100 Best universities for Anatomy / Physiology 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 Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 10.6M citations received by 512K academic papers made by 350 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

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Asia

#26 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Asia

#44 in the World

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

3. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Asia

#54 in the World

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

4. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in Asia

#97 in the World

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

5. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in Asia

#98 in the World

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

6. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in Asia

#100 in the World

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

7. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in Asia

#109 in the World

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

8. Keio University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in Asia

#155 in the World

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

9. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#25 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

10. Chiba University

Japan | Chiba

For Anatomy and Physiology

#29 in Asia

#194 in the World

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

11. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Anatomy and Physiology

#30 in Asia

#195 in the World

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

12. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#31 in Asia

#202 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

Japan | Kobe

For Anatomy and Physiology

#33 in Asia

#207 in the World

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

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Anatomy and Physiology

#39 in Asia

#225 in the World

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

15. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Anatomy and Physiology

#44 in Asia

#259 in the World

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

16. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Anatomy and Physiology

#46 in Asia

#268 in the World

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

17. Juntendo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#51 in Asia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

18. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#56 in Asia

#308 in the World

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

19. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#58 in Asia

#320 in the World

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

20. Nihon University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#59 in Asia

#324 in the World

Founded: 1889

21. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Anatomy and Physiology

#62 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

22. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#65 in Asia

#337 in the World

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

23. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#70 in Asia

#345 in the World

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

24. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Japan | Kyoto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#71 in Asia

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

25. Osaka City University

Japan | Osaka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#72 in Asia

#364 in the World

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

26. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#73 in Asia

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

27. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#75 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

28. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#76 in Asia

#374 in the World

Founded: 1972

29. Showa University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#77 in Asia

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

30. Nippon Medical School

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#79 in Asia

#382 in the World

Founded: 1904

31. Gifu University

Japan | Gifu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#82 in Asia

#391 in the World

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

32. Kitasato University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#83 in Asia

#392 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Anatomy and Physiology

#84 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

34. Kurume University

Japan | Kurume

For Anatomy and Physiology

#87 in Asia

#403 in the World

Founded: 1928

35. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#88 in Asia

#409 in the World

Founded: 1949

36. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Anatomy and Physiology

#90 in Asia

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

37. Jikei University School of Medicine

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#93 in Asia

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

38. Tokai University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#96 in Asia

#432 in the World

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

39. Nagoya City University

Japan | Nagoya

For Anatomy and Physiology

#97 in Asia

#438 in the World

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

40. Toho University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#99 in Asia

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

41. Waseda University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#100 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

42. Teikyo University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#104 in Asia

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

43. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#105 in Asia

#460 in the World

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

44. Mie University

Japan | Tsu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#111 in Asia

#473 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

45. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#112 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

46. Akita University

Japan | Akita

For Anatomy and Physiology

#114 in Asia

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

47. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#115 in Asia

#483 in the World

Founded: 1972

48. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Anatomy and Physiology

#119 in Asia

#491 in the World

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

49. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#124 in Asia

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

50. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#131 in Asia

#511 in the World

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

51. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#132 in Asia

#513 in the World

Founded: 1934

52. Shiga University of Medical Science

Japan | Otsu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#134 in Asia

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

53. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Anatomy and Physiology

#136 in Asia

#522 in the World

Founded: 1971

54. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#137 in Asia

#526 in the World

Founded: 1978

55. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#138 in Asia

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

56. Shimane University

Japan | Matsue

For Anatomy and Physiology

#139 in Asia

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

57. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#144 in Asia

#543 in the World

Founded: 1928

58. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#147 in Asia

#549 in the World

Founded: 1927

59. University of Fukui

Japan | Fukui

For Anatomy and Physiology

#148 in Asia

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

60. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#149 in Asia

#557 in the World

Founded: 1928

61. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Anatomy and Physiology

#150 in Asia

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

62. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#151 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

63. Tokyo Medical University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#156 in Asia

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

64. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Anatomy and Physiology

#157 in Asia

#574 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Sendai

For Anatomy and Physiology

#168 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

66. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Anatomy and Physiology

#172 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

67. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#176 in Asia

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

68. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Anatomy and Physiology

#180 in Asia

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

69. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#182 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

70. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#183 in Asia

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

71. Oita University

Japan | Oita

For Anatomy and Physiology

#194 in Asia

#672 in the World

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

72. University of Yamanashi

Japan | Kofu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#197 in Asia

#678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

73. Kyorin University

Japan | Mitaka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#201 in Asia

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

74. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Anatomy and Physiology

#210 in Asia

#722 in the World

Founded: 2003

75. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Anatomy and Physiology

#217 in Asia

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

76. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#219 in Asia

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

77. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Anatomy and Physiology

#227 in Asia

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

78. Dokkyo University

Japan | Soka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#236 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

79. University of Toyama

Japan | Toyama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#237 in Asia

#789 in the World

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

80. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Japan | Fuchu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#245 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

81. Ritsumeikan University

Japan | Kyoto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#247 in Asia

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

82. Kanazawa Medical University

Japan | Kahoku

For Anatomy and Physiology

#256 in Asia

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

83. Tokyo Dental College

Japan | Chiba

For Anatomy and Physiology

#265 in Asia

#864 in the World

Founded: 1890

84. Saga University

Japan | Saga

For Anatomy and Physiology

#267 in Asia

#870 in the World

Founded: 1949

85. Osaka Prefecture University

Japan | Sakai

For Anatomy and Physiology

#287 in Asia

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

86. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#295 in Asia

#936 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. Tokyo University of Agriculture

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#297 in Asia

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

88. Kochi University

Japan | Kochi

For Anatomy and Physiology

#300 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

89. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Japan | Miura

For Anatomy and Physiology

#316 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

90. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Anatomy and Physiology

#321 in Asia

#1014 in the World

Founded: 1995

91. Osaka Dental University

Japan | Hirakata

For Anatomy and Physiology

#332 in Asia

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 1,178
Founded: 1911

92. Nippon Dental University

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#335 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1907

93. Aichi Gakuin University

Japan | Nisshin

For Anatomy and Physiology

#341 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

94. Asahikawa Medical University

Japan | Asahikawa

For Anatomy and Physiology

#346 in Asia

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1973

95. Kyushu Dental College

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Anatomy and Physiology

#347 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1914

96. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Japan | Ikoma

For Anatomy and Physiology

#349 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

97. Kobe Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Kobe

For Anatomy and Physiology

#356 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1930

98. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Anatomy and Physiology

#366 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

99. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Anatomy and Physiology

#382 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

100. Tokyo University of the Arts

Japan | Tokyo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#389 in Asia

#1169 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anesthesiology210

Audiology154

Bioethics/Medical Ethics23

Biomedical Engineering142

Cardiology219

Clinical Psychology185

Cosmetology74

Critical Care Nursing96

Gastroenterology and Hepatology159

Gerontology152

Health Science143

Healthcare Management (MHA)102

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)100

Occupational Therapy90

Oncology and Cancer research222

Ophthalmology124

Optometry73

Orthodontics140

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine102

Radiology and Nuclear medicine336

Respiratory Therapy86

Social Work3

Sonography and Ultrasound93

Sports / Exercise science58