100 Best universities for Aesthetics in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 816K citations received by 59K academic papers made by 180 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

#48 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Aesthetics

#9 in Asia

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Aesthetics

#11 in Asia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aesthetics

#17 in Asia

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

5. Tohoku University

For Aesthetics

#23 in Asia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Aesthetics

#26 in Asia

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

7. Nagoya University

For Aesthetics

#30 in Asia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

8. Waseda University

For Aesthetics

#33 in Asia

#260 in the World

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

9. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#36 in Asia

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

10. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Aesthetics

#50 in Asia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

11. Kobe University

For Aesthetics

#55 in Asia

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

12. Keio University

For Aesthetics

#68 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Aesthetics

#74 in Asia

#482 in the World

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

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Aesthetics

#80 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

15. Nihon University

For Aesthetics

#117 in Asia

#681 in the World

Founded: 1889

16. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Aesthetics

#129 in Asia

#742 in the World

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

17. Chiba University

For Aesthetics

#145 in Asia

#788 in the World

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

18. University of Electro-Communications

For Aesthetics

#156 in Asia

#818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

19. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Aesthetics

#159 in Asia

#825 in the World

Founded: 1949

20. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Aesthetics

#163 in Asia

#835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

21. Ritsumeikan University

For Aesthetics

#171 in Asia

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

22. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Aesthetics

#176 in Asia

#872 in the World

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

23. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Aesthetics

#182 in Asia

#886 in the World

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

24. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Aesthetics

#195 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

25. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Aesthetics

#201 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

26. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Aesthetics

#206 in Asia

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

27. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Aesthetics

#227 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

28. Osaka City University

For Aesthetics

#239 in Asia

#1039 in the World

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

29. Osaka Prefecture University

For Aesthetics

#253 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

30. Mie University

For Aesthetics

#267 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

31. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Aesthetics

#272 in Asia

#1130 in the World

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

32. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Aesthetics

#275 in Asia

#1142 in the World

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

33. Doshisha University

For Aesthetics

#279 in Asia

#1154 in the World

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

34. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Aesthetics

#281 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

35. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Aesthetics

#286 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

36. Meiji University

For Aesthetics

#298 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

37. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Aesthetics

#303 in Asia

#1225 in the World

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

38. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Aesthetics

#316 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

39. Tokai University

For Aesthetics

#324 in Asia

#1285 in the World

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

40. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Aesthetics

#333 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

41. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#335 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

42. Ibaraki University

For Aesthetics

#343 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

43. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Aesthetics

#344 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

44. Sophia University

For Aesthetics

#352 in Asia

#1383 in the World

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

45. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#354 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

46. Kansai University

For Aesthetics

#379 in Asia

#1457 in the World

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

47. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Aesthetics

#380 in Asia

#1459 in the World

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

48. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Aesthetics

#387 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1934

49. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#392 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

50. Akita University

For Aesthetics

#397 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

51. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Aesthetics

#404 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

52. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#411 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

53. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Aesthetics

#420 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

54. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Aesthetics

#422 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

55. Hosei University

For Aesthetics

#423 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

56. Showa University

For Aesthetics

#437 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

57. University of Fukui

For Aesthetics

#450 in Asia

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

58. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Aesthetics

#452 in Asia

#1628 in the World

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

59. Juntendo University

For Aesthetics

#457 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

60. Gifu University

For Aesthetics

#469 in Asia

#1658 in the World

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

61. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Aesthetics

#471 in Asia

#1661 in the World

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

62. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Aesthetics

#474 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Tokyo Denki University

For Aesthetics

#479 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Founded: 1907

64. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Aesthetics

#485 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1972

65. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Aesthetics

#494 in Asia

#1729 in the World

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

66. Teikyo University

For Aesthetics

#515 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

67. University of Toyama

For Aesthetics

#530 in Asia

#1813 in the World

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

68. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#533 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

69. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Aesthetics

#541 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

70. Nippon Medical School

For Aesthetics

#543 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1904

71. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Aesthetics

#544 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

72. University of Yamanashi

For Aesthetics

#546 in Asia

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

73. Nagoya City University

For Aesthetics

#550 in Asia

#1858 in the World

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

74. Saga University

For Aesthetics

#559 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Founded: 1949

75. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Aesthetics

#561 in Asia

#1882 in the World

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

76. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Aesthetics

#564 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

77. Toho University

For Aesthetics

#571 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

78. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Aesthetics

#578 in Asia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

79. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Aesthetics

#624 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

80. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Aesthetics

#647 in Asia

#2049 in the World

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

81. Shimane University

For Aesthetics

#649 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

82. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Aesthetics

#653 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

83. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Aesthetics

#659 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

84. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Aesthetics

#660 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

85. Nara Women's University

For Aesthetics

#667 in Asia

#2094 in the World

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

86. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Aesthetics

#668 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

87. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Aesthetics

#669 in Asia

#2097 in the World

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

88. Rikkyo University

For Aesthetics

#676 in Asia

#2110 in the World

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

89. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Aesthetics

#690 in Asia

#2142 in the World

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

90. Kochi University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#693 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

91. Kitasato University

For Aesthetics

#699 in Asia

#2167 in the World

Founded: 1962

92. Dokkyo University

For Aesthetics

#701 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

93. Ochanomizu University

For Aesthetics

#703 in Asia

#2175 in the World

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

94. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Aesthetics

#709 in Asia

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

95. Okayama Prefectural University

For Aesthetics

#711 in Asia

#2192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

96. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Aesthetics

#725 in Asia

#2215 in the World

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

97. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Aesthetics

#763 in Asia

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

98. Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#771 in Asia

#2318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1964

99. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Aesthetics

#780 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Founded: 1938

100. Tamagawa University

Japan | Machida

For Aesthetics

#790 in Asia

#2369 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1929

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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