LIST OF JSPS APPROVED HOST INSTITUTIONS 2017-2018 1. Japanese National, Public or Private Universities National Universities

Aichi University of Education

Akita University

Asahikawa Medical College

Chiba University

Ehime University

Fukuoka University of Education

Fukushima University

Gifu University

Gunma University

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Hirosaki University

Hiroshima University

Hitotsubashi University

Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University of Education

Hyogo University of Teacher Education

Ibaraki University

Iwate University

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Joetsu University of Education

Kagawa University

Kagoshima University

Kanazawa University

Kitami Institute of Technology

Kobe University

Kochi University

Kumamoto University

Kyoto Institute of Technology

Kyoto University

Kyoto University of Education

Kyushu Institute of Technology

Kyushu University

Mie University

Miyagi University of Education

Muroran Institute of Technology

Nagaoka University of Technology

Nagasaki University

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Nagoya University

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Nara University of Education

Nara Women's University

Naruto University of Education

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

Niigata University

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Ochanomizu University

Oita University

Okayama University

Osaka Kyoiku University

Osaka University

Otaru University of Commerce

Saga University

Saitama University

Shiga University

Shiga University of Medical Science

Shimane University

Shinshu University

Shizuoka University

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

The University of Electro-Communications

The University of Tokushima

The University of Tokyo

Tohoku University

Tokyo Gakugei University

Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (Tokyo University of the Arts)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

Tottori University

Toyohashi University of Technology

Tsukuba University of Technology

University of Fukui

University of Miyazaki

University of the Ryukyus

University of Toyama

University of Tsukuba

University of Yamanashi

Utsunomiya University

Wakayama University

Yamagata University

Yamaguchi University

Yokohama National University

Public Universities

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

Aichi Prefectural University

Akita International University

Akita Prefectural University

Aomori University of Health and Welfare

Fukui Prefectural University

Fukuoka Prefectural University

Fukuoka Women's University

Fukushima Medical University

Future University-Hakodate

Gifu College of Nursing

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences

Gunma Prefectural Women's University

Hiroshima City University

Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences

Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University

Ishikawa Prefectural University

Iwate Prefectural University

Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences

Kanagawa University of Human Services

Kanazawa College of Art

Kobe City College of Nursing

Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

Kochi University of Technology

Kochi Women's University

Kyoto City University of Arts

Kyoto Prefectural University

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Kyushu Dental College

Maebashi Institute of Technology

Mie Prefectural College of Nursing

Miyagi University

Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University

Nagano College of Nursing

Nagoya City University

Nara Medical University

Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Okayama Prefectural University

Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing

Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts

Onomichi University

Osaka City University

Osaka Prefecture University

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

Saitama Prefectural University

Sapporo City University

Sapporo Medical University

Takasaki City University of Economics

The University of Aizu

The University of Kitakyushu

The University of Shiga Prefecture

The University of Shimane

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences

Toyama Prefectural University

University of Hyogo

University of Nagasaki

University of Shizuoka

Wakayama Medical University

Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences

Yamaguchi Prefectural University

Yamanashi Prefectural University

Yokohama City University

Private Universities

Aichi Gakuin University

Aichi Institute of Technology

Aichi Medical University

Aichi Shukutoku University

Aichi University

Aichi University of Technology

Aino Gakuin College

Aino University

Aomori Chuo Gakuin University

Aoyama Gakuin University

Asahi University

Asahikawa University, Women's Junior College

Ashikaga Institute of Technology

Asia University

Asia University Junior College

Atomi University

Azabu University

Beppu University

Biwako Seikei Sport College

Bukkyo University

Bunka Women's University

Bunkyo Gakuin University

Bunkyo University

Bunkyo University Women's College

Bunri University of Hospitality

Chiba Institute of Science

Chiba Institute of Technology

Chikushi Jogakuen University

Chikushi Jogakuen University Junior College

Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Chubu University

Chukyo Gakuin University

Chukyo University

Chuo University

College of Nagoya Bunri University

Cyber University

Daiichi Institute of Technology

Daito Bunka University

Dokkyo Medical University

Dokkyo University

Doshisha University

Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts

Fuji Tokoha University

Fuji University

Fujita Health University

Fukui University of Technology

Fukuoka Dental College

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College

Fukuoka Social Medical Welfare University

Fukuoka University

Fukuyama University

Gakushuin University

Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University

Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

Hachinohe Institute of Technology

Hakuoh University

Hanazono University

Hannan University

Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Heian Jogakuin St.Agnes College

