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School of Cultural and Social Studies
Department of Regional Studies
Department of Comparative Studies
Department of Japanese Studies
Department of Japanese History
Department of Cyber Society and Culture
Department of Japanese Literature

School of Physical Sciences

Department of Structural Molecular Science
Department of Functional Molecular Science
Department of Astronomical Science
Department of Fusion Science
Department of Space and Astronautical Science

School of High Energy Accelerator Science
Department of Accelerator Science
Department of Materials Structure Science
Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

School of Life Science

Department of Genetics
Department of Basic Biology
Department of Physiological Sciences

School of Advanced Sciences

School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Department of Statistical Science
Department of Polar Science
Department of Informatics

http://www.soken.ac.jp/ⒸJAXA

Contents
Message from the President

3

Main features of SOKENDAI

4

Establishment Objectives /Purpose of Establishment

5Inter-University Research Institutes

5

Advanced specialist education in research facilities
and general education cultivating broad views

5

Inter-university research institutes
participating in SOKENDAI

6

History

8

Research and Education System

9Organization

10●School of Cultural and Social Studies

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Fusion Science

School of Cultural and Social Studies

12Space and Astronautical Science 18

Regional Studies

12

Comparative Studies

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School of High Energy Accelerator Science 19

Japanese Studies

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Accelerator Science

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Japanese History

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Materials Structure Science

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Cyber Society and Culture

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Particle and Nuclear Physics

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Japanese Literature

15●School of High Energy Accelerator Science

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19●School of Multidisciplinary Sciences 21●School of Physical Sciences

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School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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School of Physical Sciences

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Statistical Science

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Structural Molecular Science

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Polar Science

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Functional Molecular Science

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Informatics

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Astronomical Science

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University Library

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Information Services and Technology Center 27
Public Relations Office28

The Center for the Promotion ofIntegrated Sciences

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The Programs for Multidisciplinary
Coordination in Education
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The Programs for Multidisciplinary
Coordination in Research
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The Programs for Infrastructural Development 36
Society and Community Outreach Activities 37
Academic Staff

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Students

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Matriculation

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Degrees Awarded

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Requirements for completionof the Ph.D. course

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Postgraduate Career Tracking / Profile 41
International Exchange

42International Exchange Agreements

43●School of Life Science

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School of Life Science

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Genetics

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Basic Biology

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Physiological Sciences

24●School of Advanced Sciences 25
School of Advanced Sciences

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Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

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Message from the
President
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) wasestablished in 1988 as Japan's first independent graduate university
without undergraduate courses. SOKENDAI is unique in the world in thatit provides comprehensive doctoral programs in academic fields ranging
from the arts and humanities to science and engineering in cooperation
with parent institutes, such as Inter-University Research Institutes, theexcellent research and learning environments of which are fully leveraged
to nurture leading researchers with outstanding expertise and broad
perspectives.
All students enrolled in SOKENDAI are from other national, public,
and private universities (new students enrolled in academic year 2014
are from 64 universities, including 15 overseas universities). One of thegreatest disadvantages of higher education in Japan resides in its low
fluidity, which results in unilinearity and sectionalism. However, students
admitted to SOKENDAI are already free of the negative effects thereof.
Therefore, the remarkable potential of SOKENDAI students is backed
by their own experience of successfully leaping over numerous barriers;
many of them are also endowed with the guts and ability to take onchallenges across the boundaries of fields and academic disciplines.
This is one of the characteristics of SOKENDAI that has most benefited
the University and individual students. In fact, new encounters withpeople and contact with new academic cultures give us great power todevelop new knowledge.
The second characteristic of SOKENDAI is that graduate education isconducted in an excellent environment, more specifically, at the front linesof study at the affiliated 19 Inter-University Research Institutes. These
parent Institutes have top-ranking research personnel who diligently
collaborate with researchers from Japan and overseas, as well as theworld's most sophisticated research equipment, facilities, materials,
and databases. The Institutes promote highly specialized international
research activities and interdisciplinary joint studies with researchers
from universities/research institutes across Japan and other countries.
Thus, SOKENDAI can aim at nurturing researchers with “high expertise”,“international competency”, and “cross-disciplinary cooperativeness”.
The third characteristic of SOKENDAI is its systematic andorganizational approach to encouraging students to acquire“comprehensive ability” in addition to high expertise. Across the parent
institutes and the departments of SOKENDAI, research activities are in
progress in a wide variety of fields, including culture, history, information,
life, human physiology, energy, material, and space. Students here
can make good use of this academic diversity to obtain the “broad
perspective” necessary for situating their own expertise in the wholeof knowledge, one aspect of the acquisition of comprehensive ability.
New academic disciplines often straddle the boundaries between fields
and develop with the input of researchers from different fields. Since
the knowledge required for such new areas of study cannot be framed
within the limits of individual departments or schools, it is necessary
to provide interdisciplinary education across multiple departments or
schools. In order to tackle this need, SOKENDAI has been promoting“interdepartmental programs”. SOKENDAI students can obtain “cross-

Profiledisciplinary competence” througheducation across departments/
schools and joint learning/research
activities rooted in interdisciplinary
cooperation. This is the second
aspect of the acquisition of comprehensive ability. Nowadays, manyof the fruits of science have already been materialized in society andare making an impact on people's lives. Scientists are required to beaccountable for the results of their research and even the outcomesarising from the application of these results. In other words, modern
scientists need to master the comprehensive ability as individuals taking
into account humankind and society. The third aspect of the acquisitionof the comprehensive ability is that SOKENDAI strives to attain the idealof “science linked with society”.
The objectives of SOKENDAI are: (i) to nurture international
researchers with high expertise and broad perspectives as well as anunderstanding of cross-disciplinary cooperation and social relationships;(ii) to proceed with interdisciplinary, pioneering and expansive researchon the basis of the linkage between the parent institutes and the Hayama
Campus and through collaboration with Japanese and international
researchers, and; (iii) to establish its position as a hub for graduate
education in Asia for the creation of science linked with society.
It is my hope that SOKENDAI students gain a good understandingof these characteristics and objectives of the University and take onchallenging research subjects while making full use of the resources
provided. Although graduate students have a lot to do in their everyday
learning and research activities, I also hope that they make efforts todevelop relationships with those who specialize in different academic
fields or come from different universities and countries. Humanconnections obtained through such efforts will surely yield great
rewards in their future research lives. In addition, Japanese students
are encouraged to master foreign languages, and international students
the Japanese language. As in the case of interaction among multiple
areas of expertise, so to be proficient in intercultural communication isa prerequisite for exercising one's ability as a doctoral level researcher
equipped with international competency. SOKENDAI also strives topromote multilingualism in the education of students.
We, the faculty and staff of SOKENDAI, will consistently work with ourstudents to further evolve the University's characteristics and to achieve
our objectives. In this regard, we ask all concerned to understand andcooperate in the further development of SOKENDAI.
April 1, 2015

Okada, Yasunobu
President
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, and obtained Ph.D. degree in medicine from Kyoto University. Worked as a research associate andassistant professor at Kyoto University before becoming a professor in 1992 and then the vice-director-general in 2004 at the National Institute for Physiological
Sciences (NIPS). Dr. Okada was appointed as the director-general of NIPS and the vice-president of National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS) in 2007,
and then, in addition, he also served as an executive director in NINS from 2010. He assumed his present role as the president of SOKENDAI (The Graduate
University for Advanced Studies) in 2014.
His specialty is molecular and cellular physiology, and his research has been mainly focused on the mechanisms of cell volume regulation and cell death
induction and on the roles of anion channels. Dr. Okada is one of the ISI highly cited researchers in biology & biochemistry, and he received the Irisawa
Memorial Award from the Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ) in 2000 and 2011. He served as the president of PSJ from 2006 for six years and the presidentof the Federation of the Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies (FAOPS) from 2006 for five years.

Main features of SOKENDAI (The Graduate
University for Advanced Studies)
Unique doctoral courses
and education programs■ Three- or five-year term Ph. D. courses■ Education programs on research sites in individual“Inter-University Research Institutes”■ Tailor-made man-to-man education programs■A dmission programs for foreigners and full-fledged
members of society

Fostering advanced
specialties and expertise■ S upervision of student researches by top-levelresearchers in individual fields■ S pecialty-education programs in diverse research
fields■ N agakura Research Incentive Award/SOKENDAI
Scientist Award/Future Scientist Award■ P
 ractical use of collections of archives, uniqueequipments and facilities in “Inter - University
Research Institutes”

Cultivating wide vision■ Offerings of the SOKENDAI Freshman Course■ Joint education and research activities among
Departments or Schools■ C ross-disciplinary education through distance learning
systems

Achieving international
competitiveness

Creating newinter-disciplinary andcutting-edge fields■ E ducation under international atmosphere by top-levelresearchers of science and technology■ Education programs of oral presentation skills■ Student programs for oversea research experiences■ J oint education with “the International Priority
Graduate Programs ( PGP ) –Advanced Graduate
Courses for International Students–”■ O fferings of the Interdepartmental Education Programfor new fields■ P romotion of four key operations through the Centerfor the Promotion of Integrated Sciences■ P romotion of “Science and Society” program■ C onstruction of academic networks among
SOKENDAI alumni (SOKENDAI-Anet)4

Establishment Objectives /Purpose of Establishment
In recent years, there has been a strong demand for the promotion of original
and international research and the opening up of advanced scientific fields thattranscend the boundaries of existing scientific disciplines.
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, the first of its kind in Japan, wasestablished to cultivate researchers capable of responding to such demands.
It offers the advantage of enabling students to carry out research in the mostadvanced research environment of Inter-University Research Institutes, which
operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT). These institutes conduct advanced researchin a variety of fields, and play a central role in the promotion of joint research.
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies was established to foster
creative international researchers with wide-ranging vision who are capable ofleading the latest trends in research.
The University will promote original and international research and open up new
scientific fields that transcend the boundaries of existing scientific disciplines.

Inter-University Research Institutes
Inter-University Research Institutes (referred to as “IURI” hereafter) houselarge scale, high-technical facilities, high-level laboratories, or various
academic data and archives. They are accessible for any university
researchers who would collaboratively interact each other, using thesefacilities. Nineteen IURI are established nationwide.
Have you ever heard, either on TV or in a newspaper, of the largest
telescope in the world, the Subaru telescope, on the big island of Hawaii,
or of the observation vessel, the Shirase, heading to the South Pole? Bothof them are related to IURI, affiliated with SOKENDAI; the Subaru telescope
was established by the National Astronomical Observatory, and the polar
observation is carried out by the National Institute of Polar Research.
Most of the research activities involve fundamental scientific studies which
demand large-scale facilities and a large budget. IURIs have a great
number of researchers and a large amount of research grants are madeavailable to carry out original and advanced scientific research.

Advanced specialist education in researchfacilities and general education cultivating
broad views
Ph. D. programs at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies provide
an ideal education and research environment, offering direct accessto large-scale or special experiment/observation facilities, as well as
academic materials and data at world-class research institutes in Japan(Inter-University Research Institutes). In our Ph. D. programs, students canbe in daily communication with cutting-edge researchers in Japan andabroad as one of the leading international research centers. Having 2~3
faculty members per student, SOKENDAI offers both advanced specialist
education and general education cultivating broad views.

5Inter-University Research Institutes participatingin SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)❶The Graduate University for Advanced
Studies [Hayama campus]
The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
Information Services and Technology Center
University Library
Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems(School of Advanced Sciences)

Shonan Village, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193 Japan
TEL: 81-46-858-1500
FAX: 81-46-858-1542
URL: http://www.soken.ac.jp❷National Institutes for the Humanities
National Museum of Ethnology
Department of Regional Studies
Department of Comparative Studies(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, Osaka, 565-8511 Japan
TEL: 81-6-6878-8236
URL: http://www.minpaku.ac.jp❸National Institutes for the Humanities
International Research Center
for Japanese Studies
Department of Japanese Studies(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

3-2 Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 610-1192 Japan
TEL: 81-75-335-2222
URL: http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/en/❹National Institutes for the Humanities
National Museum of Japanese History
Department of Japanese History(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba, 285-8502 Japan
TEL: 81-43-486-0123
URL: http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp❺The Open University of Japan
Center for Open Distance Education

National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Astronomical Observatory
Department of Astronomical Science(School of Physical Sciences)

2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588 Japan
TEL: 81-422-34-3600
URL: http://www.nao.ac.jp

National Astronomical Observatory (Mizusawa)

2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate, 023-0861
Japan
TEL: 81-197-22-7111

National Astronomical Observatory (Nobeyama)462-2 Nobeyama, Minamimaki, Minamisaku, Nagano,384-1305 Japan
TEL: 81-267-98-4300

National Astronomical Observatory (Okayama)

3037-5 Honjou, Kamogata, Asakuchi, Okayama, 7190232 Japan
TEL: 81-865-44-2155

National Astronomical Observatory (Hawaii)
650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 U.S.A.
TEL: 1-808-934-7788

National Astronomical Observatory (Chile)

Calle Joaquin Montero 3000, Oficina 702, Vitacura,Santiago, Chile
TEL: 56-2-2656-9253

National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Fusion Science
Department of Fusion Science(School of Physical Sciences)322-6, Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
TEL: 81-572-58-2222
URL: http://www.nifs.ac.jp

Department of Cyber Society and Culture(School of Cultural and Social Studies)Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science❻National Institutes for the Humanities
National Institute of Japanese Literature

3-1-1, Yoshinodai Chuo-ku Sagamihara, Kanagawa,252-5210 Japan
TEL: 81-42-759-8012
URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/sokendai/e/index.html

2-11, Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba, 261-8586 Japan
TEL: 81-43-276-5111
URL: http://www.ouj.ac.jp/eng/

Department of Japanese Literature(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

10-3, Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-0014 Japan
URL: http://www.nijl.ac.jp❼National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Institute for Molecular Science

Department of Space and Astronautical
Science(School of Physical Sciences)

Kauai

Institute of Materials Structure Science

Department of Materials Structure Science(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies

Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801 Japan
TEL: 81-29-864-1171 or 5128
URL: http://www.kek.jp

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(Tokai Campus)

203-1 Oaza-Shirakata, Tokai-Mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki,319-1106 Japan

Research Organization of Information and Systems
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Department of Statistical Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8562 Japan
TEL: 81-50-5533-8500
URL: http://www.ism.ac.jp

Research Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Polar Research
Department of Polar Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518 Japan
TEL: 81-42-512-0608
URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp

National Institute of Polar Research
SYOWA STATION
Department of Polar Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)

Research Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Informatics
Department of Informatics(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8430
Japan
TEL: 81-3-4212-2000
URL: http://www.nii.ac.jp

Department of Genetics(School of Life Science)

Oahu
Maui

URL: http://www.ims.ac.jp

Department of Basic Biology(School of Life Science)

Department of Accelerator Science(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)Research Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Genetics

Department of Structural Molecular Science
Department of Functional Molecular Science(School of Physical Sciences)❽National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Basic Biology

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(Tsukuba Campus)
Accelerator Laboratory・Applied Research Laboratory

1111 Yata, Mishima, 411-8540 Japan
TEL: 81-55-981-6720
URL: http://www.nig.ac.jp

Big Island of
Hawaii

URL: http://www.nibb.ac.jp/en❾National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Department of Physiological Sciences(School of Life Science)

URL: http://www.nips.ac.jp/eng
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585 Japan
TEL: 81-564-55-7000

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History
June
1982

An informal committee of the directors general of international
university research institutes issues an appeal for the
introduction of post-graduate courses in the institutes.

