Welcome
to the Kashiwa Campusof The University of Tokyo

Adventures in Knowledge
Kashiwa campus is the newest of the three main campuses of The University of Tokyo in addition to campuses at
Hongo and Komaba, and was established with the vision of building a new community with a strong interdisciplinary
and international character that can respond to the dynamic scientific and educational needs of the 21st Century.
Hongo campus, the nucleus of academic activities at The University of Tokyo since its founding in 1877, and Komaba
campus, focusing on undergraduate studies and building interdisciplinary links between established fields of study forover 60 years, have longstanding academic traditions. The Kashiwa campus recently joined this family and brings withit a fundamental reorganization of the structure of traditional academic disciplines, rethinking the framework of how
knowledge is created and organized. Under the slogan of “adventures in knowledge”, the Kashiwa campus has started arange of new initiatives.
The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS) consists of three divisions each with relevant departments: Division ofTransdisciplinary Sciences, Division of Biosciences, and Division of Environmental Studies, and one independent unit:
Department of Computational Biology. GSFS aims to create new frontiers of academic fields. The Institute for Solid State
Physics (ISSP) is exploring a wide variety of phenomena exhibited by various materials from the viewpoint of basic
science using state-of-art experimental facilities and techniques. Materials under study include those forming the basisof today's high-tech society and its future development.
The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) is pursuing the origins of the universe and matter through researchon cosmic rays. The Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute not only promotes basic research on the ocean andatmosphere, but also contributes to society through deepening ocean and climate science. The Todai Institutes for
Advanced Study, Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe（IPMU）pursues the deep mysteries of
the universe through the integration of Physics and Mathematics. Other departments include RACE (Research into
Artifacts, Center for Engineering), the Center for Spatial Information Science, the Kashiwa Branch of the Environmental
Science Center, the Information Technology Center, the Institute of Gerontology and the Kashiwa Library. As thenames suggest, these facilities bring together people from a wide variety of research fields. As an important part offacilitating communication between research fields, the Kashiwa campus also has a strong international character,promoting international contacts and the exchange of ideas from around the world. Through the facilities that exist
now or will be built in the near future, the Kashiwa campus has excellent coverage of many of the new fields of sciencethat have growing importance in shaping our lives in the 21st Century. Abandoning the constraints of traditional waysof organizing science, Kashiwa campus has quickly responded to the continuously evolving frontiers of science in an
increasingly global and dynamic society by building new interdisciplinary research facilities and seeding new academic
fields. These achievements will make the “adventures in knowledge” in Kashiwa possible.

Growth of the Kashiwa Campus
In 1998, The University of Tokyo established a new campus about 30 km northeast of Tokyo located in Chiba prefecture,in the northern part of Kashiwa city, adjoining Kashiwanoha Park, and the University has been consolidating certain
academic and research units since then. At the beginning of 2011, the total number of faculty, graduate students, andresearchers at the Kashiwa campus reached exceeded 3,000.
Relocated in 2000
2001
2003
2005

2006
2007

2010

2011

● Institute for Cosmic Ray Research		● Institute for Solid State Physics● Division of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences● Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences 			● Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering					● Center for Spatial Information Science						● High Temperature Plasma Center						[incorporated into Graduate School of Frontier Sciences in 2008]● Center for Climate System Research						[Consolidation of the Ocean Research Institute and Center for Climate System
Research into the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI) in 2010]● Division of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences			● Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe（IPMU）[established in 2007, reorganized into Todai Institutes for Advanced Study, IPMU in 2011,
renamed Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe in 2012.］● Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute 					[Consolidation of the Ocean Research Institute and Center for Climate System Research
into the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute in 2010]● Information Technology Center 						Support facilities in Kashiwa● Health Services Center Kashiwa Branch● Environmental Science Center, Kashiwa Branch● Kashiwa Library

2000
2003
2004

Outline of The University of Tokyo (Todai)
Established:1877 (Departments of Law, Science, Literature, and Medicine)
President:
Junichi Hamada
Teaching/research organizations: 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools, 11 institutes, 15 shared facilities
Campuses:
Hongo (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
559,176m2
Komaba (Meguro-ku, Tokyo)
352,180m2
Kashiwa (Kashiwa, Chiba)
398,391m2

2(from Tanashi campus)(from Roppongi campus)(from Hongo campus)(from Hongo campus)(from Komaba campus)(from Komaba campus)(from Hongo campus)(from Komaba campus)(from Hongo campus)(from Nakano campus)(from Hongo campus)

■ Kashiwa Campus Management
The Kashiwa Campus Joint Academic Management
Council was established as an organization for
discussing and deciding matters regarding academic
management common to all Departments on the
Kashiwa Campus.

