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Contents

School of Cultural and
School of
School of
School of High Energy
Social Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Message from the President

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Main features of SOKENDAI

4Inter-University Research Institutes
participating in SOKENDAI

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History

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Organization■

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School of Cultural and Social Studies

School of Cultural and Social Studies
Regional Studies

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Comparative Studies

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Japanese History

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Japanese Literature

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Japanese Studies■

School of Physical Sciences

School of Physical Sciences

Structural Molecular Science

Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
Fusion Science

Space and Astronautical Science
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School of High Energy Accelerator Science

School of High Energy Accelerator Science 18

Accelerator Science

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Particle and Nuclear Physics

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Materials Structure Science■

School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

School ofLife Science

Statistical Science

Polar Science

Informatics
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School of Life Science

School of Life Science

School of
Advanced Sciences

Genetics

Basic Biology

Physiological Sciences
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School of Advanced Sciences

School of Advanced Sciences

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Education &Research Activities

Educational Programs

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Society and Community Outreach Activities

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The Center for Educational Development

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The Center for Academic Information
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Division of Information Services and Technology

Hayama Library

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Message from the President
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies,S O K EN DAI is a graduate university with noundergraduate programs that consists ofdepartments housed in affiliated Inter-University
Research Institutes and the School of Advanced
Sciences attached directly to SOKENDAI. The InterUniversity Research Institutes are research centers
for joint use by universities throughout Japan in theirvarious research fields. As such, these institutes
serve as centers of advanced research in theirrespective research fields and as nodes of scholarly
communication that support international joint
research. The School of Advanced Sciences, which islocated in Hayama and has no such parent institute,conducts advanced research into the evolution of life
and the relationship between science and society.
SOKENDAI was founded in October 1988 on theinternationally unprecedented idea of educating
graduate students at outstanding centers of research
to cultivate future generations of scholars. We
are very happy to announce that we were able tosuccessfully cerebrate SOKENDAI's 30th anniversary,in 2018.
At SOKENDAI, students are educated at Japan’s
leading centers of research. Their lives are very
different from those of students in graduate programs
attached to ordinary undergraduate faculties,
especially for students who enroll in our fiveyear programs straight from their undergraduate
studies and pursue their graduate studies andresearch surrounded by professional researchersand scholars. Faculty outnumber students by morethan two-to-one. Students have access not only toequipment and materials unavailable elsewhere but
also to a community of top-ranked scholars. While
this environment provides amazing opportunities for
doctoral dissertation research, it may also be morestressful in some ways than an ordinary university.
This is why every department, with the full supportof SOKENDAI, looks after its students and takes
steps to ensure that time spent in the department
is productive and enjoyable. All our students areencouraged to take full advantage of this distinctive

research environment asthey pursue their doctoral
dissertation research.
“Advanced specialty andexpertise”, “broad perspective” and “international
competitiveness” have been the educational goalsof SOKENDAI since its founding. As mentioned
above, students are educated at centers of
research, so “advanced specialities and expertise”
and “international competitiveness” are perhaps
something they naturally learn. But what of a “broad
perspective”? A “broad perspective” entails theability to explain one’s object of research in the
broader terms of human intellectual activity in generaland to envision new horizons that transcend current
disciplinary boundaries. Acquiring these abilities in
the course of writing a doctoral dissertation can be
hard. Still, I hope students will endeavor to gain thisbroader perspective at every opportunity by taking
full advantage of SOKENDAI’s unique characteristics,
including its various departments that collectively
encompass a broad range of intellectual fields, fromenergy, materials, space and life to information,
history and culture.
Universities and basic research in Japan today
face challenging circumstances. Likewise, there areissues regarding SOKENDAI’s future growth as an
institution of higher learning that need our serious
attention. Yet, whatever difficult challenges may lie
ahead in this uncertain age, we will face them eachand every day as first-class researchers and scholars
dedicated to working in cooperation with everyone
concerned to produce future generations of global
professionals.
April 1, 2021

Hasegawa, Mariko, Ph. D.
President
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

ProfileDr. Hasegawa joined The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI as a professor in 2006. She went on to serve as a dean of Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems in 2007, as a dean of School of Advanced Sciences in 2011, and then as an executive director in 2014. Dr. Hasegawa became President of SOKENDAI on April 1, 2017.
She earned her Ph.D. degree in Anthropology from Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo.
Before joining SOKENDAI, she worked at the Tanzania Wildlife Service, as an assistant at the Laboratory of Anthropology, Department of Biological Science,
Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo. She also taught as an associate professor and professor at Senshu University, as an associate professor at the
Department of Anthropology at Yale University and as a professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University.

Her research expertise includes Behavioral Ecology and Physical Anthropology, and she conducted research on wild chimpanzee, fallow deer and wild sheep inGreat Britain, peafowl in Sri Lanka. Recently she is conducting research on human evolution and adaptation.
In 2008, she became President of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society of Japan and received the Hidaka Award from the Japan Ethological Society in 2012.

Main features of SOKENDAI
Main features of SOKENDAI
OutlineSchool of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
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Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Inter-University Research Institutes participatingin SOKENDAIS OKENDAI ❶School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
University Library
Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems(School of Advanced Sciences)[Hayama campus]

Shonan Village, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0193
Japan
TEL: 81-46-858-1500
FAX: 81-46-858-1542
URL: https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/
TEL: 81-46-858-1577(ESB admin.office)
URL: https://www.esb.soken.ac.jp/en/[Tokyo branch]Campus Innovation Center 4F, 3-3-6 Shibaura,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023
TEL: 81-3-5440-9116

N ational Institutes for the Humanities
National Museum of Ethnology ❷Department 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: https://www.minpaku.ac.jp/

N ational Institutes for the Humanities
International Research Center
for Japanese Studies ❸Department 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/

School ofLife ScienceN ational Institutes for the Humanities
National Museumof Japanese History ❹Department of Japanese History(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

School of
Advanced Sciences

117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba, 285-8502
Japan
TEL: 81-43-486-0123
URL: https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/

N ational Institutes for the Humanities
National Instituteof Japanese Literature ❺Department of Japanese Literature(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

Education &Research Activities

10-3, Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-0014
Japan
TEL: 81-50-5533-2900
URL: https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Institute for Molecular Science ❻Department of Structural Molecular
Science
Department of Functional Molecular
Science(School of Physical Sciences)

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URL: https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585
Japan
TEL: 81-564-55-7000

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National Institutefor Basic Biology ❼Department of Basic Biology(School of Life Science)

URL: https://www.nibb.ac.jp/en/
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585
Japan
TEL: 81-564-55-7000

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

National Institutefor Physiological Sciences ❽Department of Physiological Sciences(School of Life Science)

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

N ational Institutes of Natural Sciences

National Astronomical Observatory ❾Department of Astronomical Science(School of Physical Sciences)

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

N ational Astronomical
Observatory (Mizusawa) 

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

N ational Astronomical
Observatory (Nobeyama) 

4 6 2 - 2 Nob e y a ma, Mina mima k imur a,
Minamisaku, Nagano, 384-1305 Japan
TEL: 81-267-98-4300

N ational Astronomical
Observatory (Hawai‘i) 

650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
U.S.A.
TEL: 1-808-934-7788

N ational Astronomical Observatory(Chile) 

Alonso de Cordova 3788, Office 61B Vitacura,Santiago, Chile
TEL: 56-2-2656-9253

N ational Institutes of Natural Sciences

National Institutefor Fusion Science 

Department of Fusion Science(School of Physical Sciences)322-6, Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
TEL: 81-572-58-2222 or 2042
URL: https://www.nifs.ac.jp/en/J apan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Institute of Spaceand Astronautical Science 

Department of Space and Astronautical
Science(School of Physical Sciences)3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara,
Kanagawa, 252-5210 Japan
TEL: 81-42-759-8012
URL: https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/H igh Energy Accelerator Research
Organization
Tsukuba Campus 
Accelerator Laboratory・Applied ResearchLaboratory
Department of Accelerator Science(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

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/

T okai Campus 203-1 Oaza-Shirakata, Tokai-Mura, Nakagun, Ibaraki, 319-1106 JapanR
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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: https://www.ism.ac.jp/index_e.html

R esearch Organization of Information and Systems

National Instituteof 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: https://www.nipr.ac.jp/

S yowa Station (Antarctica) 

Department of Polar Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)R esearch 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: 81-3-4212-2110
URL: https://www.nii.ac.jp/en/R esearch Organization of Information and Systems

National Institute of Genetics 

Department of Genetics(School of Life Science)

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

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Outline

History
June An informal committee of the directors general of international university
1982 research institutes issues an appeal for the introduction of post-graduate
courses in the institutes.

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

April An informal committee of the directors general of inter-national university
1986 research institutes produces a summary of the basic concepts of a
postgraduate school for advanced studies based on the results of aninvestigation by a working group set up to investigate issues related topostgraduate schools. An Office and Committee for the Investigationof the Preparation of the Establishment of a Postgraduate School for
Advanced Studies are established at Okazaki National ResearchInstitutes.
March The Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of the Establishment
1987 of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies produces a summary of
the basic concepts of a postgraduate school for advanced studies.
May An Office and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of a1987 Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies are established at Okazaki
National Research Institute.
July The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of a Postgraduate
1987 School for Advanced Studies produces an interim summary on the
preparation of the establishment of a tentatively named Graduate
University for Advanced Studies.
April An Office and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of the1988 Graduate University for Advanced Studies are established at Okazaki
National Research Institute.
May The "Law to amend part of the National School Establishment Law"
1988 (Law No. 63, 1988), which stipulates the establishment of the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies, is announced and enacted.
September The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of the Graduate
1988 University for Advanced Studies produces a summary of the preparationof the establishment of the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
October The Graduate University for Advanced Studies is inaugurated. The central
1988 administration office is established at the Tokyo Institute of Technology(Nagatsuda Campus).
School of Mathematical and Physical Science

School of Life Science

Department of Accelerator Science

Department of Molecular Biomechanics

Department of Synchrotron Radiation Science

Department of Physiological Science

Department of Statistical Science

Department of Genetics

Department of Structural Molecular Science
Department of Functional Molecular Science(The university commences matriculation from April 1989.) Dr.Saburo
Nagakura is appointed as the first President of the University.

School ofLife Science

April The School of Cultural and Social Studies is established with the
1989 Department of Regional Studies and Department of Comparative Studies.
The University commences matriculation of students for the three schools.
January Dr.Eizi Hirota is appointed as the first Vice President of the University.
1990

June Construction completed on the research building for the School of1999 Advanced Sciences.
April Dr.Keiichi Kodaira is appointed as the third President. Dr.Naoyuki
2001 Takahata is appointed as the third Vice President. The Department ofCyber Society and Culture (School of Cultural and Social Studies) isestablished; matriculation begins.
July Construction begins on the Hayama Campus Library (1,427m2).
2001
February Library construction completed.
2002
April The Department of Informatics established in the School of Mathematical2002 and Physical Science; matriculation begins.
April The Department of Japanese Literature (School of Cultural and Social
2003 Studies), and the Department of Space and Astronautical Science (Schoolof Mathematical and Physical Science) are established; matriculation
begins.
October "The National University Corporation Law (Law No. 112 of 2003)" is2003 promulgated and enforced.
April Reformation into the National University Corporation, Graduate University
2004 for Advanced Studies Dr. Sc. Keiichi Kodaira is reappointed as the
President of the University.The School of Mathematical and PhysicalScience is reformed into three schools: the School of Physical Science(including the departments of Structural Molecular Science, Functional
Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science and Spaceand 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 ofMultidisciplinary Science (including the departments of Statistical Science,
Polar Science and Informatics). The School of Life Science has reformeda three-year doctoral program into a five-year doctoral program.
April The name of the Department of Molecular Biomechanics at the School of2005 Life Science has changed to the Department of Basic Biology.
April The School of Physical Sciences, the School of High Energy Accelerator
2006 Science, and the School of Multidisciplinary Sciences have implemented
the five-year doctoral program system. The Schools have begun toaccept students.
April The School of Advanced Sciences is reorganized to establish the2007 Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems (providing a fiveyear doctoral program), in stead of its two existing departments, theDepartment of Biosystems Science and the Department of Photo
Science (providing three-year doctoral programs), matriculation begins.