April
1986

An informal committee of the directors general of inter-national
university research institutes produces a summary of the basic
concepts of a postgraduate school for advanced studies basedon the results of an investigation by a working group set up to
investigate issues related to postgraduate schools. An Ofﬁce
and Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of theEstablishment of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies
are established at Okazaki National Research Institutes.

March
1987

The Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of theEstablishment of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies
produces a summary of the basic concepts of a postgraduate
school for advanced studies.

April
1998

The Department of Photoscience (School of Advanced
Sciences) is established (matriculation begins in April 1999).
The Department of Synchrotron Radiation Science changes its
name to "The Department of Materials Structure Science."

September
1998

Construction of the School of Advanced Sciences building for
research (3,060㎡) begins at the Hayama Campus.

April
1999

The School of Cultural Studies changes its name to "The Schoolof Cultural and Social Studies." The Department of Japanese
History is established in the School of Cultural and Social
Studies, and The Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics isestablished in the School of Mathematical and Physical Science;
matriculation begins in both new Departments. The School of
Advanced Sciences commences matriculation.

June
1999

Construction is completed on the research building for the
School of Advanced Sciences.

April
2001

Dr. Keiichi Kodaira is appointed as the third President. Dr.
Naoyuki Takahata is appointed as the third Vice President. The
Department of Cyber Society and Culture (School of Culturaland Social Studies) is established; matriculation begins.

July
2001

Construction of the University Library (1,427㎡) begins at the
Hayama Campus.

May
1987

An Ofﬁce and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment ofa Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies are established at
Okazaki National Research Institutes.

July
1987

The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of a
Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies produces an interim
summary on the preparation of the establishment of a tentatively
named the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.

April
1988

An Ofﬁce and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of
the Graduate University for Advanced Studies are established at
Okazaki National Research Institutes.

May
1988

The "Law to amend part of the National School Establishment
Law" (Law No. 63, 1988), which stipulates the establishment of
the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, is announced
and enacted.

April
2002

Department of Informatics established in the School ofMathematical and Physical Science; matriculation begins.

April
2003

September
1988

The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of the
Graduate University for Advanced Studies produces a summaryof the preparation of the establishment of the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies.

Department of Japanese Literature (School of Cultural andSocial Studies), and the Department of Space and Astronautical
Science (School of Mathematical and Physical Science) areestablished; matriculation begins.

October
2003“The National University Corporation Law (Law No. 112 of 2003)”
is promulgated and enforced.

October
1988

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies is inaugurated.
The central administration ofﬁce is established at the Tokyo
Institute of Technology (Nagatsuda Campus).

April
2004

Reformation into the National University Corporation, Graduate
University for Advanced Studies
Dr. Sc. Keiichi Kodaira is reappointed as the President of the
University.
The School of Mathematical and Physical Science is reformed
into three schools: the School of Physical Science (including thedepartments of Structural Molecular Science, Functional
Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science andSpace and Astronautical Science), the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science (including the departments of Accelerator
Science, Materials Structure Science, Particle and Nuclear
Physics), and the School of Multidisciplinary Science (including
the departments of Statistical Science, Polar Science andInformatics). The School of Life Science has implemented theﬁve-year Ph.D. program system in addition to the three-year
system. The School has begun to accept students.

April
2005

The name of the Department of Molecular Biomechanics at the
School of Life Science has changed to the Department of Basic
Biology.

April
2006

The School of Physical Sciences, the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science, and the School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences have implemented the ﬁve-year Ph.D. programsystem in addition to the three-year system. The Schools havebegun to accept students.

April
2007

The School of Advanced Sciences has reorganized theDepartment of Biosystems Science and the Department of Photo
Science (both have provided only 3-year doctoral course) into
the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems (which
offers both 3-year and 5-year doctoral course) and started
accepting students into the new department.

April
2008

Dr. Naoyuki Takahata has been appointed as the fourth
President.

April
2009

The Department of Cyber Society and Culture has stopped
accepting new students.

March
2010

Construction of the Center for the Promotion of Integrated
Sciences(1,033m2) begins at the Hayama Campus.

April
2010

The name of Hayama Center for Advanced Studies haschanged to the Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences.

January
2011

Construction of the Center for the Promotion of Integrated
Sciences is completed.

School of Mathematical and Physical Science・Department of Statistical Science・Department of Accelerator Science・Department of Synchrotron Radiation Science・Department of Structural Molecular Science・Department of Functional Molecular Science

February
2002

School of Life Science・Department of Genetics
・Department of Molecular Biomechanics
・Department of Physiological Science(The university commences matriculation from April 1989.)
Dr. Saburo Nagakura is appointed as the ﬁrst President of
the University.
April
1989

The School of Cultural and Social Studies is established with the
Department of Regional Studies and Department of Comparative
Studies. The University commences matriculation of students forthree schools.

January
1990

Dr. Eizi Hirota is appointed as the ﬁrst Vice President of
the University.

April
1991

The Coordination Center for Research and Education isestablished.

April
1992

The Department of Japanese Studies (School of Cultural andSocial Studies), and the Departments of Astronomical Scienceand Fusion Science (School of Mathematical and PhysicalScience) are established; matriculation begins.

April
1993

The Department of Polar Science (School of Mathematical andPhysical Science) is established; matriculation begins.

February
1994

Land in Hayama, Kanagawa (27,000㎡ ), is donated by Mitsui
Fudosan Ltd. to allow the construction of the University's central
administration ofﬁce, as a result of the mediation services of the
Kanagawa prefectural government.

March
1994

Construction of the central administration ofﬁce (4,205㎡) begins
at the Hayama Campus.

June
1994

The Information Center for Research and Education isestablished.

February
1995

Administrative functions are transferred from Nagatsuda
Campus to Hayama; construction is completed on the central
administration building.

April
1995

Dr. Eizi Hirota is appointed as the second President. Dr. Kazuo
Moriwaki is appointed as the second Vice President.

April
1997

The School of Advanced Sciences, with the Department of
Biosystems Science, is established at the Hayama Campus(matriculation begins in April 1999).

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Construction of the University Library is completed.

April
2013

Information Services and Technology Center is established.

April
2014

Dr. Yasunobu Okada has been appointed as the ﬁfth President.

Research and Education System
SOKENDAI is afﬁliated with parent institutes (“Kiban Kikan,” in Japanese, including The Open University of Japan, which has takenover the activities of the National Institute of Multimedia Education), consisting of 17 Inter-University Research Institutes operated
by four Inter-University Research Institute Corporations and one research institute of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
SOKENDAI offers both a “dispersed” and an “integrated” research and education system: “dispersed” in that research and education
on discipline-speciﬁc, advanced are carried out at each parent institute; “integrated” in that interdisciplinary research and education,
including those in disciplines in which the parent institutes specialize, are provided. SOKENDAI also offers interschool/departmental

education programs that meet new academic wishes and development.

■University Organization (2015)
Department

Quota

Faculty Meeting

Regional Studies（3）

Comparative Studies（3）

Japanese Studies（3）

International Research Center
for Japanese Studies, Kyoto

School ofCultural andSocial Studies

3-year Doctoral Course

Faculty Meeting

Japanese History（3）

Cyber Society and Culture（－）

Center for Open Distance
Education, Chiba

Japanese Literature（3）

National Institute of Japanese
Literature, Tachikawa, Tokyo

Structural Molecular Science

［2］
（3）

Administrative council
Education andResearch council
Committee of
University Management

President
Executive Director
Vice President
Presidential Aide
AuditorSchool of
PhysicalSciences

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

National Institutes
for the Humanities
The Open Universityof Japan

Institute for Molecular Science,
OkazakiAstronomical Science

［2］
（3）

National Astronomical Observatory,
MitakaFusion Science

［2］
（3）

National Institute for Fusion
Science, Toki

（3）
Space and Astronautical Science ［2］Inter-University ResearchInstitute Corporation

National Museum of Ethnology,Suita

National Museum ofJapanese History, Sakura

Functional Molecular Science ［2］（3）President Nomination Committee

Inter-University ResearchInstitute (Location)

SchoolInstitute of Space andAstronautical Science, Sagamihara

National Institutes of
Natural Sciences
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency

Faculty Meeting
Accelerator Science
School ofHigh Energy
Accelerator Science

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

［2］
（※）

Accelerator Laboratory·Applied ResearchLaboratory, Tsukuba(KEK)

Materials Structure Science ［3］（※）

Institute of Materials Structure
Science, Tsukuba (KEK)

Particle and Nuclear Physics ［4］（※）

Institute of Particle and Nuclear
Studies, Tsukuba (KEK)High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization(KEK)

Faculty Meeting［2］（3）

The Institute of Statistical
Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo

Polar Science

［2］
（1）

National Institute of Polar Research,
Tachikawa, Tokyo

Informatics

［4］
（6）

National Institute of Informatics,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Genetics［3］（6）

National Institute of Genetics,
Mishima

Basic Biology

［3］
（6）

National Institutefor Basic Biology, Okazaki

Physiological Sciences

［3］
（6）

National Institute for Physiological
Sciences, Okazaki

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

［5］
（1）

Statistical Science
School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Research Organization ofInformation and Systems

Faculty Meeting
School ofLife Science

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Faculty Meeting
School of
Advanced Sciences

Total number of students accepted :5-year Doctoral Course 41
3-year Doctoral Course 59

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

University Library
The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
Information Services and Technology Center
Ofﬁce of Promotion for International and Social Affairs
Secretariat

9※A few people＊［ ］：Number of students accepted into
the 5-year Doctoral Course.
( )：Number of students accepted into
the 3-year Doctoral Course.

Organization
Administrative Board

As of April 1, 2015

President

Okada, Yasunobu■ School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

Executive Director

Hasegawa, Mariko

Dean

Kashiwagi, Nobuhisa

Executive Director

Nagayama, Kuniaki

Deputy Dean

Kojima, Hideyasu

Executive Director

Tamura, Katsumi

Chair of the Department of Statistical Science Miyasato, Yoshihiko

AuditorFujii, Yoshiyuki

Chair of the Department of Polar Science Imura, Satoshi

AuditorNakamoto, Fuminori

Chair of the Department of Informatics Oyama, Keizo

Vice President

Hasegawa, Mariko

Presidential Aide

Hirata, Kohji

Presidential Aide

Husimi, Yuzuru

Presidential Aide

Kamada, Susumu■ School of Life Science
Hasebe, Mitsuyasu

Deputy Dean

Fujimori, Toshihiko

Chair of the Department of Genetics

Katsura, Isao

Chair of the Department of Basic Biology Yamamoto, Masayuki■ School of Cultural and Social Studies
Dean

Dean

Chair of the Department of Physiological Sciences Imoto, Keiji

Kojima, Michihiro

Chair of the Department of Regional Studies Yokoyama, Hiroko■ School of Advanced Sciences

Chair of the Department of Comparative Studies Sasahara, Ryoji
Chair of the Department of Japanese Studies Matsuda, Toshihiko
Chair of the Department of Japanese History Koike, Jun'ichi
Chair of the Department of Cyber Society and Culture Nishina, Emi

Deputy Dean

Matsuhara, Hideo

Satta, Yoko

■ University Library■ School of Physical Sciences
Nakamura, Yukio

Arikawa, Kentaro

Deputy Dean

Chair of the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems Sasaki, Akira

Chair of the Department of Japanese Literature Yamashita, Noriko

Dean

Dean

Acting Director

Hasegawa, Mariko

Deputy Director

Yagyu, Shuji

Chair of the Department of Structural Molecular Science Ohmine, Iwao
Chair of the Department of Functional Molecular Science Uozumi, Yasuhiro■ The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences

