100 Best universities for Sports Medicine in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Sports Medicine. A graph of 696K citations received by 68.8K academic papers made by 226 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

For Sports Medicine

#3 in Asia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Sports Medicine

#4 in Asia

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

3. Osaka University

For Sports Medicine

#6 in Asia

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

4. Kyoto University

For Sports Medicine

#7 in Asia

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

5. Waseda University

For Sports Medicine

#10 in Asia

#187 in the World

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

6. Nagoya University

For Sports Medicine

#13 in Asia

#202 in the World

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

7. Keio University

For Sports Medicine

#14 in Asia

#212 in the World

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

8. Health Science University

Japan | Fujikawaguchiko

For Sports Medicine

#15 in Asia

#213 in the World

Founded: 2003

9. Tohoku University

For Sports Medicine

#17 in Asia

#226 in the World

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

10. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Sports Medicine

#21 in Asia

#245 in the World

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

11. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Sports Medicine

#27 in Asia

#285 in the World

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

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Sports Medicine

#28 in Asia

#289 in the World

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

13. Kobe University

For Sports Medicine

#37 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

14. Kitasato University

For Sports Medicine

#38 in Asia

#367 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

15. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#47 in Asia

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

16. Juntendo University

For Sports Medicine

#51 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

17. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Sports Medicine

#52 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

18. Chiba University

For Sports Medicine

#54 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

19. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Sports Medicine

#55 in Asia

#444 in the World

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

20. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Sports Medicine

#63 in Asia

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

21. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Sports Medicine

#72 in Asia

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

22. Ritsumeikan University

For Sports Medicine

#75 in Asia

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

23. Saga University

For Sports Medicine

#76 in Asia

#536 in the World

Founded: 1949

24. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Sports Medicine

#79 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

25. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Sports Medicine

#81 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

26. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Sports Medicine

#82 in Asia

#560 in the World

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

27. International University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Otawara

For Sports Medicine

#85 in Asia

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 6,130
Founded: 1995

28. Nihon University

For Sports Medicine

#87 in Asia

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

29. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Sports Medicine

#91 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

30. Akita University

For Sports Medicine

#92 in Asia

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

31. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Sports Medicine

#94 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

32. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Sports Medicine

#97 in Asia

#620 in the World

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

33. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Sports Medicine

#98 in Asia

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

34. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Sports Medicine

#103 in Asia

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

35. Fujita Health University

Japan | Toyoake

For Sports Medicine

#109 in Asia

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 3,065
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1964

36. University of Electro-Communications

For Sports Medicine

#110 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

37. Nagoya City University

For Sports Medicine

#112 in Asia

#678 in the World

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

38. Tokyo University of Science

For Sports Medicine

#113 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

39. Gifu University

For Sports Medicine

#114 in Asia

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

40. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Sports Medicine

#117 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

41. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

For Sports Medicine

#118 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 849
Founded: 1981

42. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Sports Medicine

#119 in Asia

#714 in the World

Founded: 1949

43. Niigata University of Health and Welfare

Japan | Niigata

For Sports Medicine

#120 in Asia

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 3,439
Founded: 2001

44. Showa University

For Sports Medicine

#121 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

45. Tokai University

For Sports Medicine

#122 in Asia

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

46. Tokyo Medical University

For Sports Medicine

#123 in Asia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

47. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Sports Medicine

#125 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

48. Osaka City University

For Sports Medicine

#136 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

49. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#137 in Asia

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

50. Nara Medical University

Japan | Kashihara

For Sports Medicine

#140 in Asia

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1945

51. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Sports Medicine

#141 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

52. Kochi University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#143 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 2,074
Founded: 1997

53. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Sports Medicine

#147 in Asia

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

54. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Sports Medicine

#148 in Asia

#809 in the World

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

55. University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Sports Medicine

#159 in Asia

#834 in the World

Founded: 1978

56. Teikyo University

For Sports Medicine

#161 in Asia

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

57. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Sports Medicine

#165 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1972

58. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Sports Medicine

#166 in Asia

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

59. Doshisha University

For Sports Medicine

#167 in Asia

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1920

60. Chukyo University

For Sports Medicine

#168 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1927

61. Toho University

For Sports Medicine

#170 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

62. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Sports Medicine

#175 in Asia

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

63. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Sports Medicine

#180 in Asia

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

64. Aichi Medical University

Japan | Nagakute

For Sports Medicine

#184 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 1,239
Founded: 1971

65. Mie University

For Sports Medicine

#190 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

66. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Sports Medicine

#196 in Asia

#937 in the World

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

67. Nippon Medical School

For Sports Medicine

#199 in Asia

#948 in the World

Founded: 1904

68. Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences

For Sports Medicine

#207 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1995

69. University of Fukui

For Sports Medicine

#208 in Asia

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

70. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Sports Medicine

#213 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

71. Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences

Japan | Kumatori

For Sports Medicine

#215 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1965

72. Tokyo Denki University

For Sports Medicine

#220 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1907

73. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Sports Medicine

#223 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 1952

74. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#224 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

75. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Sports Medicine

#225 in Asia

#1044 in the World

Founded: 1972

76. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Sports Medicine

#226 in Asia

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

77. Kio University

For Sports Medicine

#227 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 469
Founded: 1946

78. Osaka Prefecture University

For Sports Medicine

#228 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

79. St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Japan | Kawasaki

For Sports Medicine

#229 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1971

80. Shimane University

For Sports Medicine

#230 in Asia

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

81. Kurume University

For Sports Medicine

#232 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1928

82. Nippon Sport Science University

For Sports Medicine

#237 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 5,848
Founded: 1891

83. Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

Japan | Kurashiki

For Sports Medicine

#244 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 3,810
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1991

84. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Sports Medicine

#245 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

85. Hyogo College of Medicine

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Sports Medicine

#255 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Founded: 1971

86. University of Toyama

For Sports Medicine

#261 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

87. Kyorin University

For Sports Medicine

#263 in Asia

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 4,820
Founded: 1966

88. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Sports Medicine

#267 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

89. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Sports Medicine

#275 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

90. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Sports Medicine

#276 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

91. Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Japan | Hamamatsu

For Sports Medicine

#285 in Asia

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 934
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1974

92. Osaka Medical College

Japan | Takatsuki

For Sports Medicine

#288 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 1,195
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1927

93. Oita University

For Sports Medicine

#292 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

94. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Sports Medicine

#298 in Asia

#1211 in the World

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

95. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Sports Medicine

#309 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

96. Dokkyo Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Sports Medicine

#324 in Asia

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Sports Medicine

#325 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 891
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1990

98. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Sports Medicine

#342 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

99. Ibaraki University

For Sports Medicine

#343 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

100. Kyoto Tachibana University

For Sports Medicine

#344 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 3,450
Founded: 1967

The best cities to study Sports Medicine in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Tsukuba, Suita, and Kyoto.

Medicine subfields in Japan

Anatomy and Physiology343

Anesthesiology202

Bioethics/Medical Ethics25

Biomedical Engineering136

Clinical Psychology165

Critical Care Nursing87

Family medicine118

Forensic Science27

Gastroenterology and Hepatology152

Health Science127

Healthcare Management (MHA)95

Medical Physics81

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)98

Occupational Therapy81

Oncology and Cancer research215

Ophthalmology120

Orthodontics128

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine96

Pharmacology205

Physical Therapy298

Plastic Surgery69

Public Health278

Radiation Therapy119

Radiology and Nuclear medicine321

Respiratory Therapy88

Sonography and Ultrasound89

Sports / Exercise science50