University of Tokyo

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University of Tokyo
東京大学
Other name
UTokyo
Former name
Tokyo Imperial University
TypeResearch university
EstablishedApril 12, 1877 (147 years ago) (1877-04-12)
Academic affiliations
IARU
AEARU
AGS
BESETOHA
AALAU
Budget280 billion JPY (US$2.54 billion) (2021)[1]
PresidentTeruo Fujii
Academic staff
6,311 (3,937 full-time / 2,374 part-time) (2022)[2]
Total staff
11,487
Students28,133 (2022)[3]
excluding research students and auditors
Undergraduates13,962 (2022)[4]
Postgraduates14,171 (2022)[5]
including Professional degree courses
Address
7 Chome-3-1 Hongo
,
Bunkyō
,
Tokyo
,
113-8654
,
Japan

35°42′48″N 139°45′44″E / 35.71333°N 139.76222°E / 35.71333; 139.76222
CampusUrban (Hongo, Komaba)
Suburban (Kashiwa)
LanguageJapanese
English (for certain courses)
Colours  Tansei (UTokyo Blue)[6]
Websiteu-tokyo.ac.jp/en/

The University of Tokyo (東京大学, Tōkyō daigaku, abbreviated as Tōdai (東大) in Japanese and UTokyo in English[7]) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions, its direct precursors include the Tenmongata, founded in 1684, and the Shoheizaka Institute.[8]

Although established under its current name, the university was renamed Imperial University (帝國大學, Teikoku daigaku) in 1886 and was further retitled Tokyo Imperial University (東京帝國大學, Tōkyō teikoku daigaku) to distinguish it from other imperial universities established later.[9] It served under this name until the official dissolution of the Empire of Japan in 1947, when it reverted to its original name.

Today, the university consists of 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools, and 11 affiliated research institutes.[10] As of 2023, it has a total of 13,974 undergraduate students and 14,258 graduate students.[10] The majority of the university's educational and research facilities are concentrated within its three main Tokyo campuses: Hongo, Komaba, and Kashiwa.[11] Additionally, UTokyo operates several smaller campuses in the Greater Tokyo Area and over 60 facilities across Japan and globally.[12][13] UTokyo's total land holdings amount to 326 square kilometres (approximately 80,586 acres or 32,600 hectares), placing it amongst the largest landowners in the country.[14][15]

  1. ^ "令和3年度 予算" (PDF). 東京大学. March 11, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2023.(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "教職員数（令和4年5月1日現在） - 常勤教員（教授～助手の計）". 東京大学. May 1, 2022. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.(in Japanese)
  3. ^ Details on the number of students "学生数の詳細について - 在籍者". u-tokyo.ac.jp. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2022.(in Japanese)
  4. ^ The number of regular students, research students and auditors 令和4年5月1日現在 学部学生・研究生・聴講生数調 - 在籍者 Archived 2022-09-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  5. ^ The number of graduate students, research students and international research students 令和4年5月1日現在 大学院学生・研究生・外国人研究生数調 - 在籍者 Archived 2022-07-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
  6. ^ UTokyo Visual Identity Guidelines
  7. ^ futi (June 20, 2014). "Our New Name, Friends of UTokyo, Inc. (FUTI) is Now Official". Friends of UTokyo, Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "沿革略図". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b "The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "The University of Tokyo". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "海外拠点リスト". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "全国施設分布図". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "施設等所在地". 東京大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "今年は「国際森林年」 主要32社の社有林 所有・利用状況". www.dai3.co.jp. Retrieved March 23, 2024.note: Although not mentioned in this list, which ranks only governmental bodies and companies, UTokyo would be ranked 6th in the country, just after Sumitomo Forestry.