Chair of the Department of Astronomical Science Hayashi, Masahiko
Chair of the Department of Fusion Science Takeiri, Yasuhiko
Chair of the Department of Space and Astronautical Science Inatomi, Yuko

Director

Hirata, Kohji

Deputy Director

Satta, Yoko

■ Information Services and Technology Center■ School of High Energy Accelerator Science

Director

Dean

Kamiyama, Takashi

Deputy Dean

Ogawa, Yujiro■ Headquarters

Chair of the Department of Accelerator Science Ogawa, Yujiro
Chair of the Department of Materials Structure Science Kawata, Hiroshi
Chair of the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Hashimoto, ShojiOta, Tatsuya

Secretary-General

Sato, Tadashi

Director of General Affairs

Kurebayashi, Takaaki

Director of Financial Affairs

Kitagawa, Masataka

Director of Academic and Students Affairs Kibayashi, Toru
Director of International and Social Affairs Kamei, Takeshi
Director of CPIS Office

Kaizuka, Toshiyuki

Director of ISTC Office

Shibata, Takeru

Director of Internal Audit and Archives Repository Office Yagyu, Shuji
Director of Public Relations Office10

Mayama, Satoshi

Education and Research Council As of April 1, 2015

Administrative Council As of April 1, 2015

President

Okada, Yasunobu■ Internal representatives

Executive Vice President (Executive Director)

Hasegawa, Mariko

President

Okada, Yasunobu

Executive Director

Nagayama, Kuniaki

Executive Vice President (Executive Director)

Hasegawa, Mariko

Executive Director

Tamura, Katsumi

Executive Director

Nagayama, Kuniaki

Dean of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Kojima, Michihiro

Executive Director

Tamura, Katsumi

Dean of School of Physical Sciences

Nakamura, Yukio

Dean of School of High Energy Accelerator Science

Kamiyama, Takashi

Secretary-General

Sato, Tadashi

Dean of School of Multidisciplinary Sciences Kashiwagi, Nobuhisa
Dean of School of Life Science

Hasebe, Mitsuyasu■ External academics and specialists

Dean of School of Advanced Sciences Arikawa, Kentaro

Executive Director, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
Chair of the Department of Regional Studies

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Yokoyama, Hiroko

Tsuneta, Saku

Chair of the Department of Japanese Studies Matsuda, Toshihiko

Chief Executive Director, National Museum of Emerging Science

Chair of the Department of Japanese History Koike, Jun'ichi

and Innovation

Chair of the Department of Cyber Society and Culture

Nishina, Emi

President, National Institutes for the Humanities

Chair of the Department of Japanese Literature

Yamashita, Noriko

Chair of the Department of Structural Molecular Science

Ohmine, Iwao

Chair of the Department of Astronomical Science

Hayashi, Masahiko

Chair of the Department of Fusion Science

Takeiri, Yasuhiko

Mohri, Mamoru

Tachimoto, Narifumi
President, Research Organization of Information and Systems
Kitagawa, Genshiro
Professor, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo

Professor of the Department of Space and Astronautical Science Matsuhara, Hideo

University of Science

Kuroda, Reiko

Chair of the Department of Accelerator Science Ogawa, Yujiro

Adviser, Shiseido Co., Ltd.

Genma, Akira

Chair of the Department of Materials Structure Science

External Executive Director, Research Organization of Information

Kawata, Hiroshi

Chair of the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Hashimoto, Shojiand Systems

Chair of the Department of Statistical Science

Miyasato, Yoshihiko

Professor / Executive Officer, University of Tsukuba

Chair of the Department of Polar Science

Imura, Satoshi

Tokunaga, Tamotsu
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Chair of the Department of Informatics Oyama, Keizo
Chair of the Department of Genetics

Katsura, Isao

Chair of the Department of Basic Biology

Yamamoto, Masayuki

Sato, KatsuhikoDirector General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Yamauchi, Masanori

Chair of the Department of Physiological Sciences Imoto, Keiji
Chair of the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Go, Mitiko

Director, Tamarokuto Science Center

Sasaki, Akira

Takayanagi, Yuichi

Director General, Natiomal Institute of Informatics, Research
Professor of the Department of Regional Studies

Organization of Information and Systems

Sudo, Ken'ichi

Kitsuregawa, Masaru

Professor of the Department of Japanese Studies Komatsu, Kazuhiko
Professor of the Department of Japanese History

Kurushima, Hiroshi

Professor of the Department of Japanese Literature

Imanishi, Yuichiro

Professor of the Department of Statistical Science

Higuchi, Tomoyuki

Professor of the Department of Polar Science

Shiraishi, Kazuyuki

11School of Cultural andSocial Studies

School of Cultural andSocial Studies
By providing comprehensive research and educational programs on the human cultural activities and the relationship among human,society, technology, and nature, the School aims to encourage outstanding researchers who can compete internationally and can offer
broad perspectives as well as those who can contribute to the society by using advanced research techniques in which they were trained.

Department ofRegional Studies

School of Culturaland Social Studies

The Department studies the individual cultures of ethnic
groups in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania.
It considers the characteristics and history of each culture
and focuses on describing a culture and understanding its
structure using ethnographic methodology. The Department
fosters researchers who have high expertise and actively
promote the descriptive study of individual cultures based onfieldwork.

The School of Cultural and Social Studies is the only school inhumanities at SOKENDAI. The School is affiliated with four InterUniversity Research Institutes, (National Museum of Ethnology,
International Research Center for Japanese Studies, National Museumof Japanese History, and National Institute of Japanese Literature) andthe Open University of Japan (Center of ICT and Distance Education).
The School is comprised of the following six departments. The
Department of Regional Studies conducts research and education on
ethnic societies and cultures around the world on a regional andindividual basis. The Department of Comparative Studies conducts
research and education on ethnic society, craftwork, religion, and art
using cross-cultural approaches. The Department of JapaneseStudies conducts research and education on Japanese society andculture by integrating international comparisons and interdisciplinary
perspectives. The Department of Japanese History conducts researchand education for the clarification of Japanese history through thecollaboration of history, archaeology, folklore, and other related
disciplines. The Department of Cyber Society and Culture provides
interdisciplinary and comprehensive education on interactions among
media, culture, society, and humans. The Department of Japanese
Literature conducts research and education in the comprehensive
study of the characteristics of literary resources, the formation andenjoyment of those works, and the processes and environments inwhich they were produced. Through the international andinterdisciplinary research and education, the School of Cultural andSocial Studies aims to nurture talented individuals with broad
perspectives and international awareness.

SeminarBi-directional discussion provoked by student's presentation
contributes to broadening the participant's horizons.
Map of field research activities by students

Departments under the School・Department of Regional Studies
・Department of Comparative Studies
・Department of Japanese Studies
・Department of Japanese History
・Department of Cyber Society and Culture

24 active students(Termination of student recruitment)

118graduate

・Department of Japanese Literature
as of January 2015
(Department of Regional Studies and Comparative Studies)

COURSES■ Kojima, Michihiro
Dean
School of Cultural and Social Studies

Asian Studies
European Studies
African Studies
American Studies

Special field: Medieval and Early
Modern History ofJapan

Oceanian Studies

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Department ofJapanese Studies

The Department of Comparative Studies is designed forstudents interested in the comparative and cross-cultural
study of social systems, religion, technology, languages, arts,and cultural resources. Through the comparative study of
ethnic cultures, students are expected to identify the crosscultural aspects of their research subjects and to develop
theoretical interpretations of the comparative data.
To foster researchers with high expertise, we encourage newresearch methods integrating relevant information technology
and interdisciplinary approaches with the traditional
anthropological methods.

The Department of Japanese Studies is organized as a single
administrative unit in order to facilitate the international andinterdisciplinary pursuit of Japanese studies encompassing
the humanities, social sciences, as well as natural sciences.
A special feature of our graduate study program is that all thefaculty participate in teaching and research guidance.
The department requires graduate students to take threecourses—“Theory and Methodology in Japanese Studies,”“Interdisciplinary Research,” and “Dissertation Writing
Guidance”—which set forth the theoretical and methodologicalbasis for conducting Japanese studies in global perspective.
Through these courses and directed research, we hope
to foster researchers with creative and highly specialized
perspectives who are equipped to undertake comprehensive
approaches of a broad interdisciplinary nature crossing thelines of multiple fields of study.

Exhibition Hall at the Museum

Students have close access to the museum collections such as
artifacts,audio-visual materials,books and periodicals

Library

We acquire basic books and periodicals published both in andoutside of Japan.

Anthropology of Religion
Anthropology of Technology
COURSESCOURSES

Social/Cultural Anthropology

Linguistics
Anthropology of Art

Cultural Resources

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Japanese Studies

School of Cultural andSocial Studies

Department ofComparative Studies

School of Cultural andSocial Studies

Department ofJapanese History

Department ofCyber Society and Culture(Termination of student recruitment)

In the Department of Japanese History, which has the
National Museum of Japanese History as its parent institute,researchers specializing in history, archaeology, folklore,
and allied disciplines including natural science, provide
educational and research opportunities, including fieldwork,from interdisciplinary viewpoints. The most distinctive featureof the Department is that the students can use materials thatare stored in the Museum, as well as various tangible andintangible information resources and advanced equipment forscientific analysis. The Department aims to foster researchers
who are highly capable of comprehensive material-based
analysis of Japanese history and culture and individuals
who contribute to society with their broad and international
perspectives.

The degree in our department will focus on clarifying theinteractive relationships between media / communication
technologies, and the socio-cultural aspects of human life.
Students will investigate a complex set of interrelationships,
which include the various influences that the developmentof media technologies has had on human communication,
thought and action; the sociocultural changes Students will
employ research approaches which synthesize methodology
and results from various related scientific fields and will haveuse of cutting edge technology. The program aims to bring up
researchers who can open up comprehensive new spheres ofinquiry in the field of media technology in its broader sense.

Website:http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/graduate_school/index.html

Augmenting a learning environment

Lecture utilizing museum collection.

About 230,000 of historical, folkloric and archaeological artifacts aswell as advanced research facilities can be made of.

Studies of Historical Materials / Studies of Source Materials
and Research on Exhibits / Analytical and Information
Sciences /Social History / Technological and Environmental History /Regional Cultures
Basic Seminar Ⅰ・Ⅱ / Intensive Lectures A・B・C

COURSESCOURSESJapanese History

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Cyber Society and Culture
Cyber Culture / Cyber Society / Cyber Cognitive Behavior

The Inter-University Research Institutes affiliated with thesix Departments within the School of Cultural and Social
Studies possess numerous and various academic data.
This project aims to develop programs that cultivate
capable researchers by utilizing unique resources
available from the Inter-University Research Institutes
to provide training in the advanced management of
academic resources through course programs at the
Departments.

Department ofJapanese Literature
The Department of Japanese Literature is affiliated with
the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) as
the parent institute. The NIJL, one of the Inter-University
Research Institutes, is an advanced research institute forJapanese literature and collects and studies an enormousvolume of academic information based on research oforiginal literary materials. The Department guides students
to become independent researchers through dissertation/
thesis guidance and, in the use of the collection of original
texts and literary resources at the NIJL, provides students
with an education focusing on mastering of specialized
research and investigation techniques and the acquisition ofcomprehensive analytic ability.
The Department aims to nurture researchers who areinternational-minded with broad perspectives and contributeto societies by providing students with education throughsystematic curriculums under a system which provides
guidance to students from a group of faculty members, aswell as from individual faculty members.

“Bunsho Zoshi, Collection of the National Institute of Japanese
Literature”

COURSES

Department of Japanese Literature
General subjects / Literary resource research / Researchon the formation of literature / Research on literary
environments

Academic Interdisciplinary-Communication SOKENDAI Forum 201415

School of Cultural andSocial Studies

Collaborative projects within the
School of Cultural and Social Studies

School ofPhysical Sciences
Aiming to nurture world-class researchers with broad perspectives as well as individuals with advanced knowledge and skills who will contribute tosociety in the field of material-, space-, and energy-related physics and chemistry.

Department of Structural
Molecular Science

School of
Physical Sciences
School of
Physical Sciences

Education and research are primarily concerned witha systematic unveiling of the static as well as dynamic
properties of materials through real images of moleculesand molecular assemblies deduced from detailed structural
analyses. Advanced training and research are conducted in
the field of structural molecular science with the use of new
methods for detecting and analyzing dynamic structures,in addition to a variety of traditional spectroscopic andtheoretical techniques for structural analysis.

The School of Physical Sciences conducts education andresearch in physical sciences relating to material, space,energy, and life. The five departments that constitute the School
have been located at four Inter-University Research Institutes:
the Institute for Molecular Science, the National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan, the National Institute for Fusion Science,and the Institute for Space and Astronautical Science. These
Institutes house special and large equipment impossible
for general universities to accommodate, and they have
implemented a great number of large-scale and internationallyadvanced research projects. The School is open to many
foreign researchers, including visiting faculty members,
postdoctoral fellows, and students, and thus offers a highlyinternational environment. In this excellent research
environment, students experience the frontiers of physicalscience and devote themselves to study and research, striving
to create the science of the future by themselves. The School
provides a tutoring system in which at least two faculty
members are assigned per student, allowing practical researchwith one-on-one guidance. In addition, a research assistant(RA) system has generously supported students financially andcreated an environment in which they can concentrate on theirstudy and research. We hope that many motivated students willenroll in the School and grow into researchers who will playmajor roles in the future of physical science.

