Tokyo University of the Arts

**Tokyo University of Arts** (東 (とう) 京 (きょう) 藝 (げい) 術 (じゅつ) 大 (だい) 学 (がく) , *Tōkyō Geijutsu Daigaku*?) is a prestigious art university in Japan with a notoriously low acceptance rate. It is also sometimes abbreviated to **Gedai** (藝 (げい) 大 (だい) , *Gedai*?).

## Structure

The University is split into two main sections, the Fine Arts Department and the Music Department. Each department is then further divided into other departments. There are also specialised courses that graduates can enter.

### Fine Arts Department

The Fine Arts Department is split into 7 departments, each with varying numbers of students. They are: the Painting department, further split into Japanese Art (25 students) and Oil Painting (55 people), Sculpture department (20 students), Industrial Arts department (30 students), Art Studies department (20 students), Advanced Art Studies department (24 students), Architecture department (14 students) and Design department (45 students).

## Events

### Gedai Cultural Festival

Sometimes abbreviated to **Geisai** (藝 (げい) 祭 (さい) , *Geisai*?), the Tokyo University of the Arts Cultural Festival is a yearly event that occurs after the summer break. During the festival, art displays are put up by the students as well as flea markets.

#### Mikoshi, Happi and Food Stands

During the festival, first year students from the Fine Arts Department and Music Department are mixed and split into 8 teams. The three different types of teams are the Mikoshi, Happi and Food Stand teams. Students can decide on their first and second choice of teams they want to join.

The Mikoshi teams spend their summer break crafting a **Mikoshi** (神 (み) 輿 (こし) , *Mikoshi*?) compete against other groups. Students may apply to create a design for the Mikoshi. As the Mikoshi is the largest and most important attraction during the festival, it is usually the team with the most number of students.

The Happi teams design their own **Happi**  (法 (はっ) 被 (ぴ) , *Happi*?) coats. On the first day of the festival, the Happi team will wear their coats and carry their Mikoshi to Ueno. On the third day of the festival, there will also be a dance contest involving the Happi team.

## Oil Painting Department

Yatora Yaguchi enters the Tokyo University of Arts through Oil Painting, therefore most focus is placed on the Oil Painting Department.

## Principal

  Tokyo University of Arts Principal

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## Instructors

 Rosei

 Tsukinoki

 Amo Nekoyashiki

 Yumesaki

 Maria Hanakage

 Sakurai

## Students

 Kinemi Miki

 Ayano Aizawa

 Momoyo Kakinokizaka

  Tanashi

 Tachibana

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 Yakumo Murai

 Kenji Hachiro

 Yuki Kuwana

## Trivia

* The amount of credits needed to graduate from a university is typically 130, but Gedai students can graduate with 22 (excluding compulsory subjects).
	+ Within the Oil Painting Department, producing artwork counts for 90 credit points.
* Gedai has many holidays, giving the students a lot of free time. This is because students are expected to manage their time wisely.
	+ Gedai offers two months of summer vacation, one month of winter vacation as well as two of spring vacation, making the total number of school days in the four years Gedai students spend in Gedai to be around 600 only.