60 Best Law schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.62M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 60 universities in Tokyo 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 Law

#1 in Japan

#9 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Japan

#75 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Law

#9 in Japan

#81 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan

#93 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Law

#14 in Japan

#149 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Law

#18 in Japan

#303 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Law

#24 in Japan

#425 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Law

#33 in Japan

#497 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

9. Tokai University

For Law

#34 in Japan

#500 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. Hosei University

For Law

#38 in Japan

#538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Kitasato University

For Law

#40 in Japan

#548 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Law

#42 in Japan

#570 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Law

#46 in Japan

#617 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Law

#58 in Japan

#734 in Asia

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

15. Teikyo University

For Law

#59 in Japan

#745 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Gakushuin University

For Law

#60 in Japan

#757 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

17. Juntendo University

For Law

#64 in Japan

#787 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Law

#73 in Japan

#867 in Asia

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

19. Toyo University

For Law

#75 in Japan

#874 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Law

#80 in Japan

#928 in Asia

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

21. Showa University

For Law

#86 in Japan

#984 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

22. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Law

#87 in Japan

#990 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

23. Toho University

For Law

#90 in Japan

#1021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Nippon Medical School

For Law

#94 in Japan

#1044 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Law

#95 in Japan

#1058 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Law

#101 in Japan

#1164 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Law

#112 in Japan

#1249 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Law

#121 in Japan

#1330 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Law

#126 in Japan

#1385 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Law

#135 in Japan

#1474 in Asia

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

31. Musashi University

For Law

#137 in Japan

#1499 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Law

#144 in Japan

#1562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

33. Kogakuin University

For Law

#150 in Japan

#1585 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Law

#155 in Japan

#1607 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

35. Tokyo City University

For Law

#165 in Japan

#1685 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Komazawa University

For Law

#170 in Japan

#1718 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Rissho University

For Law

#186 in Japan

#1853 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Law

#189 in Japan

#1865 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

39. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Law

#192 in Japan

#1894 in Asia

Founded: 1966

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Law

#202 in Japan

#1944 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Law

#216 in Japan

#2015 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Daito Bunka University

For Law

#220 in Japan

#2039 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

43. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Law

#230 in Japan

#2087 in Asia

Founded: 1886

44. Kokushikan University

For Law

#244 in Japan

#2170 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Takushoku University

For Law

#246 in Japan

#2174 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Law

#254 in Japan

#2211 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Hoshi University

For Law

#266 in Japan

#2255 in Asia

Founded: 1911

48. Kokugakuin University

For Law

#270 in Japan

#2270 in Asia

Founded: 1882

49. Showa Women's University

For Law

#284 in Japan

#2344 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Mejiro University

For Law

#292 in Japan

#2373 in Asia

Founded: 1994

51. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Law

#296 in Japan

#2389 in Asia

Founded: 2000

52. Nippon Sport Science University

For Law

#303 in Japan

#2412 in Asia

Founded: 1891

53. Seijo University

For Law

#310 in Japan

#2427 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

54. Toyo Gakuen University

For Law

#315 in Japan

#2447 in Asia

Founded: 1926

55. Nippon Dental University

For Law

#326 in Japan

#2477 in Asia

Founded: 1907

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Law

#334 in Japan

#2512 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Law

#344 in Japan

#2530 in Asia

Founded: 1924

58. Taisho University

For Law

#360 in Japan

#2561 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Law

#377 in Japan

#2613 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Tama Art University

For Law

#401 in Japan

#2666 in Asia

Founded: 1935

Universities for Law near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	27	Chofu
15	International Christian University	96	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	53	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	51	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	83	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	103	Narashino
34	Chuo University	30	Hachioji