Material proper ties studied by x-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy Analysis of electronic

Structures and properties of air-sensitive matters using x-ray
photoelectron spectrometer

Departments under the School・Department of Structural Molecular Science・Department of Functional Molecular Science・Department of Astronomical Science・Department of Fusion Science・Department of Space and Astronautical Science■ Nakamura, Yukio
Dean

COURSESSchool of Physical Sciences
Special field: ‌Plasma Science andEngineering, Fusion
Science

16Electronic Structure
Material ChemistryDepartment of
Astronomical Science

Education and research are primarily directed towards, firstly,
unveiling the underlying mechanisms of various functionsof materials at the atomic or molecular level, and secondly,
the design and generation of new functional properties ofmolecules and molecular assemblies. Advanced training andresearch are conducted in the field of functional molecularscience with an emphasis on the development of modern
techniques for functional analysis and novel theoretical
approaches.

The Department carries out advanced education and researchthrough a wide range of observational and theoretical researches
using state-of-the-art facilities like Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, the
ALMA radio telescope in Chile, and supercomputers. According to
the interest, students can learn the observational and theoreticalastronomies and application of cutting-edge technology as wellas the design, fabrication, and testing of new observational
instruments, development of new methods of data acquisition andanalysis, and public outreach.

Synthesis of novel organic compounds

Chemistry of buckybowl molecules sumanene

Subaru Telescope is located on the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant
volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii.

COURSES

Optical and Near Infrared Astronomy
Ground-based astronomy / Optical and infrared telescope
system / Planets / Sun, stars and interstellar matter /Galaxies and cosmology

Radio Astronomy
Ground-based astronomy / Radio telescope system / Sun,stars and interstellar matter / Galaxies

COURSES

Molecular Dynamics
Excited State Dynamics

General Astronomy and Astrophysics
High-precision astronomical measurement / Astronomy
from space / Data analysis and numerical simulation /Earth and planets / Sun, stars and interstellar matter /Galaxies and cosmology

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School of
Physical Sciences

Department of Functional
Molecular ScienceDepartment of
Fusion Science

Department of Space andAstronautical Science

School of
Physical Sciences

Students in this course
will conduct researchon space science, including basic theoretical research, educational research basedo n s pac e o bs e r va tions, and technology
development for adAsteroid explorer "Hayabusa2"
The spacecraft is touching down to avanced space explonewly created crater. ©Akihiro Ikeshita
ration and observation
systems.
These activities are supported by educational staff covering
the various fields in space science and technology. Students
also develop expertise in planning and developing the space
projects.

To develop fusion power for a future energy source, it isnecessary to research plasma physics through a complementary
approach of both experimental and theoretical studies.
In this department, students learn the experimental methodology
as well as engineering requirements for investigating hightemperature plasma, and also learn computer simulation
techniques for revealing the nature of complicated fusion
plasmas.

Large Helical Device (LHD)The Epsilon rocket standing on the launch pad ©JAXACOURSESCOURSES

Fusion System
Device system / Research operation / Plasma heating /Diagnostics

Space Exploration Science and Engineering
Space System / Space Exploration / Space Environment
ScienceSpace Observation Science
Space Astronomy / Solar System Exploration

Fusion Simulation

Space Technology

Plasma simulation / Particle simulation / Magneto
hydrodynamic simulation

Electronic Device and telecommunication / SpaceTransportation Technology

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School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
The School of High Energy Accelerator Science provides opportunities for graduate students to carry out experimental and theoretical research on
elementary particles and on materials structure and functions. The School also encourages them to engage in the research and development ofnovel and high performance accelerators. In addition, the School aims to foster the creative researchers who will push the frontiers of science andcontribute to the good of society.

High-energy particle accelerators are extremely powerfultools for exploring a wide range of building blocks andstructures found in nature, from elementary particles andatomic nuclei to atoms, molecules, and even complex livingorganisms. In addition, beyond the field of natural science,
applications of particle accelerators are being actively
pursued in the fields of industry and medical science.
In the Department of Accelerator Science, students canconduct both theoretical and experimental research on theprinciples of accelerators and their related leading edge
technologies, and thereby endeavor to further advance naturalscience through the development of particle accelerators.
Closely related subjects, such as radiation science, computerscience, superconductivity engineering, and mechanicalengineering can also be studied.

The School of High Energy Accelerator Science consists ofthree departments: the Department of Accelerator Science, theDepartment of Materials Structure Science, and the Departmentof Particle and Nuclear Physics. These departments areaffiliated with the Accelerator Laboratory (and the Applied
Research Laboratory), the Institute of Materials Structure
Science, and the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies in theHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).
In the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics, accelerator
based high energy physics experiments through international
collaborative projects as well as advanced theoretical research
are performed in order to study and understand the origin of
the cosmos and the ultimate structure of matter. In the
Department of Materials Structure Science, structures of hard
to soft materials and their functions are studied not only from afundamental interest but also from an application point of view.
KEK develops and operates high-energy accelerators which
provide various particle beams such as protons, electrons,
positrons, neutrinos, X-rays, neutrons, and muons. In the
Department of Accelerator Science, principles and componentsof the accelerator complexes are studied. The education
programs are based on variety of research activities pursued by
KEK, which provide wide range of graduate education forstudents.

Departments under the School・Department of Accelerator Science・Department of Materials Structure Science・Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

Accelerator Test Facility

COURSES■ Kamiyama, Takashi
Dean
School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
Special field: Neutron Diffraction

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Accelerator Science
Beam physics / Beam Development / Design of Accelerator
Projects / Accelerator Technology / Science of Magnetics /Science of Radio-Frequency Acceleration / Vacuum Scienceand Technologies / Computer Science / Radiation Science /Mechanical Engineering for Accelerator Development

School of High Energy
Accelerator Science

Department of
Accelerator Science

School of High Energy
Accelerator ScienceDepartment ofMaterials Structure Science

Department of Particle
and Nuclear Physics

School of High Energy
Accelerator Science

At the Institute of Materials Structure Science, we pursue
leading edge researches on structures, functions andcharacteristics of hard to soft materials. The researchstudies concerning physics, chemistry, biology, engineering,
agriculture, and medical science are performed by the useof advanced beams such as synchrotron radiation, neutrons,muons, and slow positron, which are provided by state-ofthe-art particle accelerators. We are also developing novel
technologies for beam production and its utilization to makemajor contributions to materials science.

Both particle physics and nuclear physics are among the mostfundamental areas of basic science, and they are the sourcesof new frontiers in physical concepts and methods that are thebasis of modern science; these subjects involve the pursuit of
the most fundamental principles of nature and the explorationof the basic structure and building blocks of matter.
In this department, we conduct both theoretical and experimental
researches in particle and nuclear physics. The theoreticalinvestigations include not only those in particle and nuclear
physics but also those in cosmology and astrophysics. The
experimental investigations are conducted by means of colliding
beam accelerators and various beams from high-intensity proton
accelerators. In addition, related research in physics, including the
R&D of new devices, methods, and their applications, is pursued ina versatile manner.

View of a protein crystallography end-station

Upgrade of the SuperKEKB accelerator and Belle II experiment.
The operation will start within FY2015. ©KEK

COURSESThe crystal structure of the world-best lithium-ion-conducting material
Li10GeP2S12 was determined by neutron diffraction and synchrotron
radiation. (Left to right) the crystal structure of Li 10GeP 2S 12, its
framework, the conduction paths of lithium ions are shown. Zigzag
conduction pathways along the c axis are indicated.

Theoretical Particle and Nuclear Physics
Fundamental Theories of Particle Physics / Particle Physics
Phenomenology / Lattice Gauge Theory / Hadron and Nuclear
Theory / Theoretical Cosmophysics

Experimental Particle and Nuclear Physics

COURSESB Factory / Hadron Collider Energy Frontier / Lepton
Collider Energy Frontier / Neutrino Physics / Kaon
Rare Decay / Muon Rare Process / Muon Precision
Measurement / Nuclear Physics / Physics of Short-Lived
Nuclei / Neutron Fundamental Physics / Experimental
Cosmophysics / Beam Dynamics / Superconductivity and
Cryogenic Engineering / Particle Detection Technology

Materials Structure Science
Synchrotron Radiation Science /Materials Structure
Science based on Synchrotron Radiation /Neutron and Muon Science

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School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences
The School of Multidisciplinary Sciences conducts research and education on important issues relating to changes of the Earth, environment, andhuman society. The School strives to cultivate researchers and highly specialized professionals in the area of information and system sciences, whowill play key roles in research and/or development skills that will contribute to solving these issues.

Department of
Statistical Science

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Statistical science researches statistical models and methods
for rational inference, effective prediction and discovery of
new knowledge based on the effective use of data in theface of complex and uncertain phenomenon and information
explosion. The Department intends to cultivate individuals
who possess creative research and educational skills andcontribute to solving various important intricately-intertwined
issues through extraction of information and knowledge
from the real world taking advantage of their skills inmodeling, prediction, inference, and collection of data, while
conducting research and education on their foundations, i.e.,mathematics, computation, and applications.

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

The School of Multidisciplinary Science conducts research andeducation on complicated natural and social phenomena, as systems
that govern the occurrences, functions, and interactions of these
phenomena, from the comprehensive and transdisciplinary viewpoint.
Through such research and educational activities, the School aims tonurture researchers and highly specialized professionals in the area of
information and systems who will take the lead in academic research
and address various important issues relating to changes in humansociety in the 21st Century. The School, consisting of the Department of
Statistical Science, the Department of Polar Science, and the Department
of Informatics, has been involved in multidisciplinary research fields
from the beginning. In addition, the School further strives to enhance its
research and education by promoting close collaboration between the
Departments by, for example, setting common subjects in curricula.
The School covers diverse research subjects but studies the principles
of multidisciplinary science, research approaches, and methodologies
as an essential part of the School’s research and education activities.
The Department of Statistical Science and the Department of Informatics
seek to determine the common probability or complexity among
various phenomena by statistical mathematics and data analysis. The
Department of Polar Science studies the geophysical and the biologicalcomplex system in the polar regions of extremes on Earth andapproaches its subject from the viewpoint of multidisciplinary science.
By continuing to explore new research fields, including advanced andleading research fields, and systematizing them through such activities,
the School strives for further development of the multidisciplinarysciences.

Departments under the School
Visualization System

・Department of Statistical Science・Department of Polar Science・Department of Informatics■ Kashiwagi, Nobuhisa
COURSES

Dean
School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences
Special field: Statistical Science21

Statistical Science
Statistical Modeling / Data Science / Mathematical Analysis
and Statistical InferenceDepartment of
Polar Science

Department ofInformatics

The Earth is an only one aqua-planet in the Solar system.
Many kinds of organism including mankind have been
living on it. When we long for sustainable development on
this planet, we have to better understand evolution andchange of its environments. Recently, we come to realizethat environmental change of the Earth, in each aspectof ionosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere andbiosphere, appears in advance from both polar regions.
The objectives of Department of Polar Science are to
study characteristics of the changes and their relationin the framework of the seamless Earth system. Polar
Science stands strongly on the fieldwork; therefore we
attach importance to educate or study together practicalmethodology to carry out the research.
We train "Earth scientists" who are creative and flexible instudying the past, current and future figure of the Earth.

Informatics is a new science field which deals with many problems
on information extensively and synthetically. It is a multidisciplinaryscience which covers traditional information science and engineering,as well as humanity informatics and social informatics. It includes
expression, collection, circulation, management, processing and usageof information as well as the information technology (IT) for supportingthem.
The Department of Informatics aims to foster researchers and highly
skilled professionals with ability in broad range from foundations topractices and advanced speciality by utilizing cutting-edge research
environment and cyber science infrastructure of the National Institute ofInformatics in an international atmosphere with many researchers andstudents from various countries.

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Mobile sensing for Cyber-Physical Systems(Assoc. Prof, AIHARA Kenro)

The aurora australis (Photo by Hidehiko Suzuki)

COURSESCOURSESPolar Science
Space and Upper Atmospheric Sciences / Polar Meteorology
and Glaciology / Polar Geoscience / Polar Bioscience

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Informatics
Foundations of Informatics / Information Infrastructure
Science / Software Science / Multimedia Information
Science / Intelligent Systems Science / Information
Environment ScienceSchool ofLife Science
The School of Life Science aims to cultivate researchers who are internationally competitive and possess broad perspectives necessary for taking on
leading roles in the life science research of the next generation. Students participate in research to clarify life phenomena at various levels from themolecular to the individual to the population.

Department of
Genetics

School ofLife Science

The School of Life Science offers graduate programs that are aimed at
nurturing independent and creative researchers that expand the frontiers oflife science. Three departments that constitute the School of Life Science arebased on three leading research institutions — National Institute of Genetics,
National Institute for Basic Biology, and National Institute for Physiological
Science. Research activities of these institutes cover variable fields of Life
Science and the School of Life Science aims to provide research
environments in which students can learn interdisciplinary concepts as wellas their own specialty. Housing the largest number of life science faculty inJapan, the School of Life Science offers a mentoring system by multiple
faculty, and provides a superb environment for independent research byeach student. The graduate course provides not only lectures by outstanding
internal professors but also seminars on the latest research progressconducted by external researchers, educational programs for crossdisciplinary approaches, and courses on scientific writing and presentation.
The three departments hold a joint retreat every year for scientificinteractions and share lectures over the internet for further enhanced
interactions. We welcome students who love and enjoy Life Science, anddream to open new windows into the field.

Centrioles in a human mitotic cell.
(left) Fluorescence micrograph. Chromosomes (in blue) are stainedwith DAPI, centrioles (in red) and microtubules (in green) are stainedwith antibodies against centrin and α-tubulin, respectively.
(right) A schematic showing chromosomes (DNA), microtubules andcentrioles during mitosis.

