Research institute · Tokyo
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Studying in Japan
1,601 institutions we hold a record for. Free to read, no account.
Japan publishes an official register.
Certified institutions, from the MEXT. We read it weekly, and the edition we hold is 2026-09-21.
Every institution below carries what that edition says, with the date we checked.
If a school here is not on it, you will see that plainly rather than not at all.
What is there
The mix of institutions
Not every country is mostly universities. The shape of this list tells you what studying here actually looks like.
Universities
737 listedColleges
382 listedSchools and boarding schools
244 listedMedical and health schools
136 listedResearch institutes and doctoral schools
44 listedPolytechnics and universities of applied sciences
37 listedSpecialist academies
7 listedConservatoires and art schools
6 listedVocational and technical institutes
5 listedBusiness schools
3 listedMoney
What it costs, honestly
We do not yet publish tuition figures for Japan. Rather than print a range we cannot source, the planners below work from what the institution itself charges and what the visa office asks you to show.
Where to start
Some institutions in Japan
1,601 in total. Open any one for what the register says about it.
Health school · Saitama
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University · Komaki
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College · Inazawa
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University
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University · Nagoya
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College · Okazaki
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University
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Polytechnic
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