University of Tokyo

The , also known as , is a university in Tokyo, Japan. It is the oldest and most difficult to get into among all the universities in Japan.

## History

The modern university was established in 1877.  It merged older government schools for medicine and Western learning.

In 1886, the name was changed to .

In 1897, the name became .

After the end of World War II, the early name of the school was restored.

## Organization

The University of Tokyo has 10 faculties (schools for undergraduate students) and 15 graduate schools.

### Faculties and Colleges

- Faculty of Agriculture
- College & Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty & Graduate School of Economics
- Faculty & Graduate School of Education
- Faculty & Graduate School of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Letters
- Faculty of & Graduate School Medicine
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of & Graduate School Science

### Graduate Schools

- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
- Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
- Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
- Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences

### Research Institutes

The University of Tokyo has the following research institutes.

#### Non-Scientific Institutes

- Institute of Oriental Culture
- Institute of Social Science

#### Scientific Institutes

- Institute of Medical Science
- Earthquake Research Institute
- Institute of Industrial Science
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research
- Institute for Solid State Physics
- Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

### National leaders

17 prime ministers of Japan have studied at the University of Tokyo.
- Reijirō Wakatsuki
- Osachi Hamaguchi
- Kōki Hirota
- Kiichirō Hiranuma
- Kijūrō Shidehara
- Shigeru Yoshida
- Tetsu Katayama
- Hitoshi Ashida
- Ichirō Hatoyama
- Nobusuke Kishi
- Eisaku Satō
- Takeo Fukuda
- Yasuhiro Nakasone
- Kiichi Miyazawa
- Yukio Hatoyama

### Nobel Prize receivers

Ten alumni of the University of Tokyo have received the Nobel Prize.
- Yasunari Kawabata, Literature, 1968
- Leo Esaki, Physics, 1973
- Eisaku Satō, Peace, 1974
- Kenzaburō Ōe, Literature, 1994
- Masatoshi Koshiba, Physics, 2002
- Yoichiro Nambu, Physics, 2008
- Ei-ichi Negishi, Chemistry, 2010
- Takaaki Kajita, Physics, 2015
- Yoshiro Ohsumi, Physiology, 2016
- Shyukuro Manabe, Physics, 2021
Apart from them, two Nobel Prize winners did their PhD at the University of Tokyo: Shin'ichirō Tomonaga and Satoshi Ōmura. A few more Nobel Prize winners have worked at the University of Tokyo.

### Others

Other graduates also include Masao Iri, Masatake Mori, Masaaki Sugihara and Toshio Irie.

## Related pages

- University of Tokyo Press
- List of national universities in Japan
- Earthquake engineering
- Tansei
- Kyoto University

## Infobox (university)

- **name**: University of Tokyo
- **native name**: 東京大学
- **latin name**: Universitas Tociensis
- **caption**: Yasuda Auditorium
- **established**: 1877
- **type**: National
- **president**: Teruo Fujii
(:en:Teruo Fujii, Teruo Fujii)
- **city**: Bunkyō
- **state**: Tokyo
- **country**: Japan
- **faculty**: 3,937 full-time
- **students**: 28,253 <small>(2017)</small>
- **undergrad**: 13,962
- **postgrad**: 14,171
- **doctoral**: 5,771
- **other**: 804 research students
- **campus**: Urban area, Urban
- **former names**: Imperial University
Tokyo Imperial University
- **colors**: Light blue
- **academic affiliations**: International Alliance of Research Universities, IARU
Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Association of East Asian Research Universities
Alliance for Global Sustainability
Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities
- **logo**: University of Tokyo logo (2024).svg
- **image**: 2024 Yasuda Auditorium - Tokyo University.jpg