Heian Jogakuin St.Agnes School

Higashi Nippon International University

Himeji Dokkyo University

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Hiroshima International University

Hiroshima Jogakuin University

Hiroshima Shudo University

Hiroshima University of Economics

Hokkai School of Commerce

Hokkaido Information University

Hokkai-Gakuen University

Hokusei Gakuen University

Hokusei Gakuen University Junior College

Hokusho College

Hokusho University

Hosei University

Hoshi University

Hyogo College

Hyogo College of Medicine

Hyogo university

Hyogo University of Health Sciences

Institute of Information Security

International Christian University

International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

International University of Health and Welfare

International University of Japan

Ishinomaki Senshu University

Iwaki Meisei University

Iwate Medical University

J. F. Oberlin University

Japan College of Social Work

Japan Lutheran College

Japan Women's College of Physical Education

Japan Women's University

Jichi Medical University

Jissen Women's University

Josai University

Joshibi Junior College of Art and Design

Joshibi University of Art and Design

Junior College of Kagawa Nutrition University

Juntendo University

Kagawa Nutrition University

Kagoshima Prefectural College

Kamakura Women's Junior College

Kamakura Women's University

Kanagawa Dental College

Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Kanagawa University

Kanazawa Gakuin College

Kanazawa Gakuin University

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Kanazawa Medical University

Kanda University of International Studies

Kansai Gaidai College

Kansai Gaidai University

Kansai Medical University

Kansai University

Kanto Gakuin University

Kawasaki Medical School

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

Keio University

Kibi International University

Kinjo Gakuin University

Kinjo University

Kinki University

Kitasato University

Kobe College

Kobe Design University

Kobe Gakuin University

Kobe Pharmaceutical University

Kobe Shoin Women's University

Kobe Tokiwa College

Kobe Tokiwa Junior College

Kobe Tokiwa University

Kobe Women's University

Kogakkan University

Kogakuin University

Kokugakuin University

Kokushikan University

Komazawa University

Komazawa Women's junior College

Komazawa Women's University

Konan University

Konan Women's University

Koyasan University

Kumamoto Gakuen University

Kunitachi College of Music

Kurume University

Kwansei Gakuin University

Kwassui Women's College

Kyoei University

Kyorin University

Kyoritsu Women's University

Kyoto Bunkyo University

Kyoto Gakuen University

Kyoto Notre Dame University

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

Kyoto Sangyo University

Kyoto Seika University

Kyoto Tachibana University

Kyoto University of Art and Design

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Kyoto Women's Junior College

Kyoto Women's University

Kyushu International University

Kyushu Kyoritsu University

Kyushu Sangyo University

Meiji Gakuin University

Meiji Pharmaceutical University

Meiji University

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

Meijo University

Meikai University

Meio University

Meisei University

Mie Chukyo University

Mimasaka University

Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University

Morioka College

Mukogawa Women's University

Mukogawa Women's University Junior College Division

Musashi University

Musashino Art University

Musashino University

Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology

Nagano University

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

Nagasaki International University

Nagoya College

Nagoya Sangyo University

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business

Nagoya University Of Foreign Studies

Nanzan University

Nara University

Nihon Fukushi University

Nihon Pharmaceutical University

Nihon University

Niigata Sangyo University

Niigata Seiryo University

Niigata Seiryo University Junior College

Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

Nippon Bunri University

Nippon Institute of Technology

Nippon Medical School

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Nishogakusha University

Notre Dame Seishin University

Okayama University of Science

Okinawa International University

Osaka College of Music

Osaka Dental University

Osaka Electro-Communication University

Osaka Gakuin University

Osaka Institute of Technology

Osaka International University

Osaka Jogakuin 2-year College

Osaka Jogakuin College

Osaka Medical College

Osaka Ohtani University

Osaka Sangyo University

Osaka Seikei College

Osaka Shoin Women's University

Osaka University of Arts

Osaka University of Economics

Osaka University of Tourism

Otani University

Otani University Junior College

Otemon Gakuin University

Otsuma Women's University

Otsuma Women's University Junior College Division

Poole Gakuin College

Rakuno Gakuen University

Reitaku University

Rikkyo University

Rissho University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Ritsumeikan University

