95 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 594K citations received by 33.8K academic papers made by 95 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. Kyoto University

For Forestry

#7 in Asia

#78 in the World

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

2. University of Tokyo

For Forestry

#10 in Asia

#87 in the World

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

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Forestry

#16 in Asia

#135 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Forestry

#38 in Asia

#219 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

For Forestry

#42 in Asia

#244 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

For Forestry

#57 in Asia

#293 in the World

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

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Forestry

#63 in Asia

#322 in the World

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

8. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Forestry

#89 in Asia

#455 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Forestry

#99 in Asia

#503 in the World

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

10. Kobe University

For Forestry

#109 in Asia

#528 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Forestry

#113 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

12. Osaka University

For Forestry

#114 in Asia

#547 in the World

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

13. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Forestry

#125 in Asia

#567 in the World

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

14. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Forestry

#141 in Asia

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

15. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Forestry

#143 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

16. Gifu University

For Forestry

#158 in Asia

#659 in the World

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

17. Osaka Prefecture University

For Forestry

#184 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

18. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Forestry

#190 in Asia

#728 in the World

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

19. Osaka City University

For Forestry

#200 in Asia

#759 in the World

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

20. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Forestry

#220 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

21. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#222 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Nihon University

For Forestry

#234 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1889

23. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Forestry

#256 in Asia

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

24. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Forestry

#263 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1941

25. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Forestry

#264 in Asia

#923 in the World

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

26. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Forestry

#265 in Asia

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

27. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Forestry

#267 in Asia

#931 in the World

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

28. Waseda University

For Forestry

#272 in Asia

#940 in the World

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

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Forestry

#288 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Tokyo University of Science

For Forestry

#294 in Asia

#1012 in the World

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

31. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Forestry

#300 in Asia

#1025 in the World

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

32. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Forestry

#314 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

33. Keio University

For Forestry

#332 in Asia

#1108 in the World

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

34. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Forestry

#340 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

35. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Forestry

#341 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

36. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Forestry

#346 in Asia

#1135 in the World

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

37. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Forestry

#347 in Asia

#1138 in the World

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

38. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Forestry

#348 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

39. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Forestry

#357 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

40. Toho University

For Forestry

#358 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

41. Ibaraki University

For Forestry

#364 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

42. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Forestry

#366 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Founded: 1949

43. Mie University

For Forestry

#372 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

44. Kochi University

For Forestry

#378 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

45. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Forestry

#395 in Asia

#1244 in the World

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

46. Shimane University

For Forestry

#408 in Asia

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

47. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Forestry

#411 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1933

48. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Forestry

#413 in Asia

#1317 in the World

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

49. University of Hyogo

For Forestry

#434 in Asia

#1379 in the World

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

50. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Forestry

#455 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Founded: 1904

51. Saga University

For Forestry

#456 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1949

52. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Forestry

#465 in Asia

#1475 in the World

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

53. Kitasato University

For Forestry

#469 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Founded: 1962

54. Tokai University

For Forestry

#505 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

55. Meijo University

For Forestry

#514 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Founded: 1926

56. Showa University

For Forestry

#520 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

57. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Forestry

#549 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

58. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Forestry

#560 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

59. University of Fukui

For Forestry

#562 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

60. Hoshi University

For Forestry

#563 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1911

61. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Forestry

#593 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

62. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#615 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

63. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Forestry

#618 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

64. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Forestry

#624 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 56:44

65. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Forestry

#631 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

66. Akita Prefectural University

For Forestry

#633 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1999

67. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Forestry

#636 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

68. University of Electro-Communications

For Forestry

#654 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

69. University of Yamanashi

For Forestry

#672 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

70. Meiji University

For Forestry

#687 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

71. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Forestry

#698 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

72. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Forestry

#719 in Asia

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

73. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Forestry

#721 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Founded: 1934

74. Ritsumeikan University

For Forestry

#729 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

75. Azabu University

Japan | Sagamihara

For Forestry

#731 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1890

76. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#748 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

77. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Forestry

#759 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

78. Nagoya City University

For Forestry

#775 in Asia

#2174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

79. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Forestry

#784 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

80. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Forestry

#789 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

81. Hosei University

For Forestry

#822 in Asia

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

82. Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Japan | Musashino

For Forestry

#823 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1881

83. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#852 in Asia

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

84. Akita University

For Forestry

#860 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

85. University of Toyama

For Forestry

#863 in Asia

#2349 in the World

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

86. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Forestry

#864 in Asia

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

87. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Forestry

#868 in Asia

#2361 in the World

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

88. Ryukoku University

For Forestry

#888 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

89. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Forestry

#909 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

90. Hokkaido University of Education

Japan | Sapporo

For Forestry

#929 in Asia

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1949

91. University of Shiga Prefecture

For Forestry

#940 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1995

92. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Forestry

#975 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

93. Fukushima University

Japan | Fukushima

For Forestry

#976 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1949

94. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Forestry

#990 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Founded: 1938

95. Juntendo University

For Forestry

#1009 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

The best cities to study Forestry in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kyoto, Tokyo, Sapporo, and Fukuoka.

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