Top 10 Universities in Japan

1. University of Tokyo
Asian Rankings (2009) = 03
Asian Rankings (2008) = 19 (09 Engineering & IT + 28 Arts & Humanities + 10 Natural Sciences + 21 Social Sciences + 15 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

2. Kyoto University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 05
Asian Rankings (2008) = 25 (22 Engineering & IT + 37 Arts & Humanities + 13 Natural Sciences + 42 Social Sciences + 24 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

3. OSAKA University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 06
Asian Rankings (2008) = 44 (49 Engineering & IT + 154 Arts & Humanities + 40 Natural Sciences + 146 Social Sciences + 36 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

4. TOKYO Institute of Technology
Asian Rankings (2009) = 09
Asian Rankings (2008) = 61 (21 Engineering & IT + 252 Arts & Humanities + 57 Natural Sciences + 229 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

5. Nagoya University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 12
Asian Rankings (2008) = 120 (122 Engineering & IT + 111 Natural Sciences + 218 Social Sciences + 190 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

6. Tohoku University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 13
Asian Rankings (2008) = 122 (98 Engineering & IT + 68 Natural Sciences + 180 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

7. Kyushu University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 19
Asian Rankings (2008) = 158 (171 Engineering & IT + 180 Arts & Humanities + 135 Natural Sciences + 178 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

8. University of Tsukuba
Asian Rankings (2009) = 20
Asian Rankings (2008) = 216 (201 Engineering & IT + 143 Natural Sciences + 293 Social Sciences + 271 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

9. Keio University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 20
Asian Rankings (2008) = 214 (162 Engineering & IT + 186 Arts & Humanities + 252 Natural Sciences + 117 Social Sciences + 165 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

10. Kobe University
Asian Rankings (2009) = 22
Asian Rankings (2008) = 199 (157 Engineering & IT + 208 Natural Sciences + 133 Social Sciences + 169 Life Sciences & Biomedicine)

Other 20 Best University in Japan

1. Tsukuba University

2. Chiba University

3. Waseda University

4. Hiroshima University

5. Kanazawa University

6. Kagoshima University

7. Okayama University

8. Tokyo University of Science

9. Tokyo Metropolitan University

10. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

11. Osaka City University

12. Niigata University

13. Kumamoto University

14. Tokushima University

15. Osaka Prefectural University

16. Gifu University

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

18. Yokohama National University

19. Yamaguchi University

20. Nagoya City University