List of universities in Tokyo
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National Universities
- Aeronautical Safety College (administrated by Japan Ministry of LandMinistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Japan)The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government. It is responsible for one-third of all the laws and orders in Japan and the largest Japanese ministry in terms of employees, as well as the second-largest organ of the Japanese government after the Ministry of Defense...
) - Hitotsubashi UniversityHitotsubashi Universityis a national university specialised in the social sciences in Tokyo, Japan. The University has campuses in Kunitachi, Kodaira, and Kanda.Hitotsubashi is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It is ranked 25th in the world in 2011 by École des Mines de Paris.Hitotsubashi...
- National College of Nursing (administrated by Japan Ministry of HealthMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)The ' is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as Kōrō-shō in Japan. This ministry provides regulations on maximum residue limits for agricultural chemicals in foods, basic food and drug regulations, standards for foods, food additives, etc.It was formed with...
) - National Fire Fighters' Academy
- National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesNational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, or GRIPS, is a national university in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1997.The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies is a stand-alone graduate school focused on policy studies...
- National Police AcademyNational Police AcademyThe National Police Academy, in Islamabad, is a federal training centre for the senior officers of the civilian law enforcement agencies of Pakistan. The senior officers jointly form the Police Service of Pakistan , which is a civil service pay group...
- Ochanomizu UniversityOchanomizu Universityis one of only two national women's universities in Japan. The other one is the Nara Women's University.-History:Ochanomizu University was founded in 1875 as a teacher training institute for women located in Tokyo's Ochanomizu neighborhood. On September 1, 1923, the campus was destroyed in the...
- Tokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo Gakugei UniversityTokyo Gakugei University or Gakudai , for short, is a national university in Koganei, Tokyo. While its history may be traced to 1873, it was formally chartered as a university in 1949 through the merging of four teacher-training institutions....
- Tokyo Institute of TechnologyTokyo Institute of TechnologyThe Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
- Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTokyo Medical and Dental Universityis part of Japan's national university system. Tokyo Medical and Dental University offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, and related fields.- History :...
- Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and MusicTokyo National University of Fine Arts and Musicor is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju, Adachi, Tokyo...
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyEstablished in 1949 as a national university, , nicknamed "Nōkōdai" or "TUAT", is a research-oriented national university with two campuses, one each located in the cities of Fuchū and Koganei, Tokyo....
- Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesTokyo University of Foreign StudiesTUFS is a specialized institution only in foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies, thus it is not as well-known as other big universities such as University of Tokyo and Kyoto University...
- Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyTokyo University of Marine Science and Technologyis a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Minato, Tokyo and another campus is in Koto, Tokyo.- History :...
- University of Electro-CommunicationsUniversity of Electro-CommunicationsThe is a national university in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 .-Graduate schools:*Graduate School of Electro-Communications...
- University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
- University of Tsukuba in TokyoUniversity of Tsukubais located in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The University has 28 college clusters and schools with a total of around 15,000 students...
Public Universities
- Advanced Institute of Industrial TechnologyAdvanced Institute of Industrial Technologyis a public university at Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, established in 2006.-External links:* *...
- Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
Private Universities
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Meiji Gakuin University is one of the Christian universities in Tokyo and Yokohama which was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of the founders and the first president... Meiji Pharmaceutical University is a private university in Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded 1902.-External links:*... Meiji University is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan.... Meisei University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. The school's two campuses are in Hino and Ōme. It also offers correspondence courses which it introduced in 1967.-History:... Mejiro University is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded 1918 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto. It was chartered as a women's junior college in 1963. In 1994 it opened as a four-year college. The school also has facilities in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture.-External links:* ... Musashi Institute of Technology , often called for short, is a private university in Japan.The institute has four campuses, the Setagaya campus in Oyamadai, Setagaya, Tokyo being the main campus... Musashi University is a university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by leading businessman Kaichiro Nezu in 1922 as Musashi High School.It has faculties of economics, humanities, and sociology, as well as three graduate schools.... Musashino University is an institution of higher education located in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. The Musashino University is uniquely focused on the ideals which are associated with the Hongwanji Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism.-History:... Musashino Academia Musicae , located in Tokyo, Japan, is a music conservatory founded in 1929. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious music conservatories in Japan... Musashino Art University is a university in Kodaira, western Tokyo founded in 1962 and has roots going back to 1929.Teikoku Art School was founded in 1929; in 1948 it became Musashino Art School , and in 1962 it became Musashino Art University...
