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School of Cultural and Social Studies

School of High Energy Accelerator Science

School of Life Science

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

Department of Accelerator Science
Department of Materials Structure Science
Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

Department of Genetics
Department of Basic Biology
Department of Physiological Sciences

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 Multidisciplinary Sciences
Department of Statistical Science
Department of Polar Science
Department of Informatics

School of Advanced Sciences
Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

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

Contents
Message from the President

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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

12

Fusion Science

School of Cultural and Social Studies

12Space and Astronautical Science 18

Regional Studies

12

Comparative Studies

13

School of High Energy Accelerator Science 19

Japanese Studies

13

Accelerator Science

19

Japanese History

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Materials Structure Science

20

Cyber Society and Culture

14

Particle and Nuclear Physics

20

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

22

Astronomical Science

17Interdepartmental Program
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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 31
The Center for Academic Information Services 32
University Library
32
Division of Information Services andTechnology
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Office of Promotion for Internationaland Social Affairs
34International Cooperation Office34
Public Relations Office36
SOKENDAI Alumni Network
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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

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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 2015
are from 64 universities, including 23 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, 2016

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 at the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) and at SOKENDAI (The
Graduate University for Advanced Studies) as well. Dr. Okada was appointed as the-vice-director-general in 2004 and then the director-general of NIPS andthe 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 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 president of theFederation 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■ U tilization of internship systems in Japan and abroad

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.
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, in a custom-made manner,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
The Center for Academic Information Services
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: https://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 Officeand Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of theEstablishment of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies
are established at Okazaki National Research Institutes.

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.

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.

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.

July
2015

The Center for Academic Information Services was establishedby unification of the University Library and the Information
Services and Technology Center.

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 (2016)
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

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)

SchoolNational 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］Institute of Space andAstronautical Science, Sagamihara

［2］
（※）

Accelerator Laboratory·Applied ResearchLaboratory, Tsukuba(KEK)

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

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
The Center for Academic Information Services
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, 2016

President

Okada, Yasunobu■ School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

Executive Director

Hasegawa, Mariko

Dean

Imura, Satoshi

Executive Director

Nagayama, Kuniaki

Deputy Dean

Yoneda, Tomohiro

Executive Director

Tamura, Katsumi

Chair of the Department of Statistical Science Miyasato, Yoshihiko

AuditorTakeda, Hiroshi

Chair of the Department of Polar Science Motoyama, Hideaki

AuditorNakamoto, Fuminori

Chair of the Department of Informatics HU, Zhenjiang

Vice President

Hasegawa, Mariko

Presidential Aide

Husimi, Yuzuru

Presidential Aide

Kamada, Susumu■ School of Life Science■ School of Cultural and Social Studies
Dean

Dean

Iwasato, Takuji

Deputy Dean

Araki, Hiroyuki

Chair of the Department of Genetics

Katsura, Isao

Chair of the Department of Basic Biology Yamamoto, Masayuki

Kojima, Michihiro

Chair of the Department of Physiological Sciences Imoto, Keiji

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

Chair of the Department of Japanese Studies Ito, Takayuki
Chair of the Department of Japanese History Sakamoto, Minoru
Chair of the Department of Cyber Society and Culture Nishina, Emi
Chair of the Department of Japanese Literature Yamashita, Noriko

Ishikawa, TakehikoDeputy Dean

Uozumi, Yasuhiro

Arikawa, Kentaro

Deputy Dean

Satta, Yoko

Chair of the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems Sasaki, Akira■ School of Physical Sciences
Dean

Dean

■ University Library

Chair of the Department of Structural Molecular Science Aono, Shigetoshi

Acting Director

Nagayama, Kuniaki

Deputy Director

Yagyu, Shuji

Chair of the Department of Functional Molecular Science Kawai, Maki
Chair of the Department of Astronomical Science Hayashi, Masahiko■ The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences

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

Ogawa, Yujiro

Deputy Dean

Uno, Shoji

Deputy Dean

Kamiyama, Takashi

Kamada, Susumu

Deputy Director

Satta, Yoko

■ The Center for Academic Information Services■ School of High Energy Accelerator Science
Dean

Director

Director

Husimi, Yuzuru■ Headquarters

Chair of the Department of Accelerator Science Honda, Tohru
Chair of the Department of Materials Structure Science Kawata, Hiroshi
Chair of the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Hashimoto, Shoji

Secretary-General

Sato, Tadashi

Director of General Affairs

Kurebayashi, Takaaki

Director of Financial Affairs

Kitagawa, Masataka

Director of Academic and Students Affairs Itaba, Naoaki
Director of International and Social Affairs Kamei, Takeshi

10Education and Research Council As of April 1, 2016

Administrative Council As of April 1, 2016

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

Ishikawa, Takehiko

Dean of School of High Energy Accelerator Science

Ogawa, Yujiro

Secretary-General

Sato, Tadashi

Dean of School of Multidisciplinary Sciences Imura, Satoshi
Dean of School of Life Science

Iwasato, Takuji■ 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 Comparative Studies Hirai, Kyonosuke

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Chair of the Department of Japanese Studies Ito, Takayuki

Chief Executive Director, National Museum of Emerging Science

Chair of the Department of Japanese History Sakamoto, Minoru

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

Hayashi, Masahiko

Chair of the Department of Fusion Science

Takeiri, Yasuhiko

Mohri, Mamoru

Tachimoto, Narifumi
President, Research Organization of Information and Systems

Chair of the Department of Functional Molecular Science Kawai, Maki
Chair of the Department of Astronomical Science

Tsuneta, Saku

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 Honda, Tohru

Adviser, Shiseido Co., Ltd.