Kashiwa Campus Joint Academic Management Council
Kashiwa Campus Amenity Oﬃce
Kashiwa Campus Liaison Oﬃce

Its role is to deal with
(1) Matters referred to the Council by departments
belonging to the Kashiwa Campus(2) Other matters regarding academic management
common to all Departments

Kashiwa Campus Health and Safety Oﬃce

■ The people that make up the Kashiwa campus
Number of faculty and staﬀ
Classiﬁcation

Number of graduate students and research students

Faculty / Researchers Technical personnel Administrative staﬀ

Total

Master Course Doctoral Course

Full- Fixed- Part- Full- Fixed- Part- Full- Fixed- Part- Full- Fixed- Parttime term time time term time time term time time term time

GSFS

Others

GSFS

GSFS
32

GSFS

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

177

87

57

0

0

64

21

18 116 198 105 237 540 895

Institute for Cosmic Ray Research

37

24

0

8

0

21

8

1

20

53

25

41 119

27

0

16

0

1

0

44

0

Institute for Solid State Physics

82

49

6

32

0

19

12

4

49 12653

74 253

56

38

30

16

0

0

86

54

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute

63

53

16

13

0

47

18

5

46

94

58 109 261

49

20

65

19

3

1 117

40

Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering

7

2

3

0

0

4

0

1

5

7

3

12

22

20

0

8

0

1

0

29

0

Center for Spatial Information Science

11

6

11

0

0

2

0

0

3

11

6

16

33

11

26

6

15

2

0

19

41

Environmental Science Center, Kashiwa Branch

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

3

Information Technology Center

2

1

0

2

0

0

0

1

1

4

2

1

7

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of
the Universe, Todai Institutes for Advanced Study

3

74

2

0

0

2

9

13

11

12

87

15 114

Institute of Gerontology

1

12

1

0

0

0

0

1

9

1

13

10

24

Future Center Initiative

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

3

Health Services Center, Kashiwa Branch

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

4

0

0

4

International Center, Kashiwa Oﬃce

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

2

1

3

Kashiwa Library

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0

1

7

0

1

8

Research Center Support Oﬃce / Kashiwa

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

4

4

0

4

8

Kashiwa Administration Department Center

0

0

3

0

0

4

25

1

16

25

0

23

49

385 31099

58

0 163 105

Total

517

Total

642

47 284 548 357 546 1,451 1,058

39

1,444

1,739

*Number of faculty and students are the numbers as of May 1st, 2013.

■ People who make up The University of Tokyo(38,230)■ People who make up Kashima Campus(2,644)
others 2％others 4％
Doctoral course
students
16％
Master course
students
17％

Teaching staﬀ
15％

Doctoral course
students
24％

Administrative
staﬀ 11％
Undergradutestudents
37％

Teaching staﬀ
26％

Master course
students
40％*All numbers as of May 1, 2013.
*Fixed and part-time staﬀ not included.
*Others are specialists and researchers.

3

Administrative
staﬀ 8％

Department of Advanced Energy
Department of Complexity Science and Engineering〇 Division of Biosciences
Facilities at the Kashiwa campus
Department of Integrated Biosciences
Department of Medical Genome Sciences〇 Division of Environmental Studies
Department of Natural Environmental Studies
Department of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment
Department of Environment Systems
Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies■ Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS)

Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies■ Institutefor Solid State
Physics (ISSP)
Department
of International
Studies〇 Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences

ResearchGraduate
DivisionsProgram in Sustainability Science
Division of New Materials Science

Department of Advanced Materials Science
Department of Advanced Energy
Department of Complexity Science and Engineering〇
Departmentof Computational
Biology
Divisionof Condensed
Matter Theory〇
ResearchCenter
for
Total
Life
Health and Sports Sciences
Division of Nanoscale Science（Kashiwa
Ⅱ campus）
Divisionof Physics
in Extreme Conditions〇 Center for Omics and Bioinformatics
Research Facilities〇 Bioimaging Center〇 Materials Design and Characterization Laboratory〇 Functional Proteomics Center〇 Neutron Science Laboratory〇 Division of Biosciences
Department of Integrated Biosciences
Department of Medical Genome Sciences〇 International MegaGauss Science Laboratory〇 Division of Environmental Studies
Department of Natural Environmental Studies〇 Center of Computational Materials Science

