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Best Universities for Medicine & Health Sciences in Japan 2026

Top universities for medicine and health sciences in Japan include Keio University, Institute of Science Tokyo, Nagoya University. BrightKey has evaluated 6 institutions with relevant programs.

Evaluation draws on BrightKey's 6-dimension ratings and universities' publicly disclosed notable programs. Editorial standards.

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universities evaluated

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with an S-tier dimension

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with a full profile

Visa & post-study work

Designated Activities visa: 6 months–1 year job-seeking

Application system

Direct application

International tuition

¥500,000–2,000,000/year

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6 recommended universities, sorted by BrightKey rating

Keio University

Tokyo · Founded 1858 · 6% intl

SSA

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • School of Medicine — Ranked top 3 among private medical schools in Japan, affiliated with Keio University Hospital (960 beds) providing clinical training, producing leading physicians and medical researchers since 1917
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Nagoya University

Nagoya · Founded 1939 · 14% intl

AAA

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • School of Medicine — Top-10 medical school in Japan with Nagoya University Hospital serving as a major regional medical center and research hub for cancer genomics and regenerative medicine
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Kyoto University

Kyoto · Founded 1897 · 12% intl

AAA

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • Graduate School of Medicine — Immunology — Home to Tasuku Honjo's PD-1 cancer immunotherapy research that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize, with ongoing clinical trials and pharmaceutical partnerships
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Osaka University

Osaka · Founded 1931 · 12% intl

AAA

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • Osaka University Hospital and School of Medicine — One of Japan's leading academic medical centers at Suita campus. Strong residency placement across Kansai region, with research depth in cardiovascular medicine, cancer immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine.
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Tohoku University

Sendai · Founded 1907 · 12% intl

BAA

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • MD Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine and Hospital — Six-year integrated medical degree (Japanese-medium) at the Seiryo campus, with Tohoku University Hospital as one of Japan's leading academic medical centers and a designated specific functional hospital. Strong residency placement across Northeast Japan, with research depth in genomic medicine (the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project, launched after 2011 to study disaster-affected populations), regenerative medicine, and disaster medicine.
  • MSc Disaster Medicine and Structural Engineering (IRIDeS) — Graduate programs at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, founded 2012 after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Combines disaster medicine, structural-resilience engineering, tsunami modeling, and disaster social science in ways that no other institution globally replicates at this scale. Feeds into Japanese government policy, UN disaster-risk-reduction agencies, JAXA earth-observation collaborations, and global earthquake-resilience standards-setting.
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