Genma, Akira

Chair of the Department of Materials Structure Science

Kawata, Hiroshi

Trustee, Nagoya University

Go, Mitiko

Professor of the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

Tokushuku, Katsuo

Professor / Executive Officer, University of Tsukuba

Chair of the Department of Statistical Science

Miyasato, Yoshihiko

Chair of the Department of Polar Science

Motoyama, Hideaki

Tokunaga, Tamotsu
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Komori, Akio

Chair of the Department of Informatics HU, Zhenjiang
Chair of the Department of Genetics

Katsura, Isao

Chair of the Department of Basic Biology

Yamamoto, Masayuki

Director General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Yamauchi, Masanori

Chair of the Department of Physiological Sciences Imoto, Keiji

Director, Tamarokuto Science Center

Chair of the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Director General, Natiomal Institute of Informatics, Research

Sasaki, Akira

Takayanagi, Yuichi

Organization of Information and Systems
Professor of the Department of Regional Studies

Kitsuregawa, Masaru

Sudo, Ken'ichi

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

This Department studies the individual cultures of ethnic
groups in Asia, Europe, Africa, America, 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.

Sea turtle fishing in Nicaragua

Developing research skills based on fieldwork.

Departments under the School

26 enrolled students
123 graduates

・Department of Regional Studies
・Department of Comparative Studies
・Department of Japanese Studies
・Department of Japanese History
・Department of Cyber Society and Culture(to April 2016)
Field research areas visited by students of
the Department of Regional Studies and Comparative Studies.

(Termination of student recruitment)

・Department of Japanese Literature

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 nurtures students
interested in the comparative and cross-cultural study ofsocial systems, religion, technology, languages, arts, andcultural resources. Through comparative study students are
expected to identify the cross-cultural commonalities and todevelop theoretical interpretations of the comparative data.
To foster researchers with high expertise, we encourage newresearch methods integrating relevant information technology
and interdisciplinary approaches besides the methods
applied traditionally in anthropological studies.

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 direct access to the museum collections of artifacts,
audio-visual materials, books and periodicals.

Library

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

Excavation and research in Peru

Supported by our study abroad grant program.

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

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.

Lecture utilizing museum collection

Augmenting a learning environment

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 six Departments within the School of Cultural andSocial Studies hold specialized researchers among
diverse field not limited in the area of liberal arts.
Furthermore, each Parents Institutes are owning abundantand various academic resources.
By making the use of its distinctive features, the Schoolof Cultural and Social Studies aims to foster researcherswith wide perspectives and offer chance of interactions
beyond different fields through Interdepartmental Program‘‘Academic Resource Management Course’’, Forums
held in Parents Institutes and issue of Academic journal‘‘SOKENDAI review of Cultural and Social Studies’’
supported by research guidance of specialized fields.

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.

Library

COURSES

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

Academic Interdisciplinary-Communication SOKENDAI Forum 2015
Venue: National Institute of Japanese Literature

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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■ Ishikawa, Takehiko
COURSES

Dean
School of Physical Sciences
Special field: ‌Physical Science
using microgravity

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

In this course, SOKENDAI provides an opportunity for highlevel education and advanced research through thetheoretical study, the analysis of acquired data, and thepractice of advanced R&D in Astrophysics, Solar System
Sciences and Space Engineering. The main feature of eachmajor is as follows.
・ Astrophysics is to elucidate the origin, structure andevolution of the universe based on the observations fromspace.
・ Solar System Sciences is to understand the origin andevolution of a variety of environments, including theprebiotic materials, by examining the present status andsamples of past days.
・ Space Engineering is to lead the future space developmentby providing innovative space technology. New spacetechnology enables challenging missions in the above twoscientific activities.
In addition, it is expected to cultivate not only depth ofknowledge in Space Science but also the planning skills forspace projects by touching on the most advanced andcomplex 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)

Asteroid explorer "Hayabusa2"
The spacecraft is touching down to a
newly created crater. ©Akihiro Ikeshita

COURSESCOURSES

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■ Ogawa, Yujiro
Dean
School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
Special field: Accelerator Science19

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.
Machines waiting for the operation scheduled to start in 2016. ©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■ Imura, Satoshi
COURSES

Dean
School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences
Special field: Ecology

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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

A spoken dialogue system with the NII character “BIT” based on machinelearning frameworks of speech synthesis, speech recognition anddialogue management. (Assoc.Prof,YAMAGISHI Junichi)

The aurora australis (Photo by Hidehiko Suzuki)

COURSESCOURSESPolar Science
Polar 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■ Iwasato, Takuji
Dean
School of Life Science
Special field: Neuroscience,
Molecular 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

Since the origin of life 3.8 billion years ago, an extremely diverse
collection of living organisms has populated the Earth. The
concept of evolution is key to understanding the history anddiversity of life, and also provides a theoretical framework linking
the various levels of biology. Even human society can be viewed
through the lens of evolution. Students will be trained to be worldclass scientists in their own research field. At the same time,
we offer courses covering not only a wide range of biological
topics but also the relationship between science and society. This
comprehensive training program aims to broaden our students’perspectives, in order that they will become professionals able tocontribute to developing a sustainable global society in the future.

The School of Advanced Sciences is a school with just one
department: the Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems. Our mission is to perform research andeducation in the fields of evolution and science and society.
The evolution section focuses on the diversity andevolutionary history of organisms, and consists of four
subsections: integrative anthropology, behavioral biology,
evolutionary biology and theoretical biology. The scienceand society section studies the roles and responsibilities ofscientists within society, from the viewpoint that science isa social activity of humans. Students carry out Ph.D.
research in their own field, but are also required to write asubthesis in the other one: biology students write asubthesis on science and society, and vice versa. The
barriers between laboratories have been removed as far as
possible, which makes for an intense, intimate educational
environment for all students and faculty. We thus hope that
all of our students will become competent and wellbalanced researchers / professionals.
In addition, our school – together with the Center for
Promotion of Integrated Sciences at Hayama – contributes
to organizing courses for all of SOKENDAI. We also actively
promote international and domestic collaborations withother universities and research institutes, to plant the seeds
for fruitful future research fields.