Ryotokuji University

Ryukoku University

Ryukoku University Junior College

Ryutsu Keizai University

Sagami Women's University

Saitama Institute of Technology

Saitama Medical University

Sakushin Gakuin University

Sano College

Sanyo Gakuen University

Sapporo Gakuin University

Sapporo University

Sapporo University Women's Junior College

Seigakuin University

Seijo University

Seijoh University

Seikei University

Seinan Gakuin University

Seinan Jo Gakuin University

Seirei Christopher University

Seiryo Women's Junior College

Seisa University

Seisen Jogakuin College

Seisen University

Senri Kinran College

Senri Kinran University

Senshu University

Setsunan University

Shibaura Institute of Technology

Shigakukan University

Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College

Shikoku University

Shikoku University Junior College

Shirayuri College

Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology

Shizuoka University of Art and Culture

Shobi University

Shonan Institute of Technology

Showa Pharmaceutical University

Showa University

Showa University of Music

Showa Women's University

Showa Women's University Junior College

Shujitsu University

Shukutoku University

Sojo University

Soka University

Sophia University

St. Andrew's University

St. Catherine University

St. Luke's College of Nursing

St.Marianna University School of Medicine

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

Surugadai University

Taisho University

Takachiho University

Takaoka University of Law

Takasaki University of Health and Welfare

Takushoku University

Tama Art University

Tama University

Tamagawa University

Teikyo University

Teikyo University of Science & Technology

Tenri University

Tenshi College

Tezukayamagakuin University

The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries

The International University of Kagoshima

The Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

The Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

The Jikei University School of Medicine

The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

The Nippon Dental University

Toho University

Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University

Tohoku Fukushi University

Tohoku Gakuin University

Tohoku Institute of Technology

Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka University

Tohwa University

Tokai Gakuin University

Tokai University

Tokai Women's University

Tokiwa Junior College

Tokiwa University

Tokushima Bunri University

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences

Tokyo Christian University

Tokyo City University

Tokyo College of Music

Tokyo Denki University

Tokyo Dental College

Tokyo International University

Tokyo Jogakkan College

Tokyo Kasei University

Tokyo Keizai University

Tokyo Medical University

Tokyo Polytechnic University

Tokyo Seitoku University

Tokyo University of Agriculture

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Tokyo University of Science

Tokyo University of Science. Yamaguchi

Tokyo University of Social Welfare

Tokyo University of Technology

Tokyo Woman's Christian University

Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education

Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education

Tokyo Women's Medical University

Tokyo Zokei University

Tomakomai Komazawa University

Tottori University of Environmental Studies

Toyo University

Toyota Technological Institute

Tsuda College

Tsukuba Gakuin University

Tsurumi University

Ube Frontier University

University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences

University of Occupational and Environmental Health,Japan

University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Wako University

Waseda University

Yamanashi Eiwa College

Yamanashi Gakuin University

Yashima Gakuen University

Yasuda Women's College

Yasuda Women's University

Yokkaichi Nursing and Medical Care University

Yokkaichi University

Others

The Open University of Japan

2. Inter-University Research Institutes

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

National Institutes for the Humanities

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Research Organization of Information and Systems

3. National College of Technology

Akashi National College of Technology

Akita National College of Technology

Ariake National College of Technology

Fukui National College of Technology

Gifu National College of Technology

Gunma National College of Technology

Hachinohe National College of Technology

Hakodate National College of Technology

Hiroshima National College of Maritime Technology

Ibaraki National College of Technology

Ichinoseki National College of Technology

Ishikawa National College of Technology

Kagoshima National College of Technology

Kinki University Technical College

Kisarazu National College of Technology

Kitakyushu National College of Technology

Kochi National College of Technology

Kumamoto National College of Technology

Kure National College of Technology

Kurume National College of Technology

Kushiro National College of Technology

Maizuru National College of Technology

Matsue College of Technology

Miyakonojo National College of Technology

Nagano National College of Technology

Nagaoka National College of Technology

Nara National College of Technology

Niihama National College of Technology

Numazu National College of Technology

Oita National College of Technology

Okinawa National College of Technology

Osaka Prefectural College of Technology

Oshima National College of Maritime Technology

Oyama National College of Technology

Sasebo National College of Technology

Sendai National College of Technology

Takamatsu National College of Technology

Takuma National College of Technology

Tokuyama College of Technology

Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology

Tokyo Metropolitan College of Technology

Tokyo National College of Technology

Toyota National College of Technology

Tsuruoka National College of Technology

Tsuyama National College of Technology

Ube National College of Technology

Wakayama National College of Technology

Yonago National College of Technology

Yuge National College of Maritime Technology

4. National Laboratories / Independent Administrative Institutions Other research institutes or scientific research organizations actively engaged in research, including national laboratories, independent administrative institutions, public research corporations, nonprofit organizations, and prefectural research institutes.

