As of September 2010, Times Higher Education World University Rankings Top 100 included University of Tokyo at 27th position and Kyoto University at 57th. In all of its faculties emphasis is placed on small-group tutorials and seminars, so teaching staff is easily approachable and students can freely lay down their questions. Known as the land of the rising sun, Japan combines rich cultural t... Has the time finally come for that much desired tiki tour of New Ze... Seoul for students Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Trisakti Institute of Transportation and Logistics, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, L.N. Of all the Japanese universities included in the QS World University Rankings, only six private universities were in the ranking, with Ritsumeikan University the only one in western Japan (Kinki, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu area).