100 Best universities for Anthropology 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 Anthropology. A graph of 646K citations received by 42.7K academic papers made by 158 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 Anthropology

#11 in Asia

#239 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Anthropology

#14 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

3. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anthropology

#44 in Asia

#503 in the World

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

4. Osaka University

For Anthropology

#48 in Asia

#523 in the World

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

5. Tohoku University

For Anthropology

#62 in Asia

#601 in the World

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

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anthropology

#75 in Asia

#668 in the World

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

7. Nagoya University

For Anthropology

#76 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Anthropology

#82 in Asia

#695 in the World

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

9. Keio University

For Anthropology

#104 in Asia

#778 in the World

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

10. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#105 in Asia

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

11. Waseda University

For Anthropology

#136 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Anthropology

#157 in Asia

#956 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

For Anthropology

#163 in Asia

#976 in the World

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

14. Chiba University

For Anthropology

#176 in Asia

#1031 in the World

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

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Anthropology

#201 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Nihon University

For Anthropology

#264 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1889

17. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anthropology

#294 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

18. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Anthropology

#295 in Asia

#1411 in the World

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

19. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Anthropology

#299 in Asia

#1426 in the World

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

20. Nanzan University

For Anthropology

#309 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,883
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo University of Science

For Anthropology

#357 in Asia

#1569 in the World

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

22. Tokai University

For Anthropology

#367 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

23. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Anthropology

#394 in Asia

#1659 in the World

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

24. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Anthropology

#405 in Asia

#1687 in the World

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

25. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#415 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

26. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Anthropology

#427 in Asia

#1748 in the World

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

27. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Anthropology

#428 in Asia

#1749 in the World

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

28. Osaka City University

For Anthropology

#449 in Asia

#1790 in the World

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

29. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Anthropology

#453 in Asia

#1806 in the World

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

30. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Anthropology

#458 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

31. Gifu University

For Anthropology

#478 in Asia

#1864 in the World

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

32. Juntendo University

For Anthropology

#491 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

33. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Anthropology

#506 in Asia

#1942 in the World

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

34. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Anthropology

#508 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

35. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Anthropology

#509 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

36. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Anthropology

#519 in Asia

#1975 in the World

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

37. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Anthropology

#522 in Asia

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

38. Shimane University

For Anthropology

#533 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

39. Doshisha University

For Anthropology

#534 in Asia

#2007 in the World

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

40. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Anthropology

#539 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

41. Sophia University

For Anthropology

#552 in Asia

#2052 in the World

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

42. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anthropology

#554 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1972

43. Kansai University

For Anthropology

#560 in Asia

#2075 in the World

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

44. Hosei University

For Anthropology

#563 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

45. Rikkyo University

For Anthropology

#573 in Asia

#2100 in the World

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

46. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Anthropology

#587 in Asia

#2122 in the World

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

47. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Anthropology

#599 in Asia

#2147 in the World

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

48. Showa University

For Anthropology

#600 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

49. Mie University

For Anthropology

#603 in Asia

#2155 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

50. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Anthropology

#645 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1949

51. Ryukoku University

For Anthropology

#650 in Asia

#2266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

52. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anthropology

#654 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

53. Meiji University

For Anthropology

#664 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

54. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Anthropology

#674 in Asia

#2315 in the World

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

55. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anthropology

#699 in Asia

#2380 in the World

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

56. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#709 in Asia

#2404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

57. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Anthropology

#712 in Asia

#2414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

58. University of Electro-Communications

For Anthropology

#720 in Asia

#2429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

59. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Anthropology

#722 in Asia

#2432 in the World

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

60. Ochanomizu University

For Anthropology

#732 in Asia

#2463 in the World

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

61. Saga University

For Anthropology

#735 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Founded: 1949

62. Kitasato University

For Anthropology

#759 in Asia

#2524 in the World

Founded: 1962

63. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anthropology

#761 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

64. Nagoya City University

For Anthropology

#770 in Asia

#2555 in the World

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

65. Ibaraki University

For Anthropology

#772 in Asia

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

66. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anthropology

#773 in Asia

#2569 in the World

Founded: 1934

67. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Anthropology

#774 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Enrollment: 5,796
Founded: 2000

68. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anthropology

#779 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

69. Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Anthropology

#782 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

70. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Anthropology

#797 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

71. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Anthropology

#811 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1962

72. Teikyo University

For Anthropology

#812 in Asia

#2659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

73. Osaka Prefecture University

For Anthropology

#817 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

74. University of Yamanashi

For Anthropology

#826 in Asia

#2681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

75. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anthropology

#827 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

76. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Anthropology

#848 in Asia

#2740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

77. Toho University

For Anthropology

#874 in Asia

#2803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

78. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Anthropology

#879 in Asia

#2813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

79. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Anthropology

#887 in Asia

#2838 in the World

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

80. University of Toyama

For Anthropology

#890 in Asia

#2849 in the World

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

81. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Anthropology

#893 in Asia

#2855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

82. Toyo University

For Anthropology

#903 in Asia

#2871 in the World

Founded: 1887

83. Oita University

For Anthropology

#916 in Asia

#2918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

84. Akita University

For Anthropology

#924 in Asia

#2933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

85. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anthropology

#947 in Asia

#2974 in the World

Founded: 1978

86. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Anthropology

#954 in Asia

#2992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

87. International Christian University

For Anthropology

#960 in Asia

#3006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1953

88. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Anthropology

#965 in Asia

#3015 in the World

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

89. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anthropology

#968 in Asia

#3026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

90. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anthropology

#998 in Asia

#3081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

91. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Anthropology

#1002 in Asia

#3089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

92. International University of Japan

Japan | Minamiuonuma

For Anthropology

#1003 in Asia

#3091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1982

93. University of Fukui

For Anthropology

#1019 in Asia

#3115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

94. Nippon Medical School

For Anthropology

#1021 in Asia

#3118 in the World

Founded: 1904

95. Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

For Anthropology

#1030 in Asia

#3137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1999

96. Dokkyo University

For Anthropology

#1036 in Asia

#3146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

97. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Anthropology

#1037 in Asia

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

98. Kurume University

For Anthropology

#1045 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Founded: 1928

99. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Anthropology

#1057 in Asia

#3198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

100. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Anthropology

#1058 in Asia

#3204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

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

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