As of March,2013, there were 83 public universities public universities (公立大学, kouritsu daigaku).In 2004, the public university system underwent partial privatization. Since 2004, most of public university has been incorporated as a "public university corporation" (公立大学法人, kouritsu daigaku hōjin). University names which shifted are "graduate university" (大学院大学, daigakuin daigaku)(ko).
The following is a complete list of Japanese public universities:
Aichi Prefectural University
Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music
Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
Akita International University
Akita Prefectural University
Akita University of Art
Aomori Public University
Aomori University of Health and Welfare
Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science
Fukui Prefectural University
Fukuoka Prefectural University
Fukuoka Women's University
Fukushima Medical University
Fukuyama City University
Future University Hakodate
Gifu College of Nursing
Gifu Pharmaceutical University
Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences
Gunma Prefectual Women's University
Hiroshima City University
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences
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
Kushiro Public University of Economics
Kyoto City University of Arts
Kyoto Prefectural University
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kyushu Dental University
Maebashi Institute of Technology
Meio University
Mie Prefectural College of Nursing
Miyagi University
Miyazaki Municipal University
Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
Nagano College of Nursing
Nagoya City University
Nara Medical University
Nara Prefectural University
Nayoro City University
Niigata College of Nursing
Niimi College
Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Okayama Prefectural University
Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts
Onomichi City University
Osaka City University
Osaka Prefecture University
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Prefectural University of Kumamoto
Saitama Prefectural University
Sapporo City University
Sapporo Medical University
Shimonoseki City University
Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
Takasaki City University of Economics
The University of Shiga Prefecture
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tottori University of Environmental Studies
Toyama Prefectural University
Tsuru University
University of Aizu
University of Hyogo
University of Kitakyushu
University of Nagasaki
University of Niigata Prefecture
University of Shimane
University of Shizuoka
Wakayama Medical University
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Yamaguchi Prefectural University
Yamanashi Prefectural University
Yokohama City University