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Japanese national university

As of 2007, there are 87 in Japan

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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, while there are 89 public universities and 568 private universities. National universities, especially former imperial universities, tend to be held in higher regards in higher education in Japan

Higher education in Japan

For a history of higher education in Japan see Education in Japan....
than private or public universities.

In 2004, the National University system underwent partial privatization. Each national university has since 2004 been incorporated as a and given considerable autonomy in its operations.

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As of 2007, there are 87 in Japan

Japan

Higher education in Japan

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)

The , also known as MEXT or Monkasho, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.The Meiji era government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871....
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The following is the full list of Japanese national universities:

Aichi University of Education
Aichi University of Education

is a Japanese national university at Kariya, Aichi, Japan, founded in 1949.External links...
Akita University
Akita University

Akita University is a university in Akita, Akita, Japan. It has three faculties: the Faculty of Education and Human Studies, the School of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science....
Asahikawa Medical College
Asahikawa Medical College

is a Japanese national university in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, founded in 1973.External links...
Chiba University
Chiba University

is a national university in Chiba, Chiba, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Yokohama National University....
Ehime University
Ehime University

is a Japanese national university in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. This is the university which has the biggest number of students in Shikoku region.The university was established in May 1949 as one of the many national universities which were established by the Japanese government in the reformation of the education system after the defeat of the W...
Fukuoka University of Education
Fukuoka University of Education

is a Japanese national university in Munakata, Fukuoka, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The present name was adopted in 1966....
Fukushima University
Fukushima University

, abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Kanayagawa, Fukushima, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture....
Gifu University
Gifu University

is a national university in the city of Gifu, Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is sometimes abbreviated as Gidai or Gifudai , with "Gifudai" being the abbreviation most commonly used throughout Japan....
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Graduate University for Advanced Studies

The is one of the Japanese national university. It is located in the town of Hayama, Kanagawa in Kanagawa Prefecture. It was established in 1988. Its nickname is ....
Gunma University
Gunma University

, abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Aramaki-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, Gunma Prefecture.History ...
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

is a Japanese national university in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, founded in 1974.External links...
Hirosaki University
Hirosaki University

is a University in Hirosaki, Aomori city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan....
Hiroshima University
Hiroshima University

, located in the Japan cities of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima and Hiroshima, was established 1949 by the merger of a number of city educational institutions....
Hitotsubashi University
Hitotsubashi University

is a national university in Tokyo, Japan. It is the only university in Japan to specialize exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Kodaira, Tokyo and Kanda, Tokyo....
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University

, or , is one of the leading national university of Japan. It is considered as a member of the National Seven Universities. It is situated in downtown Sapporo, just north of Sapporo Station, and stretching approximately 2.4 kilometers northward....
(former Hokkaido Imperial University)
Hokkaido University of Education
Hokkaido University of Education

Hokkaido University of Education has 5 campuses located around Hokkaido, Japan. It is a national, public university, administered by the government of Japan....
Hyogo University of Teacher Education
Hyogo University of Teacher Education

is a Japanese national university in Kato, Hyogo, Japan, founded in 1978.External links...
Ibaraki University
Ibaraki University

, Japan, is a national university located in Ibaraki Prefecture, with campuses in the cities of Mito, Ibaraki, Ami, Ibaraki and Hitachi, Ibaraki. It was established on May 31, 1949, integrating these prewar institutions: Mito High School , Ibaraki Normal School , Ibaraki Juvenile Normal School , and Taga Technical Specialists' College ....
Iwate University
Iwate University

is a Japanese national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and was chartered as a university in 1949....
Japan Advanced Institute of Science And Technology
Joetsu University of Education
Joetsu University of Education

is a Japanese national university in Joetsu, Niigata, Japan, founded in 1978.External links...
Kagawa University
Kagawa University

is a Japanese national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Kagoshima University
Kagoshima University

, or is a national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.There are three campuses:* Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries...
Kanazawa University
Kanazawa University

is a Japanese national university in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture. The roots of Kanazawa University can be traced to 1862 when the Kaga Domain established Hikoso Vaccination Center....
Kitami Institute of Technology
Kitami Institute of Technology

is a national university in Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1960, and it was chartered as a university in 1966....
Kobe University
Kobe University

