. Ibaraki University

For Computer Vision

#381 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

47. Kansai University

For Computer Vision

#385 in Asia

#1075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

48. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Computer Vision

#392 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

49. Mie University

For Computer Vision

#404 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

50. Osaka City University

For Computer Vision

#408 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

51. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Computer Vision

#414 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

52. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Computer Vision

#419 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

53. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#420 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

54. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Computer Vision

#422 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

55. Doshisha University

For Computer Vision

#424 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

56. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#435 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

57. Saga University

For Computer Vision

#445 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1949

58. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Computer Vision

#453 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

59. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Computer Vision

#457 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

60. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Computer Vision

#464 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

61. University of Fukui

For Computer Vision

#467 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#477 in Asia

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Computer Vision

#484 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

64. Meiji University

For Computer Vision

#490 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

65. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Computer Vision

#492 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

66. University of Toyama

For Computer Vision

#502 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

67. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Computer Vision

#509 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

68. Toyota Technological Institute

For Computer Vision

#521 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

69. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Computer Vision

#522 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1961

70. Toho University

For Computer Vision

#535 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

71. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Computer Vision

#537 in Asia

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

72. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Computer Vision

#551 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

73. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Computer Vision

#569 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

74. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Computer Vision

#573 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

75. University of Hyogo

For Computer Vision

#589 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

76. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Vision

#608 in Asia

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1949

77. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Computer Vision

#612 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

78. Kogakuin University

For Computer Vision

#624 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

79. Meijo University

For Computer Vision

#626 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Founded: 1926

80. Tokyo City University

For Computer Vision

#628 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

81. Shimane University

For Computer Vision

#634 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

82. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Computer Vision

#635 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Founded: 1938

83. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Computer Vision

#653 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Founded: 1942

84. Sophia University

For Computer Vision

#658 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

85. Kochi University of Technology

For Computer Vision

#659 in Asia

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

86. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Vision

#671 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Founded: 1934

87. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Computer Vision

#679 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

88. Akita University

For Computer Vision

#696 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

89. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Vision

#703 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Founded: 2001

90. Juntendo University

For Computer Vision

#704 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

91. Oita University

For Computer Vision

#713 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

92. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#716 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

93. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#726 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Founded: 1975

94. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Computer Vision

#735 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

95. Tokyo University of Technology

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#740 in Asia

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1986

96. Kitasato University

For Computer Vision

#744 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Founded: 1962

97. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Computer Vision

#777 in Asia

#1799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

98. Seikei University

Japan | Musashino

For Computer Vision

#784 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

99. Chukyo University

For Computer Vision

#806 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Founded: 1927

100. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Computer Vision

#816 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Computer Vision in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.