Departments under the School・Department of Genetics
・Department of Basic Biology
・Department of Physiological Sciences

COURSES■ Hasebe, Mitsuyasu
Dean
School of Life Science
Special field: Evolutionary Biology

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Molecular and Cellular Biology
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Genome Biology

School ofLife Science

The Department of Genetics offers education and research
opportunities in a variety of cutting-edge disciplines withthe goal of investigating biological phenomena on the basisof genetic information. Study and research fields include
molecular, cellular, developmental, behavioral, population,and evolutionary genetics, as well as genome biology andbioinformatics. Students can take advantage of a wide rangeof databases and genetic resources hosted by the National
Institute of Genetics. To nurture independent researchers, theDepartment of Genetics adopts an educational philosophy
that the academic guidance of each individual student iscarried out by the entire faculty. For example, graduate
students meet with their thesis committee twice a year toreceive advice from faculty members outside their hostlabs. Other features of the Department include the Scientific
Presentation/Writing Program and ample financial assistanceopportunities such as our research assistant program.

The School of Life Science aims to educate researchers who areinternationally extraordinary and possess creativeness and broad
perspectives to explore new fields of Life Science. Professors in this school
cover wide fields of Life Science from the molecular to organismal andpopulation levels.

Department of
Basic Biology

Department of
Physiological Sciences
Physiology is to clarify the mechanisms of living bodies
from both elements (cells and molecules) and systems, andtherefore provides important basic knowledge necessary
for understanding pathological conditions. Importance ofphysiology has been much increased upon clarification of
genome structures. In this department, students can learn
the function of intact organisms in an integrated way form
molecular / cellular levels as basic units of living organisms
to whole body levels, and are expected to be pioneeringresearchers in bioscience, neuroscience and medicine.

Model organisms used at Department of Basic Biology

Cells, tissues and organs which researchers in Department of
Physiological Sciences are working on using different experimental
procedures

School ofLife Science

The Department of Basic Biology trains researchers capableof developing innovative approaches and creative ideas tounderstand higher order phenomena in biological science.
Students take advantage of the environment and facilitiesof the National Institute for Basic Biology. Students conduct
a PhD research project with taking a variety of advanced
classes and advices from several professors with different
specialities. Research fields in this department cover cellbiology, developmental biology, environmental biology,
neurobiology, symbiotic biology and evolutionary biology
with appropriate model organisms and top-end techniques
including molecular biology, bioimaging, mathematicalscience and omics.

COURSESCOURSES

Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Environmental Biology
Neurobiology

Molecular Physiology
Cell Physiology
Information Physiology
Integrative Physiology

Evolution, Diversity and Genomic Biology

Cerebral Physiology

Reproductive Biology

Developmental Physiology

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School of
Advanced Sciences
Based on SOKENDAI's founding principles and purposes, the School aims to accomplish world-class academic research beyond the borders ofconventional academic fields through interdisciplinary approaches. Additionally, we strive to develop transdisciplinary and advanced academic fields
and to produce researchers who have broad perspectives and a high level of expertise that is globally competitive.

Department of Evolutionary
Studies of Biosystems

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School

A.A swallowtail butterfly feeding on nectar on the Mondrian pattern
B.C hromosome images with the multicolor fluorescence in situ
hybridization (FISH) method (crab-eating monkey ; 2n = 42)
C.Bones of horses excavated in Mongolian remains
D.Forecasting evolution of influenza virus by using a mathematicalmode
E.Field exercise at Morito River
F.Meerkats form a family group and demonstrate various cooperative
behaviors among related individuals.

・Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems■ Arikawa, Kentaro

COURSES

Dean
School of Advanced Sciences
Special field: ‌Neuroethology,
Sensory Physiology

Major in Biology
Evolutionary biology / Theoretical biology / Behavioral
biology / Integrative anthropology

Major in Science and Society
Science, technology and society

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School of
Advanced Sciences

Over the past 3.8 billion years, millions of species appearedon the earth. We do not yet have complete understanding of
the enormous diversity of the organisms. Evolution is a criticalconcept to understand their history and diversity and also tounify our knowledge of their biological functions at multiple levels
spanning from molecules to ecosystems.
Our department offers a strong program in evolutionary studies.
Students are expected to deepen their understanding of a
specialized field through intensive research training. At the sametime we offer courses in a wide range of biological topics aswell as in science and technology studies in order to broaden
students’ perspectives. Through this comprehensive training
program, we aim to produce scholars who would be able tocontribute to international efforts to solve the challenge of various
social and scientific issues in the 21st century.

The School of Advanced Sciences was established underthe main founding principles of SOKENDAI. The School offers
globally orientated education for graduate students, develops
new science fields, and produces frontier researchers who
can work collaboratively among different fields. The Schoolof Advanced Sciences does not imply a particular field of study,
but it embodies one of the main founding principles of
SOKENDAI, the pioneering of advanced academic fields
through interdisciplinary approaches.
The School aims to produce "professionals with high-grade
expertise" with broad perspectives and fresh viewpoints, and"people with common sense" who take care of human beings,
science, and society. We also strive to establish advanced
academic fields by transcending traditionally fractionalized
academic fields and conducting interdisciplinary research. As
an approach to achieve these goals, the School has founded
the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems" infiscal year 2007, which offers students a flexible doctoral
education system: 5-year and 3-year doctoral course. Students
in the Department conduct research mainly at the Hayama
Campus and researches will be planned to proceed incollaboration with Inter-University Research Institutes.

University Library■ Hasegawa, Mariko
Acting Director of the LibrarySpecial field: Anthropology, Behavioral Ecology

The University Library is available to the faculty and students at the Hayama Campus. Affiliated with libraries at the Inter-University
Research Institutes, the Library accumulates, organizes, and offers numerous and various academic data to enable SOKENDAI toprovide high-level research and education and to pioneer advanced academic fields.
The Library is open around-the-clock to the faculty and students at the Hayama Campus for reading and borrowing. It collects andmakes available standard references and books that can be used in all Departments and Schools, as well as specialized books andjournals related to studies in cutting-edge and/or interdisciplinary research fields.
It also offers e-journals and e-books for use by the faculty and students at the Inter-University Research Institutes distributed
throughout Japan.
Image and video documentation materials are available through in-house facilities.
In addition, the Library offers the Graduate University for Advanced Studies Institutional Repository, which allows free online accessto doctoral dissertations and book/journal publications at the University, as well as academic papers published by the faculty andstudents at the Hayama Campus.
The Library also provides database services, including OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) for books and journals held by
the Library, the world’s largest bibliographic database called the “Scopus”, the HRMS (High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
Database), a database of SOKENDAI faculty’s education and research outcomes, the Sakyo Komatsu Corpus, the Jomon Shellmound
Database, and the Fowl Collection.
These materials and data are offered not only to the faculty and students of SOKENDAI, but also to the public, including people in the
Hayama community.

Number of academic materials available at the LibraryBook : (Japanese)
approx. 22,200 titles(Non-Japanese) approx. 21,600 titles
Journal : (Japanese)
approx.
110 titles(Non-Japanese) approx.
270 titles
E-book :		
approx. 53,000 titles
E-journal :approx. 5,200 titles
Institutional Repository : approx. 4,700 titles

As of April 1, 2015

Electronic Journals

For inquiries or information :University Library
TEL : 81-46-858-1528
FAX : 81-46-858-1607
E-mail : lib@ml.soken.ac.jp

BioOne ／ JSTOR ／ Science Direct ／ Springer-LINK ／Wiley-Blackwell ／ Geo Science World
Scopus (Document/reference database search service)※In addition to the above, electronic journals forinternal use at the Hayama Campus are available.

http://www.lib.soken.ac.jp

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Information Services and Technology Center■ Ota, Tatsuya
Director of Information Services and Technology Center
Special field: Molecular Evolution, Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Information Services and Technology Center is a recently established organization which aims at delivering secure and resilient
information infrastructure, providing various information services, and supporting education, research and administration. Cooperatingwith the affiliated research institutes and museums, we manage core information facilities and operate information systems located at
the Yokohama Data Center and the Hayama Campus.

SOKENDAI Video Conferencing System
The system connects the affiliated Inter-University Research Institutes and JAXA with the university headquarters. It facilitates
teleconferencing and supports university activities.
Tele-learning Assistant System at SOKENDAI
The system promotes inter-departmental activities and supports education and research with broad and deep perspectives.
SOKENDAI Cloud Computing System
This private cloud computing system is a basic facility lately developed to promote intra-university education, academic exchange,and public relations.

For inquiries or information :Information Services and Technology Center
TEL : 81-46-858-1587
FAX : 81-46-858-1633
E-mail : istc@ml.soken.ac.jp

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Public Relations Office
The Public Relations Office serves as a liaison that handles public
relations for SOKENDAI. To promote and develop science andto disseminate excellent research results to the public, the Officecommunicates to the public the outcomes of education and research
activities at SOKENDAI. Its public relations activities include
press releases on education and research outcomes and activities
toward communities, media relations, online information disclosure,organization of lectures and Science Cafes, setup of SOKENDAI’sbooth at symposia organized by the Inter-University ResearchInstitutes, and planning, editing, and publication of SOKENDAI New
Letters.

■ Mayama, Satoshi
Director of the Public Relations OfficeSpecial field: Infrared astronomy,Star and planet formation

総合研究大学院大学

第サイエンスカフェ

7回

2015.2.1 SUN 14:00－16:00「日本の宇宙科学のいまとこれから」「進化がヒトに残したもの」〜人間行動進化学への招待〜
講師

空気のない宇宙空間からの天文観測や、今から700万年ほど前に人類はチンパンジーと枝分かれし、独自の進化を遂げてきました。
ヒトは火や道具を用いて厳しい環境の中を生き延び、言語や知性を発達させ今日のような高度な文明を作り上げました。では我々ヒトは、もはや進化の原理とは無縁な特別な種となったでしょうか？実はそうではないのです。近年の研究によって、我々には様々な進化の痕跡が残されており、それらは現代においても我々の行動や心理に強い影響を与えていることが明らかになってきました。
ヒト以外の様々な生物にはたらく進化の原理を用いて、ヒトの行動や心理を解き明かす、
そんなエキサイティングな学問、「人間行動進化学」に皆さんをご招待します。

太 陽 系 探 査 、国 際 宇 宙 ス テ ー シ ョ ン を 用 い た 宇 宙 実 験 、
JAXAの宇宙科学分野の将来構想などについて、分かりやすく紹介します。

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阪本

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成一

大槻 久 Ohtsuki Hisashi[総合研究大学院大学 先導科学研究科 助教]

小 惑 星 探 査 機「 は や ぶ さ 」や 後 継 機 の「 は や ぶ さ 2 」を は じ め と す る

P R O F I L E
講師プロフィール

総合研究大学院大学 宇宙科学専攻 教授

日 時

2015年2月1日 (日) 14:00～16:00

1965年、東京都出身。もともとの専門分野は電波天文学で、国立天文台在勤中は国際共同計画の世界最大の電波望遠鏡「アタカマ大型ミリ波サブミリ波干渉計」の推

定 員

進 に 中 心 メ ン バ ー と し て 関 わ る 。2 0 0 7 年 よ り 現 職 。宇 宙 航 空 研 究 開 発 機 構（JAXA）の宇宙科学研究所の宇宙科学広報・普及主幹として、小惑星探査機「はやぶ会 場さ」をはじめとする宇宙科学プロジェクトの広報を進めているほか、科学者の立場から宇宙科学研究に関わる普及・教育・渉外活動全般を行っている。出演・執筆・監修

25名程度（先着順）
理科ハウス
神奈川県逗子市池子2-4-8
TEL 046-871-6198
http://licahouse.com/など多数。年間講演回数は150回以上。東京大学在学中は漕艇部主将を務めた、自称“体育会系天文学者”。元学生日本代表。
ⒸJAXA※駐車場の都合上、公共交通機関をご利用ください。

平成 26年■ 日時：

7月29日（火）14：00 ～16：00

参加費

500円

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event@ml.soken.ac.jpまでお申し込みください。
Fax: 046-858-1632でも受付いたします。
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E-mail、FAXいずれかの方法でお申し込みください。

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今回いただいた情報に関して本セミナー以外での使用はいたしません。

国立大学法人 総合研究大学院大学 広報室
TEL 046-858-1590 E-mail event@ml.soken.ac.jp
http://www.soken.ac.jp/
主催：国立大学法人 総合研究大学院大学
後援：逗子市広報室

主催

TEL.046-858-1590 FAX.046-858-1632
E-mail event@ml.soken.ac.jp
後

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For inquiries or information :Public Relations Office
TEL : 81-46-858-1590
FAX : 81-46-858-1632
E-mail : kouhou1@ml.soken.ac.jp28

The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
CPIS is a research and education facility at the hear t of thismultidisciplinary university, and its central aims are to promote free andopen academic interactions across various academic disciplines and topioneer interdisciplinary and cutting-edge ﬁelds of academic research.
The center's current programs focus on the following three aspects ofresearch and education activities.
The details of each projects can be found on our web-site:
http://cpis.soken.ac.jp/■ Hirata,Kohji

Director of the Center for the
Promotion of Integrated Sciences
Special ﬁeld: STS (Science,
Technology andSociety),
Theoretical Physics,
Beam Physics

1 The Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Education
The programs promote educational activities which draw on both science and the humanities and which equip young researchers withthe comprehensive visions for science and society.
(1)Planning and conducting cross-ﬁeld lecture series(2)Support for planning and conducting cross-ﬁeld lecture series(3)Promotion of 'Science and Society' projects(4)Other education-related activities

