100 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 9.49M citations received by 716K academic papers made by 418 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 Geography and Cartography

#2 in Asia
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Geography and Cartography

#6 in Asia
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Tohoku University

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Asia
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Kyushu University

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in Asia
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

5. Nagoya University

For Geography and Cartography

#29 in Asia
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

6. Hokkaido University

For Geography and Cartography

#30 in Asia
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

7. Osaka University

For Geography and Cartography

#37 in Asia
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in Asia
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

9. University of Tsukuba

For Geography and Cartography

#58 in Asia
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Geography and Cartography

#89 in Asia
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

11. Hiroshima University

For Geography and Cartography

#98 in Asia
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Kobe University

For Geography and Cartography

#105 in Asia
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Waseda University

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in Asia
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

15. Chiba University

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Asia
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Geography and Cartography

#148 in Asia
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Kanazawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#159 in Asia
#717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

18. Osaka Prefecture University

For Geography and Cartography

#160 in Asia
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

19. Okayama University

For Geography and Cartography

#163 in Asia
#728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

20. Yokohama National University

For Geography and Cartography

#176 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#179 in Asia
#782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

22. Nihon University

For Geography and Cartography

#180 in Asia
#788 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

23. Osaka City University

For Geography and Cartography

#205 in Asia
#870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

24. Niigata University

For Geography and Cartography

#214 in Asia
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#215 in Asia
#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

26. Kumamoto University

For Geography and Cartography

#220 in Asia
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

27. Ehime University

For Geography and Cartography

#223 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

28. Shizuoka University

For Geography and Cartography

#227 in Asia
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

29. University of Electro-Communications

For Geography and Cartography

#229 in Asia
#923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

30. Shinshu University

For Geography and Cartography

#243 in Asia
#972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

31. Tokai University

For Geography and Cartography

#244 in Asia
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

32. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#247 in Asia
#995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

33. Yamaguchi University

For Geography and Cartography

#250 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Founded
1949

34. Nagasaki University

For Geography and Cartography

#261 in Asia
#1036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

35. Kagoshima University

For Geography and Cartography

#275 in Asia
#1068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

36. Ritsumeikan University

For Geography and Cartography

#282 in Asia
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

37. Gifu University

For Geography and Cartography

#284 in Asia
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

38. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#288 in Asia
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

39. Mie University

For Geography and Cartography

#316 in Asia
#1174 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

40. Kindai University

For Geography and Cartography

#322 in Asia
#1188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

41. University of Tokushima

For Geography and Cartography

#324 in Asia
#1196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

42. Gunma University

For Geography and Cartography

#342 in Asia
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

43. Tottori University

For Geography and Cartography

#343 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

44. Ibaraki University

For Geography and Cartography

#345 in Asia
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

45. Saitama University

For Geography and Cartography

#350 in Asia
#1264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

46. Saga University

For Geography and Cartography

#354 in Asia
#1272 in the World
Founded
1949

47. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Geography and Cartography

#372 in Asia
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

48. University of Yamanashi

For Geography and Cartography

#378 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

49. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#382 in Asia
#1334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

50. University of Toyama

For Geography and Cartography

#387 in Asia
#1346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

51. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#406 in Asia
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

52. Doshisha University

For Geography and Cartography

#416 in Asia
#1410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

53. University of the Ryukyus

For Geography and Cartography

#425 in Asia
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

54. Yamagata University

For Geography and Cartography

#427 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

55. Iwate University

For Geography and Cartography

#436 in Asia
#1456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

56. Kansai University

For Geography and Cartography

#448 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

57. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#461 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

58. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#467 in Asia
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

59. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#488 in Asia
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

60. University of Fukui

For Geography and Cartography

#497 in Asia
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

61. Akita University

For Geography and Cartography

#502 in Asia
#1622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
5,157
Founded
1949

62. Meiji University

For Geography and Cartography

#508 in Asia
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

63. Shimane University

For Geography and Cartography

#511 in Asia
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

64. Chuo University

For Geography and Cartography

#518 in Asia
#1659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

65. Kagawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#523 in Asia
#1668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

66. Jichi Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#530 in Asia
#1684 in the World
Founded
1972

67. Fukuoka University

For Geography and Cartography

#534 in Asia
#1692 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

68. University of Miyazaki

For Geography and Cartography

#541 in Asia
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

69. Utsunomiya University

For Geography and Cartography

#549 in Asia
#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

70. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#565 in Asia
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

71. Meijo University

For Geography and Cartography

#569 in Asia
#1759 in the World
Enrollment
3,835
Founded
1926

72. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#575 in Asia
#1767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

73. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#591 in Asia
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,025
Founded
1960

74. Yokohama City University

For Geography and Cartography

#602 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

75. Sophia University

For Geography and Cartography

#603 in Asia
#1831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

76. Hitotsubashi University

For Geography and Cartography

#605 in Asia
#1834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

77. Hirosaki University

For Geography and Cartography

#610 in Asia
#1846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

78. Kitasato University

For Geography and Cartography

#621 in Asia
#1870 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

79. Hosei University

For Geography and Cartography

#625 in Asia
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

80. Juntendo University

For Geography and Cartography

#633 in Asia
#1890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

81. Tokyo Denki University

For Geography and Cartography

#642 in Asia
#1913 in the World
Founded
1907

82. Toho University

For Geography and Cartography

#656 in Asia
#1953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

83. Kochi University

For Geography and Cartography

#660 in Asia
#1962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

84. Okayama University of Science

For Geography and Cartography

#670 in Asia
#1976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,050
Founded
1962

85. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#679 in Asia
#1995 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

86. University of Hyogo

For Geography and Cartography

#684 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

87. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Geography and Cartography

#686 in Asia
#2011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

88. Toyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#689 in Asia
#2016 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

89. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#701 in Asia
#2035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

90. Nagoya City University

For Geography and Cartography

#722 in Asia
#2072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

91. Oita University

For Geography and Cartography

#728 in Asia
#2086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

92. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#765 in Asia
#2157 in the World
Enrollment
9,853
Founded
1942

93. Teikyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#769 in Asia
#2166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

94. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#784 in Asia
#2197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

95. Sapporo Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#791 in Asia
#2212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

96. Ryukoku University

For Geography and Cartography

#812 in Asia
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

97. Kanagawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#827 in Asia
#2284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
18,693
Founded
1949

99. University of Aizu

For Geography and Cartography

#835 in Asia
#2297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

100. Kurume University

For Geography and Cartography

#842 in Asia
#2312 in the World
Founded
1928

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