60 Best Law schools in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 1.71M citations received by 105K 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

#10 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Law

#7 in Japan

#78 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Keio University

For Law

#9 in Japan

#86 in Asia

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

4. Waseda University

For Law

#11 in Japan

#100 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Law

#14 in Japan

#153 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Law

#19 in Japan

#319 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Law

#24 in Japan

#450 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

8. Tokai University

For Law

#32 in Japan

#516 in Asia

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

9. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Law

#33 in Japan

#520 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

10. Hosei University

For Law

#38 in Japan

#553 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

11. Kitasato University

For Law

#39 in Japan

#565 in Asia

Founded: 1962

12. Sophia University

For Law

#42 in Japan

#598 in Asia

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

13. Meiji University

For Law

#47 in Japan

#638 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

14. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Law

#58 in Japan

#765 in Asia

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

15. Teikyo University

For Law

#59 in Japan

#771 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

16. Gakushuin University

For Law

#61 in Japan

#790 in Asia

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

17. Juntendo University

For Law

#62 in Japan

#797 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Rikkyo University

For Law

#72 in Japan

#887 in Asia

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

19. Toyo University

For Law

#74 in Japan

#893 in Asia

Founded: 1887

20. Ochanomizu University

For Law

#83 in Japan

#982 in Asia

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

21. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Law

#86 in Japan

#1011 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

22. Showa University

For Law

#87 in Japan

#1025 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

23. Toho University

For Law

#90 in Japan

#1055 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

24. Nippon Medical School

For Law

#93 in Japan

#1083 in Asia

Founded: 1904

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Law

#95 in Japan

#1097 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Law

#102 in Japan

#1182 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Law

#112 in Japan

#1279 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

28. Tokyo Medical University

For Law

#121 in Japan

#1364 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

29. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Law

#125 in Japan

#1421 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

30. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Law

#135 in Japan

#1515 in Asia

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

31. Musashi University

For Law

#140 in Japan

#1545 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

32. Meiji Gakuin University

For Law

#142 in Japan

#1580 in Asia

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

33. Kogakuin University

For Law

#151 in Japan

#1617 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

34. Japan Women's University

For Law

#156 in Japan

#1645 in Asia

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

35. Tokyo City University

For Law

#162 in Japan

#1688 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

36. Komazawa University

For Law

#168 in Japan

#1759 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

37. Rissho University

For Law

#186 in Japan

#1887 in Asia

Founded: 1924

38. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Law

#189 in Japan

#1899 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

39. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Law

#193 in Japan

#1932 in Asia

Founded: 1966

40. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Law

#201 in Japan

#1960 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

41. Otsuma Women's University

For Law

#217 in Japan

#2046 in Asia

Founded: 1908

42. Kyoritsu Women's University

For Law

#218 in Japan

#2057 in Asia

Founded: 1886

43. Daito Bunka University

For Law

#220 in Japan

#2063 in Asia

Enrollment: 11,421
Founded: 1923

44. Kokushikan University

For Law

#243 in Japan

#2182 in Asia

Founded: 1917

45. Takushoku University

For Law

#244 in Japan

#2183 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

46. Tokyo Keizai University

For Law

#252 in Japan

#2231 in Asia

Founded: 1899

47. Hoshi University

For Law

#269 in Japan

#2280 in Asia

Founded: 1911

48. Kokugakuin University

For Law

#270 in Japan

#2293 in Asia

Founded: 1882

49. Showa Women's University

For Law

#284 in Japan

#2357 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1920

50. Mejiro University

For Law

#285 in Japan

#2358 in Asia

Founded: 1994

51. Nippon Sport Science University

For Law

#297 in Japan

#2406 in Asia

Founded: 1891

52. Seijo University

For Law

#302 in Japan

#2417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1917

53. Tokyo University of Social Welfare

For Law

#305 in Japan

#2423 in Asia

Founded: 2000

54. Toyo Gakuen University

For Law

#313 in Japan

#2444 in Asia

Founded: 1926

55. Nippon Dental University

For Law

#325 in Japan

#2486 in Asia

Founded: 1907

56. Tokyo Kasei University

For Law

#335 in Japan

#2516 in Asia

Founded: 1881

57. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Law

#343 in Japan

#2536 in Asia

Founded: 1924

58. Taisho University

For Law

#359 in Japan

#2575 in Asia

Founded: 1926

59. Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University

For Law

#377 in Japan

#2620 in Asia

Founded: 1963

60. Tama Art University

For Law

#405 in Japan

#2680 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	97	Mitaka
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	53	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	51	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	15	Kunitachi
24	Kanagawa University	82	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	21	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	16	Hachioji
30	Chiba Institute of Technology	105	Narashino
34	Chuo University	30	Hachioji