Interdepartmental Program
It is our general education policy that the SOKENDAI fosters young researchers who have a broad perspective, high-level expertise,logicality and technique. At the same time, the university offers interschool/departmental education programs that meet new academic
wishes and development.

Comprehensive Subjects Program⦿ SOKENDAI Freshman Course
This program is an intensive retreat course offering an invaluable opportunity
to interact with students and professors from different departments, with whom
you have few chance to meet. It also aims at guiding students to a fulfilling
experience, by delivering SOKENDAI’s goals that indicates what all thestudents must acquire as a researcher.

■ 2015 fiscal year (First semester) Date: April 6-10, 2015
■ 2015 fiscal year (Second semester) Date: October 5-8, 2015

⦿ 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.

SOKENDAI Brain Science Joint Program
Brain Science Joint Program was set up as a model case of the interdisciplinary education system initiated by Dept. Physiological
Sciences and created a new curriculum for SOKENDAI students to learn extensive fields in Brain Science with the cooperation of otherrelated Departments (Basic Biology, Genetics, Informatics, Statistical Science, Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
All lectures are being delivered by remote lecture system, which enables students to attend from the distant departments. We cordially
expect your active participation from various backgrounds.

Integrative Bioscience Education Program
To foster the development of young researchers who can contribute to the future of biology, we need a new graduate program that
promotes interdisciplinary and integrative views of biological processes, covering not only biological but also physical, mathematical,
and information sciences. A new curriculum of Integrative Bioscience will thus be developed and implemented in this program,utilizing notable features of SOKENDAI: graduate school education at cutting-edge national research institutes in diverse fields.

Academic Resource Management Program
The academic resource management course is led by the School of Cultural and Social Studies and aims to develop researchers witha high capability in academic resource management through learning about advanced academic resource management such as
methods for reading diverse academic resources, analysis using advanced scientific methods, recording and scientific preservation
management of academic resource information, and research presentations using academic resources.

Course-by-Course Education Program to Cultivate Researchers in Physical Science with Broad Perspectives
The Course-by-Course Education Program is provided jointly by the School of Physical Sciences and the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science. It seeks to foster researchers in the field of physical sciences who are fully equipped with a high degree ofprofessional qualities as well as broad perspective and international competence, so as to meet the needs of society.

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The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences
CPIS is a research and education facility at the heart of this multidisciplinary university, and its central aims are to promote free and open
academic interactions across various academic disciplines and to pioneer interdisciplinary and cutting-edge fields of academic
research.
The center's current programs focus on the following three aspects of research and education activities.
The details of each projects can be found on our web-site: http://cpis.soken.ac.jp/

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)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)Promotion of Interdisciplinary Communication(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.jp27

The Programs for Multidisciplinary Coordination in Education
Interdisciplinary Lectures for the 2015 fiscal year
Theme:
Science Communications
In charge: Kurata, Tomoko (Department of Basic Biology,
School of Life Science)
Date:
August 10 - 12, 2015
Venue:NOBEYAMA

Theme:

Solar System: Anratctic Exploration and Planetary
Science Missions
In charge: Komatsu, Mutsumi (The Center for the Promotionof Integrated Science)
Date:
September 10 - 11, 2015
Venue:
National Institute of Polar Research, Institute ofSpace and Astronautical Science, JAXA

Theme:

Theories of Academic Films and Practice of Film-making in Natural and Human Sciences, 2015
In charge: Kishigami, Nobuhiro Department of comparative
Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies)
Date:
August 26 - 30, 2015
November 27, 2015
Venue:
Togakushi Museum of Natural History

Theme:
Science and Dialogue
In charge: Bono, Mayumi (Department of Informatics, Schoolof Multidisciplinary Sciences)
Date:
October 13, 2015 - February 16, 2016 (Total 15
times)
Venue:
National Institute of Informatics, Miraikan

Theme:

Ethics of Science and Technology, and Intellectual
Property I
In charge: Kodama, Haruo (Department of Cyber Society
and Culture, School of Cultural and Social Studies
Date:
August 31 - September 2, 2015
Venue:The Open University of Japan

Theme:

2nd SOKENDAI – UST Joint Seminar, ”Workshop on
Big data and Computational Sciences”
In charge: Uno, Takeaki (Department of Informatics, Schoolof Multidisciplinary Sciences)
Date:
November 26 - 28, 2015
Venue:
SOKENDAI Hayama Campus

Theme:
Research and Society
In charge: Ito, Kenji (Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems, School of Advanced Sciences
Date:
September 1 - 2, 2015
Venue:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
JAXA

Theme:

Ethics of Science and Technology, and Intellectual
Property II
In charge: Kodama, Haruo (Department of Cyber Society
and Culture, School of Cultural and Social Studies
Date:
December 14 - 16, 2015
Venue:The Open University of Japan

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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 17 research
projects in 2015. 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.

29⦿ 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 2015, 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 Exploratory Research Workshop Support
In order to promote the early-stage research conducted by multiple researchers from various departments, CPIS supports the cost forholding exploratory research workshops. 5 workshops were supported in the fiscal year 2015.

⦿ The Paper Publishing Cost Assistance
The publishing cost support of the printing expenses up to 200,000 yen per affair was carried out for about the academic paper which
was a result of the research activities. This support is applicable only for the students who belong to SOKENDAI. Total 16 affairs were
supported in the fiscal year 2015.