2 The Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Research
The programs set the cross-disciplinary collaboration across various departments for university-wide research activities, and also
design and support various joint-research projects.
(1)Management of cross-disciplinary joint-research projects(2)Design and promotion for interdisciplinary coordination in research(3)Financial support for academic publication(4)Other research-related activities

3 The Programs for Infrastructural Development
The programs provide and improve the infrastructure forinterdepartmental activities and other research and educational
collaborations across the university.
(1)Development of academic communication projects andacademic exchange networks(2)Provision of distance learning support(3)Other activities concerning infrastructural development

For inquiries or information :The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
TEL : 81-46-858-1629, 1657
FAX : 81-46-858-1632
E-mail : cpis-ofﬁce@ml.soken.ac.jp29

The Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Education
SOKENDAI Lectures for the 2014 fiscal year
Theme:
International Communication Program
In charge: Iwase, Mineyo (The Center for the Promotion ofIntegrated Science)
Date:
June 11 - 13, 2014
Venue:
SOKENDAI Hayama Campus

Theme:
Film-making on Natural and Human Science 2014
In Charge: Kubo, Masatoshi (Depar tment of Regional
Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
August 27 - 30, 2014
October 18, 2014
Venue:
Togakushi Museum of Natural History, National
Museum of Ethnology

Theme:The Methods of Studying Japanese History C- What is Museum ? -2014
In charge:	‌M uraki, Jiro (Department of Japanese History,
School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
July 23-25, 2014
Venue:
National Museum of Japanese History

Theme:

Theme:

Ethics of science & Technology and intellectual
property rights 1
In Charge: Kodama, Haruo (Department of Cyber Society andCulture, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
September 1 - 3, 2014
Venue:The Open University of Japan

Theme:

Theme:
Social Literacy for Researcher
In Charge: Hirata, Kohji and Shineha, Ryuma (Department
of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, School of
Advanced Sciences)
Date:
September 2 - 4, 2014
Venue:
National Institute for Physiological Sciences

The methods of studying Japanese history B- field research in FY 2014 In charge: Shibasaki, Shigemitsu (Department of Japanese
History, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:July, 26 - 28, 2014
Venue:
Kagoshima University, Yakushima Island
The methods of studying Japanese history A- objects research in FY 2014 In Charge: Okubo, Jun’ichi (Department of Japanese History,
School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
July 30 - August 1, 2014
Venue:
National Museum of Japanese History

Theme:
Collection management science (basics)
In Charge: Sonoda, Naoko (Department of Comparative
Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
October 27 - 29, 2014
Venue:
National Museum of Ethnology

Theme:
Workshop Design Lecture
In Charge: Okumoto, Motoko (The Center for the Promotionof Integrated Sciences)
Date:
August 8 - 10, 2014
Venue:
SOKENDAI Hayama Campus, Manazuru Hanto

Theme:
Archives College 2014
In Charge: Watanabe, Koichi (Department of Japanese
Literature, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
November 10 - 15, 2014
Venue:
Fukuoka City Museum

Theme:
Science Communications
In Charge: Mayama, Satoshi (The Center for the Promotion ofIntegrated Sciences)
Date:
August 11 - 13, 2014
Venue:
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
NOBEYAMA

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2014 UST-SOKENDAI Joint Seminar on Computational Sciences
Computational sciences are now widely applied in various
fields in science, including astronomical and fusion sciences,materials and molecular sciences, and biological sciences. The
goal of this seminar is to strengthen students' understanding of
the current status of the computational sciences.
In charge: Hirata, Kohji (The Center for the Promotion ofIntegrated Sciences)
Date:
July 29 - August 1, 2014
Venue:
UST, Daejeon, Korea

Short-Stay Study Abroad ProgramThis program is supported by a grant from the University thatenables students to take part in international joint research
projects.
It provides students opportunities to study at cutting-edge
research institutes abroad and to pursue in-depth study with anumber of prominent researchers.
It aims at fostering highly specialized world-class researchers
who have global perspectives.
Students are able to gauge the positioning of their own research
and forge friendships and make exchanges with new colleagues.
■ FY 2014
Number of students supported by this program: 5Countries and regions of visiting institutes:
UK, Switzerland, USA, Taiwan

Science and Society
SOKENDAI has been leading a program to develop graduate education in “science and society.” Since the university’s primary
mission is to train professionals who have leading expertise as well as broader perspectives, we hope our young scientists develop
abilities to grasp science as part of social activities and to think critically about social dimensions of scientific practice including social
implications and impacts of research activities and infrastructure supporting scientific research. Therefore the center promotes theeducation program designing and providing a “science and society” course as well as workshops to discuss various issues pertinent
to a specialized field of science.

31⦿ SOKENDAI Freshman Week
This program is composed of two seminars; "Student Seminar" and "Freshman Course". The "Student Seminar" planned/organizedby the Student Seminar Committee consisting of current students provides a good opportunity to interact with faculty members andstudents from other departments and schools, while an intensive orientation seminar "Freshman Course" addresses the philosophy of
SOKENDAI and provides guidelines for living a fulfilling student life.

■ 2014 fiscal year (First semester)■ 2014 fiscal year (Second semester)Date: April 7-10, 2014
Venues: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Participants: 85 students, 29 faculty members and 15 lecturers(129 participants)

Date: October 7-12, 2014
Venues: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Participants: 32 students, 20 faculty members and 6 lecturers(58 participants)

⦿ Academic Exchange Sessions
SOKENDAI organizes Academic Exchange Sessions. Graduates in each special field from around the world are invited to makepresentations on their latest research. The session provides graduates, current students, and faculty members with the opportunity tomake new acquaintances and form new academic and research networks; the sessions contribute both to the enhancement of theirresearch abilities and to academic progress in each field.

■ 2014 fiscal year
Date: March 23-24, 2015
Venue: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Participants: 6 Invited Graduates, 37 Faculty Members, 13 Graduates, 2 Candidates, 4 Current Students (62 participants)32⦿ JSPS Summer Program
The objective of this program is to inject an international element into the education at the University and to promote academic
exchange with other countries. SOKENDAI provides an orientation session during the first week of the program at the Hayama
campus. It comprises Japanese language lessons, special lectures on Japanese culture and research, and a poster session in which
SOKENDAI students will also participate to exchange ideas and opinions with JSPS Summer Program fellows from all over the world.
Under the program young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from academically-advanced countries are invited to the University
with the collaboration of inter-university research institutes and other universities. This program, which is supported by JSPS, provides
guest researchers with an opportunity to experience Japanese research and education.

‌Opening Ceremony and Orientation■‌Research Report Presentation and Farewell Party■

Date: June 11-17, 2014
Venues: Shonan Village Center

Date: August 19, 2014
Venues: Hotel Grand Palace (Tokyo)‌Research Experience at Host Institutions■
Date: June 18-August 18, 2014
Venues: IURIs, Universities

Invited researchers
for the 2009 fiscal year

Invited researchers
for the 2010 fiscal year

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for the 2011 fiscal year

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International Communication Course
A short course for students who want to learn how to make a poster
presentation in international meetings. They can learn how to makeposters, how to present quickly and how to discuss with audiences.
Students actually participate in the poster session during JSPS
Summer Program.

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The Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Research
Under the Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Research, CPIS
has launched several kinds of new initiatives and schemes to encourage
creative and multidisciplinary research activities, which greatly benefit
from the institutional architecture of SOKENDAI, i.e. the close affiliation
with the leading national research institutions across Japan. The current
initiatives and schemes take the form of a joint-research grant, a proposal
for cross-disciplinary research coordination, and a publication support
fund. As the joint-research grants, CPIS supported the total of 15 research
projects in 2014. The principle investigators of these projects presented
their progress at the Annual Symposium for Integrated Research, which
is designed to promote the integration of the research community within
SOKENDAI as much as in wider academic communities in Japan.

⦿ The Initiative for Strategic Research Projects
The Initiative for Strategic Research Projects aims to collect new ideas for cutting-edge research across SOKENDAI and to promote
them as the themes for a grand research project representing the entire research community at the university. Such themes are
expected to from the core of both research and educational activities at SOKENDAI, and they necessarily share the vision of
integrating science, social science, and humanities all together.

⦿T‌ he Scheme for Interdisciplinary Research for Young
Researchers
The Scheme for Interdisciplinary Research for Young Researchers aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration across various
departments at SOKENDAI and to provide the research environment in which young scholars can utilize their creative talent and carryout ambitious research. This scheme is also intended for the researchers who could not help interrupting their research due to suchas childbirth, upbringing, disease, or injury. With the support of this scheme, young scholars may conduct a new research project or
prepare for a future application for a cooperative research grant. In 2014, this scheme is to be replaced with a new program.

⦿ The Global Collaborative Research ProjectIn this program, fostering comprehensive researchers who have a high level of expertise, wide perspective, and who are internationally
viable, deepening the bond with graduates, and leading to strengthen the formation of the Graduate University for the Advanced
Studies' academic exchange by having our university students and graduates participate in the cross-cutting research subjects in thisprogram and collaborative researches opened at home and abroad are also the goals of this project. Contributing to the opportunity
for diligent research in the international collaborative researches and research exchange for the students and young faculties of ouruniversity by having the researchers from overseas research institutes participate in the collaborative researches will be evaluated.

⦿ The Interdisciplinary Research Project
We actively provide support for the proposal of the collaborative research aimed at promoting/strengthening the inter-infrastructural
majors having different graduate courses and institutions (such as inter-university research institutes, corporations, etc., including
the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Open University of Japan) and creating new academic disciplines, the proposal ofdifferent field cooperating type of collaborative research, and the research subject for which the outcome with social significance is
expected.

34⦿ The Proposal for Interdisciplinary Research Coordination
In order to design and propose an interdisciplinary research coordination as representative research projects at SOKENDAI, theplanning meeting for the interdisciplinary research coordination was held by many participants from various departments. In the fiscal
year 2014, the meeting was held three times and while having an intensive discussion on various research seeds, it aims at making aninterdisciplinary research theme develop into a workshop or joint research.

⦿ The Paper Publishing Cost Assistance
The publishing cost support of the printing expenses up to 100,000 yen per affair was carried out for about the academic paper which
was a result of the research activities (From 2015 the cost support has been changed up to 200,000 yen per affair). This support isapplicable only for the students who belong to SOKENDAI. Total 11 affairs were supported in the fiscal year 2014.
Department

Authers
Title
Tarnoi, Saran / Kumwilaisak, Wuttipong / QoS-aware routing for heterogeneous
Saengudomlert, Poompat / JI, Yusheng / layered unicast transmissions in wireless
1 Informatics
mesh networks with cooperative network
Kuo, C-C Jay
codingIdentification and Characterization
Ohkawa, Toshika / Satake, Shin'Ichiro /Physiologicalof GABA Receptor Autoantibodies in
Yokoi, Norihiko / Fukata, Yuko / Fukata,
2
Sciences
Autoimmune Encephalitis
Masaki
Min, Cheulhong / Honma, Mareki /Accurate parallax measurement toward
Astronomical
Shibata, M. Katsunori / Hirota, Tomoya /3
the symbiotic star R Aquarii
Science
Matsumoto, Naoko
Machida, Shimon / Kajiyama, Tomoko /Settings of Access Control by Detecting
4 Informatics
Shimada, Shigeru / Echizen, Isao
Sensitive Data Leaks in SNS
Matsuda, S.Takashi / Nakamura, Takuji / New statistical analysis of the horizontal
5 Polar Science Ejiri, K. Mitsumu / Tsutsumi, Masaki
phase velocity distribution of gravity
waves observed by airglow imaging
Kawashima, Ayaka / Satta, Yoko
Substrate-Dependent Evolution of
Evolutionary
Cytochrome P450: Rapid Turnover of the
6 Studies of
Detoxification-Type and Conservation of
Biosystems
the Biosynthesis-Type
Wanglar, Chimwar / Takahashi, Jun / Yabe, Tbx protein level critical for clockTaijiro / Takada, Shinji
mediated somite positioning is regulated
7 Basic Biology
through interaction between Tbx and
RipplyIwata, Ryohei / Iwasato, Takuji
RacGAP alpha2-chimaerin function in
8 Genetics
development adjusts cognitive ability inadulthoodNGUYEN-SON, Hoang-Quoc / Echizen, Anonymizing Personal Text Messages
Isao
Posted in Online Social Networks and
9 Informatics
Detecting Disclosures of Personal
Information
Physiological Kurganov, Erkin / Zhou, Yiming / Saito,
Heat and AITC activate green anole
10
Sciences
Shigeru / Tominaga, Makoto
TRPA1 in a membrane-delimited manner
Fukushima, Kenji / Kawaguchi, Masayoshi Oriented cell division shapes carnivorous
11 Basic Biology/ Hasebe, Mitsuyasu
pitcher leaves of Sarracenia purpurea

35

Publication
EURASIP Journal on
Wireless Communications
and Networking
The Journal of Neuroscience
Publications of the
Astronomical Society of
Japan
IPSJ Journal
Journal of GeophysicalResearch : Atmospheres
PLOS ONEPLOS ONE

Cell Reports
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on
Information and Systems
European Journal of
Physiology
Nature Communications

The Programs for Infrastructural Development
⦿ All-SOKENDAI Academic Network
This program aims at creating “All-SOKENDAI Academic Network” in which our graduates enjoy academic exchange with SOKENDAI
faculty and students towards closer inter-disciplinary and international cooperation among SOKENDAI community and all the members
jointly contribute to further development of SOKENDAI education and research activities through their enthusiastic collaborations.
Follow-up of network membership also leads to our graduates activity survey which is vital for self-evaluation and endeavor for quality
assurance of our superb post-graduate education. Moreover, the network facilitates support information exchanges through mutually
beneficial cooperation between SOKENDAI and alumni and linkage of human network with broader sense of identity.
As an ICT infrastructure to this network, we have a virtual portal site "SOKENDAI-Anet" and also a campus community site "SOKENDAI
Square" to develop a unified SOKENDAI world that integrates department-, school- and region-based sub-networks and to enhance
the SOKENDAI community's relationship to society through our creative partnership.

