38 Best universities for Game Design and Development in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Game Design and Development. A graph of 76.2K citations received by 8.32K academic papers made by 38 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 Game Design and Development

#2 in Asia

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Asia

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

3. Keio University

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Asia

#112 in the World

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

4. Waseda University

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Asia

#126 in the World

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

5. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Game Design and Development

#25 in Asia

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#28 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. Ritsumeikan University

For Game Design and Development

#34 in Asia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Game Design and Development

#38 in Asia

#222 in the World

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

9. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Game Design and Development

#42 in Asia

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

10. Kyoto University

For Game Design and Development

#58 in Asia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

11. Tohoku University

For Game Design and Development

#60 in Asia

#336 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Game Design and Development

#70 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

13. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Game Design and Development

#71 in Asia

#381 in the World

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

14. Nagoya University

For Game Design and Development

#72 in Asia

#384 in the World

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

15. University of Electro-Communications

For Game Design and Development

#73 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

16. Gifu University

For Game Design and Development

#77 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

17. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Game Design and Development

#83 in Asia

#434 in the World

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

18. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Game Design and Development

#101 in Asia

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

19. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#105 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

20. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Game Design and Development

#120 in Asia

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

21. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Game Design and Development

#123 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

22. Tokyo University of Science

For Game Design and Development

#136 in Asia

#649 in the World

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

23. Chiba University

For Game Design and Development

#141 in Asia

#666 in the World

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

24. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Game Design and Development

#159 in Asia

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

25. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Game Design and Development

#163 in Asia

#716 in the World

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

26. Kobe University

For Game Design and Development

#175 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

27. Tokai University

For Game Design and Development

#179 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

28. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Game Design and Development

#183 in Asia

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

29. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Game Design and Development

#188 in Asia

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

30. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Game Design and Development

#190 in Asia

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

31. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Game Design and Development

#193 in Asia

#804 in the World

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

32. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Game Design and Development

#208 in Asia

#833 in the World

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

33. Iwate Prefectural University

For Game Design and Development

#233 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1998

34. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Game Design and Development

#250 in Asia

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

35. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Game Design and Development

#254 in Asia

#930 in the World

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

36. Tokyo University of Technology

Japan | Hachioji

For Game Design and Development

#279 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1986

37. Tokyo Denki University

For Game Design and Development

#282 in Asia

#977 in the World

Founded: 1907

38. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Japan | Fukuoka

For Game Design and Development

#289 in Asia

#988 in the World

Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Game Design and Development in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Suita, Tsukuba, and Kyoto.