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Department

Authers

Department of
Astronomical
Science
Department of
Polar Science
Department of
Astronomical
Science
Department of
Basic Biology
Department of
Evolutionary
Studies of
Biosystems
Departmentof Space andAstronautical
Science
Department of
Astronomical
Science
Department of
Astronomical
Science
Department of
Physiological
Sciences
Department ofInformatics

Anjali John Kaithakkal/ Suematsu, Yoshinori/Kubo, Masahito

Department of
Basic Biology

Department of
Evolutionary
Studies of
Biosystems
Department of
13 Astronomical
Science12Department of
14 Astronomical
Science
Department
15 of Statistical
Science
Department of
16 Astronomical
Science

Title

Publication

Photospheric Flow Field Related to the
The Astrophysical Journal
Evolution of the Sun's Polar Magnetic Patches(ApJ)
Observed by Hinode Solar Optical Telescope
Ishida, Tetsuo/ Ogawa, Yasunobu/ Kadokura, Direct observations of blob deformation during
Annales Geophysicae
Akira
a substorm
Suzuki L, Tomoko/ Shimakawa, Rhythm/
Galaxy formation at z > 3 revealed by narrow- The Astrophysical Journal
Yamamoto, Moegi/ Kodama, Tadayuki
band selected [OIII] Emission Line Galaxies (ApJ)
Nishimura, Toshiya/ Tanaka, Minoru
Yoshida, Mina/ Kinoshita, Michiyo/ Arikawa,
KentaroHaga, Takafumi/ Doi, Akihiro/ Murata, Yasuhiro

Sakurai, Junya/ Hamana, Takashi/ Miyazaki,
Satoshi/ Komiyama, Yutaka
Ishikawa, Shogo/ Onoue, Masafusa/
Kashikawa, Nobunari
Nishimoto, Rei/ Kashio, Makiko/ Tominaga,
MakotoNoji, Hiroshi/ Miyao, Yusuke
Ohashi, Rie/ Shiina, Mobuyuki/ Takao, Keizo

Pei-Ju Chen/ Matsushita, Atsuko/ Arikawa,
Kentaro
Saito, Yuriko/ Imanishi, Masatoshi
Daehyeon Oh/ Mayama, Satoshi/ Hayashi,
Saeko/ Iye, Masanori/ Hashimoto, Jun/
Kusakabe, Nobuhiko/ Kandori, Ryo/ Jungmi
Kwon/ Suenaga, Takuya
Hayamizu, Momoko
Taniguchi, Kotomi/ Saito, Masao/ Nakamura,
Fumitaka/ Kameno, Seiji

foxl3 is a germ cell-intrinsic factor involved insperm-egg fate decision in medaka

Science

Plant scents modify innate colour preference
Biology Lettersin foraging swallowtail butterflies
Determination of Central Engine Position and
The Astrophysical Journal
Accretion Disk Structure in NGC 4261 by(ApJ)Core Shift Measurements
PROPERTIES OF WEAK LENSING
CLUSTERS DETECTED ON HYPERSUPRIME-CAM'S 2.3 DEG2 FIELD
The very wide-field gzK galaxy survey -- I.
Details of the clustering properties of starforming galaxies at z~2

The Astrophysical Journal(ApJ)
Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society

Propofol-induced pain sensation involves
multiple mechanisms in sensory neurons

Pflügers Archiv - European
Journal of Physiology

Left-corner Parsing for Dependency Grammar

Journal of Natural Language
Processing

Comprehensive behavioral analysis of
RNG105(Caprin1) heterozygous mice:
Reduced social interaction and attenuatedresponse to novelty

Scientific Reports

Extreme spectral richness in the eye of theCommon Bluebottle butterfly, GraphiumsarpedonFrontiers in Ecology and
Evolution

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Quasars at
z~3 and Estimates of Their Supermassive
Black Hole Masses

Publications of the
Astronomical Society of Japan

Near-infrared imaging polarimetry of LkCa 15 Publications of the: A possible warped inner disk
Astronomical Society of JapanOn the existence of infinitely many universal
tree-based networks

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Implication of Formation Mechanisms of
HC5N in TMC-1 as Studied by 13C Isotopic
Fractionation

The Astrophysical Journal
(ApJ)

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The Programs for Infrastructural Development
⦿ 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 Facebook 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, SOKENDAI
research projects, student-initiated interdisciplinary educational programs, and other projects through YouTube.
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. In 2015, we researched the current state
and the future agenda for utilization of TELAS, a real-time interactive class system developed by SOKENDAI, through supporting forthe interdisciplinary lecture “Science and Dialogue” and some other remote lectures. In 2016, we will continuously provide effective
support for interdepartmental education through ICT including synchronous / ashynchronous distance learning.

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The
Center for
Academic Information Services
University
LibraryThis Center was established by unification of the University Library and the Information Services and Technology Center, which aims
at effective management of academic information in SOKENDAI. Based on secure and resilient information infrastructure, it provides
various academic information services to researchers and researchers-in-future who are both users and creators of academic
information, and supports education, research, and administration in SOKENDAI. This Center consists of the Division of Information
Services and Technology and the University Library.

University Library
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. 24,780 titles
Journal : (Japanese)
approx.
140 titles(Non-Japanese) approx.
320 titles
E-book :		
approx. 53,000 titles
E-journal :approx. 5,200 titles
Institutional Repository : approx. 4,600 titles

As of April 1, 2016

Database for Sakyo Komatsu Corpus
Database for the bibliography of Sakyo Komatsu's
works.
Database for the Jomon Shellmound
Database for the sites from which the faunal sediments
are excavated.
Database for the Fowl Collection
Database for the folk crafts etc of which the motif are
the Fowls.

