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Universities and Graduate Schools for Studying and Researching Meteorology in Japan

University ([N]National/Public, [P]Private)

Course／Major ([B]Bachelor, [M]Master, [D]Doctoral), Faculty／Department

Hokkaido University [N]

School of Science Earth and Planetary Sciences

School of Engineering
Department of Socio-Environment Engineering,
Course of Environmental Engineering

[M,D] Graduate School of Environmental Sciences
Division of Earth System Science (in Japanese)・
Division of Environmental Science Development (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Science Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Institute of Low Tempereture Science, Water and Material Cycles Division

Kitami Institute of Technology [N]

School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Engineering
Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention Course Program

School of Regional Innovation and Social Design Engineering
Civil Infrastructure Course Program

[M] Civil and Environmental Engineering

[D] Co-creative Engineering

Rakuno Gakuen University [P]

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences
Department of Environmental Science (in Japanese)

[M,D]Dairy Science

Hirosaki University [N]

Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (in Japanese)

[M] Science and Technology, Earth and Environmental Sciences

[D] Safety Science and Technology, Environmental and Safety Sciences
　　※You can get a PhD degree in science.

Akita University [N]

Faculty of Education and Human Studies,
Department of School Education,
Course for Science and Mathematics Teachers Science

Akita Prefectural University [N]

Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Biological Environment (in Japanese)

Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Biological Environment　Laboratory of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Environmental Studies (in Japanese)

Miyagi University of Education [N]

Faculty of Education Science Education Course (Geology) (in Japanese)

Tohoku University [N]

School of Science Department of Geophysics

School of Science Department of Earth Science

[M,D] Graduate school of Science, Department of Geophysics

         —Atmospheric Science Laboratory

         —Physical Oceanography Laboratory (in Japanese)

         —Planetary Atmospheric Physics Group

         —Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate school of Science, Department of Earth and Science

[M,D] Graduate school of Environmental Studies

Fukushima University [N]

Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science Environmental System Management

The University of Aizu [N]

Division of Computer Science, Environmental Informatics Laboratory

Niigata University [N]

Faculty of Science

         —Program of Environmental Science (in Japanese)

         —Program of Field Research in the Environmental Sciences (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Science and Technology Environmental Science and Technology

Nagaoka University of Technology [N]

Information and Management Systems Engineering, Theory of Machine Learning Laboratory (in Japanese)

University of Toyama [N]

School of Sustainable Design Earth System Science

School of Science Program of Natural and Environmental Science (in Japanese)

[M] Graduate School of Science and Engineering Earth, Life, Environmental Science Program

[D] Graduate School of Science and Engineering Sustainable Global Environmental Studies Program

Kanazawa University [N]

College of Science and Engineering, Geosciences and Civil Engineering

[M, D] Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology,
Division of Geosciences and Civil Engineering (in Japanese)

Ishikawa Prefectural University [N]

Faculty of Biological Resources and Environmental Studies
Department of Environmental Science (Choose the language on right bar)

[M]Division of Environmental Science・
[D] Department of Natural and Humanistic Symbiotic Sciences (in Japanese)

Ibaraki University [N]

College of Science Integrated Sciences Course

[M] Graduate School of Science, Major in Science

[D] Graduate School of Science, Complex System Science Program

University of Tsukuba [N]

School of Life and Environmental Sciences College of Geoscience

[M,D] Graduate School of Science and Technology
Degree Programs of Life and Earth Sciences,
Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Geosciences

[M,D] Graduate School of Science and Technology
Degree Programs of Life and Earth Sciences,
Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences &
Doctoral Program in Sustainable Environmental Studies (in Japanese)

[B,M,D] Laboratory of Hydrological Science

[B,M,D] Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Center for Research in Isotopes and Environmental Dynamics (in Japanese)

Center for Computational Sciences

The University of Tokyo [N]

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Physics

Faculty of Science,
Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science (in Japanese)

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

[M,D] Graduate School of Science,Department of Earth and Planetary Science

[M,D]    —Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Group（Hongou campus）

[M,D]    —Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute（Kashiwa campus）

[M,D]    —Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology（Komaba campus）

[M,D]    —Department of Civil Engineering, Management Group

[M,D]    —Institute of Industrial Science（Komaba campus）

[M,D] School of Engineering, Institute of Engineering Innovation

[M,D] Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

Institute of Science Tokyo [N]

[M,D] School of Environment and Society,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

[M,D] School of Environment and Society,
Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering (in Japanese)

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology [N]

Faculty of Marine Technology
Department of Marine Electronics and Mechanical Engineering

Tokyo Metropolitan University [N]

Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences Department of Geography

[M,D]　Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Department of Geography

Tokai University [P]

Department of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Course of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering

Tokyo University of Agriculture [P]

Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agriculture

Tokyo University of Science [P]

Faculty of Science Division I Department of Physics

Faculty of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering

Tokyo Gakugei University [N]

Department of Earth and Universe Science
Laboratory of Meteorology (in Japanese)

