List of universities in Japan

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The following is a comprehensive list of universities in Japan, categorized by prefecture:

The list contains only universities or colleges, either four-year or two-year, that still exist today and are classified as "schools" according to Article 1 of the School Education Law. (See 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.

† indicates a women's college.

Nationwide

By prefecture

Aichi

Aichi Gakuin University

Akita

Aomori

Chiba

Ehime

Fukui

Fukuoka

Fukushima

Gifu

Gifu University Faculty of Engineering

Gunma

Hiroshima

Hokkaidō

Hyōgo

Ibaraki

Ishikawa

Iwate

Kagawa

Kagoshima

Kanagawa

Kōchi

Kumamoto

Kumamoto University

Kyoto

Kyoto University, one of the most prestigious universities in Japan.

Mie

Miyagi

Miyazaki

Nagano

Nagasaki

Nara

Niigata

The tree-lined main entrance and facade of International University of Japan.

Ōita

Okayama

Okinawa

University of the Ryūkyūs, the only national university in Okinawa.

Osaka

Saga

Saitama

Shiga

Shimane

Shizuoka

Tochigi

Utsunomiya University

Tokushima

Tokyo