School of
Advanced Sciences

April The Coordination Center for Research and Education is established.
1991

April Dr. Naoyuki Takahata has been appointed as the fourth President.
2008

April The Department of Japanese Studies (School of Cultural and Social
1992 Studies), and the Departments of Astronomical Science and Fusion
Science (School of Mathematical and Physical Science) are established;matriculation begins.

March C o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e C e n t e r f o r t h e P r o m o t i o n o f I n t e g r a t e d2010 Sciences(1,033m2) begins at the Hayama Campus.

April The Department of Polar Science (School of Mathematical and Physical1993 Science) is established; matriculation begins.
February Land in Hayama, Kanagawa (27,000m2), is donated by Mitsui Fudosan
1994 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 Construction of the central administration office (4,205m2) begins at the
1994 Hayama Campus.

Education &Research Activities

June The Information Center for Research and Education is established.
1994
February Administrative functions are transferred from Nagatsuda Campus to1995 Hayama; construction is completed on the central administration building.
April Dr.Eizi Hirota is appointed as the second President. Dr.Kazuo Moriwaki is
1995 appointed as the second Vice President.
April The School of Advanced Sciences, with the Department of Biosystems
1997 Science, is established at the Hayama Campus (matriculation begins in
April 1999).

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April The Department of Photoscience (School of Advanced Sciences) is
1998 established (matriculation begins in April 1999). The Department ofSynchrotron Radiation Science changes its name to "The Department ofMaterials Structure Science".
September Construction of the School of Advanced Sciences building for research
1998 (3,060m2) begins at the Hayama Campus.

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April The School of Cultural Studies changes its name to "The School of Cultural
1999 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 is established in the School of Mathematical andPhysical Science; matriculation begins in both new Departments. The
School of Advanced Sciences commences matriculation.

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April The Department of Cyber Society and Culture has stopped accepting
2009 new students.

April The name of Hayama Center for Advanced Studies has changed to the2010 Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences.
January Construction of the Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences is2011 completed.
April Information Services and Technology Center is established.
2013
April Dr. Yasunobu Okada has been appointed as the fifth President.
2014
July The Center for Academic Information Services is established by2015 unification of the University Library and the Information Services andTechnology Center.
March Department of Cyber Society and Culture abolished.
2017 (Dept. operation period from 2001.4.1 to 2017.3.31)
April Dr. Mariko Hasegawa has been appointed as the sixth President.
2017
March The Center for Educational Development is established.
2018
April The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences is abolished.
2018 SOKENDAI Tok yo Branch is established at Tok yo Institute ofTechnology, Campus Innovation Center (Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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Organization
Board of Directors
Executive Director

Executive Director

Executive Director

Education andResearch Council

Future Planning Division
President Nomination Committee

Administrative Board

As of April 1, 2021

President
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Auditor
Auditor

Hasegawa, Mariko
Watanabe, Yoshihito
Nagata, Takashi
Ogawa, Yujiro
Okamura, Sadanori
Inagaki, Masato■ School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

Vice President

Nagata, Takashi■ School of Life Science

Dean
Namiki, Noriyuki
Deputy DeanAono, Shigetoshi
Chair, Department of Structural Molecular Science Yokoyama, Toshihiko
Chair, Department of Functional Molecular Science Kawai, Maki
Chair, Department of Astronomical Science Tsuneta, Saku
Chair, Department of Fusion Science
Yoshida, Zensyo
Chair, Department of Space and Astronautical Science Dotani, Tadayasu■ School of High Energy Accelerator Science
Dean
Iso, Satoshi
Deputy Dean
Honda, Tohru
Chair, Department of Accelerator Science Kamitani, Takuya
Chair, Department of Materials Structure Science Kumai, Reiji
Chair, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Nishimura, Jun■ School of Advanced Sciences
Dean
Deputy Dean
Chair, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems■ University Library
Acting Director
Deputy Director

Kutsukake, Nobuyuki
Innan, Hideki
Sasaki, Akira

School ofLife Science■ School of Physical Sciences

Dean
Fujimori, ToshihikoDeputy Dean
Niimi, Teruyuki
Chair, Department of Genetics
Hanaoka, Fumio
Chair, Department of Basic Biology
Agata, Kiyokazu
Chair, Department of Physiological Sciences Nabekura, Junichi

Watanabe, Yoshihito
Yagyu, Shuji■ The Center for Educational Development
Director

Nagata, Takashi■ The Center for Academic Information Services
Acting Director

Innan, Hideki■ Future Planning Division
Manager

Education &Research Activities

Dean
Ito, Takayuki
Chair, Department of Regional Studies Nobuta, Toshihiro
Chair, Department of Comparative Studies Suzuki, Motoi
Chair, Department of Japanese Studies Cryns, Frederik
Chair, Department of Japanese History Higuchi, Takehiko
Chair, Department of Japanese Literature Saito, Maori

Miyasato, Yoshihiko
Motoyama, Hideaki
Fujisawa, Hironori
Kadokura, Akira
Sugimoto, Akihiro

Watanabe, Yoshihito■ Administration Bureau

Secretary-General
Kamazuka, Satoshi
Manager, General Planning Division
Okada, MakiManager, General Affairs Division
Harada, Atsuko
Manager, Financial Affairs Division
Iizuka, Yasushi
Manager, Academic and Students Affairs Division Fujiwara, Masatoshi

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIDATA■ School of Cultural and Social Studies

Dean
Deputy Dean
Chair, Department of Statistical Science
Chair, Department of Polar Science
Chair, Department of Informatics

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Advanced Sciences

Administrative
CouncilSchool of
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School of
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Social Studies

AuditorPresident

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Future Planning Division
In order to support management of the university by the leadership of the President, Future Planning Division was establishedas the core functions which carries out planning and proposals relating to education/research activities and organizational
management of the entire university. We are conducting IR activities and collecting information to support formulating the future
vision toward the period for the 4th Mid-term Objectives as the “SOKENDAI Future Vision Project”.

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

・Planning and proposals relating to management of the University
・IR activities to support planning, proposals and decision making
・International cooperation activities relating to the entire University
・Public relation activities relating to the entire University
・Formulation of the policies relating to management and operations of the headquarters of the University

School ofLife Science

Chair, Department of Space and Astronautical Science Dotani, Tadayasu

Education and Research Council
President
Executive Director

Hasegawa, Mariko
Watanabe, Yoshihito

Dean, School of Cultural and Social Studies
Dean, School of Physical Sciences

Ito, Takayuki
Namiki, Noriyuki

Dean, School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dean, School of Life Science
Dean, School of Advanced Sciences

Miyasato, Yoshihiko
Fujimori, ToshihikoKutsukake, Nobuyuki

Chair, Department of Regional Studies

Nobuta, Toshihiro

Chair, Department of Japanese Literature

Saito, Maori

Chair, Department of Astronomical Science
Chair, Department of Fusion Science

Tsuneta, Saku
Yoshida, Zensho

Executive Director (Executive Vice President) Nagata, Takashi
Executive Director
Ogawa, Yujiro

Dean, School of High Energy Accelerator Science Iso, Satoshi

Chair, Department of Japanese Studies Frederik, Cryns
Chair, Department of Japanese History Higuchi, Takehiko
Chair, Department of Functional Molecular Science

Kawai, Maki

Administrative Council

School of
Advanced Sciences■ Internal representatives

As of April 1, 2021

Vice Chair, Department of Accelerator Science Michizono, Shinichiro
Chair, Department of Materials Structure Science

Professor, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics
Chair, Department of Statistical Science
Chair, Department of Polar Science
Chair, Department of Informatics
Chair, Department of Genetics
Chair, Department of Basic Biology

Kumai, Reiji

Saito, Naohito
Fujisawa, Hironori
Kadokura, Akira
Sugimoto, Akihiro
Hanaoka, Fumio
Agata, Kiyokazu

Chair, Department of Physiological Sciences Nabekura, Junichi
Chair, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Sasaki, Akira

Professor, Department of Comparative Studies

Yoshida, Kenji

Professor, Department of Accelerator Science
Professor, Department of Accelerator Science

Koseki, Tadashi
Namito, Yoshihito

Professor, Department of Japanese History

Professor, Department of Materials Structure Science

Professor, Department of Polar Science
CounselorCounselorCounselor

Nishitani, Masaru

Kosugi, Nobuhiro

Nakamura, Takuji
Inoue, Shoichi
Watanabe, Yasuaki
Tsubaki, Hiroe
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■ External academics and specialists

President
Executive Director
Executive Director (Executive Vice President)
Executive Director

Hasegawa, Mariko
Watanabe, Yoshihito
Nagata, Takashi
Ogawa, Yujiro

Secretary-General

Kamazuka, Satoshi

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President, Eikei University of Hiroshima Arinobu, Mutsuhiro
Isoda, Fumio
President, Hanazono University
Professor, Faculty of Letter, Konan University Inose, Kumie
Director General, National Institute of Informatics,
Kitsuregawa, Masaru
Senior Corporate Adviser, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Kimura, Keiji
Executive Director, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
Kuninaka, Hitoshi
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Komori, Akio
Fellow, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research InstituteNishikawa, KeikoPresident, National Institutes for the Humanities
Hirakawa, Minami
President, Research Organization of Information and Systems
Fujii, Ryoichi
Director General, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Yamauchi, Masanori
President, Shizenkan University Graduate School ofMonte Cassim
Leadership & Innovation

has one department to conduct research into the evolution of life
and the relationship between science and society.
In addition, the University Library, The Center for Educational
Development and The Center for Academic Information Services
have been established as university-wide facilities for all 6
schools.

■University Organization (2021)
Department
Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School ofCultural andSocial Studies

3-year Doctoral Course

International Research Center for JapaneseStudies, Kyoto

Japanese History

National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura

Japanese Literature

Structural Molecular Science

School of
PhysicalSciences

5-year Doctoral Course

5-year Doctoral Course

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

5-year Doctoral Course

School ofLife Science

National Institute of Japanese Literature,
Tachikawa, Tokyo

Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki

Astronomical Science

National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka

Fusion Science

National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki

Space and Astronautical Science

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
Sagamihara

Accelerator Science

Accelerator Laboratory·Applied ResearchLaboratory, Tsukuba(KEK)

Materials Structure Science

Institute of Materials Structure Science,
Tsukuba (KEK)

Particle and Nuclear Physics

Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies,
Tsukuba (KEK)

Statistical Science

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics,
Tachikawa,Tokyo

Polar Science

National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa,Tokyo

Informatics

National Institute of Informatics, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo

Genetics

National Institute of Genetics, Mishima

Basic Biology

National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki

5-year Doctoral Course

Physiological Sciences

National Institute for Physiological Sciences,
OkazakiSchool of
Advanced Sciences

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

National Institutes of
Natural Sciences
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency

High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization(KEK)

Research Organization ofInformation and Systems

Education &Research Activities

Graduate School

School ofHigh Energy
Accelerator Science

National Institutes
for the Humanities

5-year Doctoral Course

University Library
The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
Administration Bureau

DATA

Committee of
University Management

National Museum of Ethnology,Osaka

Japanese Studies

Functional Molecular Science
SOKENDAIInter-University Research Institute(Location)

School of
Advanced Sciences

SchoolOutline

SOKENDAI Headquarters and does not have a parent institute,

Cultural and Social Studies, School of Physical Sciences, Schoolof High Energy Accelerator Sciences, School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences and School of Life Science together hold charge of
19 departments, which are housed in 18 affiliated research
institutes and operated by 4 Inter-University Research InstituteCorporations and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
School of Advanced Sciences, which is attached directly to

School of
School of High Energy
School of
School of Cultural andMultidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

SOKENDAI has 6 schools and 20 departments. School of

School ofLife Science

Research and Education System

Internal Audit Office

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School of
School of High Energy
School of Cultural and
School of
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences
Social Studies

School of Culturaland Social Studies
By providing comprehensive research and educational
programs on the human cultural activities and the relationshipamong human, society, technology and nature, the School
aims to encourage outstanding researchers who can competeinternationally 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.