Rissho University [P]

Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science,
Department of Environment System Environmental Meteorology

Faculty of Data Science,
Department of Data Science, Meteorology Data Science Laboratory

[M,D] Graduate School of Geo-Environmental Science,
Environment Systems Hydrosphere Sciences

Keio University [P]

Research and Education Center for Natural Science

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

[M,D] Graduate School of Media and Governance (in Japanese)

Nihon University [P]

College of Humanities and Sciences
Department of Natural Sciences (in Japanese),
Earth and Environmental Sciences (in Japanese)

J.F. Oberlin University [P]

College of Arts and Sciences

Hosei University [P]

Faculty of Letters Department of Geography (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Humanities Major in Geography (in Japanese)

Ochanomizu University [P]

Faculty of Science Course of Information Sciences

[M, D] Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences Advanced Sciences

Meiji University [P]

Department of Physics, Suzuki laboratory (in Japanese)

Soka University [P]

Department of Science and Engineering for Sustainable Innovation(in Japanese)

Komazawa University [P]

Faculty of Letters Department of Geography

Chiba University [N]

Faculty of Horticulture

Center for Environmental Remote Sensing

Chiba Institute of Technology [P]

Faculty of Creative Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

[M,D] Graduate School of Creative Engineering
Department of Urban Environmental Engineering

Yokohama National University [N]

Department of Education TEAM SORA (in Japanese)

Gifu University [N]

Faculty of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering

[M,D] Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

[M,D] Department of Energy Engineering

Certificate Program in Weather Data Analyst (in Japanese)

Center for Environmental and Societal Sustainability Basin Hydrology Dynamics Laboratory (in Japanese)

University of Yamanashi [N]

Department of Environmental Sciences,
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Tokoha University [P]

Department of Teacher Education (in Japanese)

Nagoya University [N]

School of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

[M,D] Graduate School of Environmental Studies
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Hydrospheric Atmospheric Science (in Japanese)

[M,D] —Global Environmental Variation (in Japanese)

[M,D] —Climate Science (in Japanese)

[M,D] —Global Geochemistry (in Japanese)

[M,D] —Global Water Cycle (in Japanese)

Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research

Meijo University [P]

Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Environmental Science and Technology (in Japanese)

Aichi University of Education [N]

Faculty of Education Science Education Seminar (in Japanese)

Mie University [N]

Graduate School & Faculty of Bioresources Course of Marine Bioresources　(in Japanese)

Shiga University [P]

Faculty of Data Science / Graduate School of Data Science

Kyoto University [N]

Faculty of Science, Department of Science

[M,D] Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences

         Department of Geophysics

         —Meteorology Research Group

         —Climate Physics Laboratory

[M,D] Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere

         —Laboratory of Atmospheric Environmental Information Analysis (in Japanese)

         —Laboratory of Atmospheric Sensing and Diagnosis

         —Laboratory of Radar Atmospheric Science

[M,D] Disaster Prevention Research Institute

         —Climate Environment Laboratory

         —Research Section of Severe Storm and Extreme Weather

         —Shionomisaki Wind Effect Laboratory (in Japanese)

         —Shirahama Oceanographic Observatory
           (in Japanese)

Kyoto Sangyo University [P]

Faculty of Science,
Department of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences

Doshisha University [P]

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Environmental Systems (in Japanese)

[M] Graduate School of Science and Engineering,

      Department of Mathematical and Environmental Sciences (in Japanese)

Nara Women’s University [N]

Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, Environmental Sciences Course

Nara University[P]

[B,M]Faculty of Letters Department of Geography(in Japanese)

Osaka University [N]

School / Graduate School of Engineering

Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering Ushio Laboratory (in Japanese)

Division of Global Architecture, Department of Social Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Applied Atmospheric Science Laboratory

Osaka Institute of Technology [P]

Department of Environmental Engineering (in Japanese)

Kindai University [P]

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Informatics (in Japanese)

Kobe University [N]

Graduate school of Science / Faculty of Science, Department of Planetology

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering (in Japanese)

Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Faculty of Maritime Sciences

Faculty of Oceanology

Research Center for Urban Safety and Security

University of Hyogo [N]

School of Human Science and Environment (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Information Science

[M,D]Graduate School of Disaster Resilience and Governance

[M,D]Graduate School of Engineering (in Japanese)

Tottori University [N]

Arid Land Research Center

Tottori University of Environmental Studies [N]

Faculty of Environmental Studies

[M] Graduate school of Environmental Science and Business Administration

Okayama University [N]

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth Sciences

Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology

  [M]Division of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences

  [D]Division of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences

Faculty of Education, Department of Science Education (in Japanese)

Okayama University of Science [P]

Faculty of Biosphere-Geosphere Science,
Department of Biosphere-Geosphere Science (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Natural Science Program (in Japanese)

National Institute of Technology, Matsue College [N]

 Department of Information Engineering (in Japanese)

Hiroshima Institute of Technology [P]

