33 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning 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 Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 80.6K citations received by 8.8K academic papers made by 33 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#11 in Asia

#62 in the World

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

2. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Urban and Regional planning

#15 in Asia

#133 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Urban and Regional planning

#16 in Asia

#142 in the World

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

4. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Urban and Regional planning

#26 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Urban and Regional planning

#38 in Asia

#282 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Urban and Regional planning

#54 in Asia

#379 in the World

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

7. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#63 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

8. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Urban and Regional planning

#106 in Asia

#575 in the World

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

9. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#107 in Asia

#580 in the World

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

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Urban and Regional planning

#111 in Asia

#592 in the World

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

11. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Urban and Regional planning

#112 in Asia

#600 in the World

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

12. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Urban and Regional planning

#114 in Asia

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

13. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Urban and Regional planning

#115 in Asia

#604 in the World

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

14. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Urban and Regional planning

#123 in Asia

#647 in the World

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

15. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Urban and Regional planning

#136 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

16. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#156 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1889

17. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#188 in Asia

#895 in the World

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

18. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Urban and Regional planning

#201 in Asia

#932 in the World

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

19. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#213 in Asia

#977 in the World

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

20. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Urban and Regional planning

#227 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

21. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Urban and Regional planning

#242 in Asia

#1057 in the World

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

22. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Urban and Regional planning

#265 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

23. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Urban and Regional planning

#307 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

24. University of Kitakyushu

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Urban and Regional planning

#330 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1946

25. Hosei University

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#355 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

26. Meiji University

Japan | Tokyo

For Urban and Regional planning

#376 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

27. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Urban and Regional planning

#379 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1949

28. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Urban and Regional planning

#383 in Asia

#1399 in the World

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

29. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Urban and Regional planning

#390 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

30. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Urban and Regional planning

#405 in Asia

#1440 in the World

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

31. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Japan | Beppu

For Urban and Regional planning

#410 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

32. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Urban and Regional planning

#414 in Asia

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

33. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Urban and Regional planning

#436 in Asia

#1484 in the World

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

The best cities to study Urban and Regional planning in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Tsukuba, Kyoto, and Higashihiroshima.