59 Best Law schools in Tokyo

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 91K academic papers made by 59 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

#8 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#6 in Japan

#56 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Law

#10 in Japan

#84 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan

#91 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Law

#12 in Japan

#107 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

6. Nihon University

For Law

#19 in Japan

#259 in Asia

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Law

#32 in Japan

#400 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Law

#38 in Japan

#437 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

9. Hosei University

For Law

#40 in Japan

#448 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Law

#42 in Japan

#455 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

11. Kitasato University

For Law

#43 in Japan

#465 in Asia

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Law

#45 in Japan

#485 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Law

#48 in Japan

#527 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

14. Teikyo University

For Law

#52 in Japan

#579 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Gakushuin University

For Law

#54 in Japan

#602 in Asia

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

16. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Law

#58 in Japan

#621 in Asia

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

17. Juntendo University

For Law

#71 in Japan

#733 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Law

#74 in Japan

#789 in Asia

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

19. Toyo University

For Law

#75 in Japan

#800 in Asia

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Law

#84 in Japan

#840 in Asia

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

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Law

#93 in Japan

#924 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

22. Toho University

For Law

#94 in Japan

#933 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

23. Tokyo Denki University

For Law

#96 in Japan

#941 in Asia

Founded: 1907

24. Nippon Medical School

For Law

#97 in Japan

#953 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Showa University

For Law

#101 in Japan

#987 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Law

#103 in Japan

#1039 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Law

#115 in Japan

#1139 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Law

#116 in Japan

#1141 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Tokyo Medical University

For Law

#125 in Japan

#1200 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Law

#126 in Japan

#1205 in Asia

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

31. Musashi University

For Law

#133 in Japan

#1286 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Law

#144 in Japan

#1411 in Asia

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

33. Kogakuin University

For Law

#147 in Japan

#1430 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Law

#153 in Japan

#1489 in Asia

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

35. Rissho University

For Law

#171 in Japan

#1614 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Komazawa University

For Law

#174 in Japan

#1621 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1592

37. Tokyo City University

For Law

#175 in Japan

#1622 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

38. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Law

#186 in Japan

#1713 in Asia

Founded: 1966

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Law

#190 in Japan

#1727 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Law

#206 in Japan

#1834 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Law

#211 in Japan

#1864 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Law

#221 in Japan

#1929 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Daito Bunka University

For Law

#224 in Japan

#1944 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,142
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1923

44. Takushoku University

For Law

#239 in Japan

#2049 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

45. Kokushikan University

For Law

#245 in Japan

#2071 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,646
Founded: 1917

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Law

#251 in Japan

#2101 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Hoshi University

For Law

#277 in Japan

#2202 in Asia

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

48. Mejiro University

For Law

#284 in Japan

#2245 in Asia

Founded: 1994

49. Showa Women's University

For Law

#293 in Japan

#2302 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Seijo University

For Law

#294 in Japan

#2307 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Law

#304 in Japan

#2337 in Asia

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

52. Kokugakuin University

For Law

#309 in Japan

#2347 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1882

53. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Law

#316 in Japan

#2363 in Asia

Founded: 2000

54. Nippon Dental University

For Law

#317 in Japan

#2364 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1907

55. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Law

#331 in Japan

#2415 in Asia

Founded: 1963

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Law

#335 in Japan

#2425 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Law

#336 in Japan

#2433 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1924

58. Taisho University

For Law

#341 in Japan

#2448 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tama Art University

For Law

#394 in Japan

#2615 in Asia

Enrollment: 4,366
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1935

Universities for Law near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Seikei University	113	Musashino
14	University of Electro-Communications	26	Chofu
15	International Christian University	102	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	49	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	57	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	72	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	100	Narashino