School of Cultural and Social Studies

School ofLife Science

The School of Cultural and Social Studies is the only humanities school at
SOKENDAI.
The School is comprised of the following five departments affiliated with 4
research institutes: Department of Regional Studies and Department ofComparative Studies affiliated with National Museum of Ethnology,
Department of Japanese Studies affiliated with International ResearchCenter for Japanese Studies, Department of Japanese History affiliatedwith National Museum of Japanese History and Department of Japanese
Literature affiliated with National Institute of Japanese Literature.
The School not only conducts study and research at each research
institute, but also conducts collaborative activities as an entire school.
The School is playing an important role of conducting cultural and social
studies at SOKENDAI based on a wide variety of academic expertise,and is disseminating the study achievements through methods such as
publishing the academic journal “SOKENDAI Review of Cultural andSocial Studies”, holding the interdisciplinary exchange program“SOKENDAI Cultural Forum” hosted by each institute in rotation, andimplementing the special education program “Academic Resource
Management Course”.
In addition, the School only accepts students for the second term of a
doctoral course (Doctor) while the other schools at SOKENDAI adopt a
five-year system.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School▲

Education &Research Activities

・Department of Regional Studies
・Department of Comparative Studies
・Department of Japanese Studies
・Department of Japanese History
・Department of Japanese LiteratureDeanIto, Takayuki
▲Special field

DATA

History of Chinese thought,
Cultural interaction in East Asia,
Comparative culture

12 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIThe Department, affiliated with the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan, offers
opportunities to study individual cultures and societies in the regions of Asia, Europe,
Africa, the Americas and Oceania. Students are expected to give an ethnographic
description of culture and society, analyze their structure, and understand their dynamics
while considering the characteristics and history of each region. The Department
nurtures researchers who can examine field data, assess the data theoretically, andproduce both academic contributions and practical recommendations.

■ American Studies■ Oceanian Studies

F I EL D S■ Social/Cultural
Anthropology■ Anthropology of Religion■ Anthropology ofTechnology■ Linguistics■A nthropology of Art■ Cultural Resources

School ofLife Science

Worshippers and Nachisan Seigantoji
Temple (Photo YAMAMOTO Yasumasa)
Our study abroad program enables
fieldwork around the world.

For inquiries or information:

School of
Advanced Sciences

E-mail: souken@minpaku.ac.jp

Department of Japanese Studies

C O U R SES■ Japanese Studies

Education &Research Activities

The Department of Japanese Studies is organized as a single administrative unit in order tofacilitate the international and interdisciplinary pursuit of Japanese studies encompassing thehumanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. A special feature of our graduate study
program is that all the faculty take part in teaching and research guidance.
The department requires graduate students to take three courses — “Seminar on Theory andMethodology,” “Interdisciplinary Research,” and “Dissertation Writing Guidance” — which set
forth the theoretical and methodological basis for conducting Japanese studies from a global
perspective. Through these courses and research guidance, we aim to nurture researcherswith a creative and highly specialized perspective, broadinterdisciplinarity, and the ability to integrate across multiple
fields of study.

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

■ African Studies

E-mail: souken@minpaku.ac.jp

The Department, affiliated with the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan, offers
opportunities for comparative studies of social systems, religion, technology,
languages, art and cultural resources. Students are expected to explore similarities
and differences in time and space and to explore new directions in the study of society
and culture. The Department has the advantage of access to extensive collections ofartifacts, audio-visual records and documentary materials. The Department nurtures
researchers who can develop new research areas by combining anthropologicalmethods with themethods andfindings of related
fields.

Library■ European Studies

For inquiries or information:

Students' lively discussion.

Department of Comparative Studies

Exhibition hall at the museum.
Students explore new research fields
in our excellent research environment.

■ Asian Studies

DATA

Obon Festival at San Jose Japantown,
CA, USA(Photo MATSUNAGA Chisa）

OutlineF I EL D S

School of
School of High Energy
School of Cultural and
School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Department of Regional Studies

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: senkou@nichibun.ac.jp

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Department of Japanese History

School of
School of High Energy
School of Cultural and
School of
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences
Social Studies

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 andresearch opportunities, including fieldwork, from interdisciplinary viewpoints. The
most distinctive feature of the Department is that the students can use materials thatare stored in the Museum, as well as various tangible and intangible information
resources and advanced equipment for scientific analysis. The Department aims tofoster researchers who are highly capable of comprehensive material-based analysis
of Japanese history and culture and individuals who contribute to society with theirbroad and international perspectives.

Lecture utilizing museum collection

About 300,000 of historical, folkloric andarchaeological artifacts as well as advanced
research facilities can be made of.

Department of Japanese Literature
The pillars of education in the Department of Japanese Literature are to attain deep
expertise on Japanese literature and related fields as well as investigative techniquesand comprehensive analytical skills for related materials, while utilizing the cultural
resources of the National Institute of Japanese Literature, a fundamental organizationand pioneering inter-university research institute that compiles and researches vast
amounts of academic information based on investigation of original materials.
We offer courses from a systematic curriculum with a focus on Japanese literature
and an eye to a wide range of fields while also providing research guidance undermultiple faculty members in order to develop researchers with advanced expertiseand human resources who can contribute to society through their research results.

School ofLife Science

Closed Stacks, National Institute ofJapanese Literature

School of
Advanced Sciences

About 20,000 rare books including important
cultural properties, 200,000 microfilms,
520,000 historical documents and othermaterials related to Japanese literature arestored in the institute's library.

Education &Research Activities
DATA

14 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIC O U R SES■ Japanese History

Studies of Historical Materials /Studies of Source Materials andResearch on Exhibits /Analytical and Information Sciences /Social History /Technological and Environmental
History /Regional Cultures /International Exchange /Intensive Lectures A·B·C·D /Basic SeminarⅠ·Ⅱ /Instruction for Doctoral Dissertation
Making Ⅰ·Ⅱ
For inquiries or information:

E-mail: soken@ml.rekihaku.ac.jp

C O U R SES■ Japanese Literature

Shared Lecture / Resource of
Literature / Formation of Literature/ Environment of Literature

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: edu-ml1@nijl.ac.jp

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School of Physical Sciences

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▲

DeanNamiki, Noriyuki

Education &Research Activities

School of
Advanced Sciences

The School of Physical Sciences conducts education and research inphysical sciences relating to material, space, energy and life. The fivedepartments that constitute the School have been located at four InterUniversity Research Institutes: the Institute for Molecular Science, theNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the National Institute for
Fusion Science and Institute of Space and Astronautical Science. These
Institutes house special and large equipment impossible for general
universities to accommodate, and they have implemented a great numberof large-scale and internationally advanced research projects. The Schoolis open to many foreign researchers, including visiting faculty members,
postdoctoral fellows and students, and thus offers a highly international
environment. In this excellent research environment, students experience
the frontiers of physical science and devote themselves to study andresearch, 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 research with one-on-one
guidance. In addition, a research assistant (RA) system has generously
supported students financially and created an environment in which they
can concentrate on their study and research. We hope that many
motivated students will enroll in the School and grow into researchers
who will play major roles in the future of physical science.

School of High Energy
School of
School of
School of Cultural andMultidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

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

School ofLife Science

School of
Physical Sciences▲Special field

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIDATA

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Outline

Department of Structural Molecular Science

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Education and research are primarily concerned with a systematic unveiling of thestatic 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 withthe use of new methods for detecting and analyzing dynamic structures, in addition
to a variety of traditional spectroscopic
and theoretical techniques for structural
analysis.

Electronic states studied byphotoelectron spectroscopy

Department of Functional Molecular Science
Education and research are primarily directed towards, firstly, unveiling theunderlying mechanisms of various functions of materials at the atomic or molecularlevel, and secondly, the design and generation of new functional propertiesof molecules and molecular assemblies. Advanced training and research areconducted in the field of functional molecular science with an emphasis on thedevelopment of modern techniques forfunctional analysis and novel theoretical
approaches.

School ofLife Science

Purification of proteins by high-performanceliquid chromatography

School of
Advanced Sciences

Department of Astronomical Science

Education &Research Activities

The department carries out advanced education and research through a wide rangeof observational and theoretical researches using state-of-the-art facilities like Subaru
Telescope in Hawai‘i, 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 well as the design,
fabrication and testing of new observational
instruments, development of new methodsof data acquisition and analysis, and public
outreach.

DATA

Subaru Telescope is located on the summitof Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the Big
Island of Hawai‘i.

16 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIC O U R SES■ Electronic Structure■ Material Chemistry

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

C O U R SES■ Molecular Dynamics■ Excited State Dynamics

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

C O U R SES■ Optical and Near Infrared Astronomy

Ground-based astronomy / Optical and infrared
telescope system / Planets / Sun, stars andinterstellar matter / Galaxies and cosmology■ Radio Astronomy

Ground-based astronomy / Radio telescope system/ Sun, stars and interstellar matter / Galaxies■ General Astronomy and Astrophysics
High-precision astronomical measurement /Astronomy from space / Data analysis andnumerical simulation / Earth and planets / Sun,stars and interstellar matter / Galaxies andcosmology
For inquiries or information:

E-mail: daigakuin@nao.ac.jp

OutlineC O U R SES

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

■ Fusion System

Device system / Research
operation / Plasma heating /Diagnostics■ Fusion Simulation

Plasma simulation / Particle
simulation / Magneto hydrodynamic
simulation

For inquiries or information:

Department of Space and Astronautical Science
The Department of Space and Astronautical Science provides an opportunity forhigh-level education and advanced research through theoretical studies, analysis ofacquired data, and practice of advanced R&D in Astrophysics, Solar System
Sciences and Space Engineering. The main feature of each major is as follows.
・ Astrophysics is to elucidate the origin, structure and evolution of the universe
based on the observations from space.
・ Solar System Sciences is to understand the origin and evolution of a variety ofenvironments, including the prebiotic materials, by examining the present status
and samples of past days.
・ Space Engineering is to lead the future space development by providing innovative
space technology. New space technology enables challenging missions in theabove two scientific activities.
In addition, it is expected to cultivate not only depth of knowledge in Space Sciencebut also the planning skills for space projects by touching on the most advanced
and complex space projects.

E-mail: daigakuin@nifs.ac.jp

C O U R SES■ Space Exploration
Science and Engineering

Space System / Space Exploration/ Space Environment Science■ Space Observation
ScienceSpace Astronomy / Solar System
Exploration■ Space Technology

Electronic Device andtelecommunication / SpaceTransportation Technology

School ofLife Science

Microscopic instability simulation in core plasma of
Large Helical Device by gyrokinetic particle code

For inquiries or information:

School of
Advanced Sciences

E-mail: sokendai@ml.jaxa.jp

Education &Research Activities

Capsule separation.(artistic impression)
©JAXA

DATA

LHD Vacuum Vessel

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Department of Fusion Science

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School of Cultural and
School of
School of
School of High Energy
Social Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

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

School of High Energy Accelerator
Science

School ofLife Science

The School of High Energy Accelerator Science consists of three
departments: the Department of Accelerator Science, the Department ofMaterials Structure Science, and the Department of Particle and Nuclear
Physics. These departments are affiliated with the Accelerator Laboratory(and the Applied Research Laboratory), the Institute of Materials Structure
Science, and the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies in the HighEnergy 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 orderto 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 a fundamental 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 components of 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 for students.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School

Education &Research Activities

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

DeanIso, Satoshi
▲Special field

DATA

Particle Physics, Theoretical
Physics

18 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIOutlineC O U R SES■ Accelerator Science

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Beam Physics / Accelerator
Design / RF Acceleration /Electromagnet / Beam Generation/ Beam Instrumentation /Accelerator Control / Vacuum
Science / Radiation Science /Superconductivity and Cryogenics/ Computer Science / MechanicalEngineering

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

Electron / Positron Linear Accelerator(KEK / N.Toge)

Department of Materials Structure Science
In Department of Materials Structure Science, leading edge researches on structures, functions
and characteristics of hard to soft materials are pursued.
The research studies concerning physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, agriculture andmedical science are performed by the use of advanced beams such as synchrotron radiation,neutrons, muons and slow positron, which are provided by state-of-the-art particle accelerators.
Developing novel technologies for beam production and its utilization to make major
contributions to materials science are also included in our research fields.
We will offer education programs and experimental opportunities to our students who will aim forclarifying the Nano
World.

View of a protein crystallography
end-stationC O U R SES■ Materials Structure
Science

Synchrotron Radiation Science/
Slow Positron Science / Neutron
Science/Muon Science / Materials
and Life Science based on
Quantum Beams

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

The crystal structure of the world-best (2011) lithium-ion-conducting material Li10GeP2S12 wasdetermined by neutron diffraction and synchrotron radiation. Since then, the development of the all solidstate batteries for automobiles has been activated.
(Left to right) the crystal structure of Li10GeP2S12, its framework, the conduction paths of lithium ions areshown. Zigzag conduction pathways along the c axis are indicated.

Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

C O U R SES■ Theoretical Particle and Nuclear Physics

In this department, we conduct both theoretical and experimental researches in particle
and nuclear physics. The theoretical investigations 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 theirapplications, is pursued in a versatile manner.

B 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

Upgrade of the SuperKEKB accelerator and Belle II detector.
©KEK■ Experimental Particle and Nuclear Physics

Education &Research Activities

Superstring Theory / Particle Physics
Phenomenology / Lattice Gauge Theory /Hadron and Nuclear Theory / Theoretical
Cosmophysics

For inquiries or information:

DATA

Both particle physics and nuclear physics are among the most fundamental areasof basic science, and they are the sources of new frontiers in physical concepts andmethods that are the basis of modern science; these subjects involve the pursuit of themost fundamental principles of nature and the exploration of the basic structure andbuilding blocks of matter.

School ofLife Science

High-energy particle accelerators are extremely powerful tools for exploring a wide
range of building blocks and structures found in nature, from elementary particles
and atomic nuclei to atoms, molecules and even complex living organisms. In
addition, beyond the field of natural science, applications of particle accelerators arebeing actively pursued in the fields of industry and medical science.
In the Department of Accelerator Science, students can conduct both theoretical andexperimental research on the principles of acceleratorsand their related leading edge technologies, andthereby endeavor to further advance natural sciencethrough the development of particle accelerators.
Closely related subjects, such as radiation science,computer science, superconductivity engineering, andmechanical engineering can also be studied.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Department of Accelerator ScienceE-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

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School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

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

School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

School ofLife Science

The School of Multidisciplinary Science conducts research and education oncomplicated natural and social phenomena, as systems that govern the occurrences,functions, and interactions of these phenomena, from the comprehensive andtransdisciplinary viewpoint. Through such research and educational activities, theSchool aims to nurture 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 human society 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 researchsubjects 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 biological complex system in the polar regions of extremes on
Earth and approaches its subject from the viewpoint of multidisciplinary science. By
continuing to explore new research fields, including advanced and leading research
fields, and systematizing them through such activities, the School strives for further
development of the multidisciplinary sciences.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School

Education &Research Activities

・Department of Statistical Science・Department of Polar Science・Department of Informatics
▲

Dean

M
 iyasato, Yoshihiko▲Special field

DATA

Control Theory

20 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIE-mail: sokendai-toukei@t.rois.ac.jp

Department of Polar ScienceC O U R SES(Photo by Hidehiko Suzuki)

Department of Informatics■ Polar Science

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

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: sokendai-kyokuiki@t.rois.ac.jp

School of
Advanced Sciences

Nature in polar regions is conditioned by the interactions betweenspace, the upper
atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the geosphere and thebiosphere, with the whole
Earth constituting a massive natural system.Polar science serves as a foundation
for a broad range of fieldsconnected with this natural system, with the purpose of
elucidatingvarious physical, chemical and biological processes of the system, aswellas their mutual interactions, from a perspective that sees theEarth as a seamlesssystem. The Department of Polar Science
conductseducation and research focused onnatural phenomena occurring in theregions of
the North and South Poles, embracing a viewof the Earth as a global-scale environment.
We strive to cultivate outstanding researchers
equipped with advanced research and theability to work as field scientists who are
creative and flexible in studying the past,current
The aurora australis and future figure of the Earth.

C O U R SES■ Informatics

Education &Research Activities

Foundations of Informatics /Information Infrastructure Science/ Software Science / Multimedia
Information Science / Intelligent
Systems Science / Information
Environment Science

DATA

Achieving Excellence in Informatics
Informatics is a scientific research field that extensively and synthetically deals with problems
related with information from various aspects. It is a multidisciplinary science covering not only
traditional information science and engineering but also modeling, artificial intelligence and data
science, which are indispensable in the recent data-driven society, and even humanity informatics
and social informatics. It includes visualization, acquisition/collection, circulation, management,
processing, understanding, and usage of information as well as the information technology
to support them. The department of Informatics aims to foster researchers and highly skilled
professionals with ability in a broad range from foundations to practices and advanced specialty by
utilizing cutting-edge research
environments and cyber science
infrastructure of the National
Institute of Informatics where
you can enjoy an international
atmosphere with many active
researchers and students from
A machine learning experiment
Mixer events for students andvarious countries.
based on communication between
researchers are held in thelounge area.

■ Statistical Science

Statistical Modeling / Statistical
Data Science / Statistical Inference
and Mathematics

For inquiries or information:

Supercomputer System for Statistical
Science (HPE SGI 8600)

human and robot, by using VR
devices

OutlineThe Department of Statistical Science is operated by the Institute of Statistical
Mathematics, which has made great achievements in statistical science, including
the Akaike information criterion, and has been contributing to the development ofscience as a central research institute of statistical science not only in Japan but also
in the world.
This department conducts education andresearch on theory and applications to extract
information and knowledge from the real world
based on data, and aims to develop humanresources with creative research capabilities
solving various important issues that arecomplexly intertwined.

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: daigakuin@nii.ac.jp

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

C O U R SES

School ofLife Science

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School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

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.

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

School ofLife Science

The School of Life Science offers graduate programs that are aimed at nurturing
independent and creative researchers that expand the frontiers of life science.
Three departments that constitute the School of Life Science are based on threeleading research institutions — National Institute of Genetics, National Institute for
Basic Biology, and National Institute for Physiological Sciences. Research
activities of these institutes cover variable fields of Life Science and the School ofLife Science aims to provide research environments in which students can learninterdisciplinary concepts as well as their own specialty. Housing the largest
number of life science faculty in Japan, the School of Life Science offers amentoring system by multiple faculty, and provides a superb environment forindependent research by each student. The graduate course provides not only
lectures by outstanding internal professors but also seminars on the latest
research progress conducted by external researchers, educational programs forcross-disciplinary approaches, and courses on scientific writing and presentation.
The three departments hold a joint retreat every year for scientific interactions andshare lectures over the internet for further enhanced interactions. We welcome
students who love and enjoy Life Science, and dream to open new windows into
the field.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School

Education &Research Activities

・Department of Genetics

・Department of Basic Biology

・Department of Physiological Sciences
▲

Dean

F
 ujimori, Toshihiko▲Special field

DATA

Developmental Biology

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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 thefunction of intact organisms in an integrated way from molecular/ cellular levels as basic units of living organisms to wholebody levels, and are expected to be pioneering researchers inbioscience, neuroscience and medicine.

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

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: info-soken@nig.ac.jp

C O U R SES■ Cell Biology■ Developmental Biology■ Environmental Biology■ Neurobiology■ Evolution, Diversity and
Genomic Biology

School ofLife Science■ Reproductive Biology

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

School of
Advanced Sciences

The Department of Basic Biology trains
researchers capable of developing innovative
approaches and creative ideas to understandhigher order phenomena in biological science.
Students take advantage of the environment
and facilities of 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 thisdepartment cover cell biology, developmental
biology, environmental biology, neurobiology,
symbiotic biology and evolutionary biology
with appropriate model organisms and topend techniques including molecular biology,
Model organisms used at Department of
bioimaging, mathematical science and omics. Basic Biology■ Evolutionary Biology

C O U R SES■ Molecular and Cellular
Physiology■ Homeostatic Regulation■ Fundamental
Neuroscience

Education &Research Activities

Department of Basic Biology■ Developmental Biology■ System Neuroscience

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Lively discussions are often
held in the laboratories.

■ Molecular and Cellular
Biology

School of
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School of
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Social Studies

The Department of Genetics offers education and research opportunities in a variety of cuttingedge disciplines with the goal of investigating biological phenomena on the basis of genetic
information. Study and research fields include molecular, cellular, developmental, behavioral,
population, and evolutionary genetics, as well as genome biology and bioinformatics. Students
can take advantage of a wide range of databases and genetic resources hosted by the National
Institute of Genetics. To nurture independent researchers, the Department of Genetics adopts
an educational philosophy that the academic guidance of each individual student is carried out
by the entire faculty. For example, graduate students meet with their thesis committee twice ayear to receive advice from faculty
members outside their host labs.
Other features of the Department
include the Scientific Presentation/
Writing Program and ample financial
assistance opportunities such as
our research assistant program.

The rich environment of the Departmentof Genetics allows students to fully devote
themselves to their own research projects.

OutlineDepartment of Genetics

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

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School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

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

School of Advanced Sciences

School ofLife Science

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 and education in the fields of evolution andscience and society. The evolution section focuses on the diversity andevolutionary history of organisms, and consists of four subsections:
integrative anthropology, behavioral biology, evolutionary biology andtheoretical biology. The science and society section studies the roles andresponsibilities of scientists within society, from the viewpoint that scienceis a social activity of humans. Students carry out Ph.D. research in theirown field, but are also required to write a subthesis in the other one:biology students write a subthesis 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 becomecompetent and well-balanced researchers / professionals.
We also actively promote international and domestic collaborations withother universities and research institutes, to plant the seeds for fruitful
future research fields.

School of
Advanced Sciences

Departments under the School▲

Education &Research Activities

・Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems

DeanK utsukake Nobuyuki
▲Special field

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Studying biological organisms, humans and society from broad perspectives,
our department is designed to develop deeper understanding on nature throughevolutionary studies of biosystems and meta-consideration of science. Our education
and research program focus on the biological phenomena with evolutionary
perspectives and the relationship between science, technology, and the society.
We thus aim to train independent researchers who can contribute for building
sustainable society with their expertise and broad perspectives.

Outline■ Major in Biology

Integrative Anthropology /Evolutionary Biology / Behavioral■ 生命科学
Biology/ Theoretical Biology

統合人類学／進化生物学／行動生物学／■ Major in Science and
理論生物学

Society■ 科学と社会
Scienceand Sciety

科学と社会

For inquiries or information:

E-mail: hayamajimu@ml.soken.ac.jp

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1 : Electron micrograph of the visual center of a butterfly, Papilio xuthus
2 : Wild Bornean orangutan in Danum Valley (Malaysia)
3 : Evolutionary simulation of adaptive radiation and extinction: Why doliving fossils exist?

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4 : Two species of Acropora corals grown from larvae at SOKENDAI
5 : The skull of a Japanese wolf whose genome has been sequenced(Photo: provided by Dr. Naotaka Ishiguro)
6 : Immunostaining of the octopaminergic neurons in the cricket brain

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Vision for future through novel perspectives on lifeC O U R SES

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Educational Programs

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

SOKENDAI Freshman Course
The Freshman Course is an intensive course for newlyenrolled students of SOKENDAI. It is a unique programthat intends to provide our new students with fundamental
knowledge and skills for a researcher; and, is also an
opportunity to learn about the breadth of academia throughinteractions with peer students and researchers coming fromdifferent fields. In the past, the Freshman Course was held

for four-days long at our Hayama campus; however, amid
COVID-19, since 2020, the course is offered online.
It consists of three sessions: “Exploring Diversity in Academia(EDA),”, “Researchers and Society,” and “Communication
Skills for Researchers.”.

■ First Semester 2020 (Japanese course)
Date: October 2 – 9, 2020

Number of Participated Student: 71■ Second Semester 2020 (English course)
Date: March 30 – April 2, 2021

Number of Participated Student: 30■ First Semester 2021 (Japanese course)
Date: April 6 – 9, 2021

Number of Participated Student: 68■ Second Semester 2021 (English course)
Date (Scheduled): October 5 – 8, 2021

Course Groups

School ofLife Science

A course group is a cluster of courses categorized across agrasp a general idea of each discipline and/or get anwide spectrum of specific areas that are intimately related toobjective overview of various disciplines.

each other. In some course groups, a coalition of schools/

When a SOKENDAI student travels to the other campus, for

departments bring along their own courses to build up thethe purpose of receiving a lecture, part of the expenses (ex.

group; students can enjoy special subjects of an adjacenttransportation expenses) may be reimbursed after course.

academic discipline to broaden their perspective, quickly

School of
Advanced Sciences■ 2021 Course Groups

Education &Research Activities
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Integrative Brain Science
CourseIntegrative Bioscience
Education Course

Brain science requires a wide
range of knowledge and view not
only on physiology, but also on
biology, technology, pharmacology,
information science and social
science. This course will provide
lectures and practices for the purposeof integrating multidisciplinary
approaches and developing a newresearch field.
All the lectures will be broadcasted
through our remote lecture delivery
system except traning course.

