45 Best Physical Therapy 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 748K citations received by 40.6K academic papers made by 45 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 Physical Therapy

#1 in Japan

#1 in Asia

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

2. Keio University

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Japan

#30 in Asia

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

3. Waseda University

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Japan

#36 in Asia

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

4. Juntendo University

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Japan

#53 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

5. Kitasato University

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Japan

#64 in Asia

Founded: 1962

6. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Japan

#68 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

7. Nihon University

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Japan

#72 in Asia

Founded: 1889

8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Japan

#83 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

9. Tokai University

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Japan

#160 in Asia

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

10. Teikyo University

For Physical Therapy

#40 in Japan

#167 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

11. Nippon Medical School

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Japan

#176 in Asia

Founded: 1904

12. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Physical Therapy

#43 in Japan

#180 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

13. Tokyo Medical University

For Physical Therapy

#44 in Japan

#187 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

14. Showa University

For Physical Therapy

#46 in Japan

#190 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

15. Toho University

For Physical Therapy

#53 in Japan

#205 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

16. Tokyo University of Science

For Physical Therapy

#55 in Japan

#212 in Asia

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

17. Nippon Sport Science University

For Physical Therapy

#68 in Japan

#308 in Asia

Founded: 1891

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Physical Therapy

#70 in Japan

#312 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

19. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#87 in Japan

#370 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

20. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Physical Therapy

#91 in Japan

#395 in Asia

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

21. Toyo University

For Physical Therapy

#94 in Japan

#403 in Asia

Founded: 1887

22. Nippon Dental University

For Physical Therapy

#102 in Japan

#469 in Asia

Founded: 1907

23. Meiji University

For Physical Therapy

#107 in Japan

#494 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

24. Ochanomizu University

For Physical Therapy

#118 in Japan

#572 in Asia

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

25. Tokyo Denki University

For Physical Therapy

#120 in Japan

#578 in Asia

Founded: 1907

26. Hosei University

For Physical Therapy

#124 in Japan

#605 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

27. Kokushikan University

For Physical Therapy

#125 in Japan

#606 in Asia

Founded: 1917

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Physical Therapy

#160 in Japan

#864 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Sophia University

For Physical Therapy

#166 in Japan

#891 in Asia

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

30. Japan Women's College of Physical Education

For Physical Therapy

#167 in Japan

#898 in Asia

Founded: 1922

31. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#178 in Japan

#961 in Asia

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

32. Hoshi University

For Physical Therapy

#181 in Japan

#974 in Asia

Founded: 1911

33. Japan Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#190 in Japan

#1028 in Asia

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

34. Mejiro University

For Physical Therapy

#199 in Japan

#1108 in Asia

Founded: 1994

35. Kogakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#210 in Japan

#1171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

36. Rikkyo University

For Physical Therapy

#229 in Japan

#1315 in Asia

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

37. Otsuma Women's University

For Physical Therapy

#250 in Japan

#1400 in Asia

Founded: 1908

38. Bunkyo Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#252 in Japan

#1406 in Asia

Founded: 1924

39. Tokyo Kasei University

For Physical Therapy

#263 in Japan

#1450 in Asia

Founded: 1881

40. Tokyo City University

For Physical Therapy

#264 in Japan

#1453 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

41. Musashi University

For Physical Therapy

#294 in Japan

#1619 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Physical Therapy

#303 in Japan

#1651 in Asia

Founded: 1966

43. Meiji Gakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#306 in Japan

#1669 in Asia

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

44. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Physical Therapy

#308 in Japan

#1686 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

45. Kokugakuin University

For Physical Therapy

#316 in Japan

#1720 in Asia

Founded: 1882

Universities for Physical Therapy near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	Kyorin University	84	Mitaka
14	University of Electro-Communications	75	Chofu
16	St. Marianna University School of Medicine	64	Kawasaki
16	Meiji University of Integrative Medicine	108	Hiyoshi
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	81	Fuchu
19	Dokkyo University	128	Soka
20	Tokyo Dental College	111	Chiba
21	Saitama University	127	Saitama
21	Tsurumi University	138	Yokohama
26	Yokohama National University	103	Yokohama