100 Best universities for Aesthetics 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 Aesthetics. A graph of 780K citations received by 57.7K academic papers made by 173 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 Aesthetics

#1 in Asia

#44 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Aesthetics

#7 in Asia

#104 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

For Aesthetics

#11 in Asia

#131 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aesthetics

#16 in Asia

#180 in the World

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

5. Tohoku University

For Aesthetics

#19 in Asia

#204 in the World

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

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Aesthetics

#24 in Asia

#221 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

For Aesthetics

#28 in Asia

#238 in the World

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

8. Waseda University

For Aesthetics

#32 in Asia

#252 in the World

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

9. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#35 in Asia

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Aesthetics

#48 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

11. Kobe University

For Aesthetics

#51 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

12. Keio University

For Aesthetics

#67 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Aesthetics

#70 in Asia

#468 in the World

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

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Aesthetics

#76 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

15. Nihon University

For Aesthetics

#111 in Asia

#659 in the World

Founded: 1889

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Aesthetics

#124 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

17. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Aesthetics

#134 in Asia

#768 in the World

Founded: 1949

18. Chiba University

For Aesthetics

#139 in Asia

#779 in the World

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

19. University of Electro-Communications

For Aesthetics

#150 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

20. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Aesthetics

#151 in Asia

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

21. Ritsumeikan University

For Aesthetics

#167 in Asia

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

22. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Aesthetics

#170 in Asia

#859 in the World

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

23. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Aesthetics

#173 in Asia

#867 in the World

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

24. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Aesthetics

#183 in Asia

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Aesthetics

#188 in Asia

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

26. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Aesthetics

#190 in Asia

#918 in the World

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

27. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Aesthetics

#209 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Osaka City University

For Aesthetics

#223 in Asia

#1008 in the World

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

29. Osaka Prefecture University

For Aesthetics

#239 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

30. Mie University

For Aesthetics

#252 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

31. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Aesthetics

#257 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

32. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Aesthetics

#262 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Aesthetics

#274 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

34. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Aesthetics

#276 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

35. Doshisha University

For Aesthetics

#278 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

36. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Aesthetics

#294 in Asia

#1209 in the World

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

37. Meiji University

For Aesthetics

#299 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

38. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Aesthetics

#303 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokai University

For Aesthetics

#313 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

40. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Aesthetics

#315 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#328 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

42. Ibaraki University

For Aesthetics

#329 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Aesthetics

#333 in Asia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

44. Sophia University

For Aesthetics

#338 in Asia

#1353 in the World

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

45. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#341 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

46. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Aesthetics

#355 in Asia

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

47. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#362 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

48. Kansai University

For Aesthetics

#368 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

49. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aesthetics

#372 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1934

50. Akita University

For Aesthetics

#374 in Asia

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

51. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Aesthetics

#382 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

52. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#388 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

53. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Aesthetics

#395 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

54. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Aesthetics

#405 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Hosei University

For Aesthetics

#412 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

56. Showa University

For Aesthetics

#416 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

57. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Aesthetics

#427 in Asia

#1585 in the World

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

58. University of Fukui

For Aesthetics

#433 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

59. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Aesthetics

#440 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

60. Gifu University

For Aesthetics

#443 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

61. Juntendo University

For Aesthetics

#445 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

62. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Aesthetics

#465 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokyo Denki University

For Aesthetics

#467 in Asia

#1668 in the World

Founded: 1907

64. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Aesthetics

#471 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

65. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Aesthetics

#488 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1972

66. Teikyo University

For Aesthetics

#500 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

67. University of Toyama

For Aesthetics

#507 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

68. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#516 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

69. Nagoya City University

For Aesthetics

#521 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

70. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Aesthetics

#522 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

71. Nippon Medical School

For Aesthetics

#525 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Aesthetics

#530 in Asia

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

73. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Aesthetics

#536 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

74. Saga University

For Aesthetics

#538 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Founded: 1949

75. Toho University

For Aesthetics

#543 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

76. University of Yamanashi

For Aesthetics

#545 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

77. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Aesthetics

#546 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

78. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Aesthetics

#549 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

79. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Aesthetics

#595 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

80. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Aesthetics

#602 in Asia

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

81. Shimane University

For Aesthetics

#619 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

82. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Aesthetics

#626 in Asia

#2034 in the World

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

83. Nara Women's University

For Aesthetics

#632 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

84. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Aesthetics

#634 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

85. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Aesthetics

#636 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

86. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Aesthetics

#637 in Asia

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

87. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Aesthetics

#644 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

88. Dokkyo University

For Aesthetics

#646 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

89. Kochi University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#663 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

90. Kitasato University

For Aesthetics

#669 in Asia

#2109 in the World

Founded: 1962

91. Ochanomizu University

For Aesthetics

#674 in Asia

#2118 in the World

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

92. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Aesthetics

#675 in Asia

#2121 in the World

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

93. Rikkyo University

For Aesthetics

#678 in Asia

#2129 in the World

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

94. Okayama Prefectural University

For Aesthetics

#680 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

95. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Aesthetics

#682 in Asia

#2136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

96. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Aesthetics

#692 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

97. Kurume University

For Aesthetics

#701 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Founded: 1928

98. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Aesthetics

#715 in Asia

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

99. Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#719 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1964

100. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Aesthetics

#737 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1938

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

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