To foster the development of young
researchers who can contribute to
the future of biology in connection
with the recent developments ofvarious technologies, we provide
a new course that promotesinterdisciplinary and integrative viewsof biological processes, covering
not only biological but also physical,
mathematical, and information
sciences.
All the lectures will be provided
through the remote lecture delivery
system except traning course.

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Courses common to the
School of Physical Sciences
and the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
Utilizing research topics andthemes common to both schools
and their departments, the schools
provide the courses mainly to
students with academic backgroundor fundamentals in PhysicalSciences. The courses aim to help
students cultivate the basic skills,
interdisciplinary and integrated
perspectives on nature essential for
researchers.

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School of Advanced Sciences has been leading a programsocial implications and impacts of research activities andto develop graduate education in “science and society”.

infrastructure supporting scientific research. Therefore theSince the university’s primary mission is to train professionals

program designs and provides courses on “science andwho have leading expertise as well as broader perspectives,

society”. As part of the activities, we offer a 1.5-day program,

we hope our young scientists develop abilities to grasp“Researchers and Society”, within the Freshman Course

science as part of social activities and to think critically

twice a year (in Japanese and English).

about social dimensions of scientific practice including

Historical and Cultural Resource Management
Education Program
The historical and cultural resource management course issuch as methods for reading diverse historical and cultural

led by the School of Cultural and Social Studies and aims

resources, analysis using advanced scientific methods,

to develop researchers with a high capability in historical

recording and scientific preservation management ofand cultural resource management through learning about

historical and cultural resource information, and researchadvanced historical and cultural resource management

presentations using historical and cultural resources.

course students are placed according to their aptitude into

Science. It seeks to foster researchers in the field of physicalone of the following four courses: Basic Course*, Advanced

sciences who are fully equipped with a high degree of

Research Course, Project Research Course (available only in

professional qualities as well as broad perspective andthe School of Physical Sciences), and Development Researchinternational competence to meet the needs of society. In the

Course (available only in the School of Physical Sciences).

1st to 2nd years of the 5-year doctoral course, the Program*For students matriculating in AY2018 or later, course

focuses on building basic academic skills at the graduate

completion in the “Basic Course” has been discontinued.

Education &Research Activities

school level. In the 3rd to 5th years of the 5-year doctoral

Sciences and the School of High Energy Accelerator

DATA

The Program is provided jointly by the School of PhysicalSchool of
Advanced Sciences

School ofLife Science

Course-by-Course Education Program to
Cultivate Researchers in Physical Science

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies“Science and Society” Program

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School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Joint School Seminars
SOKENDAI Cultural Forum / School of Cultural and Social Studies
December 5-6, 2020 at International Research Center for Japanese Studies
The forum is an event for academic exchanges organized byof the event, students can exercise their planning skills and receive

SOKENDAI’s only liberal arts department, School of Cultural andadvices and supports from faculties on project management

Social Studies. Centering “culture” as a common focus, it offers athrough the collaboration, which in turn would facilitate students’forum for interdisciplinary exchanges among faculties and students

ability as independent researchers.

of various departments from inside and outside of the university.
As it provides a place to publish their research, the event functions
as an educational opportunity for the students to present theirresearch works and achievements and to learn presentation skills
at the same time. Through these activities, the project also serves
as a gateway for academic interactions between art and science
students.
Furthermore, by involving students in the planning and organization

Physical Science Student Seminar / School of Physical Sciences and School of High Energy Accelerator Science
July 12-13, 2018 at Nobeyama Radio Observatory

School ofLife Science
School of
Advanced Sciences

School of Physical Sciences and School of High Energy
Accelerator Sciences organize the multidisciplinary
Physical Science Student Seminar as a part of their course
curriculums.
Every two years, students and faculties from eight
departments join in this overnight event to hold academic
seminars.
The project authorizes students to take responsible roles in
the planning and organization of the event in order to polishtheir planning and organizing skills and train them as highly
competent researchers.
※The program was not implemented due to the COVID-19 in 2020.

Multidisciplinary Sciences Cross Talks / School of Multidisciplinary Sciences and School of Life Science (Department of Genetics)

Education &Research Activities

December 16, 2020 and January 27, 2021 Online
At the “Young Researchers Cross Talks” hosted by Researchinternational faculties and students from various fields ofOrganization of Information and Systems and co-sponsoredstudy, students are expected to acquire higher expertise,by School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, members of School

wider perspectives, and international competency.

of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Department of Genetics,
as well as faculties and students from a variety of fields
in SOKENDAI, join together to hold group discussions
throughout this overnight event.

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multidisciplinary topics with the presence of local and

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December 22-23, 2020 Online
Life Science Retreat invites biology faculties and students foracademic interactions, through which it aims to foster talentswith a broader grasp of biological science and the capacity
to contribute to the development of the field.
English is used throughout the conference to improve
the participants’ international caliber. Students plan andcoordinate research presentations (oral and poster) andopinion exchanges. In the project, student organizers are
expected to polish planning skills through the preparationand exercise presentations skills.
In 2020, this seminar was held omline for the first time andwas attended by about 110 students and faculty members.

SOKENDAI Student Dispatch Program
the educational goals of SOKENDAI, “advanced specialties

short-term research opportunity abroad and/or a long-termand expertise”, “broad perspective”, and “international

collaborative research project in and outside Japan thatcompetitiveness”, and intends to financially support suchmay lead to their career in the future. The program follows

research opportunities of SOKENDAI students.
School ofLife Science

This program encourages SOKENDAI students to seek aSchool of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Life Science Retreat / School of Life Science & School of Advanced Sciences

2020

School of
Advanced Sciences

Category 3 (Long-term Domestic Program)
Number of students supported: 1

Education &Research Activities※The program was not implemented due to the COVID-19
in 2020.

SOKENDAI publication grant for research papers
the students who belong to SOKENDAI. Total 23 publications

carried out for about the academic paper which was a result

were supported in 2020.

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The publishing cost support of the printing expenses isof the research activities. This support is applicable only for

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Society and Community Outreach Activities

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Community Programs
We communicate the outcomes of the University’s educational and research activities and give back to the community, with the aim topromote and spread the arts and sciences, as well as promote excellent research findings.
Thinking of a Prosperous Life

April 3, 2019

Shonan Village Seminar

May 3, 2019

Shonan Village Festival 2019

Human Evolution: Environment, Culture, and Genome

July 31, 2019

Science Seminar for JuniorHigh and High School Students

From “Hayabusa” to “Hayabusa 2”: The Mystery of the Solar System Explored from Fragments of Asteroids

December 12,2020-March 10, 2021
November 8-10, 2020
November 1,8, 2020
October, 2020
-March, 2021

Hasegawa, Mariko (SOKENDAI President)
Ogawa, Yujiro（SOKENDAI Executive Director)

Satta, Yoko (Professor, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)

Komatsu, Mutsumi (Assistant Professor, The Center for Educational Development)

SOKENDAI Outreach Activities

Outreach activities centered on collaboration with institutes of tednology

SOKENDAI Outreach Activities

Challenges in the Exploration of the Unknown: Cutting-edge Studies Young
Researchers Discuss 2020

SOKENDAI Outreach Activities

Astronomers decoding mysteries of the universe ---from the ground and thespace *Online

SOKENDAI Outreach Activities

December 19, 2020 SOKENDAI Outreach Activities“Yokoko Academia” with Kanagawa
Prefectural Yokosuka High School

Honda,Tohru (Professor, Department of Accelerator Science)

Oishi, Masatoshi (Professor, Department of Astronomical Science)

Ikuta,Chisato (Associate professor, Department of Space and Astronautical Science)

Compact accelerator production by KOSEN for touch and play accelerator workshop
Otani,Masashi(Assistant professor, Department of Accelerator Science)

Exploration “Q”: The Mysteries of the Universe Explored Through Cosmic Rays

Ueno, Kazuki (Assistant professor, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics)
We supported the academic program, “Yokoko Academia” organized by Kanagawa Prefectural
Yokosuka High School to contribute to local educational institutes and foster future generations.
The school is designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology.

School ofLife Science

Academic Lectures hosted by the School of Advanced Sciences

School of
Advanced Sciences

From various on-going studies, the School selects themes

the general public and help to create deeper communication

relating to “life and evolution” and organizes academic

with people in the local communities.

lectures that deliver findings from cutting edge research to■ November 3, 2019

Education &Research Activities

LectureE xploring the World of Butterflies: The Forefront ofResearch on Insects’ Visual Sense
Arikawa, Kentaro (Professor, Department of Evolutionary
Studies of Biosystems)※The lectures were not implemented due to the COVID-19 in 2020.

LectureT he Mystery of Dance of Cranes: An EthologicalExperiment
Takeda, Kohei (Research fellow, Department of
Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)

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For inquiries or information : Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems (ESB) Administrative Section
TEL : 81-46-858-1577, 1595 FAX : 81-46-858-1544 E-mail : office_sendou@ml.soken.ac.jp

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● T AMA300 Blazes Trail for Improved Gravitational
Wave Astronomy● Identification of ancient viruses from metagenomic
data of the Jomon people● W hole Genome Duplication Drove the Evolution of
Carnivorous Plants● Evolutionary History of the Risk of SNPs for DiffuseType Gastric Cancer in the Japanese Population● A utomated crystal structure analysis based onblackbox optimisation● In vitro resynthesis of lichenization reveals the genetic
background of symbiosis-specific fungal-algalinteraction in Usnea hakonensis.

● The First Results from the KaVA Large Program forStar-formation Studies: Unveiling massive baby stars
ejecting complex high velocity outflows● Symmetry prediction and knowledge discovery from
X-ray diffraction patterns using an interpretablemachine learning approach● Loss of symbiont infectivity following thermal stresscan be a factor limiting recovery from bleaching in
cnidarians● C ommunal roosting shows dynamics predicted bydirect and indirect nepotism in chestnut-crowned
babblers● A brupt Holocene ice-sheet thinning along thesouthern Soya Coast, Lützow-Holm Bay, East
Antarctica, revealed by glacial geomorphology andsurface exposure dating● Fecal proteomics as a novel method to study
mammalian behavior and physiology

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Research findings in 2020 published on the following papers are press released and subsequently appeared innewspapers and various media:

JSPS Summer ProgramThis program, which is carried in partnership with Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (JSPS), offers opportunities to practice research at inter-university research
institutes (IURIs) or universities to young researchers who have undertaken or justcompleted doctoral programs for two months during the summer.

School ofLife Science※The program was not implemented due to the COVID-19 in 2020.

Orientation program in 2019

School of
Advanced Sciences

SOKENDAI Fund

OutlinePress Release

Education &Research Activities

SOKENDAI Fund has been established to support SOKENDAI Students. For the details, please visit
our website.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/donation/

SOKENDAI Newsletter

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SOKENDAI Newsletter covers ongoing activity information at the university such as various events in
our campuses, research findings released to media, and awards.
You can find it online on our university website. (Japanese text only)

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The Center for Educational Development (CED)“Advanced specialties and expertise”, “Broad perspective” and “International competitiveness” are the educational goals of

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

SOKENDAI, and they are the essential competencies for excellent researchers. In order to achieve these goals, we believe that theuniversity-wide education that enhances the quality as an excellent researcher is necessary, in addition to specialized education

carried out in each department. The missions of the CED are: to implement and support the university-wide education programs andprojects; and, to assist in evaluation and analysis of the educational activities. We contribute to develop researchers rooted in ourphilosophy.

Implement and provide support for the university-wide education programs and projects
・Implement "Freshman Course"
・Provide support in implement "SOKENDAI Dispatch Program"・Provide support in developing the international joint/double degree programs

Meet our students’ needs and provide students with support for their learning and activities
・Provide students with support for their learning, research activities, job search and networking

Assist in evaluation and analysis of educational activities
・Conduct surveys and analyze the implementation status of the university-wide and specialized education in each department
・Conduct surveys and analyze students' research performance and experience

The Center for Academic Information Services

School ofLife Science

This Center was established to aims at effective management of academic information in SOKENDAI. Based on secure andresilient information infrastructure, it provides various academic information services to researchers and researchers-in-future whoare both users and creators of academic information, and supports education, research and administration in SOKENDAI.