, also known in the Kansai region as ,is a leading national university located in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.It was established in 1949, and comprises nine graduate schools and eleven faculties....
Kochi University
Kochi University

is a Japanese national university in Kochi, Kochi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Kumamoto University
Kumamoto University

is a university located in Kumamoto, Japan. It was established on May 31, 1949, at which time the following institutions were subsumed into it; Kumamoto Teachers College , Kumamoto Pharmaceutical College , The Fifth High School , Kumamoto Medical College , and Kumamoto Technical College ....
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Kyoto Institute of Technology

The in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan is one of the Japanese national university. Established in 1949, its nickname is Kosen . Together with Shinshu University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, it is one of Japan's Three Textile Universities....
Kyoto University
Kyoto University

, or is a major Japanese national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest university in Japan, and formerly one of the Imperial university of Japan....
(former Kyoto Imperial University)
Kyoto University of Education
Kyoto University of Education

is a Japanese national university at Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu Institute of Technology

is one of the 87 Japanese national university. Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, it is dedicated to education and research in the fields of science and technology....
Kyushu University
Kyushu University

Image:??????????1.jpgDespite the incorporation which has led to increased financial independence and autonomy, Kyushu University is still partly controlled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ....
(former Kyushu Imperial University)
Mie University
Mie University

Mie University is a Japanese national university in Tsu, Mie, Japan....
Miyagi University of Education
Miyagi University of Education

is a Japanese national university at Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1873, and it was chartered as a university in 1965....
Muroran Institute of Technology
Muroran Institute of Technology

, abbreviated as MuroranIT, is a Japanese national university in Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1887, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Nagaoka University of Technology
Nagaoka University of Technology

, also known as NUT or Nagaoka Gidai , is an engineering university located in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.External links...
Nagasaki University
Nagasaki University

is a Japanese national university of Japan located in the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Its nickname is Chodai . Established in 1949, Nagasaki University is the successor to an institute for medical studies established in 1857, and incorporated several other institutions into one institution....
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Nagoya Institute of Technology

The , or less commonly 'Nitech', is a public highest-level educational institution of science and technology located in Nagoya, Japan.Nagoya Institute of Technology was founded on 1905 as Nagoya Higher Technical School, renamed Nagoya College of Technology in 1944 then merged under the new educational system with the Aichi Prefectu...
Nagoya University
Nagoya University

, abbreviated to , is a Japanese national university headquartered in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan....
(former Nagoya Imperial University)
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Nara Institute of Science and Technology

, abbreviated to NAIST, , or , is a Japanese national university consisting solely of graduate schools in Ikoma, Nara, Japan, founded in 1991.The university has 3 graduate schools with a total of about 1,000 students ....
Nara University of Education
Nara University of Education

is a Japanese national university at Nara, Nara, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1888, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Nara Women's University
Nara Women's University

Nara Women's University , is one of the only two national women's universities in Japan, located in Nara, Nara....
Naruto University of Education
Naruto University of Education

is a Japanese national university in Japan. The campus is located on the outskirts of Kobe. The current president is Hajime Takahashi. The school employs around 160 professors....
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

, or GRIPS, is a Japanese national university in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1997.The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies is a stand-alone graduate school focused on policy studies....
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

is a Japanese national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.External links...
Niigata University
Niigata University

Niigata University is a national university in Niigata, Niigata, Japan, founded in 1949. It has the origin in Niigata government-owned Medical College of establishment in 1921 with the old system Niigata high school of establishment in 1919....
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

, is a university located in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan.Commonly referred to as the Obihiro University, it is the only national university of agriculture and veterinary medicine in Japan....
Ochanomizu University
Ochanomizu University

is one of only two national women's universities in Japan....
Oita University
Oita University

is a national university in Oita, Oita, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1921 and was chartered as a university in 1949....
Okayama University
Okayama University

is a Japanese national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949....
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

The , or OIST, is an Independent Administrative Institution established by the Government of Japan. Its aim is to establish a world-class university in science and technology in Okinawa Prefecture....
Osaka Kyoiku University
Osaka Kyoiku University

is a national university with headquarters in the city of Kashiwara, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan and a branch campus in Tennoji-ku, Osaka in the prefectural capital city of Osaka....
Osaka University
Osaka University

, or , is a major national university in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan, as the Prefectural Osaka Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial university of Japan....
(former Osaka Imperial University)
Otaru University of Commerce
Otaru University of Commerce

is one of the Japanese national university. The main campus of the university is located in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, and the satellite campus is located in Chuo-ku, Sapporo....
Saga University
Saga University

; abbreviated as or , is one of higher education at Saga, Saga,Japan.The University has 5 faculties with a total of around about 7,000 students. Its 2 campuses are in and ....
Saitama University
Saitama University

