100 Best universities for Computer Vision in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 3.54M citations received by 305K academic papers made by 261 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

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Computer Vision

#22 in Asia

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Computer Vision

#24 in Asia

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#31 in Asia

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

5. Tohoku University

For Computer Vision

#36 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

6. Nagoya University

For Computer Vision

#45 in Asia

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

7. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Vision

#57 in Asia

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

8. Waseda University

For Computer Vision

#62 in Asia

#221 in the World

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

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Computer Vision

#63 in Asia

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

10. Keio University

For Computer Vision

#68 in Asia

#239 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Computer Vision

#69 in Asia

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Computer Vision

#79 in Asia

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

13. University of Electro-Communications

For Computer Vision

#87 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Computer Vision

#104 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

15. Chiba University

For Computer Vision

#109 in Asia

#396 in the World

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

16. Kobe University

For Computer Vision

#112 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

17. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Computer Vision

#126 in Asia

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

18. Ritsumeikan University

For Computer Vision

#133 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

19. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#143 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

20. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#144 in Asia

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

21. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Computer Vision

#153 in Asia

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

22. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Computer Vision

#177 in Asia

#630 in the World

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

23. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Computer Vision

#182 in Asia

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

24. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#185 in Asia

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Computer Vision

#187 in Asia

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

26. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Computer Vision

#190 in Asia

#666 in the World

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

27. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Computer Vision

#197 in Asia

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Osaka Prefecture University

For Computer Vision

#199 in Asia

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

29. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Vision

#202 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

30. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Computer Vision

#210 in Asia

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

31. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Computer Vision

#212 in Asia

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

32. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Computer Vision

#216 in Asia

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

33. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Computer Vision

#217 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

34. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Computer Vision

#220 in Asia

#749 in the World

Founded: 1949

35. Nihon University

For Computer Vision

#225 in Asia

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

36. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Computer Vision

#226 in Asia

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

37. Gifu University

For Computer Vision

#228 in Asia

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

38. Tokyo Denki University

For Computer Vision

#242 in Asia

#802 in the World

Founded: 1907

39. Hosei University

For Computer Vision

#257 in Asia

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

40. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Computer Vision

#290 in Asia

#903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1993

41. University of Yamanashi

For Computer Vision

#291 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

42. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Vision

#292 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

43. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Computer Vision

#303 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

44. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#309 in Asia

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

45. Tokai University

For Computer Vision

#317 in Asia

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

46. Ibaraki University

For Computer Vision

#321 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

47. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Computer Vision

#324 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

48. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Computer Vision

#336 in Asia

#999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

49. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Computer Vision

#339 in Asia

#1006 in the World

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

50. Mie University

For Computer Vision

#354 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

51. Kansai University

For Computer Vision

#356 in Asia

#1047 in the World

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

52. Doshisha University

For Computer Vision

#362 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

53. Osaka City University

For Computer Vision

#364 in Asia

#1073 in the World

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

54. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#368 in Asia

#1079 in the World

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

55. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Computer Vision

#374 in Asia

#1085 in the World

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

56. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#377 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

57. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Computer Vision

#381 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

58. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Computer Vision

#388 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

59. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Computer Vision

#398 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

60. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Computer Vision

#399 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

61. University of Fukui

For Computer Vision

#409 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

62. Saga University

For Computer Vision

#413 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1949

63. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Computer Vision

#416 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 5,403
Founded: 1961

64. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#418 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

65. Meiji University

For Computer Vision

#420 in Asia

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

66. University of Toyama

For Computer Vision

#423 in Asia

#1180 in the World

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

67. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Computer Vision

#425 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

68. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Computer Vision

#436 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

69. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Computer Vision

#446 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,114
Founded: 1994

70. Toho University

For Computer Vision

#456 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

71. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Computer Vision

#464 in Asia

#1247 in the World

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

72. Toyota Technological Institute

For Computer Vision

#466 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

73. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Computer Vision

#472 in Asia

#1261 in the World

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

74. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Computer Vision

#484 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

75. University of Hyogo

For Computer Vision

#525 in Asia

#1355 in the World

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

76. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Computer Vision

#532 in Asia

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

77. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Computer Vision

#538 in Asia

#1376 in the World

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

78. Kogakuin University

For Computer Vision

#539 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

79. Sophia University

For Computer Vision

#549 in Asia

#1399 in the World

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

80. Meijo University

For Computer Vision

#563 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

81. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Computer Vision

#575 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 9,853
Founded: 1942

82. Nagaoka University

Japan | Nagaoka

For Computer Vision

#580 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 2001

83. Shimane University

For Computer Vision

#583 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

84. Kochi University of Technology

For Computer Vision

#586 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 2,074
Founded: 1997

85. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Computer Vision

#592 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 320
Founded: 2004

86. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Computer Vision

#597 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1965

87. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Computer Vision

#601 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Founded: 1938

88. Oita University

For Computer Vision

#604 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

89. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Computer Vision

#605 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

90. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#624 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

91. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#625 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Enrollment: 5,243
Male:Female: 88:12
Founded: 1975

92. Tokyo University of Technology

Japan | Hachioji

For Computer Vision

#631 in Asia

#1566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1986

93. Seikei University

Japan | Musashino

For Computer Vision

#634 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

94. Akita University

For Computer Vision

#639 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

95. Kitasato University

For Computer Vision

#650 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

96. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Computer Vision

#665 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

97. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Computer Vision

#686 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

98. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Computer Vision

#697 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

99. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Computer Vision

#698 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

100. Chukyo University

For Computer Vision

#703 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1927

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