School of
Advanced Sciences

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 Hayama Campus and its branch.

SOKENDAI Video Conferencing System

Education &Research Activities

The system connects the affiliated Inter-University Research Institutes and JAXA with the university headquarters. It facilitates
teleconferencing and supports university activities.

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.

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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.jp

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The Library also provides database services, including OPAC
(Online Public Access Catalog) for books and journals heldby the Library.
These books and database are also available to generalpublic. The venue effectively functions both as a place tocollect research resources and a studying space.
SOKENDAI staffs and neighborhood residents can borrowbooks belonging to Kanagawa Prefectural Library (KL-NET
Service). Furthermore, since 2015, it has been serving asa service counter of National Diet Library to enable users
to browse digital materials belonging to the National Diet
Library.

Book :

University Library

The University Library consists of the Hayama
Library and IURI libraries. The University Librarygathers, organizes, and accumulates electronicmaterials. Under close cooperation with the Hayama
Library and IURI libraries, the University Libraryaims to promote the education / research activities
by performing required activities for facilitation of
the use of academic information. It offers a large
number of e-journals and e-books so that faculty
and students of IURIs dotted around the country
can use these materials in common. In addition, theuniversity introduces and offers the world’s largest
bibliographic / citation database “Scopus”.

(Japanese)
approx. 23,000 titles(Non-Japanese) approx. 24,900 titles
Journal : (Japanese)
approx.
200 titles(Non-Japanese) approx.
340 titles
E-book :		
approx. 137,430 titles
E-journal :approx. 5,480 titles
Institutional Repository : approx. 5,000 titles

As of April 1, 2021

Education &Research Activities

School of
Advanced Sciences

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

School ofLife Science

Hayama Library gathers, organizes and releases various
academic materials to provide high-level research andeducation and to pioneer advanced academic fields.
Hayama Library is open around-the-clock to the faculty andstudents at the Hayama Campus for reading and borrowing.
It collects and makes available standard references andbooks that can be used in all Departments and Schools, aswell as specialized books and journals related to studies in
cutting-edge and/or interdisciplinary research fields.
Image and video documentation materials are available
through in-house facilities.
In addition, Hayama Library offers SOKENDAI Institutional
Repository, which allows free online access to doctoral
dissertations and book/journal publications at the University,
as well as academic papers published by the faculty andstudents at the Hayama Campus.

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Hayama Library (Attached Headquarters)

Electronic Journals
BioOne ／ JSTOR ／ Science Direct ／Springer-LINK ／ Wiley-Blackwell ／ GeoScienceWorld
Scopus (Document/reference database search service)

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School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Nobel Prize Laureates from SOKENDAI
Professor Emeritus, School of High Energy Accelerator Science

The 2008

Nobel Prize in Physics

for the discovery of the origin of the broken
symmetry which predicts the existence ofat least three families of quarks in nature

Kobayashi, Makoto

Professor Emeritus,
SOKENDAI / Honorary Professor
Emeritus, High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization(KEK)1999.4-2004.3

Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Science

2004.4-2006.3

Professor, School of High Energy Accelerator Science

2003.4-2004.4

Chair, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

2008

Order of Culture

School ofLife Science

Professor Emeritus, School of Life Science

The 2016

School of
Advanced Sciences

Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine

Education &Research Activities

for his discoveries of mechanisms forautophagy

Ohsumi, Yoshinori

Professor Emeritus,
SOKENDAI /National Institute for Basic Biology

1996.10-2009.3 Professor, School of Life Science
2008.4-2009.3

Dean, School of Life Science

2006

Japan Academy Prize

2016

Order of Culture

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Recipients of Award■ Orders and Medals of Honor (after 2013)

Kodaira, Keiichi (Professor Emeritus, Former President)

Dept. of Astronomical Science

The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (2017)

Ohsumi, Yoshinori (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Functional Molecular Science
Dept. of Basic Biology

The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2020)
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2017)
Order of Culture (2016)

Ohta, Tomoko (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Genetics

Order of Culture (2016)

Nakanishi, Susumu (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Japanese Studies

Order of Culture (2013)

Suematsu, Yasuharu (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Informatics

Hotta Yoshiki(Processors Emeritus)

Dept. of Genetics

Order of Culture (2015)
Medal with Purple Ribbon (2013)■ Person of Cultural Merit (after 2013)
Name

Department

Research Theme

Hotta Yoshiki(Emeritus Professors)

Dept. of Genetics

Genetics(2020)

Komatsu, Kazuhiko (Professor)

Dept. of Japanese Studies

Ethnology (2016)

Inoki,Takenori (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Japanese Studies

Ohsumi, Yoshinori (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Basic Biology

Economy (2019)

Cell Biology (2015)■ Japan Academy Prize (after 2013)
Name

Department

Year

Subject

Kawai, Maki (Professor)

Dept. of Functional Molecular Science 2020 Single Molecule Spectroscopy Elucidating Chemical Reactions at Solid Surfaces
Pioneering Research in the Theory and Application of LargeKitsuregawa, Masaru (Professor)
Dept. of Informatics
2020
Scale High-performance Database Systems
Studies of Solar Magnetohydrodynamic Phenomena throughTsuneta, Saku (Professor)
Dept. of Astronomical Science
2019
Satellite Observations
Exploration of Muon Radiography and its Application to NonNagamine, Kanetada (Professor Emeritus) Dept. of Materials Structure Science2019
destructive Studies of Large-scale Matters
Takasaki, Fumihiko (Professor Emeritus) Dept. of Particle and Nuclear Physics 2017 Studies of CP Violation in the B-Meson SystemIye, Masanori (Professor Emeritus)

Dept. of Astronomical Science2013 Observational Studies of the Early Universe■ Japan Academy Medal Prize (after 2013)
Name

Department

Year

Subject

Pioneering Research on Introducing Randomness for
Koibuchi,Michihiro (Associate Professor) Dept. of Informatics
2020
Interconnection Networks on Parallel Computer Systems
Theoretical Development of Quantum Dissipative Dynamics andIshizaki, Akihito(Professor)
Dept. of Structural Molecular Science
2019
Its Application to Primary Processes of Photosynthesis
Theoretical Elucidation of the Mechanisms of Evolution with
Innan, Hideki (Associate Professor) Dept. of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems 2014
Genomic Sequence Data
Application of Advanced Graph Theory to Discrete Mathematics
Kawarabayashi, Kenichi (Professor) Dept. of Informatics
2013
and Theoretical Computer Science■ JSPS Ikushi Prize (after 2013)
Name
Kariyazono, Shiho
Kitamura, Daichi
Mochizuki, Kenji

Department

Year

Research Theme

Dept. of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

2017 The genetic basis and the biological role of fluorescent proteins in Acropora species

Dept. of Functional Molecular Science2013 heoretical Study on the Molecular Mechanism of Ice Melting and the Local Structure of Aqueous Solution

Dept. of Informatics

Nakahata, Yoshihisa Dept. of Physiological Sciences

2016 Multichannel blind music source separation based on nonnegative matrix factor source model2013 Activation-Dependent Spatial Dynamics of Postsynaptic Glycine Receptors

SOKENDAI Award

SOKENDAI Award is founded in 2018 to commend the students who have accomplished their outstanding research and havebeen conferred their degrees with the excellent doctoral thesis.

■ The recipients of the 5rd SOKENDAI Award ( September 28, 2020)
Name

Department

ZHAO Yuhang

Dept. of Astronomical Science

KAMEZAWA Chika

Materials Structure Science

Doctoral thesis

Development of a frequency dependent squeezed vacuum source for broadband quantum noise
reduction in advanced gravitational-wave detectors

Visualization of the complex shear modulus by dynamic X-ray elastography■ The recipients of the 6th SOKENDAI Award ( March 24, 2021)
Name

Department

MASE(HOSHINO) Kumiko Dept. of Japanese History
KAWAMATA Moto

Dept. of Polar Science

School of
Advanced Sciences

Kawai, Maki (Professor)

Dept. of Particle and Nuclear Physics

Doctoral thesis
Early Modern Shrines and People under the Authority of the Royal Court

Reconstruction of deglaciation history since the Last Glacial Maximum along thesouthern Soya Coast, Lützow-Holm Bay, East Antarctica

OKUMA Nao

Dept. of Basic Biology

SATO Masato

Dept. of Evolutionary studies of Biosystems Evolution of symbiotic systems in extreme and heterogeneous environments

Studies on the mechanisms of shoot-mediated control of root nodule symbiosis in Lotus japonicus

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

35

DATA

Nagamine Kanetada(Processors Emeritus)

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Prize
The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (2020)

School ofLife Science

Department
Dept. of Japanese Studies

Education &Research Activities

Name
Komatsu, Kazuhiko(Processors Emeritus)

Outline

Academic Staff
Category

Member of the Board

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

President
Executive Director
AuditorVice President

School of Cultural andSocial Studies

School of PhysicalSciences

School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

School of Life Science(As of May 1, 2021)
1
3
2
(1)

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
Materials Structure Science
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Subtotal
Statistical Science
Polar Science
Informatics
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Subtotal

0

0

0

0

0

School of Advanced
Sciences
The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
Future Planning Division
Secretariat etc.
Total

0
(1)

Professor

Associate Professor

13
13
16
18
9
69
7
8
28
20
19
82
51
18
32
101
18
14
30
62
23
16
15
54
5(1)
5(1)

11
10
2
11
9
43
7
7
37
21
39
111
47
21
34
102
21
19
23
63
9
14
15
38
7
7
1

0
16
5
26
47

365

(1)

(1)
6(3)

373(2)

Lecturer

Assistant Professor

Secretariat

0

0

0
3
3
2

0
14
20
50
23
15
122
56
17
13
86
2
17
14
33
25
35
30
90
5
5
2

52

338

0

Total

1
3
2
(1)
24
23
18
29
18
112
28
35
115
64
73
315
170
61
105
336
41
50
67
158
57
65
60
182
20(1)
20(1)
5(1)
(2)
(2)
42
1176(7)

0

0

0

0
0
(1)
(1)
42
42(2)

※ The number of staff in parentheses indicates those who concurrently work in other section [not included in the total].

Students

School ofLife Science

SchoolSchool ofCultural andSocial Studies

School of
Advanced Sciences

School of
PhysicalSciences

Education &Research Activities

School of HighEnergyAccelerator
Science
School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences
School of Life
Science
School of Advanced
Sciences

Department
Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
Materials Structure Science
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Subtotal
Statistical Science
Polar Science
Informatics
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Subtotal

Total(As of May 1, 2021)
Quota

1st year

Doctoral Course

5-year

2
2
2
2

2
10
2
3
4
9
2
2

Female3-year

3
3
3
15

3
3
3
3

3rd year

Int'lStudents

3
15
※2
※2
※2
－
3
1

2
2

0
2

1
0

3
4
9
4

1
1
2
0

2
1
1
2

2
4
1
11

3
2

2
0

0
1

10
9

7
3
3
4

2
0
0
1

0
0
1
2

4
8
7
4

1
0
0
2

3
1
2
11

2
1
1
6

1
0
0
2

Total

FemaleInt'lStudents

6
4

5
4

15
13

0
6
1
1

17
20
30
23

15
7
5
46

10
2
3
25

6
0
0
15

FemaleInt'lStudents

8
6

6
5

20
12
8
68

13
5
5
37

8
0
0
19

0
0

0
0

2
17

0
2

0
3

4
19

2
4

0
6

5
25

1
5

0
6

4
21

1
4

1
4

10
33

1
5

4
12

25
115

5
20

5
31

1
2

0
0

0
0

0
1

0
0

0
0

8
6

1
1

1
0

10
3

1
2

1
1

20
7

4
2

0
0

39
19

6
5

2
1

2
6
6

2
1
12
15

1
1

8
1
2
11

61

0
2
0

0
0
1
1

1
1
4
0
0
4
1
1

9

1
1
1

1
0
1
2

3
5
5

1
1
6
8

8
8

11
12

0
0

2
2

6
0
0
6

19

7
7
2
16

57

1
1
0

0
0
2
2

4
4
3
4
1
8
1
1

19

2
0
4

0
0
1
1

4
3
6
13

6
6

16
30

0
0

6
6

4
3
0
7

20

0
1
0
1

1
2
3
6

5
7

10
11

3
3

1
1

8
7
10
25

3
4
4
11

110

33

DATA

※ 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.