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

Electronic Journals
BioOne ／ JSTOR ／ Science Direct ／ Springer-LINK ／Wiley-Blackwell ／ GeoScienceWorld
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.jp32

Division of Information Services and Technology
Cooperating with the affiliated research institutes and museums, this division manages core information facilities and operates
information systems located at the Yokohama Data Center and the Hayama Campus.
National Museum of
Ethnology

National Museum ofJapanese History

International Research Center
for Japanese Studies
National Institute ofJapanese Literature

国立遺伝学研究所
National Instituteof Genetics
National
Institute for Basic
基礎生物学研究所
Biology

Institute for Molecular
Science

SOKENDAI Video Conferencing System
National
Institute for
生理学研究所
Physiological Sciences

National Astronomical
Observatory

Division ofInformation Services andTechnology

Hayama Campus
The統計数理研究所
Institute of Statistical
Mathematics

National Institute for Fusion
ScienceNational
国立極地研究所
Institute of Polar
Research
国立情報学研究所
National Institute ofInformatics

Institute of Space andAstronautical Science
Institute of Materials
Structure Science
Accelerator Laboratory,
Applied Research Laboratory

Headquarters

University Library
The Center for the
Promotion of Integrated
Sciences

Institute of Particle andNuclear Studies

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 :Academic Information Service Office
TEL : 81-46-858-1587
FAX : 81-46-858-1633
E-mail : istc.jimu@ml.soken.ac.jp33Office of Promotion for International and Social Affairs
Office of Promotion for International and Social Affairs was established as the organization for the purpose of promoting internationaland social cooperation of this university in FY2015.

International Cooperation Office
The International Cooperation Office was established as the organization for the purpose of promoting international cooperation of thisuniversity in FY2015, and is undertaking various projects relating to international cooperation.

⦿ Short-Stay Study Abroad ProgramThis program is supported by a grant from the University that enables students totake 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 a number 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.
FY2015
Number of students supported by this program: 16
Countries and regions of visiting institutes:
USA, UK, France, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Nicaragua, Germany, Belgium⦿ 2015 UST-SOKENDAI Joint Seminar
This joint seminar alternates each year between this university and University of Science and Technology (UST) in South Korea, andmutual exchange of research is active by participation of the students of this university and UST in South Korea in this seminar.
Theme: Workshop on Big Data and Computational Sciences
Date: November 26 - 28, 2015
Venue: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus

34⦿ 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 10-16, 2015
Venues: Shonan Village Center

Date: August 18, 2015
Venues: Hotel Grand Palace (Tokyo)‌Research Experience at Host Institutions■
Date: June 17-August 17, 2015
Venues: IURIs, Universities

Invited researchers
for the 2010 fiscal year

Invited researchers
for the 2011 fiscal year

Invited researchers
for the 2012 fiscal year

U S A

64

U S A

64

U S A

64 U S A

U

10

U

9

U

12 U

K

K

K

Invited researchers
for the 2013 fiscal year
K

Invited researchers
for the 2014 fiscal year

Invited researchers
for the 2015 fiscal year

65

U S A

66

U S A

65

17

U

13

U

K

10

K

Fr a n c e

13 F r a n c e

11 F r a n c e

10 F r a n c e

9 Fr a n c e

13 F r a n c e

13Germany

13

Germany9Germany

14

Germany

19

Germany

13

Germany

12

Can a d a

14

Canada6 Canada

9

Canada3

CanadaSweden010CanadaSweden10
5

To t a l

114 T o t a l

109

To t a l

113

To t a l

115

To t a l

115

99

To t a lInternational Communication Course
Lectures for the purpose of obtaining practical abilities to internationally appeal
attractiveness of research are held targeting the students of this university
in conjunction with the orientation of the JSPS Summer Program. Students
participate in a group discussion and a poster session held in the orientation,and practice the introduction of their research in English, after receiving guidancefrom English teachers.

35

Public Relations Office
The Public Relations Office serves as a liaison that handles public relations for SOKENDAI. To promote and develop science and todisseminate excellent research results to the public, the Office communicates 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 Research Institutes, and planning, editing, and publication of SOKENDAI New
Letters.

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

SOKENDAI Alumni Network
We have organized “SOKENDAI Alumni Network” in which our alumni enjoy academic exchange with SOKENDAI faculty and students
towards closer inter-disciplinary and international cooperation among SOKENDAI community and all the members jointly contribute tofurther 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 web site "SOKENDAI Anet" to develop a unified SOKENDAI community and toenhance the SOKENDAI community's relationship to society through our creative partnership.

For inquiries or information :Anet OfficeE-mail : soken-anet@ml.soken.ac.jp

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, 2015)■

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 also sponsor Science Cafes in Zushi city.

■ 2015 fiscal year
◇Shonan Village Festival◇Science Café

-Lecture: Explore the evolution of the solar system - From
Hayabusa to Hayabusa 2Komatsu, Mutsumi (Assistant Professor at the Center for the
Promotion of Integrated Science)-Science Café: “Communicating Science”-Stargazing Session: “Enjoying the Spring Night Sky”
Date: May 3, 2015

“Connect the brain and the computer”
Nishimura, Yukio (Associate Professor at the Department of
Physiological Sciences)
Date: January 31, 2016

◇Science Seminar for Junior High and High School Students“The latest science of penguin, tuna and whale”
Watanabe, Yuuki (Assistant Professor at the Department of Polar
Science)Date: July 28, 2015■

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 18th Academic lecture for FY 2015

Lectures: Can Marlin really find Nemo?: Consideration of “Science” in Society.
Mizushima, Nozomi (Assistant Professor at the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)
Lectures: Evolution of human metal activity in Great Journey.
Fujito, Naoko (Research Fellow of School of Advanced Sciences)
Date: November 3, 2015■

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
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Academic Staff

(As of May 1, 2016)

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
The Center for Academic Information Services
Secretariat etc.
Total

Member of the Board
1
3
2
（1）

Professor

Associate Professor

（2）
11
11
17
19
10
13
81
7
10
24
27
14
82
56
21
31
108
22
12
28
62
24
13
16
53
4
4
2（1）
（1）
1
393（4）

6（1）

11
11
5
15
3
10
55
7
7
35
20
39
108
56
22
32
110
18
23
31
72
8
17
17
42
6
6
2（2）
（1）

LectureAssistant Professor

1
1
19
20
49
20
24
132
54
11
21
86
6
18
12
36
32
30
37
99
6
6
4
1
1
366

（1）

（1）
13
7
30
50

4
4
（2）
1
1
56（3）

395（3）

OthersSecretariat

12
12

43
43

12

Total
1
3
2
（1）
（2）
22
22
22
34
13
24
137
33
37
108（1）
67
77
322（1）
179
61
114
354
46
53
71
170
64
60
70
194
32
32
8（5）
2（2）
46
1271（11）※The number of staff in parentheses indicates those who concurrently work in other section [not included in the total].