Department of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment〇 Laser and Synchron Research Center

Department of Environment Systems
Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies■ Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI)Division of Climate System Research
Research Divisions
Department of Climate System Modeling

Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies
Department of International Studies
Graduate Program in Sustainability Science

Department of Climate Variability Research
Division of Ocean-Earth System Science〇 Department of Computational Biology〇 Research Center for Total Life Health and Sports Sciences（Kashiwa Ⅱ campus）〇 Center for Omics and Bioinformatics〇 Bioimaging Center〇 Functional Proteomics Center

Department of Physical Oceanography
Department of Chemical Oceanography
Department of Ocean Floor Geoscience
Division of Marine Life Science
Department of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Department of Marine Bioscience
Department of Living Marine Resources■ Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR)

Department of Collaborative Research

Research Divisions
Neutrino and Astroparticle Division

Research Centers〇 International Coastal Research Center〇 Center for International Collaboration〇 Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics

High Energy Cosmic Ray Division
Division of Climate
SystemResearch
Astrophysics
and Gravity
Division

ResearchDepartment
Facilities of Climate System Modeling
Departmentof Climate
Variability
Research○ Kamioka Observatory(Kamioka-cho,
Hida
City, Gifu)○
ResearchCenter for Cosmic
Divisionof Ocean-Earth
SystemNeutrinos
Science○ Norikura
Observatory(Takayama
City, Gifu)
Department of Physical Oceanography○ AkenoDepartment
Observatoryof(Hokuto
City,
Yamanashi)
ChemicalOceanography
Department of Ocean Floor Geoscience
Division of Marine Life Science
Department of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Department of Marine Bioscience
Department of Living Marine Resources
Department of Collaborative Research
Research Centers〇 International Coastal Research Center〇 Center for International Collaboration
Transdisciplinary Sciences, GSFS
〇 Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics

Biosciences, GSFS

Environmental Studies, GSFS

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Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR)

Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP)■ Research into Artifacts，Center for Engineering
Division of Human-Artifactology
Division of Socio-Artifactology

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute(AORI)■ International Center Kashiwa Office,Division of International Affairs
The International Center Kashiwa Office provides a variety ofservices to support internationalization of Kashiwa Campus suchas providing information on visa procedures and life in Japan, andarranging language classes and cultural exchange events.

■ Center for Spatial Information Science
Division of Spatial Information Analysis
Division of Spatial Information Engineering
Division of Spatial Socio-Economic Research
Division of Joint Usage and Research■ Division for Health Service Promotion（Kashiwa Health Service Center）
The Kashiwa Health Service Center provides health management
services and medical care for the students, faculty, andresearchers at the Kashiwa campus.

■ Kashiwa Branch of the Environmental Science Center
Kashiwa Branch of the Environmental Science Center performs
both research and education on environmental conservation andsafety management. It also supervises management, treatment,
and disposal of hazardous wastes generated on Kashiwa Campus.

■ Kashiwa Library
Kashiwa Library is the central library on the Kashiwa Campus,
one integral part of the tripolar structure of the Universityof Tokyo. It assists the realization of the “Multidisciplinary
Integration”,the fundamental principle of the Kashiwa Campus,
providing access to and help in finding by academic information.
And also, it aims to be a research center and a place to advancethe multidisciplinary integration, the intellectual creation, and thecommunicating of creative information.

■ Information Technology Center(Joint Usage/Research Center, MEXT)
The Information Technology Center (ITC) is one of thelargest supercomputer centers in Japan. ITC operates two
supercomputers with more than 1,500 users, where 50% of themare outside of the university. ITC’s main mission is providing
services to support these users. Research and education related
to large-scale scientific simulations, and system software onsupercomputers are conducted.
■ Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe(Kavli IPMU), Todai Institutes for Advanced Study（TODIAS）
Kavli IPMU, selected by MEXT for the World Premier International
Research Center Initiative, is a multi-disciplinary research
institute aiming at studying dark energy, dark matter, and unified
theories (such as superstring theories and quantum gravity). The
mission of Kavli IPMU is to understand the origin and evolution of
the universe through synergetic efforts in mathematics, physics,
and astronomy.