⦿ Promotion of Interdisciplinary Communication
To support inter-department research, education programs, and communication at SOKENDAI, we visit all the departments andprepare a report on each activity. In order to develop our university network, we use our official website, YouTube, and newsletters toshare information about our interdisciplinary activities.
We provide the following information on our website:1) Activity report about CPIS projects
Our website covers activity reports about interdisciplinary lectures, planning meetings of SOKENDAI research projects, studentinitiated interdisciplinary educational programs, and other CPIS projects along with images.
2) Public relations for faculties and students using video contents
To inform faculty members and students about CPIS projects, we provide video content on interdisciplinary lectures, planningmeetings of SOKENDAI research projects, student-initiated interdisciplinary educational programs, and other projects throughYouTube.
3) Interactive bulletin board for researchers
This webpage is for researchers who have some idea about interdisciplinary research. Researchers can use the webpage to seek
research partners.
4) Message from new Ph.D. holders
To promote the formation of student and intergenerational network, photos of new Ph.D. holders along with write-ups about their visionor advice for younger students are posted on the CPIS website.
5) CPIS blog
The CPIS blog promotes the interdisciplinary activities of faculties and students, interdisciplinary lectures, planning meetings of
SOKENDAI research projects, student-initiated interdisciplinary educational programs, and other projects.

⦿ Distance Learning Support
CPIS aids the faculty of SOKENDAI in transmitting educational content for distance learning. We have researched the current
conditions of use of TELAS, a real-time interactive class system developed by SOKENDAI in 2014, and intend to use TELAS to support
the CPIS lecture in 2015. We promote our inter-departmental education through ICT.

36

Society and Community
Outreach Activities
University Evaluation

With the aim of improving education and research, SOKENDAI has implemented a self-inspection and evaluation system for its
educational and research activities. In addition, third parties assess the results of the self-inspection and evaluation to identify
problems to be solved or improved.
■ “External evaluation of the School of Advanced Sciences” (November, 2004 / January, 2013)■ “Third-party evaluation on the Ofﬁce for Inter-departmental Activities” (March, 2007)■ “Certiﬁed Evaluation and Accreditation” (March, 2008 / March, 2014)
SOKENDAI was evaluated by the National institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, NIAD-UE, according to its
University Evaluation Standards. SOKENDAI was accredited with the rating that it fulﬁlls the University Evaluation Standards set by
NIAD-UE.
■ “National University Corporation Evaluation (Annual plan and mid-term plan)” (March, 2009 / November, 2014)■

For inquiries or information : Planning Section
TEL：81-46-858-1584 FAX：81-46-858-1542 E-mail：irdiv@ml.soken.ac.jp

Community Programs
With the aims of making broadly available to general society the accumulated research ﬁndings of the University, opening up
the University to the public and deepening interchanges with the local community, we proudly participate in the “Shonan Village
Festival” in Shonan Village, which is home to the Hayama Campus. In addition, we jointly sponsor Science Cafes with the Kanagawa
International Foundation. Moreover, we also sponsor Science Cafes in Hayama Town.

■ 2014 fiscal year
◇Shonan Village Festival◇Science Cafe

◇Science Seminar for Junior High and High School Students◇Science Cafe

“The World of Autophagy Seen through Yeast”
Ohsumi, Yoshinori (Emeritus Professor at SOKENDAI)
Date: July 5, 2014

-Lecture: “ The vision of cichlid ﬁsh from African Great Lakes:
resent study and ﬁeld work in Africa”
Terai, Yohei (Assistant Professor at the School of Advanced
Sciences)-Science Cafe: “Communicating Science”-Stargazing Session: “Enjoying the Spring Night Sky”
Date: May 3, 2014

“What evolution left to us - an introduction to evolutionary
studies of human behavior”
Ohtsuki, Hisashi (Assistant Professor at the School of
Advanced Sciences)
Date: February 1, 2015

“Japan’s Space Science Now and Hereafter”
Sakamoto, Seiichi (Professor at the Department of Space andAstronautical Science)
Date: July 29, 2014■

For inquiries or information : General Affairs Division, Public Relations Ofﬁce
TEL : 81-46-858-1500,1590 FAX : 81-46-858-1542,1632

Academic Lectures hosted by the School of Advanced Sciences
From various on-going studies, the School selects themes relating to “light and evolution” andorganizes academic lectures that deliver ﬁndings from cutting edge research to the general publicand help to create deeper communication with people in the local communities.

■The 17th Academic lecture for FY 2014

Lectures: The barn swallow in love: mate choice by multiple criteria and trait evolution.
Hasegawa, Masaru (Research Fellow of School of Advanced Sciences, SOKENDAI)
Lectures: Inﬂuenza epidemic in Tokyo metropolitan area: which station and commute pathway isdangerous?
Yashima, Kenta (Research Fellow of School of Advanced Sciences, SOKENDAI)
Date: November 3, 2014■

For inquiries or information : Hayama Ofﬁce
TEL : 81-46-858-1577, 1595 FAX : 81-46-858-1544
E-mail : ofﬁce_sendou@ml.soken.ac.jp
37

Academic Staff

(As of April 1, 2015)

Category
President
Executive Director
AuditorVice President
Presidential Aide
Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
School of Cultural andJapanese History
Social Studies
Cyber Society and Culture
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
School of PhysicalAstronomical Science
Sciences
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School of High Energy
Materials Structure Science
Accelerator Science
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School of Life Science
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced
Evolutionary studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal
The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
Information Services and Technology Center
Secretariat etc.
Total

Member of the Board
1
3
2
（1）

Professor

Associate Professor

（3）
13
12
17
18
10
15
85
7
9
24
27
15
82
58
20
31
109
19
12
30
61
22
11
16
49
5
5
1（1）

6（1）

10
10
5
15
3
9
52
8
7
30
21
40
106
55
19
32
106
21
20
29
70
15
15
19
49
5
5
（2）
（1）

392（4）

LectureAssistant Professor

17
18
40
14
28
117
54
10
20
84
7
20
9
36
30
36
33
99
8
8
3
1

（1）

（1）
17
7
24
48

4
4
（2）
1
53（4）

388（3）

OthersSecretariat

13
13

348

39
39

13

Total
1
3
2
（1）
（3）
23
22
22
33
13
24
137
32
34
94（1）
62
83
305（1）
184
56
107
347
47
52
68
167
67
62
68
197
35
35
4（5）
1（1）
40
1239（12）※The number of staff in parentheses indicates those who concurrently work in other section [not included in the total].

Students

(As of May 1, 2015)
1st year

Quota
SchoolDepartment

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
School ofCultural andJapanese History
Social Studies
Cyber Society and Culture
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
School of
Physical Sciences Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School of High Energy
Materials Structure Science
Accelerator
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Science
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School of Life Science
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal
Total

Doctoral Course
5-year3-year

2nd year

Int'lFemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

3rd year

4th year

5th year

Total

Int'l
FemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

FemaleInt'lStudents

3
3
3

2
4
4

1
4
4

1
1
0

3
5
4

1
2
2

1
2
1

7
7
10

2
5
5

4
1
4

12
16
18

4
11
11

6
4
5

3

2
0
1
13

1
0
1
11

0
0
0
2

2
0
1
15

1
0
1
7

1
0
0
5

5
2
6
37

2
2
6
22

0
0
1
10

9
2
8
65

4
2
8
40

1
0
1
17

3
15
2
2
2
2

3
3
3
3

3
3
5
1

1
0
1
0

0
0
0
0

4
1
2
3

0
0
1
0

0
0
0
0

10
1
9
4

5
0
2
0

5
0
2
3

5
5
8
6

0
4
2
1

1
4
0
3

4
1
8
3

0
1
3
1

3
1
4
3

26
11
32
17

6
5
9
2

9
5
6
9

2
10

3
15

2
14

0
2

0
0

6
16

1
2

2
2

3
27

1
8

0
10

7
31

0
7

0
8

7
23

2
7

1
12

25
111

4
26

3
32

1
0
10
11

0
0
1
1

0
0
0
0

0
0
5
5

0
0
2
2

0
0
1
1

2
0
7
9

1
0
0
1

2
0
1
3

3
2
8
13

0
1
0
1

0
0
1
1

1
2
9
12

0
2
0
2

1
0
1
2

7
4
39
50

1
3
3
7

3
0
4
7

2
3
4
9

※2
※2
※2
－

2
2

3
1

1
5

0
1

0
0

1
1

0
0

0
0

5
4

2
3

0
0

9
6

2
2

1
0

12
6

1
2

1
0

28
22

5
8

2
0

4
8

6
10

7
13

0
1

4
4

4
6

1
1

4
4

14
23

2
7

10
10

18
33

1
5

9
10

36
54

3
6

18
19

79
129

7
20

45
47

3
3
3
9

6
6
6
18

5
2
4
11

1
1
2
4

1
0
3
4

5
8
1
14

3
4
0
7

2
0
0
2

12
12
7
31

4
6
2
12

4
3
0
7

8
4
11
23

1
1
5
7

2
0
4
6

11
16
18
45

5
10
7
22

5
2
3
10

41
42
41
124

14
22
16
52

14
5
10
29

5
5

1
1

3
3

0
0

0
0

3
3

2
2

2
2

8
8

6
6

0
0

1
1

0
0

0
0

16
16

9
9

0
0

31
31

17
17

2
2

41

59

52

8

8

44

14

11

111

45

32

116

27

30

187

68

53

510

162

134

1

※ The number of female students and international students is included in the total.
2※ The School of High Energy Accelerator Science does not have a specific quota of admission but gives examinations.

38Matriculation
Admission of the 2015 fiscal year
SchoolDepartment

School of Culturaland Social Studies

School of PhysicalSciences

School of HighEnergy Accelerator
Science

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

Quota

School of Advanced
Sciences

PasserBackground

Admitted
Students

GenderMale

FemaleInternational
Students（1）

Regional Studies

−（3）

（8）

（2）

（2）

（1）

（1）

Comparative Studies

−（3）

（7）

（4）

（4）

（4）

（1）

Japanese Studies

−（3）

（9）

（4）

（4）

（4）

Japanese History

−（3）

（4）

（2）

（2）

Japanese Literature

−（3）

（4）

（2）

（1）

（1）

（1）

（1）

Subtotal

−（15）

（32）

（14）

（13）

（2）

（11）

（2）

2（3）

5（4）

3（3）

3（2）

2（2）

1

（1）

Functional Molecular Science

2（3）

5（1）

3（1）

3（1）

3（1）

Astronomical Science

2（3）

23（9）

8（2）

5（2）

4（1）

Fusion Science

2（3）

3

2

1

1

2（3）

7（1）

5（1）

2（1）

2

（1）

Subtotal10（15）

43（15）

21（7）

14（6）

12（4）

2（2）

Accelerator Science

2（※）

7

4

1

1

Materials Structure Science

3（※）

1

1

Particle and Nuclear Physics

4（※）

36（2）

18（2）

10（2）

9（2）

Subtotal

9

44（2）

23（2）

11（2）

10（2）

Statistical Science

2（3）

7（3）

2（1）

（1）

Polar Science

2（1）

10（2）

5（1）

5（1）

4（1）

Informatics

4（6）

6（8）

4（3）

2（2）

2（2）

（1）

1
1
（1）

23（13）

11（5）

7（4）

6（3）

1（1）

3（６）

10（4）

3（3）

3（3）

3（2）

（1）

Basic Biology

3（６）

7

4

2

1

1

Physiological Sciences

3（６）

4（3）

2（3）

1（3）

1（3）

Subtotal

9（18）

21（7）

9（6）

6（6）

5（5）

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

5（１）

5（1）

4

3

3

5（１）

5（1）

4

3

3

136（70）68（34）

41（31）

36（16）

1
（1）

8（10）

41（59）（1）

1

Genetics

Subtotal

（1）

1（1）

Space and Astronautical Science

Total

Jobholder（1）

Structural Molecular Science

Subtotal

School of Life
Science

Applicant(As of April 1, 2015)

（1）

1（1）

（4）

1（2）

1（1）

5（15）

（ ） 3-year Doctoral Course〔not included in the total〕.
※ A few people.