Students

(As of May 1, 2016)
1st year

Quota
SchoolDepartment

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
Japanese History
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-yearSchool ofCultural andSocial Studies

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
3

0
3
4
1

0
1
3
0

0
2
2
0

2
4
4
2

1
4
4
1

1
1
0
0

8
9
12
7

2
5
6
3

3
3
4
1

10
16
20
10

3
10
13
4

4
6
6
1

3
15

1
9

1
5

0
4

1
13

1
11

0
2

4
40

4
20

0
11

6
62

6
36

0
17

2
2
2

3
3
3

5
4
6

2
1
0

0
0
0

3
3
5

1
0
1

0
0
0

5
1
2

0
1
1

2
1
0

8
1
8

4
0
2

5
0
2

4
5
11

0
4
3

1
4
2

25
14
32

7
6
7

8
5
4

2
2
10

3
3
15

3
3
21

0
0
3

0
0
0

1
2
14

0
0
2

0
0
0

5
8
21

0
2
4

2
2
7

4
3
24

0
1
7

3
0
10

6
10
36

1
1
9

3
0
10

19
26
116

1
4
25

8
2
27

2
3

※2
※2

4
1

0
0

2
1

1
0

0
0

0
0

3
4

1
1

1
2

2
0

1
0

2
0

3
3

0
2

0
0

13
8

2
3

5
3

4
9

※2
－

9
14

1
1

1
4

10
11

1
1

0
0

7
14

2
4

2
5

5
7

0
1

0
2

8
14

0
2

1
1

39
60

4
9

4
12

2
2
4
8

3
1
6
10

0
1
3
4

0
0
0
0

0
0
3
3

1
5
7
13

0
1
0
1

0
0
4
4

6
3
13
22

1
0
3
4

0
0
11
11

5
3
14
22

2
2
2
6

0
0
10
10

14
8
34
56

3
4
2
9

2
0
13
15

26
20
71
117

6
7
7
20

2
0
41
43

3
3

6
6

3
4

2
0

2
1

5
1

1
0

1
0

5
10

2
5

1
0

12
11

4
5

4
3

12
11

2
7

3
1

37
37

11
17

11
5

3
9

6
18

3
10

1
3

0
3

4
10

2
3

3
4

6
21

0
7

1
2

7
30

2
11

0
7

16
39

7
16

4
8

36
110

12
40

8
24

5
5

1
1

2
2

0
0

0
0

3
3

0
0

0
0

4
4

3
3

3
3

8
8

6
6

0
0

9
9

7
7

0
0

26
26

16
16

3
3

41

59

51

7

10

51

7

8

91

27

32

104

42

31

194

63

45

491

146

126

※ 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.
138

Matriculation
Admission of the 2016 fiscal year
SchoolDepartment

School of Culturaland Social Studies

Quota

School of HighEnergy Accelerator
Science

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

School of Life
Science
School of Advanced
Sciences

PasserBackground

Admitted
Students

GenderMale

FemaleInternational
Students

Regional Studies

−（3）

（4）

（2）

Comparative Studies

−（3）

（6）

（3）

（3）

（2）

（1）

（2）

Japanese Studies

−（3）

（10）

（5）

（4）

（1）

（3）

（2）

Japanese History

−（3）

（4）

（1）

（1）

（1）

−（3）

（2）

（2）

（1）

Subtotal

−（15）

（26）

（13）

（9）

（4）

（5）

Structural Molecular Science

2（3）

7（3）

5（1）

5（1）

3（1）

2

Functional Molecular Science

2（3）

7（1）

4（1）

4（1）

3

1（1）

（1）

Astronomical Science

2（3）

25（7）

8

6

6

3（1）

（1）

Japanese Literature

School of PhysicalSciences

Applicant(As of April 1, 2016)
Jobholder（1）

Fusion Science

2（3）

6（1）

3（1）

3（1）

3（1）

Space and Astronautical Science

2（3）

7（1）

4（1）

3（1）

3（1）

Subtotal10（15）

52（13）

24（4）

21（4）

18（3）

Accelerator Science

2（※）

7（2）

5（2）

2（2）

2（2）

Materials Structure Science

3（※）

3（2）

2（2）

1（2）

1（2）

Particle and Nuclear Physics

4（※）

23（2）

11（1）

8

7

（4）

（1）
（1）
（1）
1
1

9

33（6）

18（5）

11（4）

10（4）

1

Statistical Science

2（3）

（6）

（4）

（4）

（3）

（1）

Polar Science

2（1）

3（2）

1（1）

1（1）

1（1）

Informatics

4（6）

3（6）

1（5）

（5）

（4）

（1）

（3）

（1）

8（10）

6（14）

2（10）

1（10）

1（8）

（2）

（3）

（5）

2

Subtotal

Subtotal
Genetics

3（６）

7（1）

3

3

1

2

Basic Biology

3（６）

6（2）

3（2）

3（1）

3

（1）

1

Physiological Sciences

3（６）

6（3）

4（3）

3（3）

2（3）

1

Subtotal

9（18）

19（6）

10（5）

9（4）

6（3）

3（1）

2

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

5（１）

2（2）

2

2

2
7（9）

3（8）

Subtotal
Total

5（１）

2（2）

2

2

2

41（59）

112（67）56（37）

44（31）

37（22）

（1）
（4）

（7）

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

Admission of
the 2016 fiscal year
Total

Other 350universities
75students

Private22
students（29％）

Public 3
students（4％）

students（4％）

Other 3

universities（6％）

Private17
universities（38％）

Public2

National
19
universities（38％）

Foreign
9universities
universities
（4％）
（18％）

Foreign9
students（12％）

National
38
students（51％）

Japanese National Universities

Japanese Private Universities

Hokkaido University
2
Tohoku University
3
Ibaraki University
1
Tsukuba University
1
Chiba University
2
The University of Tokyo
7
Tokyo Gakugei University
1
The University of Electro-Communications
1
Nagaoka University of Technology
2National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
1
University of Toyama
1
Shizuoka University
1
Nagoya University
3
Nagoya Institute of Technology
