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Tohoku University (東北大学, Tōhoku daigaku^?), abbreviated to Tohokudai (東北大, Tōhokudai^?), located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan. Sendai ) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku (northeast) region. ... Miyagi Prefecture (宮城県; Miyagi-ken) is located in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Tohoku region, Japan The Tōhoku region (東北地方; Tōhoku-chihō) is a geographical area of Japan. ... The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige or lineage. ...

The university has 10 faculties and 15 graduate schools with a total of about 17,800 students (2007)[1]. The spirits of its foundation are "Research First(研究第一主義)" and "Open-door(門戸開放)" politics. In 2000 it was ranked no. 2 in Asiaweek Magazine's Best Universities Ranking list.[2] Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Asiaweek, the English edition, was a news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. ...

History

The administrative office

The origin of the university was Meirin-yokendo (明倫養賢堂, Meirin yōkendō^?), which was founded as a medical school in Sendai in 1736. It was reorganized a few times. Later it became Sendai Medical College (仙台医学専門学校, Sendai igaku senmon gakkō^?); this was the forerunner of the medical department of the university. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 249 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This file was transfered from sv. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (768 × 1024 pixel, file size: 249 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This file was transfered from sv. ...

In June 22, 1907, the university was established under the name Tohoku Imperial University (東北帝國大學, Tōhoku teikoku daigaku^?) by Meiji government as the third Imperial University of Japan, following the Tokyo Imperial University(1877) and the Kyoto Imperial University(1897). From its start, it has advocated "Open-door" policy. This stems from that it first began to accept female students as well as foreign students in Japan universities. Meiji (明 bright, brilliant æ²» reign, government) may refer to: Meiji Restoration, the revolution that ushered in the Meiji Era Meiji period - the period in Japanese history when the Meiji Emperor reigned Emperor Meiji of Japan - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor, who reigned during Meiji Era Meiji Constitution - ie. ... The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige or lineage. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan (京都大学 Kyōto daigaku, abbreviated to 京大 Kyōdai) is the second oldest university of Japan and one of leading national universities having a total of roughly 22,000 students. ...

In September 1907, it set up the faculty of Aguliculture in Sapporo; Sapporo Agricultural College (札幌農學校, Sapporo nō gakkō^?) took the lead it. It set up the Science (1911), and the Medical Department (1915); the latter had been Sendai Medical College. In 1918 it ceded the Faculty of Agriculture to Hokkaido Imperial University. It subsequently launched Faculties of Engineering (1919), and Law and Literature (1922). Sapporo redirects here. ... Sapporo Agricultural College (札幌農学校), once an autonomous school, became part of Tohoku Imperial University in 1907, and was transferred to Hokkaido Imperial University (now Hokkaido University) in 1918. ... Hokkaido University ), or Hokudai ), is one of the leading national universities of Japan. ...

After World War II the university assumed its current name, Tohoku University (1947) and acquired new Faculty of Agriculture. Furthermore, the old Faculty of Law and Literature was split up to form new faculties of Law, Literature, and Economics (1949). Further additions: Faculty of Education (1949), Dentistry (1965) and Pharmacy (1972). Tohoku has been a national university corporation since April 2004. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

2007 is the centenary of Tohoku University.

Address

1-1-2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0077 JAPAN Aoba-ku is in the heart of Sendai. ...

Campuses

Tohoku University (Katahira campus north gate)

Principal five campuses are in the Sendai City, Japan; Image File history File links Download high resolution version (880x585, 152 KB) Tohoku University(Katahira north gate) in Sendai,Japan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (880x585, 152 KB) Tohoku University(Katahira north gate) in Sendai,Japan. ... This April 2007 does not cite its references or sources. ...

• Katahira (片平, Katahira^?)

Administration Unit. and Principal institutes

• Kawauci (川内, Kawauchi^?)

North-Kawauchi; The freshmen and sophomore of all undergraduates

South-Kawauchi; Law, Education, Economics, Letters

• Seiryo (星陵, Seiryō^?)

Medicine, Dentistry

• Aobayama (青葉山, Aobayama^?)

Science, Engineering, Pharmacy

• Amamiya (雨宮, Amamiya^?)

Agriculture

Amamiya campus and some institutes are planned to transfer from the present place to the New-Aobayama campus[3].