(The institutions listed below are examples. As other organizations may be eligible as host institutions, please inquire to JSPS in advance.)

Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International

Aichi Cancer Center

Akita Research and Development Center

Akita Research Institute for Food and Brewing

Akita Research Institute of Food and Brewing

Biohistory Research Hall

Building Research Institute

Center for Environmental Science in Saitama

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute

Chisan Denboin

Civil Engineering Research Institute of Hokkaido

Clinical Research Center. Chiba-East National Hospital National Hospital Organization

Construction Engineering Research Institute Foundation

Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

Electronic Navigation Research Institute

Fisheries Research Agency

Forest Tree Breeding Center

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Fukada Geological Institute

Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center

Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute

Geography & Crustal Dynamics Research Center

Hayashibara Bio Chemical Laboratories, INC. Great Ape Research Institute

Hiroshima City Industrial Promotion Center

Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute

HLSRF

Hokkaido Fish Hatchery

Hokkaido Forestry Research Institute

Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture

Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard

Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art

Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo

Industrial Technology Center of Nagasaki

Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center

Institute for Laser Technology

Institute of Developing Economies-Japan External Trade Organization

Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and nanotechnologies

International Institute for Advanced Studies

Iwate Biotechnology Research Center

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Japan Fine Ceramics Center

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research

Kagawa National Children's Hospital

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute

Kanagawa Industrial Technology Center

Kashihara Archaeological Institute, Nara Prefecture

Kazusa DNA Research Institute

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History

Kobayashi Institute of Physical Research

Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute

Lake Biwa Museum

Meteorological Research Institute(MRI), Japan Meteorological Agency

Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation

Mie Prefecture Health and Environment Research Institute

Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences

Miyazaki Prefectural Wood Utilization Research Center

Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences

National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

National Cancer Center

National Cardiovascular Center Research Institute

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

National Center for University Entrance Examinations

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

National Food Research Institute

National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center

National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center (Clinical Research Center)

National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center

National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center

National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center

National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center (National Institute of Sensory Organs)

National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

National Institute for Educational Policy Research

National Institute for Environmental Studies

National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management

National Institute for Materials Science

National Institute for Minamata Disease

National Institute for Rural Engineering

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences

National Institute of Biomedical Innovation

National Institute of Health and Nutrition

National Institute of Health Sciences

National Institute of Infectious Diseases

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Institute of Industrial Health

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan

National Institute of Public Health

National Institute of Radiological Sciences

National Institute of Science and Technology Policy

National Institute of Special Needs Education

National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Kyoto National Museum

National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation

National Livestock Breeding Center

National Maritime Research Institute

National Museum of Nature and Science

National Research Institute for Child Health and Development

National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention

National Research Institute of Brewing

National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster

National Research Institute of Police Science

Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba

NEC Corporation Central Research Laboratory

NHO Murayama Medical Center

Nippon Institute For Biological Science

NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation

NTT Communication Science Laboratories

Okayama Institute for Quantum Physics

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Promotion Corporation

Osaka Bioscience Institute

Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute

Osaka Museum of Natural History

Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health

Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Port and Airport Research Institute

Public Works Research Institute

Quantum Chemistry Research Institute

Radiation Effects Research Foundation

Railway Technical Research Institute

Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels Akita

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAA

Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan

Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities

RIKEN

Saitama Cancer Center, Research Institute for Clinical Oncology

Shizuoka Cancer Center

The Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

The Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute

The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden

The Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

The National Museum of Western Art

The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association

the Tokyo National Museum of the National Institute for Cultural Property

The Tottori Mycological Institute

The Toyo Bunko

The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center

Tokushima Prefectural Museum

Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for Social Welfare and Public Health

Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology

Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute

Tokyo Metropolitan Organization for Medical Research

Tokyo National Museum

Yamanashi Forest Research Institute

Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences

Yamanashi Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center

Yamashina Institute for Ornithology