2
Kyoto University
5Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1
Ehime University
2
Kyushu University
1
University of the Ryukyus
1

Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Keio University
Waseda University
Sophia University
Soka University
Chuo University
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
Tokyo Denki University
Tokyo University of Science
Toho University
Nihon University
Kanagawa University
Meijo University
Fukui University of Technology
Kansai University
Ritsumeikan University
Okayama University of Science

Japanese Public Universities
The University of Shiga Prefecture
University of Hyogo

1
2

1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1

Foreign Universities
Belarusian State University
Chulalongkom University
The University of Passau
University Malaysia Sabah
University of Oslo
University of Colorado
East China Normal University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Inner Mongolia University

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

OthersNational Institute of Technology, Ube College
1
National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College 1
National Institute of Technology，Okinawa College
139Degrees Awarded
School

Quota

Field

For the period of
1991〜2010’11

79 ［17］（35）’12

7 ［2］ （1）’13

7 ［2］ （4）

3		

（1）

’14

’15

Total

5 ［4］ （2）5 ［4］ （1）106 ［29］（44）School of
Literature
Cultural and （15）Philosophy
Social Studies

52 ［8］ （20）3		

3 ［1］ （4）4 ［1］ （4）6 ［2］ （2）4

72 ［12］（31）

Philosophy

53 ［0］ （11）

2

3

0

0

1

59 ［0］ （11）310 ［11］（32）13

13 ［2］

1911		

10 ［3］

376 ［16］（35）48 ［1］ （15）

7

6

7 ［1］

4 ［2］ （1）3

75 ［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

1 ［1］

115 ［3］ （12）

12

12		

39 ［0］ （20）1		

19 ［1］ （2）

2

（1）

0		
（1）

3
1		

（1）

（1）

（3）

0		

0

23 ［1］ （9）

5		

8		

9

161 ［3］ （13）

1

3

1		

1		

4 ［1］

4

（2）

48 ［0］ （23）31 ［2］ （3）School ofPhilosophy
Multidisciplinary 8（10）
Science
Sciences

66 ［4］ （10）

3

4

5

2

1

81 ［4］ （10）46 ［0］ （6）

2

2

2

2

2

56 ［0］ （6）Informatics

64 ［3］ （0）12 ［1］

10 ［1］

9 ［1］

10 ［1］

14 ［2］

119 ［9］ （0）Philosophy

34 ［1］ （2）0School of9（18） Science
Life Science
MedicalScience432 ［22］（34）18		

8 ［0］ （0）00Philosophy

14 ［5］ （0）10		Science39 ［6］ （2）3Engineering

5 ［1］ （0）086 ［3］ （4）School of
Advanced
Sciences

5
（1）

Total

41
（59）

1445 ［83］（209）

（1）

0

1

0

1

36 ［1］ （2）

21 ［1］

18 ［2］ （1）23 ［2］ （1）

18 ［1］ （1）530 ［28］（38）

1

0

1

10 ［0］ （0）

0

0

0

15 ［5］ （1）

3 ［1］

2

1

4

52 ［7］ （2）

0

0

0

0

5 ［1］ （0）89 ［9］ （11）78 ［5］ （7）79 ［12］（9）78 ［10］（4）（1）

1855［122］
（244）

※1

The quota of admission is the one in FY 2015. (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

’06

’07

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

’14

’15

Found employment in
Research Institutes

76

61

52

68

55

65

52

53

45

48

Found employment incompanies / Corporations

10

10

9

12

12

8

14

9

15

11

Seeking further education/
Others

16

28

23

19

14

12

23

16

19

19

Total

102

99

84

99

81

85

89

78

79

78

Type of employmentPostgraduate Career Tracking / Profile of the 2015 fiscal year
Found Employment in Research Institutes 

The National Museum of Ethnology

2International Research Center forJapanese Studies

1

National Institute of Japanese
Literature

1

Institute for Molecular Science

1

National Institute for Fusion Science

3

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

1

Institute of Space and Astronautical
Science1High Energy Accelerator Research
Organization, Institute of Particle andNuclear Studies

1

Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Other
24%

Companies
14%

Total
78

National Meteorological Satellite
Center1

Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science1

Unknown(Foreign University)

1
48

Found Employment in Companies/Corporations 

University/
Research Institutes
62%

Nara Institute of Science andTechnology

1

Iida Women's Junior College

11

Nagoya University

2

National Institute of Polar Research

1

National Institute of Informatics

3

The National Research Institute of Far 1
Seas Fisheries

National Institute of Genetics

2

National Institute for Basic Biology

1National Institute for Physiological
Sciences

5

Kyoto University

DOT International

1

CPC

1

Takara Bio Inc.

