100 Best universities for Anesthesiology 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 Anesthesiology. A graph of 3.33M citations received by 202K academic papers made by 210 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 Anesthesiology

#10 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Asia

#127 in the World

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

3. Kyoto University

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Asia

#130 in the World

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

4. Tohoku University

For Anesthesiology

#15 in Asia

#137 in the World

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

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Asia

#138 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Anesthesiology

#24 in Asia

#181 in the World

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

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Anesthesiology

#25 in Asia

#183 in the World

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

8. Keio University

For Anesthesiology

#34 in Asia

#217 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Anesthesiology

#35 in Asia

#218 in the World

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

10. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Anesthesiology

#37 in Asia

#227 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anesthesiology

#40 in Asia

#233 in the World

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

12. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anesthesiology

#42 in Asia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

13. Nippon Medical School

For Anesthesiology

#45 in Asia

#257 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. Nihon University

For Anesthesiology

#46 in Asia

#258 in the World

Founded: 1889

15. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Anesthesiology

#54 in Asia

#289 in the World

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

16. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Anesthesiology

#56 in Asia

#293 in the World

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

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Anesthesiology

#58 in Asia

#305 in the World

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

18. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anesthesiology

#59 in Asia

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

19. Kobe University

For Anesthesiology

#61 in Asia

#317 in the World

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

20. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anesthesiology

#62 in Asia

#320 in the World

Founded: 1972

21. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Anesthesiology

#63 in Asia

#326 in the World

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

22. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Anesthesiology

#66 in Asia

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

23. Kitasato University

For Anesthesiology

#70 in Asia

#345 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Anesthesiology

#72 in Asia

#351 in the World

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

25. Juntendo University

For Anesthesiology

#73 in Asia

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

26. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anesthesiology

#76 in Asia

#358 in the World

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

27. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Anesthesiology

#79 in Asia

#373 in the World

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

28. Toho University

For Anesthesiology

#83 in Asia

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

29. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Anesthesiology

#84 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

30. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Anesthesiology

#86 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

31. Osaka City University

For Anesthesiology

#93 in Asia

#394 in the World

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

32. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anesthesiology

#95 in Asia

#398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

33. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Anesthesiology

#97 in Asia

#401 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Anesthesiology

#98 in Asia

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

35. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Anesthesiology

#102 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

36. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Anesthesiology

#103 in Asia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

37. Showa University

For Anesthesiology

#104 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

38. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Anesthesiology

#106 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

39. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anesthesiology

#109 in Asia

#427 in the World

Founded: 1978

40. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Anesthesiology

#110 in Asia

#428 in the World

Founded: 1972

41. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Anesthesiology

#111 in Asia

#429 in the World

Founded: 1928

42. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anesthesiology

#112 in Asia

#430 in the World

Founded: 1934

43. Teikyo University

For Anesthesiology

#115 in Asia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

44. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#117 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

45. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Anesthesiology

#118 in Asia

#446 in the World

Founded: 1928

46. Nagoya City University

For Anesthesiology

#119 in Asia

#448 in the World

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

47. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Anesthesiology

#120 in Asia

#451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

48. Kurume University

For Anesthesiology

#121 in Asia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1928

49. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Anesthesiology

#124 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. Gifu University

For Anesthesiology

#125 in Asia

#460 in the World

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

51. Mie University

For Anesthesiology

#126 in Asia

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

52. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Anesthesiology

#133 in Asia

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

53. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Anesthesiology

#134 in Asia

#479 in the World

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

54. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Anesthesiology

#135 in Asia

#486 in the World

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

55. Tokai University

For Anesthesiology

#136 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

56. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Anesthesiology

#137 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

57. Akita University

For Anesthesiology

#139 in Asia

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

58. Tokyo Medical University

For Anesthesiology

#146 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

59. Kyorin University

For Anesthesiology

#148 in Asia

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

60. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Anesthesiology

#149 in Asia

#523 in the World

Founded: 1927

61. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Anesthesiology

#155 in Asia

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

62. Shimane University

For Anesthesiology

#158 in Asia

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

63. University of Yamanashi

For Anesthesiology

#159 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Oita University

For Anesthesiology

#163 in Asia

#556 in the World

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

65. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Anesthesiology

#171 in Asia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

66. Hoshi University

For Anesthesiology

#172 in Asia

#570 in the World

Founded: 1911

67. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Anesthesiology

#173 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

68. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Anesthesiology

#175 in Asia

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

69. Dokkyo University

For Anesthesiology

#176 in Asia

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

70. University of Fukui

For Anesthesiology

#181 in Asia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

71. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Anesthesiology

#186 in Asia

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

72. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Anesthesiology

#192 in Asia

#622 in the World

Founded: 1971

73. University of Toyama

For Anesthesiology

#204 in Asia

#655 in the World

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

74. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anesthesiology

#213 in Asia

#694 in the World

Founded: 1972

75. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Anesthesiology

#230 in Asia

#731 in the World

Founded: 2003

76. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Anesthesiology

#234 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

77. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Anesthesiology

#235 in Asia

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

78. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#243 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

79. Kanazawa Medical University

For Anesthesiology

#256 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

80. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Anesthesiology

#278 in Asia

#841 in the World

Founded: 1995

81. Kochi University

For Anesthesiology

#283 in Asia

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

82. Tokyo Dental College

For Anesthesiology

#285 in Asia

#853 in the World

Founded: 1890

83. Tokyo University of Science

For Anesthesiology

#293 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

84. Waseda University

For Anesthesiology

#303 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

85. Saga University

For Anesthesiology

#310 in Asia

#921 in the World

Founded: 1949

86. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Anesthesiology

#328 in Asia

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

87. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Anesthesiology

#343 in Asia

#1009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

88. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anesthesiology

#348 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

89. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#356 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

90. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anesthesiology

#361 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

91. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Anesthesiology

#368 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1904

92. Meijo University

For Anesthesiology

#370 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Founded: 1926

93. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anesthesiology

#380 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

94. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Anesthesiology

#382 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

95. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Anesthesiology

#390 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

96. Nippon Dental University

For Anesthesiology

#414 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1907

97. Toyo University

For Anesthesiology

#420 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1887

98. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Anesthesiology

#432 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Founded: 1933

99. Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

Japan | Hiyoshi

For Anesthesiology

#435 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1983

100. Shiga University

For Anesthesiology

#436 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 3,702
Founded: 1949

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

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