Faculty of Environment, Department of Global Environment (in Japanese)

[M] Graduate School of Engineering, Environmental Studies

[D] Graduate School of Engineering, Intellectual Function Science

Yamaguchi University [N]

Faculty of Agriculture, Biological and Environmental Sciences

[M,D] Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation

Kagawa University [N]

Graduate School of Education, Faculty of Education

Ehime University [N]

Faculty of Agriculture

Kochi University [N]

Faculty of Science and Technology,
  Department of Global Environmental Disaster Prevention (in Japanese)

[M] Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Science Program

Kochi University of Technology [N]

School of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (in Japanese)

[M] Environmental and Mathematical Sciences Course

Kyushu University [N]

School of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

[M,D] Graduate School of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

[M,D] Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Earth System Science and Technology

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

Fukuoka University [P]

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth System Science
(in Japanese)

Kumamoto University [N]

Faculty of Science, Course for Earth Sciences (in Japanese)

Oita University [N]

Faculty of Science and Technology,
Regional Environment Science Program (in Japanese)

Nagasaki University [N]

Faculty of Environmental Science,
Department of Environmental Science

[M,D]Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology

University of the Ryukyus [N]

Faculty of Science, Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Geoscience section

Graduate School of Engineering and Science,
　　[M] Physics and Earth Sciences
　　[D] Marine and Environmental Sciences

Graduate University for Advanced Studies [N]

[M,D] Polar Science, Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

Meteorological College [N] (in Japanese)

National Defense Academy of Japan [N]

Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (in Japanese)

[M,D] Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Japan Coast Guard Academy [N]

Institutes Offering Meteorology Opportunities for Graduate Students

Institute

Cooperated University

Japan Meteorological Agency: Meteorological Research Institute

University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences,
Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Geosciences,
Geoenvironmental Science Field (in Japanese)

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Regional Environmental Research

University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Degree Programs in Life and Earth Sciences,
Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences,
Doctoral Program in Environmental Studies,
Regional Atmosphere Pollution Field (in Japanese)

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Center for Global Environmental Research

Tohoku University, Graduate School of Environmental Studies,
Global Environment Division

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)

University of Tsukuba,
Graduate School of life and Environmental Sciences,
Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Geosciences,
Geoenvironmental Science Field,
Hydrological Science (in Japanese)

JAMSTEC (in Japanese)

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Organizations Related with Meteorology in Japan
( ＊ : institutes accepting graduates students)

Organization

Location

Japan Meteorological Agency

Chiyoda/Tokyo

Meteorological Research Institute^＊

Tsukuba/Ibaraki

JAXA^＊

Chofu/Tokyo (Others all over Japan)

JAMSTEC

Headquarters : Yokosuka, Yokohama Lab., etc.

CRIEPI

Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Kyoto

RIKEN

Tokyo, Kanagawa, Hyogo, etc.

AIST

Headquarters : Tokyo, Tsukuba Center, etc.

Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan

Minato/Tokyo

National Institute for Environmental Studies^＊

Tsukuba/Ibaraki

NICT^＊

Headquarters : Tokyo, etc.

National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)^＊

Headquarters : Tsukuba, Nagaoka, Shinjo, Miki, Kobe

National Institute of Polar Research^＊

Tatekawa/Tokyo

Companies and Businesses dealing with weather-related services

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has a list of licensed businesses for weather and wave forecasting services on its website.
Please see here.

Job Boards and Career Path Support for Researchers

Job board name

Content

jREC-IN

Career support portal site for researchers

Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) 

One of the largest geoscience communities in Japan

MSJ’s job board (in Japanese)

Mainly domestic openings for research positions

WDB.com (in Japanese)

Research job site

acaric.jp (in Japanese)

Employment site for graduate students and researchers

Study on the Transition from Postdoc to Permanent Employment

[DISCUSSION PAPER No.106](in Japanese)

Career path support

Content

MEXT Japan

Career Development Site for Doctoral Candidates (in Japanese)

Nagoya University

Career Education Office (in Japanese)

Young Meteorological/Climatological researcher, etc.

Organization

Content

Exchange Meeting for Young Researchers
on Climate and Weather

Aiming to promote exchange among Japanese young researchers in meteorology
(Facebook account)

Information about Gender Equality in JST
(in Japanese)

To provide information about gender equality
 

The Certified and Accredited Meteorologists
of Japan

Volunteer organization of meteorologists in Japan
 

Major Overseas Research Institutions

Institution

Location

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Geneva, Switzerland

NASA

Washington, D.C., USA

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Boulder, Colorado, USA

NOAA

Maryland, USA

ECMWF

Reading, UK

European Space Agency (ESA)

Guiana Space Centre, France

Met Office (UKMO)

Exeter, Devon, UK

Meteo France

Paris, France

India Meteorological Department (IMD)

New Delhi, India

Korea Meteorological Administration

Seoul, South Korea

China Meteorological Administration

China

Bureau of Meteorology

Melbourne, Australia

Central Weather Bureau

Taiwan

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