The University of Tokyo

If you have a dream to continue your study in Japan,and want to know what the great University in Japan.This blog will tell you some informations about the one of the famous Universities in Japan. It was University of Tokyo.

The University of Tokyo (well-known as UTokyo) was established in 1877 by the Meiji Government. It established as the first national University in Japan. The University aims to provide its students with a rich and varied academic environment that ensures opportunities for both intellectual development and the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills.

The main campus of UTokyo is located in Hongo Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo and occupies about 56 hectares of the former Kaga Yashiki,the Tokyo estate of a major feudral lord. The UTokyo is composed of three campusess,they are Hongo,Komaba,and Kashiwa.

UTokyo has 10 Faculties : Law,Medicine,Engineering,Letters,Science,Agriculture,Economic,Art and Science,Education,Pharmaceutical Sciences

15 Graduate school : Humanities and Sociology,Education,Law and Politics,Economics,Art and Sciences,Sciences,Engineering,Agricultural and Life Sciences,Medicine,Pharmaceutical Sciences,Mathematical Sciences,Frontier Sciences,Information Science and Technology,Interdiciplinary information Studies,and Public Policy.

11 research Institutes : Institute of Medical Science,Earthquake Research Institute,Institute of Oriental Culture,Institute of Social Science,Institute of Industrial Science,Historiographical Institute,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.

The University of Tokyo has about 500 dormitory rooms available for international researchers and students. UTokyo is currently planning to build large scale international guesthouses, and is contemplating ways to minimize the concerns of housing for UTokyo’s international community. Accommodation can be found in the following dormitories which are open to international students: Mitaka International Hall of Residence , Toshima International Hall of Residence, Komaba International Lodge, Shirokanedai International Lodge. However, since there are not enough rooms available as of now, many researchers and students from abroad must find and live in off-campus housing. Those who live in rooms provided by UTokyo.UTokyo will be asked to spare the facility to others by moving to off- campus housing after a certain amount of time.

Students carry out two annual festivals: 1. the Komaba Festival in November on the Komaba Campus, organized and run by first and second-year undergraduates. 2. The May Festival or 'Gogatsusai' on the Hongo Campus, organized by a committee drawn from all undergraduate students at the university. Both of these Festivals open to the public.

The picture below is the logo of UTokyo. the logo of UTokyo is the ginko leaf,from the trees found throughout the Hongo Campus Area.

Logo of The University of Tokyo

Posting By Ana Stevani