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 13.2M citations received by 800K academic papers made by 436 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
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Asia
#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

3. Tohoku University

For Geography and Cartography

#15 in Asia
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

4. Kyushu University

For Geography and Cartography

#27 in Asia
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

5. Hokkaido University

For Geography and Cartography

#32 in Asia
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

6. Nagoya University

For Geography and Cartography

#35 in Asia
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Osaka University

For Geography and Cartography

#38 in Asia
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#45 in Asia
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

9. University of Tsukuba

For Geography and Cartography

#68 in Asia
#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

10. Tokyo University of Science

For Geography and Cartography

#105 in Asia
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,768
Founded
1881

11. Hiroshima University

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

12. Keio University

For Geography and Cartography

#112 in Asia
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

13. Kobe University

For Geography and Cartography

#117 in Asia
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

14. Waseda University

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Asia
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

15. Chiba University

For Geography and Cartography

#128 in Asia
#589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Geography and Cartography

#166 in Asia
#733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

17. Kanazawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#178 in Asia
#779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

18. Osaka Prefecture University

For Geography and Cartography

#191 in Asia
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

19. Okayama University

For Geography and Cartography

#193 in Asia
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

20. Yokohama National University

For Geography and Cartography

#197 in Asia
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

21. Nihon University

For Geography and Cartography

#210 in Asia
#869 in the World
Founded
1889

22. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#213 in Asia
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1905

23. University of Electro-Communications

For Geography and Cartography

#233 in Asia
#937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

24. Niigata University

For Geography and Cartography

#247 in Asia
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

25. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#249 in Asia
#980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1949

26. Osaka City University

For Geography and Cartography

#252 in Asia
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

27. Ehime University

For Geography and Cartography

#255 in Asia
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

28. Kumamoto University

For Geography and Cartography

#256 in Asia
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

29. Shizuoka University

For Geography and Cartography

#270 in Asia
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1949

30. Tokai University

For Geography and Cartography

#274 in Asia
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

31. Nagasaki University

For Geography and Cartography

#280 in Asia
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

32. Shinshu University

For Geography and Cartography

#282 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

33. Yamaguchi University

For Geography and Cartography

#286 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Founded
1949

34. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#297 in Asia
#1108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1907

35. Ritsumeikan University

For Geography and Cartography

#309 in Asia
#1128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

36. Kagoshima University

For Geography and Cartography

#312 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

37. Gifu University

For Geography and Cartography

#332 in Asia
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

38. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#354 in Asia
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

39. University of Tokushima

For Geography and Cartography

#376 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

40. Mie University

For Geography and Cartography

#378 in Asia
#1307 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

41. Kindai University

For Geography and Cartography

#381 in Asia
#1311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

42. Tottori University

For Geography and Cartography

#390 in Asia
#1327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,179
Founded
1949

43. Ibaraki University

For Geography and Cartography

#405 in Asia
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

44. Saga University

For Geography and Cartography

#409 in Asia
#1376 in the World
Founded
1949

45. Gunma University

For Geography and Cartography

#417 in Asia
#1394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

46. Saitama University

For Geography and Cartography

#419 in Asia
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

47. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Geography and Cartography

#434 in Asia
#1434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

48. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#442 in Asia
#1457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

49. University of Toyama

For Geography and Cartography

#446 in Asia
#1465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

50. University of Yamanashi

For Geography and Cartography

#452 in Asia
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

51. Doshisha University

For Geography and Cartography

#458 in Asia
#1490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

52. University of the Ryukyus

For Geography and Cartography

#476 in Asia
#1533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

53. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#480 in Asia
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

54. Kansai University

For Geography and Cartography

#506 in Asia
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

55. Yamagata University

For Geography and Cartography

#528 in Asia
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

56. Iwate University

For Geography and Cartography

#532 in Asia
#1660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

57. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#558 in Asia
#1710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1990

58. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#562 in Asia
#1715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

59. Shimane University

For Geography and Cartography

#579 in Asia
#1756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

60. Meiji University

For Geography and Cartography

#591 in Asia
#1788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1881

61. Jichi Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#592 in Asia
#1789 in the World
Founded
1972

62. University of Fukui

For Geography and Cartography

#595 in Asia
#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

63. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#597 in Asia
#1797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2003

64. Hitotsubashi University

For Geography and Cartography

#601 in Asia
#1809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Founded
1875

65. Chuo University

For Geography and Cartography

#603 in Asia
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

66. Kagawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#609 in Asia
#1833 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1949

67. Akita University

For Geography and Cartography

#615 in Asia
#1845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1949

68. Fukuoka University

For Geography and Cartography

#636 in Asia
#1885 in the World
Founded
1934

69. University of Miyazaki

For Geography and Cartography

#647 in Asia
#1914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

70. Utsunomiya University

For Geography and Cartography

#648 in Asia
#1915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

71. Yokohama City University

For Geography and Cartography

#657 in Asia
#1935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

72. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#664 in Asia
#1944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

73. Meijo University

For Geography and Cartography

#682 in Asia
#1986 in the World
Founded
1926

74. Kitami Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#686 in Asia
#1996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
2,106
Founded
1960

75. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#689 in Asia
#1999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

76. Hirosaki University

For Geography and Cartography

#703 in Asia
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

77. Hosei University

For Geography and Cartography

#705 in Asia
#2040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

78. Kitasato University

For Geography and Cartography

#720 in Asia
#2062 in the World
Founded
1962

79. Sophia University

For Geography and Cartography

#723 in Asia
#2068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

80. Juntendo University

For Geography and Cartography

#738 in Asia
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

81. Kochi University

For Geography and Cartography

#746 in Asia
#2113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

82. Okayama University of Science

For Geography and Cartography

#751 in Asia
#2124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1962

83. Toho University

For Geography and Cartography

#772 in Asia
#2165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

84. Nagoya City University

For Geography and Cartography

#782 in Asia
#2188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

85. University of Hyogo

For Geography and Cartography

#787 in Asia
#2193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

86. Toyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#788 in Asia
#2195 in the World
Founded
1887

87. Tokyo Denki University

For Geography and Cartography

#798 in Asia
#2213 in the World
Founded
1907

88. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#828 in Asia
#2271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

89. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Geography and Cartography

#834 in Asia
#2279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

90. Muroran Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#838 in Asia
#2286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

91. Oita University

For Geography and Cartography

#845 in Asia
#2297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
5,781
Founded
1949

92. Teikyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#851 in Asia
#2319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

93. Chiba Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#865 in Asia
#2353 in the World
Founded
1942

94. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#872 in Asia
#2360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
417
Founded
1997

95. Ryukoku University

For Geography and Cartography

#892 in Asia
#2401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

96. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#898 in Asia
#2412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,679
Founded
1912

97. Sapporo Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#903 in Asia
#2427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1950

98. Kurume University

For Geography and Cartography

#929 in Asia
#2484 in the World
Founded
1928

99. Kanagawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#933 in Asia
#2495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1949

100. Tokyo City University

For Geography and Cartography

#951 in Asia
#2527 in the World
Enrollment
7,543
Founded
1929

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.