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The University of Tokyo
東京大学
Latin: Universitas Tociensis
Former names	Imperial University (1886–1897) Tokyo Imperial University (1897–1947)
Type	National
Established	1877
Academic affiliations	IARU Association of Pacific Rim Universities Association of East Asian Research Universities Alliance for Global Sustainability Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy
President	Makoto Gonokami (五神真)
Academic staff	2,209 full-time 276 part-time (2017)
Students	28,253 (2017)
Undergraduates	14,002
Postgraduates	14,251
Doctoral students	5,771
Other students	804 research students
Location	Bunkyō , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Colors	Light Blue
Athletics	46 varsity teams

University of Tokyo (東京大学, Tōkyō daigaku), also known as Tōdai (東大), is a university in Tokyo, Japan.

History

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

In 1866, the name was changed to Imperial University (帝國大學, Teikoku daigaku).

In 1897, the name became Tokyo Imperial University (東京帝國大學, Tōkyō teikoku daigaku).

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

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

The University of Tokyo has the following research institutes.

Many prime ministers of Japan have studied at University of Tokyo.

Seven alumni of University of Tokyo have received the Nobel Prize.

Faculty of Law building in 1902, before its destruction by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
University of Tokyo School of Law Building
Komaba Library
Main Building of Institute for Solid State Physics of the University of Tokyo
Koishikawa Botanical Gardens
Komaba research campus
Yasuda Auditorium
Akamon (the Red Gate)
Letters building
Information Center
First Medical Building
Second Medical Building
Medical Experimental Research building
Medical Library
General Library
The Experimental Tank
Faculty of Engineering
Komaba Campus Building
Main Auditorium
Southern Complex
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
Yoshinori Ohsumi, Physiology or Medicine, 2016
Tadatoshi Akiba, mathematician
Kiyoshi Itō, mathematician
Tosio Kato, mathematician
Hantaro Nagaoka, physicist
Ukichiro Nakaya, physicist
Yoshio Nishina, physicist
Yoji Totsuka, physicist
Katsusaburō Yamagiwa, pathologist
Kitasato Shibasaburō, physician and bacteriologist
Kikunae Ikeda, chemist
Teiji Takagi, mathematician
Jōkichi Takamine, chemist
Charles Dickinson West, mechanical engineer
Umetaro Suzuki, chemist
Kōsaku Yosida, mathematician