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Takachiho University is a private university in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1950. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1903.This university is called "Edo University of Commerce" in Gregory S. Poole's book The Japanese Professor: An Ethnography of a University Faculty .-External links:*... Takarazuka University of Art and Design is a private university in 7-27, Hanayashiki-Tsutsujigaoka, Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan, established in 1987.-External links:*... Takushoku University Takushoku University is a private university in Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Prince Taro Katsura . The university is located in Tokyo and has two campuses: the main campus in the Bunkyō district, and a satellite campus in the Hachiōji district... Taisho University is a private university in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1885, and it was chartered as a university in 1926.Its school precepts are based on the Tendai school of Buddhism.The University of Hawaii is a sister school.... Tama University is a private university in Tama, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1989.-External links:*... Tama Art University is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1935 as a spinoff from what is today Musashino Art University... Tamagawa University is a Japanese university located in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university consists of 16 departments in 7 faculties , as well as seven programs leading to a master’s degree and four programs leading to a doctorate degree... Teikyo University is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo Commercial High School by Lee. It became Teikyo University in 1966... Temple University Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional... ) The Nippon Dental University is a private university in Niigata, Niigata, Japan, established in 1987. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1983. One out of every seven dentists in Japan is a graduate of this school.-External links:* *... Toho University is a university in Tokyo, Japan. Drs. Yutaka and Susumu Nukada founded the Imperial Women's Medical College at Ōmori,Tokyo, the location of the Faculty of Medicine at present, with their own money in 1925 and then they established the Imperial Women's Medical and Pharmaceutical College and the... Toho Gakuen School of Music is a private conservatoire located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.-History:Toho Gakuen was founded in 1948 in Kudan as a music school for children, and two years later opened the Toho High School of Music, to provide quality musical education to teenage girls. 1955 saw the establishment of the Junior... Tokai University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1943 by Shigeyoshi Matsumae, who had formerly been the engineering president of the Ministry of Communications... Tokyo College of Music was founded as in Kanda, Tokyo in 1907. It is the oldest private music school in Japan.- History :The founder , Yonejirō Suzuki, introduced European classical music into the Empire of Japan.... Tokyo Denki University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907. It was chartered as a university in 1949 with Yasujiro Niwa as first president.-External links:* *... Tokyo Fuji University is a private university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1943. It was chartered as a junior college in 1951 and became a four-year college in 2002.In 2008 the Department of Psychology was established.... Tokyo Future University is a private university in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan, established in 2006.-External links:*... Tokyo Health Care University is a private university in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a junior college, was established in 1996. It became coeducational in 2001 and then became a four-year college in 2005.... Tokyo Jogakkan College is a private women's college in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1888, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1956. In 2002 it became a four-year liberal arts college with a small student body of no more than 480 pupils.... Tokyo Junshin Women's College is a private women's college in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1934, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1967. In 1996 it became a four-year college.-External links:*... Tokyo Kasei University is a private university in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1949. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1881.-External links:* *... Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University is a private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1963. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1925.Though the two share the same historical roots , this school and Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin Junior College are distinct institutions.... Tokyo Keizai University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Kokubunji and Musashimurayama. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1900, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*... Tokyo Medical University thumb|180px|right|Tokyo Medical University is one of the established medical schools in Japan before the war. In accordance with the nation’s policy for medical education, this private university has a 6-year medical school curriculum that offers preclinical and clinical studies to confer with a... Tokyo Polytechnic University is a private university in Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo. Its nickname is Shadai . It was formerly known as Tokyo College of Photography .The university was founded as Konishi Professional School of Photography in Shibuya in 1923... Tokyo Seiei College is a private university in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1947, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1963. In 2005 it became a four-year college.-External links:*... Tokyo Seitoku University is a private university in Kita, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1993.... Tokyo Union Theological Seminary thumb|200px|Tokyo Union Theological Seminary is a private university in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.... Tokyo University of Agriculture The , abbreviated as Nodai or Tokyo nodai , is a private university which treats agriculture in Japan.The campus is in three places, Setagaya, Atsugi, and Okhotsk .- Outline :... Tokyo University of Science Tokyo University of Science is a private university of science and technology in Japan... Tokyo University of Technology is a private university in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in May 1947. After becoming a vocational school in 1953, it was chartered as a university in 1986.-External links:* *... Tokyo Woman's Christian University , often abbreviated to or TWCU, is a university in Tokyo Japan.-Founding:TWCU was established by Nitobe Inazō , a Japanese agricultural economist and educator, who was appointed as the first president in 1918. The first classes were held in Tsunohazu... Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education is a private women's college in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1902, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1950. In 1962 it became a four-year college.... Tokyo Zokei University is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese female art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa . It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studio arts.... Toyo University Toyo University is a university with several branches in Japan, including .- Overview :... Toyo Gakuen University , also known by the acronym TGU, founded in 1926, is a small private college located in the greater Tokyo area of Japan. The university has two campuses. The original campus, which presently houses the School of Business Administration, is located in downtown Tokyo, in Hongō, Bunkyō Ward... Tsuda College is a private women's college in Kodaira, Tokyo. The college was founded in 1900 by Tsuda Umeko as Joshi Eigaku Juku. The name was later changed to Tsuda Eigaku Juku and then Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko and finally Tsuda Juku Daigaku in 1948....
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Junior colleges
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Tokyo Bunka Junior College is a a private junior college in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1927, and it was chartered as a university in 1950.- External links :* in Japanese... Tokyo College of Transport Studies is a a private junior college in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1952.... Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin Junior College is a private women's college in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1950. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1925.Though the two share the same historical roots , this school and Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University are distinct institutions.... Tokyo Rissho Junior College is a a private junior college in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1926, and it was chartered as a university in 1966.- External links :* in Japanese... Tokyo Seitoku College is a a private junior college in Kita, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1925, and it was chartered as a university in 1965.... Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education is a private junior college in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the 149 junior colleges in Japan set up in 1950 when the junior college system started. It consists of two departments.-See also :* List of junior colleges in Japan... Toyoko Gakuen Women's College is a a private women's junior college in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1938, and it was chartered as a university in 1956.- External links :* in Japanese... Tsurukawa Women's Junior College is a a private junior college in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The precursor of the school was founded in 1926, and it was chartered as a university in 1968.- External links :* in Japanese...
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