Organization

Research Institutes

• Institute for Materials Research,IMR (金属材料研究所,金研, Kinzoku Zairyō Kenkyūsyo, Kinken^?)[4]

National Collaborative Research Institute

• Institute of Development, Aging and Cacer (加齢医学研究所, Karei Igaku Kenkyūsyo^?)[5]
• Institute of Fluid Science (流体科学研究所, Ryūtai Kagaku Kenkyūsyo^?)[6]
• Research Institute of Electoric Communication (電気通信研究所, Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūsyo^?)[7]

National Collaborative Research Institute

• Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (多元物質科学研究所, Tagen Busshitsu Kagaku Kenkyūsyo^?)[8]

Institute for Materials Research ), abbreviated IMR or Kinken ), is a research institute for material sciences in the Tohoku University, Japan. ... Research Institute of Electoric Communication ), abbreviated RIEC, is a research institute for electoric communication affiliated with Tohoku University, Japan. ...

Centers and Facilities

The Botanical Garden of Tohoku University (東北大学植物園, 490,000 m²) is a botanical garden operated by Tohoku University at Kawauchi 12-2, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

The 21st Century COE Programs

The 21st COE Program

People

Successive Presidents

--64. ... Jun-Ichi Nishizawa(西澤潤一, born September 12, 1926 in Sendai, Japan) is a Japanese engineer known for his invention of optical communication systems (including optical fiber,laser diode etc. ...

Notable alumni

• Koji Azuma, an educationist (Economics 2005)
• Masayoshi Esashi (江刺正喜), a engineer. He is the global authority of MEMS.
• Toshifumi Futamase (二間瀬敏史), astrophisician
• Ben Goto (五島勉), a writer
• Kotaro Honda (本田光太郎), material scientist, famous due to KS steel
• Reizan Ido (井土霊山), a journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist. He was involved in Freedom and People's Rights Movement
• Sumio Iijima (飯島澄男), discovered Carbon nanotube
• Akihisa Inoue (井上明久), a material scientist, who invented bulk metallic glasses
• Shizuo Kakutani (角谷静夫), mathematician and creator of the Kakutani fixed-point theorem
• Yasumasa Kanada (金田康正), a mathematician most known for his numerous world records over the past two decades for calculating digits of π.
• Nobuhiko Kawamoto (川本信彦), was the CEO of Honda Motor until 1995.
• Ryuta Kawashima (川島隆太), neuroscientist, currently resident professor, the supervisor of Nintendo DS gamesofts; "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!" and "Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain?"
• Morio Kita (北杜夫), a novelist
• Fujio Masuoka (舛岡富士雄), developer of Flash Memory
• Katsuhiko Nishimori (西森克彦), a researcher of Oxytocin
• Jun-Ichi Nishizawa (西澤潤一), engineer known for his invention of optical communication systems (including optical fiber,laser diode etc.), PIN diode and SIT/SITh.
• Kazumasa Oda (小田和正), one of the most famous musicians in Japan.
• Tsutomu Oohashi (大橋力), a Japanese artist and scientist
• Hideaki Sena (瀬名秀樹), a SF writer
• Masatoshi Shima (嶋正利), invented CPU Intel 4004
• Kensaku Shimaki (島木健作), a writer in Showa period in Japan.
• Chusei Sone, film director
• Su Buqing (蘇歩青), Chinese mathematician and former president of Fudan University
• Kenji Suzuki (鈴木 健二), an announcer of the NHK
• Koichi Tanaka (田中耕一), The Nobel chemistry prize winner.
• Hirofumi Uzawa (宇沢弘文), an economist
• Lu Xun (魯迅), one of the most famous writers in China

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See also

• Imperial university
• Tohoku Mathematical Journal
• Institute for Materials Research,IMR
• Sendai

The title Imperial university should literally denote a university established under an empire, however many universities have adopted the title simply to add a sense of prestige or lineage. ... The Tohoku Mathematical Journal is a mathematical research journal published by Tohoku University in Japan. ... Institute for Materials Research ), abbreviated IMR or Kinken ), is a research institute for material sciences in the Tohoku University, Japan. ... This April 2007 does not cite its references or sources. ...

References and External links

• Tohoku University
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