University of Tokyo KashiwaⅡ Campus■ Institute of Gerontology (IOG)
The Institute of Gerontology is a multi-disciplinary research
institute which aims to first collect and organize the various
knowledge and technology regarding individual as well as aging
population into the science of “Gerontology”, and then further thisscience. The mission of IOG is to confront the various challenges
facing an aging society from a multi-disciplinary perspective
and offer new, viable solutions thereby effectively using what islearned, adding value, and returning it back into society.
Kashiwa Library

Kashiwa Research Complex

Kashiwa Research Complex2

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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematicsof the Universe (Kavli IPMU), Todai Institutes for
Advanced Study（TODIAS）

Community partnerships, industry-academia cooperation,and international activities at the Kashiwa campus
The spirit of transdisciplinarity is the driving force in new industry creation and urban revitalization based on thecollaboration of Chiba Prefecture, Kashiwa City, Nagareyama City, and The University of Tokyo that has brought an academic
center, Kashiwa campus, back to the regional community. The University actively promotes the transfer of technology toindustry, and is making great strides in internationalizing the campus.
■ Open Campus
An open campus program is held on the last Friday and Saturday ofOctober every year. Some 5,000 people participate in open campus
events that include visiting research laboratories and touring large-scale
experiment facilities.
■ Kashiwa Library Club
Kashiwa Library Club is an institution for assisting the Kashiwa Library,
The University of Tokyo, and also for exchange between the members andadditionally between the members and the staffs. Anyone who agrees
with the purpose of the club,with the exception of high school students
or younger children, can join the club.The club members may borrow
open-stack books, and use the facilities on the 1st floor of the library, andwill also receive announcements of screen plays or concerts by mail.

Open Campus■ Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha (UDCK)
Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha was established as a joint research
center of The University of Tokyo and Chiba University, Kashiwa City,
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. The Kashiwa Chamber of Commerce andIndustry, and regional community (Tanaka regional Furusato committee),
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is located in front of
Kashiwanoha Campus Station, and operates pilot programs and theseminars based on research achievements and ideas from the universities.
■ Public Lectures
With the cooperation of Kashiwa City and the Kashiwa Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, The University holds lectures open to the public,
inviting Nobel Prize winners and other notable speakers.

Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha (UDCK)

Kashiwa Library

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Open Campus

■ Science Partnership Project (SPP)
The purpose of this project is to provide greater opportunities
for improving the intellectual curiosity of high school students;and enhancing the level of interest in science, technology, physics,
and mathematics through partnerships between universities
and high schools. The Japan Science and Technology Agency
selected The University of Tokyo to undertake the project. With
the cooperation of the Chiba Prefecture Board of Education, theteaching faculty of the Kashiwa campus provide a two-day courseof hands-on science learning during the summer holidays for highschool students from Chiba Prefecture who wish to attend, withlectures on leading edge scientific research.

■ Cooperation with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency
A Researcher-in-Residence from The Center for Computational
Science & e-Systems at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency isalways on the Kashiwa Campus, and promotes joint researchon high technology computational science toward complexity
phenomena of materials, structures, and fluids. The University
also cooperates in growing human resources in supercomputing
and its application fields.
■ International Exchange Activities
The Kashiwa Campus is regarded as the international base of
The University of Tokyo. The International Center Kashiwa Officeprovides assistance to students and researchers from abroadconcerning visa procedures, housing information, and a variety ofother high-quality services as well as acting as a contact window
to regional corporation. Additionally, the International Lodge(Kashiwa Lodge) recently opened on Kashiwa Campus II in 2010.
The University is planning the development of an “international
village for all disciplines” where foreign students and researchers
from all over the world can come together to exchange ideas andlearn in an environment where learning and living in the sameplace complement each other.

■ University Consortium Tokatsu
University Consortium Tokatsu was founded to promote further
development of the Kashiwanoha area in collaboration with
Kashiwa and four other nearby cities and some eleven otheruniversities. It consists of three actively operating sections:“Internationalization”, “Teganuma Lake”, and “Learning andPractice”. The University of Tokyo participates as member.
■ Participation in the Kashiwa Industry Fair
Every July The University takes part in the Kashiwa Industry
Fair which is organized by the Kashiwa Chamber of Commerce
and is held to contribute to the promotion of Kashiwa’s industry
by gathering the best products made in the area under one roof,
promoting them through exhibitions, and selling to local people.
The University of Tokyo provides an exhibit focusing on research
results.
■ Cooperation with the Tokatsu Techno Plaza
Tokatsu Techno Plaza, established by Chiba prefecture, is anorganization that provides support for corporate researchand development in the prefecture. The University of Tokyo
participates in the following projects:
・University Research Exchange Salon
At this workshop, researchers from the University among others
provide lectures and consulting to people from the corporate andgovernment sectors regarding new technology and new productdevelopment. The University of Tokyo sends a lecturer andconsultant to this workshop.
・Summer Science ClassThis class educates children on different views of science, andteaches the importance and joy of making things with their hands.
The University of Tokyo provides the instructor for this class.

