60 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 3.8M citations received by 206K academic papers made by 60 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#2 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#8 in Japan

#47 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Japan

#110 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Geography and Cartography

#12 in Japan

#117 in Asia

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

5. Waseda University

For Geography and Cartography

#14 in Japan

#121 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Geography and Cartography

#21 in Japan

#223 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokai University

For Geography and Cartography

#31 in Japan

#287 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

8. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Geography and Cartography

#47 in Japan

#457 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

9. Meiji University

For Geography and Cartography

#60 in Japan

#611 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

10. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#61 in Japan

#612 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

11. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#72 in Japan

#689 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

12. Hosei University

For Geography and Cartography

#77 in Japan

#737 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

13. Kitasato University

For Geography and Cartography

#78 in Japan

#754 in Asia

Founded: 1962

14. Juntendo University

For Geography and Cartography

#79 in Japan

#755 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

15. Sophia University

For Geography and Cartography

#80 in Japan

#757 in Asia

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

16. Toho University

For Geography and Cartography

#84 in Japan

#807 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

17. Toyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#85 in Japan

#815 in Asia

Founded: 1887

18. Tokyo Denki University

For Geography and Cartography

#87 in Japan

#832 in Asia

Founded: 1907

19. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#88 in Japan

#852 in Asia

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

20. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Geography and Cartography

#91 in Japan

#873 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

21. Teikyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#92 in Japan

#880 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

22. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Geography and Cartography

#94 in Japan

#902 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

23. Tokyo City University

For Geography and Cartography

#98 in Japan

#954 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

24. Showa University

For Geography and Cartography

#103 in Japan

#1005 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

25. Ochanomizu University

For Geography and Cartography

#107 in Japan

#1028 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

26. Kogakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#108 in Japan

#1037 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

27. Nippon Medical School

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in Japan

#1039 in Asia

Founded: 1904

28. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Japan

#1052 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

29. Rikkyo University

For Geography and Cartography

#113 in Japan

#1070 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

30. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Geography and Cartography

#116 in Japan

#1121 in Asia

Founded: 1966

31. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Geography and Cartography

#117 in Japan

#1124 in Asia

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

32. Tokyo Medical University

For Geography and Cartography

#128 in Japan

#1245 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

33. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#132 in Japan

#1285 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

34. Gakushuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#145 in Japan

#1374 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

35. Musashi University

For Geography and Cartography

#153 in Japan

#1454 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

36. Japan Women's University

For Geography and Cartography

#185 in Japan

#1726 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

37. Hoshi University

For Geography and Cartography

#196 in Japan

#1783 in Asia

Founded: 1911

38. Nippon Dental University

For Geography and Cartography

#203 in Japan

#1814 in Asia

Founded: 1907

39. Rissho University

For Geography and Cartography

#205 in Japan

#1819 in Asia

Founded: 1924

40. Otsuma Women's University

For Geography and Cartography

#220 in Japan

#1963 in Asia

Founded: 1908

41. Komazawa University

For Geography and Cartography

#221 in Japan

#1994 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

42. Meiji Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#224 in Japan

#2027 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

43. Takushoku University

For Geography and Cartography

#237 in Japan

#2101 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

44. Kokushikan University

For Geography and Cartography

#255 in Japan

#2176 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Geography and Cartography

#264 in Japan

#2218 in Asia

Founded: 1886

46. Kokugakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#271 in Japan

#2264 in Asia

Founded: 1882

47. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Geography and Cartography

#273 in Japan

#2267 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

48. Daito Bunka University

For Geography and Cartography

#276 in Japan

#2272 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

49. Showa Women's University

For Geography and Cartography

#284 in Japan

#2300 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Tokyo Kasei University

For Geography and Cartography

#309 in Japan

#2395 in Asia

Founded: 1881

51. Taisho University

For Geography and Cartography

#330 in Japan

#2463 in Asia

Founded: 1926

52. Nippon Sport Science University

For Geography and Cartography

#331 in Japan

#2464 in Asia

Founded: 1891

53. Tokyo Keizai University

For Geography and Cartography

#336 in Japan

#2472 in Asia

Founded: 1899

54. Mejiro University

For Geography and Cartography

#339 in Japan

#2488 in Asia

Founded: 1994

55. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#346 in Japan

#2513 in Asia

Founded: 1963

56. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Geography and Cartography

#378 in Japan

#2582 in Asia

Founded: 1924

57. Tama Art University

For Geography and Cartography

#387 in Japan

#2617 in Asia

Founded: 1935

58. Musashino Academy of Music

For Geography and Cartography

#409 in Japan

#2667 in Asia

59. Seijo University

For Geography and Cartography

#411 in Japan

#2673 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

60. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Geography and Cartography

#430 in Japan

#2704 in Asia

Founded: 1922

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	133	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	23	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	25	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	45	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	65	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	100	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	20	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	93	Narashino
34	Chuo University	64	Hachioji