Saitama University is a Japanese national university located in a suburban area of Sakura-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Saitama capital of Saitama Prefecture in Tokyo Metropolitan Area....
Shiga University
Shiga University

is a Japanese national university in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Otsu, Shiga and Hikone, Shiga. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1943, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Shiga University of Medical Science
Shiga University of Medical Science

is a Japanese national university in Otsu, Shiga, Japan, founded in 1974.See alsoList of medical schoolsExternal links...
Shimane University
Shimane University

is a Japanese national university in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. The predecessor of the school, Shimane High School, was founded in 1920, and was eventually chartered as a university in 1949....
Shinshu University
Shinshu University

is a Japanese national university in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The University has five campuses in Matsumoto, Nagano, Nishi-nagano , Wakasato , Ueda, Nagano and Minamiminowa, Nagano, and 8 faculties with a total of around 10,000 students....
Shizuoka University
Shizuoka University

Shizuoka University isa Japanese national university in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture....
Tohoku University
Tohoku University

, abbreviated to , located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tohoku Region, Japan, is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities....
(former Tohoku Imperial University)
Tokyo Gakugei University
Tokyo Gakugei University

Tokyo Gakugei University or Gakudai , for short, is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo, Tokyo. While its history may be traced to 1873, it was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions....
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology

, usually called or less commonly Tokyo Tech, TiTech for short, is the largest institution of higher learning in Japan dedicated to science and technology....
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Tokyo Medical and Dental University

offers Bachelor's degree and graduate Academic degree in medicine, dentistry, and related fields. Located in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, it has campuses in neighboring Chiyoda, Tokyo and in Chiba Prefecture....
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

, nicknamed "Nokodai," is a Japanese national university of Japan located in the cities of Fuchu, Tokyo and Koganei, Tokyo, Tokyo. It was established in 1949....
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

, often referred to as TUFS, is a specialist university in Fuchu, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.TUFS is one of the top universities of Foreign language, International relations and Foreign Studies in Japan....
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

is a Japanese national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo and another campus is in Koto, Tokyo....
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

or is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Senju, Adachi, Tokyo....
Tottori University
Tottori University

, abbreviated to , is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Koyama-cho-Minami, Tottori, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture. Another campus is in Yonago, Tottori....
Toyohashi University of Technology
Toyohashi University of Technology

Toyohashi University of Technology , often abbreviated to TUT, is a national university institute of technology located in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan....
Tsukuba University of Technology
University of Electro-Communications
University of Electro-Communications

The is a national university in the city of Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology....
University of Fukui
University of Fukui

The is a Japanese national university of Japan located in the city of Fukui, Fukui, the capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan....
University of Miyazaki
University of Miyazaki

is a Japanese national university in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1884, and it was chartered as a university in 2003....
University of the Ryukyus
University of the Ryukyus

The , abbreviated to Ryudai , is the only and the largest public university on the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. It is located in the town of Nishihara, Okinawa on Okinawa Honto in Okinawa Prefecture....
The University of Tokushima
University of Tokushima

The is a Japanese national university in Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan, founded in 1949.External links...
The University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo

The , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculty with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign....
(former Tokyo Imperial University)
University of Toyama
University of Toyama

The is a Japanese national university in Toyama, Toyama, Japan, established in 1949.External links...
University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba

The is located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kanto region The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students ....
University of Yamanashi
University of Yamanashi

The is a university with campuses in Kofu and Tamaho, Yamanashi, Japan. It was founded in 1949 by a merger between Yamanashi University and Yamanashi Medical University, as is formally referred to as the National university corporation, University of Yamanashi....
Utsunomiya University
Utsunomiya University

is a Japanese national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Min?-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Tochigi Prefecture....
Wakayama University
Wakayama University

, or , is a national university located in Wakayama, Japan. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in three faculties....
Yamagata University
Yamagata University

is a national university located in the Japan cities of Yamagata, Yamagata, Yonezawa, Yamagata and Tsuruoka, Yamagata in Yamagata Prefecture.The university was established in 1949 but its origin can be traced back to the , a public teacher-training institution, founded in 1878 in Yamagata City....
Yamaguchi University
Yamaguchi University

is a Japanese national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi and Ube, Yamaguchi. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1894, and it was chartered as a university in 1949....
Yokohama National University
Yokohama National University

, or is a national university in Yokohama, Japan. It offers Doctoral degrees in education as part of a coalition with Tokyo Gakugei University, Saitama University, and Chiba University....

Japanese national university

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