Editing Tokyo (section)

=== Tertiary education ===
{{See also|List of universities in Tokyo}}
[[File:Yasuda Auditorium - Tokyo University 3.jpg|thumb|259x259px|[[Yasuda Auditorium]], [[University of Tokyo]], [[Bunkyō]]]]
Tokyo is the heartland of tertiary education in the country, home to 143 authorized universities in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=学校基本調査 令和2年度 高等教育機関《報告書掲載集計》 学校調査 大学・大学院 7 都道府県別 学校数及び学生数 {{!}} ファイル {{!}} 統計データを探す |url=https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00400001&tstat=000001011528&cycle=0&tclass1=000001148386&tclass2=000001148387&tclass3=000001148388&tclass4=000001148390&stat_infid=000032040265&tclass5val=0 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=政府統計の総合窓口 |language=ja |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610200522/https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00400001&tstat=000001011528&cycle=0&tclass1=000001148386&tclass2=000001148387&tclass3=000001148388&tclass4=000001148390&stat_infid=000032040265&tclass5val=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> This number includes the nation's most prestigious and selective universities, such as, the [[University of Tokyo]] (''[[QS World University Rankings|QS]] National'':1st), [[Tokyo Institute of Technology]] (4th), [[Hitotsubashi University]] (15th), [[Waseda University]] (9th), and [[Keio University]] (10th).<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2023 |title=QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?tab=indicators&countries=jp |access-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610204406/https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?tab=indicators&countries=jp |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, [[Tokyo University of the Arts]] is widely regarded as the most prestigious painting, sculpture, crafts, and music school in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=編集部 |first=ABEMA TIMES |date=2019-10-24 |title="美大の最高峰"東京藝術大学に満点合格した鬼才 磯村暖が描く"ニュースのアート" {{!}} 国内 {{!}} ABEMA TIMES {{!}} アベマタイムズ |url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/5794913 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=ABEMA TIMES |language=ja |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619160917/https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/5794913 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United Nations University]], which is the academic arm of the [[United Nations]], is headquartered in [[Shibuya]], Tokyo.  In 2024, ''QS Best Student Cities'' ranked Tokyo as the second-best city for university students, after [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531161306/https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> The ranking noted that Tokyo is ideal for 'those who favour total immersion in the local culture rather than living in a "student bubble"', stating that despite having high-ranking universities and large global companies offering internships as well as rich culture, Tokyo still has a very low international student population ratio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Study in Tokyo |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/tokyo |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531161306/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/tokyo |url-status=live }}</ref>