1

CRD Association

1

TechnoPro, Inc. TechnoPro R&D,
Company

1

TOME R&D Inc.

1

UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD.

1

FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD.

1

Academia Sinica

1

Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd.,

1

Bangkok University

1

1

Ecole Centrale de Nantes

1

Nishogakusha Kashiwa Senior HighSchoolIBM Research - Tokyo

1

IBM Japan, Ltd.

1

1

Seoul National University

1

Kyoto University Research Reactor
Institute

1

Korea Advanced Institute of Scienceand Technology

1

Seeking further education / Other Okayama University Hospital

1

Kanagawa University

1

Shaanxi University of Technology

1Chiba Prefectural Museum

1

Chubu University

1

Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin

1

Startup Company

1

The University of Tokyo

1

University of Würzburg

1

Others16

Fujita Health University

1

The University of Vienna

1

41

11

19

International Exchange
Number of International Students by Department
SchoolQuota

Department

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School ofJapanese Studies
Culturaland Social Japanese History
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, 2016)

3rd year (1st year**)

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*1

*1

*1

*2

2

0

*2

*2

3
3

2

1

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

*2
3
1

3

*2

1

3

2

4

3

4
1

1

3
0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

1

5

3

2

3

1

2

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

10

15

0

2

若干名

2

3

若干名

1

4

若干名

1

9

−

4

2

3

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

2
1
0

3

0

4

6

3

2

4

8

10

3

0

2

4

3

6

2

2

1

1

3

6

1

3

6

9

18

5

1

5
41

0

0

0

6

1

1

4

3

3

7

1

5

10

3

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

2

1

1

5

3

4

3

3
10

1
2

1

0

1

0

0
0

1

4

6

8

3

1

5

4

1

4

0

0

8

1

5

2

0

2

27

8

9

5

2

3

3

1

2

1

4

1

3

1

0

1

12

4

8

2

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

3

11

3

6

10

1

3

13

1

3

41

5

17

3

11

3

6

10

1

3

15

2

4

43

6

18

1

1

4

2

1

3

1

2

11

5

5

3

1

3

1

1

5

2

4

4

3

1

8

5

5

24

12

14

1
3

2

3

1

1

2

0

1

3

2

2

4

2

4

3

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

59

10

2

7

8

2

7

32

13

*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

7

3

4

8

5

3

3

3

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

2

20

31

10

11

45

17

10

126

44

55

Country

Asia
India
Indonesia
Singapore
Thailand
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Philippines
Viet Nam
Malaysia
Korea
China
TaiwanAfrica
Sudan
Tunisia
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
EuropeSwitzerland
Spain
Czech
Hungary
FranceUzbekistan
BelarusMiddle East
Iran
TurkeyLatin America andthe Caribbean
Ecuador
North America
USA
Total

8

2nd year

*1

*2

1

6

1

1

1

1

1

1

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

26

12

16

27

9

9

40

17

8

108

41

45

3

2

10

4

4

1

7

4

5
1

*2

2

6

3

1

5

1

1

1

3

2

3

2

1

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

5

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

13

4

8

1

0

1

1
1

1

4
0

2
0

1

1

0

7

1

4

4

3

1

1

2

1
2
0

1
0

0

9

4

2

1

0

0

7

14

0

0

5
0

5
0

3

1

21

8

3

3

2

0

1

1

1
0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1
1
0

0

1

1

1

1

10

2

*1 Female Students in Total

0

0

0

1

0

0

1
7

8

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

13

20

31

*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

42

10

11

0
17

5

4

0

1

0

0

1

2

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

8

1

4

1

1

0

2

0

1
1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1
32

1
17

1

1

1

3
50

1

1

1
2

1

1

1

1

1

6

1

0

1
0

5

2

0

1
1

13

2

1
2

2
0

1

1

4

0
0

1

1
1

2

2
1

1

1

1

1
4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

4

2

Research Student

1

1
1

4

(As of May 1, 2016)

3rd year (1st year**)

*1
7

*2

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

Number of International Students
1st year

5

0

1
1

3
1

11

1

4

4
5

0

2

3

6
6

*1

17

1

2

0

11

Research Student

45

17

10

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

3

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

*1
6

4

6

4

*2

1

1

1

1

2

0

2

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

3

1

1

126

44

55

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

8

4

2

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, 2020

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

Kasetsart University [Thailand]
Faculty of Science

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 29, 2011

March 28, 2021

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

Exchange of students
and researchers

April 18, 2011

April 17, 2021

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

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 Intercultural 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
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

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

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies

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Maborikaigan I.C
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Center

Shioiri
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Shonan Kokusaimura Center

Shonan Kokusaimura
Makado-sawa Choseichi

ShonanKokusaimura
Center Crossing

ShonanKokusaimura
CenterShonan Kokusaimura
Tsutsujigaoka

Family Mart

●Access by train or bus

・Zushi Station of JR Yokosuka Line (East Exit)on Track # 1 and get▶Take Keikyu Bus No. 16 or 26 bound forApprox. 25 min. Cost: 340 yen.
oﬀ aton Track # 2 and get oﬀ▶Take Keikyu Bus bound forApprox. 20 min. Cost: 320 yen.
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Approx. 23 min. Cost: 340 yen.
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at・Shioiri Station of Keikyu Lineon Track # 2 and get oﬀ at▶Take Keikyu Bus No. 16 bound forApprox. 30 min. Cost: 370 yen .
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or 10-minute walk fromNote) 3-minute walk fromto the University.

●Access by car

・Zushi Interchange of Yokohama-Yokosuka Road (toll way)
After going out of the exit of Zuyo-Shindo Route (toll way), turn left at the ﬁrst
intersection. Through the Nango Tunnel, go straight on the street for about 5 minutes.
Then, turn left at theintersection and keep
driving for about 1 minute to the University.