Practical education is an important part of undergraduate education, and one of the most important part to cultivate students' comprehensive ability, especially for the major of Civil Engineering, for which the requirement of practical ability is relatively high. The practical education of three famous universities in Japan, e.g. University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, and Tokyo Institute of Technology, were introduced here. The characteristics of the practical education systems and the role of practical education in the curriculum were discussed. Based on the discussion, the advantages of the practical education system in the universities of Japan would be summarized. And it would provide some useful information for the practical education reforms in China and the effective implementation of the outstanding engineer education program.