100 Best universities for Anesthesiology in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Anesthesiology. A graph of 3.47M citations received by 207K 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: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Osaka University

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Asia

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

For Anesthesiology

#13 in Asia

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

4. Tohoku University

For Anesthesiology

#16 in Asia

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anesthesiology

#17 in Asia

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

6. Nagoya University

For Anesthesiology

#26 in Asia

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Anesthesiology

#27 in Asia

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

8. Keio University

For Anesthesiology

#35 in Asia

#215 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Anesthesiology

#36 in Asia

#220 in the World

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

10. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Anesthesiology

#40 in Asia

#232 in the World

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

11. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anesthesiology

#41 in Asia

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

12. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Anesthesiology

#43 in Asia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

13. Nippon Medical School

For Anesthesiology

#49 in Asia

#261 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. Nihon University

For Anesthesiology

#50 in Asia

#262 in the World

Founded: 1889

15. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Anesthesiology

#56 in Asia

#294 in the World

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

16. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Anesthesiology

#57 in Asia

#295 in the World

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

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Anesthesiology

#58 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

18. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anesthesiology

#60 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

19. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anesthesiology

#62 in Asia

#318 in the World

Founded: 1972

20. Kobe University

For Anesthesiology

#63 in Asia

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

21. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Anesthesiology

#68 in Asia

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

22. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Anesthesiology

#69 in Asia

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

23. Kitasato University

For Anesthesiology

#72 in Asia

#350 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Juntendo University

For Anesthesiology

#74 in Asia

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

25. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Anesthesiology

#75 in Asia

#354 in the World

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

26. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anesthesiology

#76 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

27. Toho University

For Anesthesiology

#87 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

28. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Anesthesiology

#90 in Asia

#388 in the World

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

29. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Anesthesiology

#91 in Asia

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

30. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Anesthesiology

#92 in Asia

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

31. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Anesthesiology

#94 in Asia

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

32. Osaka City University

For Anesthesiology

#96 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

33. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Anesthesiology

#100 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

34. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Anesthesiology

#101 in Asia

#408 in the World

Founded: 1949

35. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Anesthesiology

#104 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

36. Showa University

For Anesthesiology

#105 in Asia

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

37. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Anesthesiology

#106 in Asia

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

38. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Anesthesiology

#107 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

39. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Anesthesiology

#109 in Asia

#427 in the World

Founded: 1972

40. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anesthesiology

#110 in Asia

#429 in the World

Founded: 1978

41. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Anesthesiology

#113 in Asia

#433 in the World

Founded: 1928

42. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anesthesiology

#114 in Asia

#436 in the World

Founded: 1934

43. Teikyo University

For Anesthesiology

#117 in Asia

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

44. Nagoya City University

For Anesthesiology

#119 in Asia

#446 in the World

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

45. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Anesthesiology

#120 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

46. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Anesthesiology

#121 in Asia

#450 in the World

Founded: 1928

47. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#122 in Asia

#452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

48. Kurume University

For Anesthesiology

#124 in Asia

#457 in the World

Founded: 1928

49. Mie University

For Anesthesiology

#125 in Asia

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

50. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Anesthesiology

#126 in Asia

#461 in the World

Founded: 1971

51. Gifu University

For Anesthesiology

#127 in Asia

#463 in the World

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

52. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Anesthesiology

#133 in Asia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

53. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Anesthesiology

#134 in Asia

#484 in the World

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

54. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Anesthesiology

#136 in Asia

#488 in the World

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

55. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Anesthesiology

#137 in Asia

#489 in the World

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

56. Tokai University

For Anesthesiology

#138 in Asia

#490 in the World

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

57. Akita University

For Anesthesiology

#140 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

58. Tokyo Medical University

For Anesthesiology

#148 in Asia

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

59. Kyorin University

For Anesthesiology

#154 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

60. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Anesthesiology

#156 in Asia

#537 in the World

Founded: 1927

61. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Anesthesiology

#162 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

62. Shimane University

For Anesthesiology

#163 in Asia

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

63. University of Yamanashi

For Anesthesiology

#164 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Oita University

For Anesthesiology

#170 in Asia

#565 in the World

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

65. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Anesthesiology

#172 in Asia

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

66. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Anesthesiology

#173 in Asia

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

67. Hoshi University

For Anesthesiology

#175 in Asia

#580 in the World

Founded: 1911

68. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Anesthesiology

#176 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

69. University of Fukui

For Anesthesiology

#185 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

70. Dokkyo University

For Anesthesiology

#188 in Asia

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

71. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Anesthesiology

#191 in Asia

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

72. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Anesthesiology

#196 in Asia

#630 in the World

Founded: 1971

73. University of Toyama

For Anesthesiology

#207 in Asia

#656 in the World

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

74. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anesthesiology

#215 in Asia

#685 in the World

Founded: 1972

75. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Anesthesiology

#239 in Asia

#746 in the World

Founded: 2003

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Anesthesiology

#240 in Asia

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Anesthesiology

#241 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

78. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#250 in Asia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1884

79. Kanazawa Medical University

For Anesthesiology

#265 in Asia

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

80. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Anesthesiology

#275 in Asia

#830 in the World

Founded: 1995

81. Kochi University

For Anesthesiology

#284 in Asia

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

82. Tokyo Dental College

For Anesthesiology

#290 in Asia

#861 in the World

Founded: 1890

83. Tokyo University of Science

For Anesthesiology

#302 in Asia

#889 in the World

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

84. Waseda University

For Anesthesiology

#305 in Asia

#901 in the World

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

85. Saga University

For Anesthesiology

#310 in Asia

#910 in the World

Founded: 1949

86. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Anesthesiology

#324 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

87. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Anesthesiology

#347 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

88. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anesthesiology

#357 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

89. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Anesthesiology

#362 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

90. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Anesthesiology

#370 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Anesthesiology

#371 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

92. Meijo University

For Anesthesiology

#383 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1926

93. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Anesthesiology

#394 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

94. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anesthesiology

#396 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

95. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Anesthesiology

#400 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

96. Toyo University

For Anesthesiology

#421 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1887

97. Nippon Dental University

For Anesthesiology

#427 in Asia

#1235 in the World

Founded: 1907

98. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Anesthesiology

#440 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1933

99. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Anesthesiology

#444 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Founded: 1974

100. Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

Japan | Hiyoshi

For Anesthesiology

#446 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1983

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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