Admission of
the 2015 fiscal year

Japanese National Universities

Other 1

Total

43universities
72students

students（1.4％）

Other 1

universities（2.3％）

Private21
Private13

students（29.2％）

universities（30.3％）

Public 1
Public 1
students（1.4％）

universities（2.3％）

Foreign5

students（6.9％）

Foreign
4universities（9.3％）

National
24

universities（55.8％）

National
44

students（61.1％）

Hokkaido University
Tohoku University
Yamagata University
Ibaraki University
Tsukuba University
Tsukuba University of Technology
Saitama University
Chiba University
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ochanomizu University
Shinshu University
University of Toyama
Gifu University
Shizuoka University
Nagoya University
Mie University
Kyoto University
Kobe University
Nara Women's University
Yamaguchi University
Kyushu University
Kagoshima University

Japanese Private Universities
2
3
1
2
5
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
3
1

Japanese Public Universities
Osaka Prefecture University

39

1

Gakushuin University
Kitasato University
Kyoto Bunkyo University
Soka University
Chuo University
Tokai University
Tokyo University of Science
Doshisha University
Toho University
Meiji University
Rikkyo University
Ritsumeikan University
Waseda University

1
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
2
1
1
2

Foreign Universities
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Sun Yat-sen University
University College London

1
1
2
1

OthersNara National College of Technology

1Degrees Awarded
School

Quota

Field

(As of April 1, 2015)

For the period of
1991〜2009’10

65 ［11］（33）

14 ［6］ （2）

’11

’12

7 ［2］ （1）’13

7 ［2］ （4）

3		

（1）

’14

Total

5 ［4］ （2）101 ［25］（43）

School of
Literature
Cultural and （15）Philosophy
Social Studies

51 ［7］ （18）

1 ［1］ （2）3		

3 ［1］ （4）4 ［1］ （4）6 ［2］ （2）

68 ［12］（31）

Philosophy

52 ［0］ （11）

1

2

3

0

0

58 ［0］ （11）298 ［11］（32）12

13

13 ［2］

19

11		

（3）

366 ［13］（35）43 ［1］ （15）

5

7

6

7 ［1］

4 ［2］ （1）72 ［4］ （16）School of
Physical 10（15） Science
Sciences
Engineering

Philosophy
School ofHigh Energy
9（※） Science
Accelerator
ScienceEngineering
Statistical
Science（1）

22 ［0］ （8）

0

0

1 ［1］

109 ［3］ （11）

6		

（1）

12

12		

38 ［0］ （19）

1		

（1）

1		

15 ［1］ （1）

4		

（1）

2

（1）

0		
（1）

3
1		

（1）

0		

23 ［1］ （9）

5		

（1）

8		

152 ［3］ （13）1

3

47 ［0］ （21）

1		

4 ［1］

27 ［2］ （3）School ofPhilosophy
Multidisciplinary 8（10）
Science
Sciences

64 ［4］ （10）

2

3

4

5

2

80 ［4］ （10）44 ［0］ （6）

2

2

2

2

2

54 ［0］ （6）Informatics

56 ［2］ （0）8 ［1］

12 ［1］

10 ［1］

9 ［1］

10 ［1］

105 ［7］ （0）Philosophy

34 ［1］ （2）00School of9（18） Science
Life Science
MedicalScience409 ［19］（33）

23 ［3］ （1）18		

8 ［0］ （0）000Philosophy

13 ［4］ （0）

1 ［1］

1

0		

Science38 ［5］ （2）

1 ［1］

3

Engineering

5 ［1］ （0）0081 ［13］（8）86 ［3］ （4）School of
Advanced
Sciences

5
（1）

Total

41
（59）

1364 ［70］（201）

（1）

0

1

0

35 ［1］ （2）

21 ［1］

18 ［2］ （1）23 ［2］ （1）512 ［27］（37）109 ［0］ （0）0015 ［5］ （1）

3 ［1］

2

1

48 ［7］ （2）

0

0

0

5 ［1］ （0）89 ［9］ （11）78 ［5］ （7）79 ［12］（9）（1）

1777［112］
（240）

※1

The quota of admission is the one in FY 2014. (The figures in parentheses is the quota of 3-year doctoral course. The School of High Energy Accelerator Science does not have a specific quota ofadmission but accepts only a few students.)※2 ( ) : Figures of those who were granted the Ph.D. by way of Dissertation (not included in the total).
※3 [ ] : Figures of those who were granted the Ph.D. within a specified time after leaving the university.
※4 The School of Physical Sciences, the School of High Energy Accelerator Science, and the School of Multidisciplinary Sciences were formed from the former School of Mathematical and PhysicalScience on March 31, 2004.

Requirements for completion of the Ph.D. course
Students are required to be enrolled in SOKENDAI for more than 3 years (five-year course students are required to be enrolled for morethan 5 years), earn necessary credits prescribed at each department, take necessary research guidance for a doctoral thesis, andpass an examination for a doctoral thesis. Students who are recognized to have achieved great performance, can graduate in shorter
term.

School of Physical Sciences
School of High Energy Accelerator Science
School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
School of Life Science
School of Advanced Science

5-year Doctoral
CourseSchool of Cultural and Social Studies

5th year

5th year

3rd year

4th year

4th year

2nd year

3rd year

3rd year

1st year

2nd year
1st year
Master’s course
2 years

2 years or more experience
in research

Undergraduate course 4 years

40

3-year Doctoral
CoursePostgraduate Career Tracking / Profile
Positions held by Graduates (10years)
Fiscal year

(As of April 10, 2015)

’05

’06

’07

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

’14

Found employment in
Research Institutes

61

76

61

52

68

55

65

52

53

45

Found employment incompanies / Corporations

7

10

10

9

12

12

8

14

9

15

Seeking further education/
Others

26

16

28

23

19

14

12

23

16

19

Total

94

102

99

84

99

81

85

89

78

79

Type of employmentPostgraduate Career Tracking / Profile of the 2014 fiscal year
Thu Dau Mot University

Found Employment in Research Institutes 

145

National Museum of Ethnology

1National Astronomical Observatory

1

National Institute for Fusion Science

1

Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science2High Energy Accelerator Research
Organization

2

National Institute of Polar Research

1

National Institute of Informatics

4

National Institute of Genetics

3

National Institute of Basic Biology

3

National Institute for Physiological
Sciences

4

RIKEN

1

1

1

Liberal Arts Education Center, Sapporo 1
Campus, Tokai University

SECOM CO., LTD.

National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology

WDB Co., Ltd.

1Nara National Research Institute forCultural Properties

1

Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux dePhysique Theorique

1

TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

1

Institute for Plasma Research

1

Funakoshi Co., Ltd.

1

1

Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University1

Other
24%

Found Employment in Companies/Corporations 

Total
79
Companies
19%

University/
Research Institutes
57%

Kyushu University

1

Waseda University

1

Sam Toyoshima Laboratory Co., Ltd.

1

Fujitsu Laboratories LTD.

1

Works Applications Co., LTD.

2

Brain Child Inc.

1

Soiku Co., LTD.

1

Advance Technology Co., Ltd.

1

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

1

NEC Corporation

1

DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED 1
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation 1

15

Tohoku University

1

Hefei Institutes of Physical Science,
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nara Prefectural University

1

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron

1

Jiyu Gakuen

1

Akita University

1

Rajshahi University

1

Shizuoka Cancer Center

1

University of Tsukuba

1

Ainosato Animal Hospital1

1

Department of Psychiatry, Universityof Toronto

1

Institute for Cosmic Ray Research,
University of Tokyo

University of Tübingen

1

Osaka University Hospital

1

Tokyo Institute of Technology

1

1

15

Shinshu University

1

University of Colorado Denver,Anschutz Medical Campus

Undecided

41

Seeking further education / Other 19International Exchange
Number of International Students by Department
SchoolQuota

Department

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School ofJapanese Studies
CulturalJapanese History
and Social
Cyber Society and Culture
Studies
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
School of
Astronomical Science
PhysicalFusion Science
Sciences
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School ofHigh Energy Materials Structure Science
Accelerator Particle and Nuclear Physics
Science
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School ofLife Science Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal

Total*1 Female Students in Total

1st year

Doctoral Course
5-year 3-year*1

2nd year*2*1(As of May 1, 2015)

3rd year (1st year**)

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*1

*1

*1

*2

*2

3

1

1

3

1

1

*2

*2

1
1

2

3

1

3

1

1
1

*2

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

3

5

3

2

3

2

3

2

2

3

3

1

5

1

1

2

3
15

2

2

A few

3

A few

4

A few

9

−

2

3

2

1

4

6

4

8

10

4

3

6

1

3

6

3

6

3

2

3

9

18

4

2

4

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

3

1

6

3

0

1

1

1

1

1

4

3

1

1

1

1

4

3

5

3

1

4

3

1

0

0

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

7

1

0

10

3

2

1

3

8

4

1
0

1

1

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

17

10

2

7

6

3

9

3

0

1

5

4

1

6

0

1

1

1

9

2

4

1

3

0

3

2

3

32

9

9

1

3

1

0

0

0

0

1

4

1

1

1

2

0
1

1

3

2
0

1

4
3

1

12

1

0

1

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

7

2

1

2

1

1

Asia
India
Indonesia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
ThailandBangladesh
Philippines
Viet Nam
Malaysia
Korea
China
TaiwanAfricaAlgeria
Sudan
Tunisia
Nigeria
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
EuropeSpain
FranceUzbekistan
LatviaMiddle East
Iran
TurkeyLatin America andthe Caribbean
EcuadorBrazilPeru
North America
USA
Total

7

*2

0

0

1

3

9

1

3

18

1

4

45

4

15

2

3

4

1

2

10

1

3

10

2

4

19

1

4

47

5

16

2

1

2

1

4

2

1

2

1

2

5

2

3

14

6

7

1

1

1

3

1

3

2

1

1

5

2

4

4

3

1

3

2

2

10

7

6

6

4

3

10

5

6

29

15

17

1

1

1

2

2

1
12

7

6

2

1

0

2

2

1

7

3

4

1

0

0

0

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

8

2

7

11

5

5

32

10

11

30

11

10

53

15

13

134

43

46

2

6

1
1

9

*2

5

3

1
1

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

1

(As of May 1, 2015)

3rd year (1st year**)

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

28

9

9

26

11

8

43

14

8

113

41

34

3

1

4

3

2

2

1

1

10

5

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

5

1

1

5

1

1

3

1

1

1

1
1

1

2

2

3

1

1

1

4

1

4

1

2
1
2
0

1
0

0

1

1

2

1

0

0

14
0

0

5
0

5

12

4

3

2

2

0

0

2
1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1
1

1
0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

1
8

1

0

0

0

1
2

*1 Female Students in Total

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

32

10

11

30

*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

42

11

10

1

3

1

18

10

7

4

0

2

0

2

4

0

3

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

7

0

2

1

0

1

4

0

0

1

0

0

4

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

3

0

2

2

0

1

1

0

2

1

1

3

2

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

2

0

1

134

43

46

1
11

0

3

50

1
1

0

2

1

0

1
11

8

1
0

1

1

3

0

0

2

1
0

7

2

21

1
0

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1
0

1
15

0

1
1

5
1

2

0

53

15

13

1

4

2

1

6

1

6

1
0

*2

7

7

1

1

*1
12

1

1

1
0

Research Student

2

1

0

1

** The year of a 3-year doctoral course.

1
2

1

0
10

59

*1

1

2

*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

*1

2

1

Number of International Students
Country

1

4

5

2nd year2

3

41

1st year

*2

2

3

4

10

1

*1

4

0
3

Research Student** The year of a 3-year doctoral course.

10

1
1

6

4

International Exchange Agreements
SOKENDAI is promoting academic exchange and collaboration with other domestic and foreign universities through mutual agreements.

Academic Agreement with Foreign Institutions
University [Country]
Department

Corresponding Department

Contents

Date of Agreement

Validity

University of Science and Technology [Korea]

All Schools

Exchange of students
and researchers

May 25, 2005
May 25, 2010

May 24, 2015

University of Bayreuth [Germany]

All Schools

Exchange of students
and researchers

October 9, 2009
October 9, 2012

October 8, 2017

Chulalongkorn University [Thailand]
Faculty of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

April 1, 2010

March 23, 2020

The Fourth Military Medical University [China]
School of Preclinic Medicine

School of Life Science

Exchange of students
and researchers

December 16, 2010

December 15, 2015

Kasetsart University [Thailand]
Faculty of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 29, 2011

March 28, 2016

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PUNE
[India]School of Life Science

Exchange of students
and researchers

April 18, 2011

April 17, 2016

Asian Institute of Technology [Thailand]

All Schools*

Exchange of students
and researchers

January 19, 2012

January 18, 2017

National Taiwan University [Taiwan]
College of Bioresources and Agriculture

School of Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

May 7, 2012

May 6, 2017

Mahidol University [Thailand]
Faculty of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 20, 2014

March 19, 2019

Nanyang Technological University [Singapore]
College of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 20, 2014

March 19, 2019

University of Malaya [Malaysia]
Faculty of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 24, 2014

March 23, 2019

*Memorandum of Agreement concerning the dual doctoral degree program between School of Engineering and Technology, AIT and Department of Informatics, the School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences, SOKENDAI

Academic Agreement with Domestic Institutions
University / InstituteContents

Date of Agreement

All Schools

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology /Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science andTechnology

All Schools

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 20, 2002

Ochanomizu University
All Schools

All Schools

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine

Department of Physiological Sciences of School ofLife Science

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

Nagoya University
Graduate School of Engineering

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2010

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Science

School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Accelerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary Sciences

Exchange of students

March 27, 1998

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Accelerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary Sciences /Life Science / Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students

March 27, 1998

International Christian University
Graduate School of Arts and Science

All Schools

Exchange of students

March 24, 2000

Kyoto University
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Osaka University
Graduate School of Human Sciences

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Kobe University
Graduate School of Interculutural Studies / Human
Development and Environment

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Kyoto Bunkyo University
Graduate School of Anthropology

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Chiba University
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Depar tment of Japanese Histor y / Japanese
Literature of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Chiba University
Graduate School of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2010

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
School of Information Science

Department of Informatics of School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2009

Tsuda College
Graduate Program in Mathematics and Computer Science

School of Multidisciplinary Science

Exchange of students

April 1, 2015

Waseda University
School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

School of Multidisciplinary Science

Exchange of students

April 1, 2015

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Graduate School of Engineering / Information Scienceand Engineering / Decision Science and Technology

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

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Access (Hayama Campus)
Maborikaigan I.C
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Center

Shioiri
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ShonanKokusaimura
Center Crossing

ShonanKokusaimura
CenterShonan Kokusaimura
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