The following is a comprehensive list of universities in Japan, categorized by
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
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The list contains only universities that still exist today and are classified as "schools" according to Article 1 of the
School Education Law. (See
Daigakkō is a word used in names of some post-secondary educational institutions in Japan. The National Defense Academy of Japan (''Bōei Daigakkō'') was established with École Polytechnique as its model. Most institutions in Japan that use "''daigakkō' ...
for universities that are not considered "schools".) Also, each university or college is listed in the prefecture in which its headquarters is located, not the location of their satellite campuses, etc. or that of some of its departments or divisions. For the list of universities that existed in the past or merged into another school, see
List of historical universities in Japan.
By prefecture
List is sourced from the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The , also known as MEXT, is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that compose part of the executive branch of the government of Japan.
History
The Meiji period, Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871. In January 2001 ...
's website.
Aichi
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Ehime
Fukui
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Gifu
Gunma
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hyogo
Ibaraki
Ishikawa
Iwate
Kagawa
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Kochi
Kumamoto
Kyoto
Mie
Miyagi
Miyazaki
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nara
Niigata
Oita
Okayama
Okinawa
Osaka
Saga
Saitama
Shiga
Shimane
Shizuoka
Tochigi
Tokushima
Tokyo
Tottori
Toyama
Wakayama
Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi
See also
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Higher education in Japan
Higher education in Japan is provided at universities (大学 ''daigaku''), junior colleges (短期大学 ''tanki daigaku''), colleges of technology (高等専門学校 ''kōtō senmon gakkō'') and special training schools and community colleges ...
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List of current and historical women's universities and colleges in Japan
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List of junior colleges in Japan
This is the comprehensive list of junior colleges in Japan that exist today or existed in the past. For the purpose of the list, a junior college is defined to be a two-year or three-year college. The list does not include so-called ''Daigaku-bu'', ...
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List of national universities in Japan As of 2013, there were 86 , 90 public university, public universities and 606 private university, private universities in Japan. National universities tend to be held in higher regard in higher education in Japan than private or public universities. ...
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List of public universities in Japan
As of March 2013, there were 83 public universities . In 2004, the public university system underwent partial privatization. Since 2004, most of public university has been incorporated as a . University names which shifted are (:ko:대학원대학, ...
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Lists of universities and colleges
This is a list of lists of universities and colleges.
Subject of study
* Aerospace engineering
* Agriculture
* Art schools
* Business
* Chiropractic
* Engineering
* Forestry
* Law
* Maritime studies
* Medicine
* Music
* Nanotechnology
* Osteopat ...
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Lists of universities and colleges by country
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National University Corporation A is a corporate body (legal entity) established under the provisions of the ''National University Corporation Act'' (2003) for the purpose of establishing a national university in Japan.
History
As part of promoting the reform of Japanese univ ...
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National Seven Universities
The were founded by the Empire of Japan between 1886 and 1939, seven in Mainland Japan, one in Korea under Japanese rule and one in Taiwan under Japanese rule. These universities were funded by the imperial government until the end of World War I ...
References
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Universities
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...