36 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

Int'lStudents

0
2

1
1

1

1
2
1
6

5th year

Female

0
0

5
5

59

Int'l
Students

0
0

14
17

6
6
6
18

4th year

Female

0
1

6
10

41

Female

3
3

4
8
3
3
3
9

2nd year

Int'lStudents

3
1
3
7

33

4
4
6
14

27
40

0
1
0
1

6
3
13
22

3
1
3
7

5
1
0
6

17
12
43
72

3
4
7
1

3
3
6
12

2
10
4
10

10
4
6
20

4
7

13
15

29
56

5
11

12
12

97
155

19
30

49
52

2
2

0
0

6
6

3
3

0
0

18
18

10
10

1
1

7
9
13
29

3
3
5
11

118

31

3
3

3
1
1
5

0
2
2
0

5
1
4
10

36

9
12
9
30

193

5
2
3
10

61

4
1
3
8

53

39
36
36
111

539

18
13
13
44

153

22
6
10
38

161

Structural Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
Space and Astronautical Science

5-year3-year5-year3-year

0

1

1

3

8

2

2

1

1

1

0

2

2

5

2

4

1

4

1

20

0
2

1

11

2
2

0

11

0
0

1

5

1
2

0

6

0

2

4

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

3

24

6

10

4

5

4

3

4

2

0

0

1

0

1

3

14

3

6

2

3
3

5
9

1
1

2
5

1
1
3

2

1

5

1

2

3

2
5
2

1
1
3

0
0
0

0
0
0

1
0
0

0
0
0

0

0

0

0

1

0

10

15

56

12

24

10

15

10

13

9

2

1

1

1

1

1

Accelerator Science

2

※

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

17

1

13

1

11

2

10

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

3

※

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

※

Subtotal

90Statistical Science

2

3

1

3

1

3

1

3

1

2

0

1

0

1

0

1

4

6

13
22

6

12

9

13

5

10

8

11

5

10

8

11

4

0

1

3

4

0

1

Particle and Nuclear Physics

2

Polar Science
Informatics

1

20
8

3
3

15
3

3
2

13

4

2

2

12
2

4
2

0

0

0

0

5

1

5

1

4

1

3

0

1

1

2

0

0

3

6

2

8

2

4

2

3

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

Physiological Sciences
Subtotal

9

18

11

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

9

8

0
5

1

0

7

4

1
6

0
2

0

0

0

0

1

0

6

1

5

0

3

0

3

1

Genetics

4

2

0

10
6

0

0

8
3

8

1

Subtotal
Basic Biology

School of Advanced
Sciences

3-yearSubtotal
Materials Structure Science

School of Life
Science5-year2

3

2

Fusion Science

3-year22Functional Molecular Science

5-year2

15

Subtotal

3-year2

3

Japanese Literature

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

5-year3-year4

3

Japanese History

School ofHigh Energy
Accelerator
Science5-year3-year

0

0

2
0

0

0
1

1

2

2

0

0

1

5
5

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

Subtotal

Total

41

59

111

58

62

41

47

41

42

29

5

12

6

9

1

9

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

※ a few people

Admission of
the 2021
Other 5students（6％）

Other 5

universities（8％）

Foreign 13
students（15％）

Foreign 13
universities（22％）

Private23

students（26％）

National
26
National
universities universities
43
（43％）

Total

59
91students

Private13

universities（22％）

Public3

universities（5％）

Public 4

Students（4％）

students（49％）

Japanese National Universities

Japanese Private Universities

Hokkaido University
4
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
1
Hirosaki University
1
Tohoku University
2
Yamagata University
1
University of Tsukuba
1Chiba University
1
The University of Tokyo
4
Tokyo University of Arts
1
Tokyo Institute of Technology
3
The University of Electro-Communications
1
Shinshu University
1
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
1
Kanazawa University
2
Shizuoka University
1
Nagoya University
2
Kyoto University
4
Kyoto Institute of Technology
1Osaka University
1
Nara Women’s University
1
Okayama University
1
Hiroshima University
2
Kyushu University
3
The Kyushu Institute of Technology
1
Nagasaki University
1
Kumamoto University
1

Aichi Institute of Technology
Kansai University
Kindai University
Keio University
Seikei University
Tokai University
Tokyo University of Science
Nihon University
Meijo University
The Open University of Japan
Musashino University
Rissho University
Waseda University

Japanese Public Universities
Kyoto City University of ArtsThe University of Shiga Prefecture
Osaka City University

1
1
2

1
1
1
4
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
4

Foreign Universities
Central University of Venezuela
Chulalongkorn University
Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
Technische Universitat Dortmund
King's College London
Northeast Normal University
Shandong Agricultural University
China University of Geosciences
Tianjin University of Science and Technology
Wuhan University
Wuhan University of Technology
Yonsei University
National Chiayi University

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

OutlineSchool of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Japanese Studies

School of
PhysicalSciences

5-yearBackground
GenderInternational
JobholderStudents
Male
Female33Comparative Studies

School ofCultural andSocial Studies

3-yearAdmitted
Students

School ofLife Science

5-yearRegional Studies

PasserSchool of
Advanced Sciences

Department

Applicant

OthersNational Institute of Technology, Asahikawa College 1
National Institute of Technology, Gunma College
1
Osaka Prefecture University College of Technology 1
National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Kure College
1
National Institute of Technology(KOSEN), Miyakonojo
College
1

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

37

DATA

SchoolQuota(As of April 1, 2021)

Education &Research Activities

Applicants and Enrollments

Outline

Degrees Awarded
SchoolQuota

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

School ofCultural andSocial Studies(15)

School of
PhysicalSciences

10(15)

School ofHigh Energy
Accelerator
Science

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

School ofLife Science

9(※)

8(10)

9(18)

School of
Advanced
Sciences

5(1)

Total

41(59)

※1
※2
※3
※4

Field

For the period of
1991〜2015

Literature

106

[29]

(44)

5

[1]

Philosophy

72

[12]

(31)

3

[2]

2016
(3)

2017

2018

4		

(1) 			

(2)

5		

(1)

5

[2]

(2)

125

[32]

(53)

4

(3)

(1)

2		

(1)

3

[1]

(2)

88

[16]

(38)

[1]

Philosophy

59

[0]

(11)

2

[1]

1		

Science

376

[16]

(35)

22

[1]

15

Engineering

75

[4]

(16)

3		

4		

Philosophy

23

[1]

(9)

2		

1		

(1)

4		

2019

2020

Total

			

			

1

[1]

63

[2]

(11)

11		

10		

16

[1]

450

[19]

(36)

4		

5

6		

97

[5]

(18)

1		

2		

30

[1]

(9)

8		

12		

2		

3		

[1]

[1]

(1)

1		

Science

161

[3]

(13)

2		

4		

Engineering

48

[0]

(23)

2

1		

Statistical
Science

31

[2]

(3)

5		

4

[1]

Philosophy

81

[4]

(10)

2

1

[1]

			

			

			

Science

56

[0]

(6)

3		

2		

3		

			

Informatics

119

[9]

(0)

22

Philosophy

36

[1]

(2) 			

Science

530

[28]

(38)

[3]

18

[3]

MedicalScience10[0](0) 			

1		

3

[2]

Philosophy

15

[5]

(1) 			

			

Science52[7](2) 			Engineering

5

[1]

1855

[122]

[1]

[1]

[4]

20

[2]

93

[13]

5

7		

(1)

(0) 			
(244)

(1)

(1)

(5)

11

			
20

5

74

[8]

5

[2]

14

			

[1]

[3]

			

(1)

(1)

[3]

(16)

59

[1]

(23)

4

54

[6]

(3)

84

[6]

(10)

3		

67

[0]

(6)

17

190

[19]

(0)

36

[1]

(2)

[1]

[1]

			

619

[41]

(41)

15

[2]

(0)

			

			

			

15

[5]

(1)

5		

1		

3		

66

[8]

(2)

			
75

[8]

[3]

193

3		

			

(5)

12

6		

1		

[1]

			

[1]

(1)

19

			

(5)

72

[8]

(3)

[2]

(1)

			
87

[9]

(7)

5

[1]

(0)

2256

[168]

(269)

The quota of admission is the one in 2021. (The number in parentheses is the quota of 3-year doctoral course. The School of High Energy Accelerator Science does not have a specific quotaof admission but accepts only a few students.)( ) : The number of those who were granted the Ph.D. by way of Dissertation (not included in the total).
[ ] : The number of those who were granted the Ph.D. within a specified time after leaving the university.
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 andPhysical Science on March 31, 2004.

School ofLife Science

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 formore than 5 years), earn necessary credits prescribed at each department, take necessary research guidance for a doctoral
thesis, and pass an examination for a doctoral thesis. Students who are recognized to have achieved great performance, cangraduate in shorter term.

School of
Advanced Sciences

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
School of Physical Sciences
School of High Energy Accelerator Science
School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
School of Life Science
School of Advanced Science

Education &Research Activities

5th year5-year Doctoral
Course

4th year

3rd year

2nd year

School of Cultural and Social Studies

3rd year

5th year

2nd year

4th year
3rd year

1st year

Master’s course
2 years

2 years or more experience
in research

1st year

DATA

Undergraduate course 4 years

38 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

3-year Doctoral
CourseOutline

Career Tracking / Data of the 2020

Unanswered
23People
23%

Total
101※

Writinga doctoral
dissertation
7People7%
Job-hunting
7PeopleOthers7%5People5%
Enrolling inother universities
1People 1%

Research
positions
43People
42%

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Undecided
4People4%※ Breakdown of the total
The number of those who completed a course andobtained a degree: 78
The number of those who left the university after
obtaining the credits required for completion of a coursein the relevant academic year: 23

Specialists/
Technicians
11People
11%

Type of Occupation
Universities/Research institutes,etc

Private companies/Public service corporation

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
National Institute of Informatics
Institute for Molecular Science
The University of Tokyo
National Institute for Basic Biology
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST)
National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan
Kyushu University
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIOkayama University
Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region
National Institute of Polar Research
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Astrobiology Center, National Institutes of Natural Science
Kyoto University
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Nagoya University
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science andTechnology

Tecnos Data Science Engineering
THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN,LTD.
JEOL Ltd.
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Toshiba Corporation
Panasonic Corporation
Interstellar Technologies Inc.
FujiClean CO.,LTD.
Genesis Healthcare Co.

School ofLife Science

Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Canon Medical Systems Asia Pte Ltd
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

School of
Advanced Sciences

Reifycs Inc.
Sagami Chemical Research Institute

DATA

Education &Research Activities

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

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International Exchange
Number of International Students by Department

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

SchoolQuota

Department

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School of Cultural Japanese Studies
and Social Studies Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
School of Physical Astronomical Science
Sciences
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School of High
Materials Structure Science
Energy Accelerator
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Science
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School of Life
SciencePhysiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal
Total*1 Female Students in Total

1st year

Doctoral Doctoral
Course Course
5-year 3-year

2
2
2
2
2
10
2
3
4
9
2
2
4
8
3
3
3
9
5
5

41

3
3
3
3
3
15

3
3
3
3
3
15

a few
a few
a few
−
3
1
6
10
6
6
6
18
1
1

59

*1

0
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
8
8
6
0
0
6

0
0

19

0

2

1

0

1

1
1

2
2

4

4

0

0

4

School ofLife Science
School of
Advanced Sciences
Education &Research Activities
DATA

Asia
India
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Pakistan
Bangladesh
philippines
Vietnam
Malaysia
Mongolia
Korea
China
TaiwanAfricaGhana
South Africa
EuropeAustria
Kazakhstan
Spain
SerbiaCzech
Germany
FinlandFranceBelarus
PolandMiddle East
Syrian
North America/Central America
USA
El Salvador
MexicoTotal*1 Female Students in Total

14

*1

*2

3

5

1

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*1

*1

*2

6
5
8
0
0
19

3
2
7
0
0
12

0
1
1
0
0
2

10
4
6
20

3
2
1
6

0
0
6
6

4
3
0
7

0
0

9

Number of International Students
Country or Region

4th year (2nd year**)

*1

0
0
1
1

4

5

2nd year

3rd year (1st year**)

*1

0
2
0
4
0
6

20

*2 MEXT Scholarship Students in Total

1st year

2nd year*2

1
1(As of May 1, 2021)

