56 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 192K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 56 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 Tsukuba

For Sports / Exercise science

#1 in Asia
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Founded
1973

3. Waseda University

For Sports / Exercise science

#6 in Asia
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

4. University of Tokyo

For Sports / Exercise science

#7 in Asia
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

5. Fukuoka University

For Sports / Exercise science

#18 in Asia
#296 in the World
Founded
1934

6. Nagoya University

For Sports / Exercise science

#19 in Asia
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyoto University

For Sports / Exercise science

#25 in Asia
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

8. Ritsumeikan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#33 in Asia
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

9. Tokyo Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#34 in Asia
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

10. Juntendo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#36 in Asia
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

11. Kobe University

For Sports / Exercise science

#46 in Asia
#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1902

12. Hiroshima University

For Sports / Exercise science

#52 in Asia
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kyushu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#55 in Asia
#487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

14. Keio University

For Sports / Exercise science

#57 in Asia
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

15. Tohoku University

For Sports / Exercise science

#59 in Asia
#517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

16. Osaka University

For Sports / Exercise science

#66 in Asia
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

17. Osaka City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#70 in Asia
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

18. Shinshu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#79 in Asia
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

19. Hokkaido University

For Sports / Exercise science

#85 in Asia
#625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

20. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#105 in Asia
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

21. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Sports / Exercise science

#125 in Asia
#791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1981

22. Gifu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#134 in Asia
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

23. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sports / Exercise science

#142 in Asia
#843 in the World
Founded
1891

24. Kanazawa University

For Sports / Exercise science

#146 in Asia
#856 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

25. Nagoya City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#150 in Asia
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

26. Kitasato University

For Sports / Exercise science

#152 in Asia
#880 in the World
Founded
1962

27. Okayama University

For Sports / Exercise science

#153 in Asia
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

28. University of Tokushima

For Sports / Exercise science

#158 in Asia
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sports / Exercise science

#164 in Asia
#910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

31. Doshisha University

For Sports / Exercise science

#169 in Asia
#922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

32. Tokai University

For Sports / Exercise science

#172 in Asia
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1946

33. Nihon University

For Sports / Exercise science

#186 in Asia
#965 in the World
Founded
1889

34. Kagoshima University

For Sports / Exercise science

#192 in Asia
#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

35. Chiba University

For Sports / Exercise science

#193 in Asia
#985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

36. Toyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#204 in Asia
#1012 in the World
Founded
1887

37. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Sports / Exercise science

#206 in Asia
#1016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1965

38. Toho University

For Sports / Exercise science

#207 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

39. Mie University

For Sports / Exercise science

#213 in Asia
#1031 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

40. Saga University

For Sports / Exercise science

#216 in Asia
#1038 in the World
Founded
1949

41. Niigata University

For Sports / Exercise science

#219 in Asia
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

42. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#222 in Asia
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

43. Yokohama City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#223 in Asia
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

44. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#224 in Asia
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

45. Gunma University

For Sports / Exercise science

#240 in Asia
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

46. Chukyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#241 in Asia
#1097 in the World
Founded
1927

49. Jichi Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#274 in Asia
#1169 in the World
Founded
1972

50. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Sports / Exercise science

#275 in Asia
#1172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

51. Yamaguchi University

For Sports / Exercise science

#280 in Asia
#1186 in the World
Founded
1949

53. Shimane University

For Sports / Exercise science

#291 in Asia
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

54. Nagasaki University

For Sports / Exercise science

#297 in Asia
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

55. Teikyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#313 in Asia
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

56. Kagawa Nutrition University

For Sports / Exercise science

#337 in Asia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1961

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tsukuba, Fujikawaguchiko, Tokyo, and Fukuoka.