The University of Tokyo

The University of Tokyo (東京大学 Tōkyō Daigaku), commonly known as UTokyo or Tōdai (東大), is Japan's oldest and most prestigious national university. Established in 1877 as the country's first national university, it has developed into a world-leading centre for education and research, offering undergraduate and graduate programmes across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, medicine, law and many other disciplines. Its three main campuses are located at Hongo, Komaba and Kashiwa in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The university has produced numerous Nobel laureates, prime ministers, senior civil servants, business leaders and pioneering researchers, and consistently ranks among Asia's leading universities. In addition to its ten faculties and fifteen graduate schools, UTokyo operates a wide network of research institutes, centres and affiliated facilities, including the University of Tokyo Hospital. With a strong emphasis on international collaboration and interdisciplinary research, it plays a central role in Japan's academic, scientific and technological development.