These two universities are both very famous universities in Japan. But as far as Japanese literature department is concerned, Waseda is better. Waseda University graduates have won the most famous Akutagawa Award and Naoki Award in Japan, followed by Tokyo University and Keio University. It is not clear about the award-winning situation of Kyoto University. This shows the strength of the literature department of Waseda University. In addition, the atmosphere of Waseda University is more open and international, which may be more suitable for producing writers. However, because Waseda is a private university and Kyoto University is a national university, the tuition fee of Waseda is much more expensive than Kyoto University (in the case that the school does not provide scholarships), but it has nothing to do with which university's literature department is better. For reference only when choosing.