27 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 53.5K citations received by 7.82K academic papers made by 27 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 Urban and Regional planning

#12 in Asia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. University of Tsukuba

For Urban and Regional planning

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

3. Kyoto University

For Urban and Regional planning

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

4. Hiroshima University

For Urban and Regional planning

#31 in Asia
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

5. Nagoya University

For Urban and Regional planning

#32 in Asia
#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#41 in Asia
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

7. Kyushu University

For Urban and Regional planning

#54 in Asia
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. Chiba University

For Urban and Regional planning

#81 in Asia
#485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

9. Kobe University

For Urban and Regional planning

#90 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

10. Hokkaido University

For Urban and Regional planning

#94 in Asia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

11. Tohoku University

For Urban and Regional planning

#97 in Asia
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

12. Waseda University

For Urban and Regional planning

#101 in Asia
#563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

13. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Urban and Regional planning

#116 in Asia
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

14. Osaka University

For Urban and Regional planning

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

15. Nihon University

For Urban and Regional planning

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

16. Hitotsubashi University

For Urban and Regional planning

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

17. Keio University

For Urban and Regional planning

#155 in Asia
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

18. Yokohama National University

For Urban and Regional planning

#168 in Asia
#827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

19. Osaka City University

For Urban and Regional planning

#183 in Asia
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

20. Tokyo University of Science

For Urban and Regional planning

#204 in Asia
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

21. Kanazawa University

For Urban and Regional planning

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

22. Ritsumeikan University

For Urban and Regional planning

#225 in Asia
#992 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

23. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#227 in Asia
#997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

24. Hosei University

For Urban and Regional planning

#302 in Asia
#1176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

25. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Urban and Regional planning

#316 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

26. Nagaoka University

For Urban and Regional planning

#345 in Asia
#1266 in the World
Founded
2001

27. Niigata University

For Urban and Regional planning

#350 in Asia
#1277 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.