*2

1
1
1

1

1
1

1
1

3
3

2
2

3

4

0

0

1
2

8

1
3

8

1
0
1

1

2

1

2
1
1
2
0
6

*2

0

1

1

1

1
2
3
6

1

4
5

4
5

1

1
0
10
11
3
1
3
7

1
1

33

1

1

1
1
3
5

2
1
2
5

1
1

1
1

14

16

1

2

1

0
0
1
2
1
4

1

1
2
1
4

0
1
1

3
1
1
5

1
1
13
15
5
1
4
10
0
0

36

*2
1

5
4
6

3
2
5

1

1

15

10

1

1
1

2

1
2
1
4

0

1
1
1
3

0
6
1
1
4
12

4
4

3
3

0
0
12
12

1
1

3
1
3
7

4
1
1
6

0

0

13

5
1
0
6

4
1
3
8

17

1

1

0
0

53

5th year (3rd year**)

6

6

26

3

2

1

2
2

1

1

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

*1

*2

14

13
1

1

*1

*2

29

12

11

49

3

2

3

3

1

*1

*2

1

1

24

15

1
3

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

1

13

9

5

1
0

7

2

4

1

4

1

5

0

0

0

2

3

2

1

2

2

1
1

0

1

0

2

5

0

1

1

0

3
1

11

4

7

1

4

2

3

1

0

0

1

1

2

0

1

1

1

0

0
0

1
9

20

8

*2 MEXT Scholarship Students in Total

40 The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

1
2

67

7

1
1

0

0

3

1

0

2

6
1

5

3

2

2

2

18

9

12

3

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

5

1

5

2

3

15

3

1

0

1

3

0

1

0

0

1

0

0
0

0
1

0
0

0
1

0

0

1

33

14

16

36

17

53

24

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

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

4

13

1

0

1

6

3

5

2

0

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

3

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

0

2

1

0

1

1

0

0

3

0

1

161

64

67

0
0

1
13

6

1

2

0

1
11

19

1

0

1
30

1

1

1

7
62

1

1
1

1

4

1
1

2

3

3

1

*2

3

3

2

0

*1

7

4

24

0

Research Student

4

1

1
8

1
1

4

1

5

1
2

3

1
19

0

1

1

1

1
1

1
1

1

1

1

0

14
6
4
24

2
2

4

2

0

Subtotal

2

1
0

64

50

1

1

161

1
1

59

1
2

1

0

5

1

1

1

0

4

3

1
1

0

11

3

1
2

0

2

1
1

17

12
4
8
24

1
1

0

1
0
14
15

134

1
2

0

0

4
4
3
11

2

11
2

0

0

0

1
0
15
16

22
6
10
38

2

1

1
2
2
5
4
14

*2

1
1

1

2
5

3
1
1
5

2
1
49
52

*2

1

3

0
3
1
1
0
5

*1

1
7

3
3

24

4th year (2nd year**)

16

1

2

3
3

3

3rd year (1st year**)

*2

1

7

2

1
1

*1
1

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

*1

1

4

2
10
4
10
5
31

Research Student(As of May 1, 2021)

1
1

2

1
3
6

3
1

1
1

*2

17

0

0

1
0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

3

2

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

Country of Region

University/Institute

Corresponding Department

Date of Agreement

China
Republic of Korea
FranceFranceRussiaNorwayItaly
Indonesia
USA
China
ThailandThailandThailand
Malaysia
Germany
RussiaGeorgia
Republic of Korea
India
TaiwanVietnamVietnamVietnamBangladesh
India
Slovenia

Lanzhou University
The University of Science and Technology
École Centrale de Nantes
Université Paris-Saclay
Novosibirsk State University
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Università di Bologna
Universitas Gadjah Mada Fakulta Ilmu Budaya
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Southwest Jiaotong University School of Physical Science and Technology
Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Science
Kasetsart University Faculty of Science
Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
University of Malaya Faculty of Science
Friedrich Schiller University Jena Institute for Solid State Physics
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Georgian Technical University
Korea University College of Medicine
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
National Taiwan University College of Bioresources and Agriculture
Vietnam National University of Science Faculty of Biology
Vietnam National University of Agriculture Faculty of Animal Science
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Archaeology
Jahangirnagar University Faculty of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty

All Schools
All Schools
All Schools
All Schools
All Schools
All Schools
All Schools
Cultural and Social Studies
Cultural and Social Studies
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences
High Energy Accelerator Science
Life Science
Life Science
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences
Advanced Sciences

November 12, 2019
May 25, 2005
November 08, 2019
February 28, 2020
March 12, 2020
November 07, 2019
July 20, 2020
December 27, 2019
February 28, 2018
May 20, 2020
April 01, 2010
March 29, 2011
September 05, 2018
March 24, 2014
July 17, 2020
January 23, 2019
February 13, 2019
November 18, 2019
April 18, 2011
December 28, 2017
February 08, 2017
February 15, 2017
February 20, 2017
October 09, 2018
March 27, 2020
August 28, 2018

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
International Christian University
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Kyoto University
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
Osaka University
Graduate School of Human Sciences
Kobe University
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies / Human Development and Environment
Chiba University
Graduate School of Humanities and Studies of Public Affairs
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology
Chiba University
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Tsuda College
Graduate Program in Mathematics and Computer Science
Waseda University
School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
Kyushu University
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Hosei University
Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering
Nagoya University
Graduate School of Science/ Graduate School of Engineering/ Graduate School of
Bioagiricultural Sciences/ Graduate School of Parmaceutical Sciences
Osaka University
Graduate School of Engineering
Doshisha University
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Kumamoto University
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
The University of Shiga Prefecture
Graduate School of Human Cultures

Date of Agreement
April 3, 1995

All Schools

April 3, 1995

Department of Physiological Sciences of Schoolof Life Science

April 3, 1995

School of Physical Sciences

April 1, 2010

School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Acce lerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary
Sciences
School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Acce lerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary
Sciences / Life Science / Advanced Sciences

March 27, 1998
March 27, 1998

All Schools

March 24, 2000

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

April 1, 2005

School of Cultural and Social Studies

April 1, 2005

Department of Informatics of School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences

April 1, 2009

School of Physical Sciences

April 1, 2010

School of Multidisciplinary Science

April 1, 2015

School of Multidisciplinary Science

April 1, 2015

April 1, 2005

April 1, 2005

School of Life Science

April 1, 2017

School of Physical Sciences

April 1, 2018

School of Life Science
School of Physical Sciences

October 1, 2019
June 1, 2019

School of Physical Sciences

November 1, 2019

School of Advanced Sciences

November 29, 2019

School of Cultural and Social Studies

School ofLife Science

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Science

Corresponding Department

All Schools

School of
Advanced Sciences

University / Institute

Education &Research Activities

Tokyo Institute of Technology
All Schools
Ochanomizu University
All Schools
Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine
Nagoya University
Graduate School of Engineering

DATA

Academic Agreement with Domestic Universities

School of
School of Cultural and
School of
School of High Energy
Multidisciplinary Sciences Accelerator Science Physical Sciences
Social Studies

Academic Agreement with Foreign Univeristies

April 1, 2020

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Academic Agreement with Universities
in Kanagawa
Azabu University

School of Cultural and
School of High Energy
School of
School ofSocial Studies
Physical Sciences Accelerator Science Multidisciplinary Sciences

Kanagawa University

Kanagawa Institute ofTechnology
Kanto Gakuin University

Kitasato University

Shonan Institute ofTechnology
Senshu University
Tsurumi University
Toin University of
Yokohama

Tokai University

Tokyo Polytechnic
University
Nihon University

School ofLife Science

Yokohama City
University

Yokohama National
University

School of
Advanced Sciences

Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Meiji University
Ferris University
INSTITUTE of
INFORMATIONSECURITYTokyo City University
Sagami Women's
University

Education &Research Activities

Shoin University
Aoyama Gakuin
University
Bunkyo University

DATA

Kanagawa Dental
University
Kamakura Women'S
University
St. Marianna University
School Of Medicine
Showa University
Joshibi University Of
Art And Design
Den-En Chofu
University
Yokohama Soei
University

Universities/Institutes
Corresponding Department
Graduate School of Veterinary Science
Graduate School of Environmental Health
Gradate School of Law Gradate School of Economics
Gradate School of Business Administration
Gradate School of Foreign Languages
Gradate School of Science
Gradate School of Engineering
Gradate School of History and Folklore Studies
Gradate School of Human Science

Date of Agreement

FY2021 Income and Expenditures
Budget（Yen, Thousand）■Total Budget Income
National Institution
for Academic Degrees andQuality Enhancement ofHigher Education facilities subsidies
9,000（0.4％）

Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Law
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Graduate School of Nursing
Graduate School of Pharmacy
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate School of Marine Biosciences
Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences

Graduate School of Engineering

Elimination of
appropriated surplus
76,424（3.6％）

Income from tuition,
admission,and examination fees
223,864（10.6％）

Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Economics
Graduate School of Law ]Graduate School of Humanities
Graduate School of Business Administration
Graduate School of Commerce
Graduate School of Leterature
Graduate School of Law Graduate School ofEngineering
Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Political Science Graduate
School of Economics
Graduate School of Law Graduate School of Arts
Graduate School of Physical Education
Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology
Graduate School of Health Science
Graduate School of Human Environmental Studies

Income fromindustry-academia
collaboration research anddonations
82,577（3.9％）

Miscellaneous income
2,654（0.1％）

Graduate School of Engineering

2,117,756

Subsidy fromthe National Government
1,723,237（81.4％）

January 10, 2001

■Total Expenditures Budget

2,117,756

Research expenses
for industry-academia
collaborative research anddonations operating expenses
82,577（3.9％）

Facility
maintenance costs
9,000（0.4％）
All Schools

Graduate School of Bioresource Sciences
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies
Graduate School of Nanobioscience
Graduate School of Engineering
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences
Graduate School of Education
Graduate School of International Social Sciences
Graduate School of Urban Innovation
Graduate School of Bioscience andBiotechnology
Graduate School of Agriculture
Devision of Humanities
Devision of Global and Inter-cultural Studies
Devision of Music

March 20, 2020

Graduate School of Information Security

April 1, 2005

Graduate School of Environmental andInformation Studies
Graduate School of Nutritional Sciences
Graduate School of Social Entrepreneurship
Graduate School of Business Administration

Personnel expenses
698,975（33.0％）

April 1, 2004

April 1, 2007
April 1, 2009
April 1, 2021
April 1, 2009

Graduate School of Science and Engineering

April 1, 2010

Graduate School of Information andCommunications
Graduate School of International Cooperation

April 1, 2013

Graduate School of Dental Sociology

April 1, 2014

Graduate School of Child Studies
Graduate School of Medichine
Graduate School of Health Sciences
Graduate School of Art and Design

April 1, 2015

AccessTokyo branch
Kanagawa
Prefecture

April 1, 2018

Graduate School of Nursing

April 1, 2019

Tokyo
●

Haneda●Kawasaki●
Yokohama●

Hayama campus

April 1, 2016

Graduate School of Human Science

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General andadministrative expense
221,647（10.5％）
Education andresearchsupport expenses
229,240（10.8％）●ChibaBoso Pen.

Sagami Bay
Miura Pen.
Izu Pen.

Narita●Education expenses
800,755（37.8％）

Research expenses
75,562（3.6％）[Hayama campus]
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SOKENDAI renewed our logo as we celebrate the 30th
anniversary of the university's foundation in 2018.
SOKENDAI represents a unique educational structurethat provides intellectual knowledge at the highest
standards. The ethos of the brand is mirrored throughthe visualization of a line 'Intelligence Connector' which
symbolizes a platform for the multiple numbers of
research centers across the world that form the diverse
educational platform of SOKENDAI.

The photograph shows a longitudinal optical sectionof germinating rice seed. There is a shoot enclosed byelongating coleoptile. Shoot apical meristem, a populationof stem cells of above ground part of plants, is seen at thecenter of the shoot. In the rice embryo, radicle (embryonicroot) appears inside of the embryo. Tissues such as root
cap, stele, cortex and root epidermis are clearly seenaround the radicle. Rice seeds were imbibed overnight,
fixed and stained by Propidium Iodide. After dehydrationand clearing, the optical section image was taken by
confocal laser scanning microscopy.

Edited by SOKENDAI General Planning Division
Published in June 2021