84 Best universities for Respiratory Therapy in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Respiratory Therapy. A graph of 248K citations received by 15K academic papers made by 84 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. Tohoku University

For Respiratory Therapy

#9 in Asia

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

2. Kyoto University

For Respiratory Therapy

#10 in Asia

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. University of Tokyo

For Respiratory Therapy

#13 in Asia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

4. Showa University

For Respiratory Therapy

#17 in Asia

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

5. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Respiratory Therapy

#19 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

6. Chiba University

For Respiratory Therapy

#22 in Asia

#182 in the World

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

7. Osaka University

For Respiratory Therapy

#25 in Asia

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

8. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Respiratory Therapy

#31 in Asia

#222 in the World

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

9. Nagoya University

For Respiratory Therapy

#33 in Asia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

10. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Respiratory Therapy

#35 in Asia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

11. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Respiratory Therapy

#37 in Asia

#248 in the World

Founded: 2003

12. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Respiratory Therapy

#40 in Asia

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

13. Keio University

For Respiratory Therapy

#43 in Asia

#265 in the World

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

14. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Respiratory Therapy

#52 in Asia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

15. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Respiratory Therapy

#54 in Asia

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

16. Nagoya City University

For Respiratory Therapy

#57 in Asia

#323 in the World

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

17. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Respiratory Therapy

#59 in Asia

#337 in the World

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

18. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Respiratory Therapy

#60 in Asia

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

19. Nihon University

For Respiratory Therapy

#61 in Asia

#352 in the World

Founded: 1889

20. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Respiratory Therapy

#64 in Asia

#375 in the World

Founded: 1972

21. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Respiratory Therapy

#66 in Asia

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

22. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Respiratory Therapy

#67 in Asia

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

23. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Respiratory Therapy

#69 in Asia

#389 in the World

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

24. Juntendo University

For Respiratory Therapy

#74 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

25. Kobe University

For Respiratory Therapy

#76 in Asia

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

26. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Respiratory Therapy

#77 in Asia

#405 in the World

Founded: 1949

27. Kitasato University

For Respiratory Therapy

#80 in Asia

#410 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Respiratory Therapy

#81 in Asia

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

29. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Respiratory Therapy

#82 in Asia

#415 in the World

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

30. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Respiratory Therapy

#85 in Asia

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

31. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Respiratory Therapy

#89 in Asia

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

32. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Respiratory Therapy

#91 in Asia

#436 in the World

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

33. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Respiratory Therapy

#95 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1974

34. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Respiratory Therapy

#97 in Asia

#452 in the World

Founded: 1934

35. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Respiratory Therapy

#99 in Asia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

36. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Respiratory Therapy

#100 in Asia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

37. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Respiratory Therapy

#101 in Asia

#463 in the World

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

38. Tokai University

For Respiratory Therapy

#102 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

39. Nippon Medical School

For Respiratory Therapy

#104 in Asia

#468 in the World

Founded: 1904

40. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Respiratory Therapy

#110 in Asia

#487 in the World

Founded: 1978

41. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Respiratory Therapy

#111 in Asia

#492 in the World

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

42. Osaka City University

For Respiratory Therapy

#112 in Asia

#494 in the World

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

43. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Respiratory Therapy

#114 in Asia

#505 in the World

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

44. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Respiratory Therapy

#115 in Asia

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

45. Kyorin University

For Respiratory Therapy

#117 in Asia

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

46. Mie University

For Respiratory Therapy

#120 in Asia

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

47. Teikyo University

For Respiratory Therapy

#121 in Asia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

48. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Respiratory Therapy

#123 in Asia

#528 in the World

Founded: 1972

49. Kurume University

For Respiratory Therapy

#125 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1928

50. Tokyo Medical University

For Respiratory Therapy

#128 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

51. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Respiratory Therapy

#129 in Asia

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

52. Toho University

For Respiratory Therapy

#133 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

53. Gifu University

For Respiratory Therapy

#151 in Asia

#594 in the World

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

54. Akita University

For Respiratory Therapy

#154 in Asia

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1949

55. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Respiratory Therapy

#159 in Asia

#613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

56. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Respiratory Therapy

#162 in Asia

#621 in the World

Founded: 1928

57. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Respiratory Therapy

#164 in Asia

#626 in the World

Founded: 1971

58. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Respiratory Therapy

#165 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

59. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Respiratory Therapy

#166 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

60. Tokyo University of Science

For Respiratory Therapy

#167 in Asia

#631 in the World

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

61. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Respiratory Therapy

#175 in Asia

#643 in the World

Founded: 1928

62. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Respiratory Therapy

#176 in Asia

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

63. Oita University

For Respiratory Therapy

#178 in Asia

#650 in the World

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

64. Shiga University of Medical Science

For Respiratory Therapy

#181 in Asia

#653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1974

65. Dokkyo University

For Respiratory Therapy

#189 in Asia

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1964

66. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Respiratory Therapy

#193 in Asia

#696 in the World

Founded: 1995

67. University of Fukui

For Respiratory Therapy

#198 in Asia

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

68. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Respiratory Therapy

#199 in Asia

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 3,106
Founded: 1964

69. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Respiratory Therapy

#202 in Asia

#729 in the World

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

70. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Respiratory Therapy

#217 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

71. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Respiratory Therapy

#218 in Asia

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

72. University of Toyama

For Respiratory Therapy

#221 in Asia

#772 in the World

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

73. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Respiratory Therapy

#232 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

74. Shimane University

For Respiratory Therapy

#242 in Asia

#820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

75. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Respiratory Therapy

#251 in Asia

#848 in the World

Founded: 1927

76. Hoshi University

For Respiratory Therapy

#267 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1911

77. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Respiratory Therapy

#271 in Asia

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

78. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Respiratory Therapy

#275 in Asia

#904 in the World

Founded: 1971

79. Toyo University

For Respiratory Therapy

#279 in Asia

#912 in the World

Founded: 1887

80. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Respiratory Therapy

#285 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

81. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Respiratory Therapy

#290 in Asia

#939 in the World

Founded: 1972

82. Kanazawa Medical University

For Respiratory Therapy

#295 in Asia

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1972

83. Waseda University

For Respiratory Therapy

#302 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

84. University of Yamanashi

For Respiratory Therapy

#303 in Asia

#970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

The best cities to study Respiratory Therapy in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sendai, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Sapporo.

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology348

Anesthesiology210

Bioethics/Medical Ethics26

Biomedical Engineering140

Clinical Psychology182

Critical Care Nursing93

Family medicine132

Forensic Science26

Gastroenterology and Hepatology156

Health Science138

Healthcare Management (MHA)101

Medical Physics80

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)99

Occupational Therapy89

Oncology and Cancer research219

Ophthalmology121

Orthodontics138

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine98

Pharmacology212

Physical Therapy311

Plastic Surgery73

Public Health289

Radiation Therapy122

Radiology and Nuclear medicine332

Sonography and Ultrasound91

Sports / Exercise science56

Sports Medicine236