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Hongō Campus
The Hongō campus (本郷キャンパス) is the main campus of the University of Tokyo. While some interdisciplinary and advanced research takes place at Komaba or Kashiwa, most faculties and institutes are located at Hongō. Most undergraduates in the senior division and postgraduates study on the campus. The Hongo district campus is divided into three areas: Hongo, Yayoi, and Asano, which are referred to as the Hongo Campus, Yayoi Campus, and Asano Campus, respectively. History Edo Period Most of this area was part of the Tokyo (then Edo) palace of the Maeda Family (Kaga Domain). Other clans based in this regions were: the Toyama and Daishōji (which were cadet branches of the Maeda Family of Kaga) and the Mito and Anjihan (in the Yayoi and Asano campus area). During the Meiji Restoration, most of this land was taken over by the new government and became official land. University of Tokyo Integration In the Meiji era, in 1876, the Tokyo Medical School (the predecess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
University Of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) 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 Shōheizaka Institute. Although established under its current name, the university was renamed in 1886 and was further retitled to distinguish it from other Imperial Universities established later. 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. As of 2023, it has a total of 13,974 undergraduate students and 14,258 graduate students. The majority of the university's educational and research facilities are concentrated within its three main Tokyo campuses: Hongō, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
First Higher School
The First Higher School (第一高等学校, Daiichi ''Kōtō Gakkō'') was a university preparatory boy's boarding school in Tokyo, Japan. It is the direct predecessor of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo. Overview The First Higher School was founded in 1886 as the nation's first higher school by separating the University of Tokyo's preparatory education division (東京大学予備門), focusing on European languages such as German, French, and English, as the only university in the country, the University of Tokyo, used these languages for teaching at that time. Modelled after pre-university colleges in the United Kingdom and the United States, its role was to provide future university students with liberal arts education Liberal arts education () is a traditional academic course in Western higher education. ''Liberal arts'' takes the term '' art'' in the sense of a learned skill rather than specifically the fine arts. ''Liberal arts educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Campuses
A campus traditionally refers to the land and buildings of a college or university. This will often include libraries, lecture halls, student centers and, for residential universities, residence halls and dining halls. By extension, a corporate campus is a collection of buildings and grounds that belong to a company, particularly in the technology sector. Examples include Bell Labs, the Googleplex and Apple Park. Etymology Campus comes from the , meaning "field", and was first used in the academic sense at Princeton University in 1774. At Princeton, the word referred to a large open space on the college grounds; similarly at the University of South Carolina it was used by 1826 to describe the open square (of around 10 acres) between the college buildings. By the end of the 19th century, the term was used widely at US colleges to refer to the grounds of the college, but it was not until the 20th century that it expanded to include the buildings as well. History The tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Akamon (Tokyo)
is a historical gate ( mon) located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city (the other one is '' Kuromon'', currently located in the Tokyo National Museum). It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo. The purpose of the gate was to welcome Lady Yasu-hime, a daughter of Tokugawa Ienari, as a bride for Nariyasu Maeda. It is currently located in the grounds of the University of Tokyo, and it has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Before World War II it was registered as a National Treasure. History ''Akamon'' was built in 1827 in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo by Nariyasu Maeda (1811-1884), the 12th Lord of the Kaga. This residence stood in what is now the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo. The occasion for building the gate was to welcome Lady Yasu (1813-1868), the 21st daughter of Tokugawa Ienari (1773–1841), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
University Of Tokyo Library
The University of Tokyo Library is a term used to refer to the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) Library System, which consists of three comprehensive libraries located in each of the university's main campuses, and 27 field-specific libraries affiliated with faculties and institutes within UTokyo. As of March 2024, the UTokyo Library System owns a collection of over 10 million books and numerous materials of historical or scientific values, making it the second largest library in Japan. It is only surpassed by the National Diet Library, which stores approximately 12.11 million books. Comprehensive Libraries General Library (Hongo) The General Library officially opened when UTokyo's predecessor institutions were reorganised to form UTokyo, the nation's first university, on 12 April 1877. However, its roots can be traced back to Edo-era libraries, such as the ''Bansho Shirabesho''. It was relocated to its current location at Hongō campus, Hongo in August 1884. Natsume Sōseki, Soseki Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yasuda Auditorium
is a building and clock tower at the center of the Hongō campus of the University of Tokyo. It serves as the central symbol of the campus, where special events and graduation ceremonies are held. History The building was completed in 1925 with a donation from businessman Yasuda Zenjirō, who intended for the building to be a ''binden'' (a place the Emperor of Japan could stay). The building was designed by architects Yoshikazu Uchida and Hideto Kishida, the latter of whom was an expressionist. During the Second World War, in October 1940, the auditorium was the site of a special celebration of the anniversaries of the Imperial Rescript on Education and of the establishment of the Imperial Family of Japan in power. During the 1968-69 Japanese university protests, the building was occupied by student demonstrators - first in June 1968, when a dispute at the University of Tokyo Medical School led to medical students occupying the building and then being expelled from it soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Komaba Park
is a park in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan located adjacent to the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus. History The land was the site of the Komaba Agricultural College in the Meiji Era and then the location of the Tokyo Imperial University Faculty of Agriculture. When the Tokyo Imperial University moved to its current location in Hongo, a land exchange was made with Maeda Family properties in Bunkyo, leading to the construction in 1929 of the landmark Tudor style residence for the 16th Marquis, Toshinari Maeda. Designed by architect Yasushi Tsukamoto, the western style residence was built of steel reinforced concrete to withstand earthquakes and served as the Marquis' family main residence. A Japanese style garden annex was added in 1930 to provide accommodation and entertainment space for the many overseas visitors; the Marquis served from 26 July 1927 to 1 August 1930 as military attaché to Great Britain.Japanese Ministry of Culture circular issue 129, 2013 August edition Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1923 Great Kantō Earthquake
The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (, or ) was a major earthquake that struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshu at 11:58:32 JST (02:58:32 UTC) on Saturday, 1 September 1923. It had an approximate magnitude of 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw), with its epicenter located southwest of the capital Tokyo. The earthquake devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, and surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kantō region. Fires, exacerbated by strong winds from a nearby typhoon, spread rapidly through the densely populated urban areas, accounting for the majority of the devastation and casualties. The death toll is estimated to have been between 105,000 and 142,000 people, including tens of thousands who went missing and were presumed dead. Over half of Tokyo and nearly all of Yokohama were destroyed, leaving approximately 2.5 million people homeless. The disaster triggered widespread social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored Imperial House of Japan, imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical power to, and consolidated the political system under, the Emperor of Japan. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure and spanned both the late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly Industrialization, industrialised and adopted Western culture, Western ideas and production methods. The origins of the Restoration lay in economic and political difficulties faced by the Tokugawa shogunate. These problems were compounded by the encroachment of foreign powers in the region which challenged the Tokugawa policy of , specifically the arrival of the Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
University Of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
The Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo is one of the three main Tokyo campuses of the University of Tokyo. It is divided into two sections; Komaba I and II. The former is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Science, and their affiliated graduate school (the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences respectively). The latter does not offer undergraduate programmes and is mainly used by the Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) and the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS). After matriculating at UTokyo, all undergraduates begin their academic journey at Komaba I, which encompasses the first one and a half years of their degrees. Approximately 10 per cent of students opt to continue their education at Komaba beyond the junior division, matriculating at either the College of Arts and Sciences or the Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mito Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Hitachi Province in modern-day Ibaraki Prefecture."Hitachi Province" at JapaneseCastleExplorer.com retrieved 2013-5-15. In the , Mito was a and abstraction based on periodic surveys and projected agricultural yield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
