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JAPAN'S LEADING UNIVERSITIES

Tokyo University Japan's most famous national university and the breeding ground for Japan's bureaucratic elite excels in domestic scholarship but lags other leading universities in natual and physical sciences.

Kyoto University Traditionally recognized as Japan's second ranked university of scholarship, Kyoto University is located in Japan's historic and cultural center.

Osaka University Japan's third-ranked national university is situated in the center of Japan's second largest economic region, the Kansai plain. The University boasts extremely devoted alumni and a dynamic information and physical sciences faculty.

Sophia University Tokyo's second most prominent academic university has been a traditional testing ground for Japan's leading academics. Situated between Tokyo's Shinjuku sub-city and the Imperial Palace, it boasts one of the best maintained and accessible libraries in Japan.

Waseda University One of the "Six Universities" located in Tokyo, Waseda University is Japan's leading private university.

Keio University Another of Tokyo's "Six Universities," Keio University is best known as the leading training ground for Japan's business elites.

Hitotsubashi University A leading Japanese university with a particularly strong social science and law faculty.

Aoyama University A leading university located near Shibuya in central Tokyo, this university maintains strong law and economics faculties and a distinctly international flavor in its curriculum and faculty.

Kobe University A leading national university located in Japan's second largest port city.

Kyushu University The leading national university located on the southernmost of Japan's four principal islands (in the city of Fukuoka).

University of Tsukuba A recently established university which has become Japan's leading university in the physical and health sciences.

INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN JAPAN

St. Mary's International School The leading international school in Tokyo for boys St. Mary's has an enviable University placement record. Located near Yoga in the Tokyo suburbs.

Seisen International School The leading international school in Tokyo for girls. Seisen's academic and placement record is believed to lead all international schools in Asia. Also located near Yoga in the Tokyo suburbs.

Sacred Heart A leading international school in Tokyo for girls, Sacred Heart is conveniently located near the heart of Tokyo's business and international residential districts.

American School in Japan Located in Fuchu in Tokyo's more distant suburbs, ASIJ strives to maintain an American high school academic environment. ASIJ possesses the best physical facilities of all of Tokyo's international schools.

Other International Schools in Japan A link to a directory of other international schools in Japan.

UNIVERSITY LEVEL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN JAPAN

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