SPP“Microcomputer Control of Mechanical System”■ Cooperation with the Todai Kashiwa Venture PlazaThe Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional
Innovation Japan established the Todai Kashiwa Venture Plaza
to provide support to small and medium venture firms that aim
to research and develop new products and new technology or toenter new technology fields based on university discoveries andinventions. The University of Tokyo cooperates with more thanhalf of the businesses involved.

Joint Research on High Technology Computational Science with the Japan
Atomic Energy Agency■ Sawayaka Chiba Kenmin Plaza
Sawayaka Chiba Kenmin Plaza is the prefectural complex
facility with a lifelong learning center, and art and culture center
functions. The University of Tokyo sends a lecturer for their
Kashiwanoha Academia Lecture, and holds lectures and the tours
about advanced technologies and environment concerns.

Kabuki Event for International Students and Researchers (National Theater)7

○ Computational Biology Laboratory, GSFS
○ Center for Omics and Bioinformatics○ Kashiwa Cosmology Information
Center, Kavli IPMU
○ Information Technology Center○ Institute of Gerontology (IOG)○ Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering○ Center for Spatial Information Science○ Computational Biology, GSFS
○ Division of Climate System Research, AORI

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○ Kashiwanoha-Campus Station West Exit (Tsukuba Express Line)<Tobu Bus>
西柏03 for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Station East Exit (Some buses stop at Todai-nishi stop)→ get oﬀ at Todai-mae, Todai-nishi stop.
西柏04 for Edogawadai Station East Exit (via National Cancer Center)→ get oﬀ at Todai-mae, Todai-nishi stop.
西柏10 for Edogawadai Station East Exit (via Midoridai-chuo)→ get oﬀ at Todai-mae, Todai-nishi, Todai-nishimon-mae stop.
<on foot> about 25-minute walk
To Tokyo○ Kashiwa Station West Exit (JR Joban Line)<Tobu Bus>
西柏01 for National Cancer Center (via Kashiwanoha Park)→ get oﬀ at Todai-nishi, Todai-mae stop.
柏44 for National Cancer Center (via Customs Training Institute)→ get oﬀ at National Cancer Center stop.
○ Edogawadai Station East Exit (Tobu Noda Line)<Tobu Bus>
西柏04 for Kashiwanoha-Campus Station West Exit (via National Cancer Center)→ get oﬀ at Todai-nishi, Todai-mae stop.
西柏10 for Kashiwanoha-Campus Station West Exit (via Midoridai-chuo)→ get oﬀ at Todai-nishimon-mae, Todai-nishi, Todai-mae stop.
○ Joban Highway Kashiwa interchange take Chiba direction exit to National Road number16,
after 500m turn right at the “Toyofuta Industrial Estate Entrance” crossroads.

International lodge・Kashiwa lodge

West Exit

Getting to the Kashiwa Campus Ⅱ○ Kashiwanoha-Campus Station West Exit (Tsukuba Express Line)<Tobu Bus>
西柏02 for Kashiwa Station West Exit or 西柏05 for Takada-shako→ get oﬀ at kashiwanoha Park-chuo, Kashiwanoha high school-mae stop.
<on foot> about 15-minute walk○ Kashiwa Station West Exit (JR Joban Line)<Tobu Bus>
西柏01 for National Cancer Center (via Kashiwanoha Park)→ get oﬀ at Kashiwanoha high school-mae stop.
西柏02 for Kashiwanoha-Campus Station West Exit or 柏44 for National Cancer Center(via Customs Training Institute)→ get oﬀ at Kashiwanoha high school-mae, Kashiwanoha Park-chuo stop

Tsukuba Express
Kashiwanoha-Campus Sta.

To Akihabara

Tsukuba Express, Tobu Noda L.
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Sta.

To Kashiwa

As of Augusut 2013.
Issued by The Kashiwa Campus Liasion Oﬃce, the Kashiwa campus Joint Academic Management
council, The University of Tokyo
Contact : General Aﬀairs/Public Relation Section, Kashiwa Administration Department Center