58 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 207K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 58 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
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,684
Founded
1973

3. Waseda University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

4. University of Tokyo

For Sports / Exercise science

#7 in Asia
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

5. Fukuoka University

For Sports / Exercise science

#20 in Asia
#309 in the World
Founded
1934

6. Nagoya University

For Sports / Exercise science

#21 in Asia
#311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939

7. Kyoto University

For Sports / Exercise science

#29 in Asia
#375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

8. Tokyo Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#32 in Asia
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1916

9. Ritsumeikan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#37 in Asia
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

10. Juntendo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#38 in Asia
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1836

11. Kobe University

For Sports / Exercise science

#49 in Asia
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
16,214
Founded
1902

12. Hiroshima University

For Sports / Exercise science

#54 in Asia
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,505
Founded
1949

13. Kyushu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#57 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

14. Keio University

For Sports / Exercise science

#59 in Asia
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

15. Tohoku University

For Sports / Exercise science

#60 in Asia
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

16. Osaka University

For Sports / Exercise science

#68 in Asia
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

17. Osaka City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#83 in Asia
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

18. Shinshu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#84 in Asia
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
10,849
Founded
1949

19. Hokkaido University

For Sports / Exercise science

#94 in Asia
#627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

20. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#112 in Asia
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1872

21. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Sports / Exercise science

#136 in Asia
#812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1981

22. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sports / Exercise science

#138 in Asia
#822 in the World
Founded
1891

23. Kanazawa University

For Sports / Exercise science

#148 in Asia
#853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Founded
1949

24. Gifu University

For Sports / Exercise science

#152 in Asia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Founded
1949

25. Nagoya City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#162 in Asia
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

26. Okayama University

For Sports / Exercise science

#170 in Asia
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

27. Kitasato University

For Sports / Exercise science

#171 in Asia
#909 in the World
Founded
1962

28. Wakayama Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#172 in Asia
#912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1945

29. University of Tokushima

For Sports / Exercise science

#175 in Asia
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

30. Tokai University

For Sports / Exercise science

#180 in Asia
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
29,700
Founded
1946

32. Nihon University

For Sports / Exercise science

#182 in Asia
#944 in the World
Founded
1889

33. Doshisha University

For Sports / Exercise science

#183 in Asia
#949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Founded
1920

34. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sports / Exercise science

#188 in Asia
#960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

35. Chiba University

For Sports / Exercise science

#196 in Asia
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

36. Kagoshima University

For Sports / Exercise science

#201 in Asia
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

37. Mie University

For Sports / Exercise science

#206 in Asia
#1011 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Founded
1949

38. Toyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#208 in Asia
#1022 in the World
Founded
1887

39. Saga University

For Sports / Exercise science

#219 in Asia
#1045 in the World
Founded
1949

40. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

For Sports / Exercise science

#223 in Asia
#1052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1965

41. Niigata University

For Sports / Exercise science

#225 in Asia
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

42. Toho University

For Sports / Exercise science

#228 in Asia
#1057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

43. Yokohama City University

For Sports / Exercise science

#232 in Asia
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,198
Founded
1928

44. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Sports / Exercise science

#236 in Asia
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1971

45. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Sports / Exercise science

#237 in Asia
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,126
Founded
2005

47. Chukyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#253 in Asia
#1121 in the World
Founded
1927

48. Gunma University

For Sports / Exercise science

#257 in Asia
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

49. J. F. Oberlin University

For Sports / Exercise science

#261 in Asia
#1135 in the World
Enrollment
10,000

50. Jichi Medical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#276 in Asia
#1164 in the World
Founded
1972

51. Tokyo Gakugei University

For Sports / Exercise science

#290 in Asia
#1201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1949

52. Yamaguchi University

For Sports / Exercise science

#292 in Asia
#1205 in the World
Founded
1949

54. Shimane University

For Sports / Exercise science

#310 in Asia
#1247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

55. Nagasaki University

For Sports / Exercise science

#312 in Asia
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

56. Teikyo University

For Sports / Exercise science

#324 in Asia
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

57. University of Electro-Communications

For Sports / Exercise science

#332 in Asia
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1949

58. Kagawa Nutrition University

For Sports / Exercise science

#360 in Asia
#1339 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.