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The University of Tokyo 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 predecessors include the Tenmongata and the Shoheizaka Institute.
  • Former name: Imperial University (1886-1897) · Tokyo Imperial University (1897-1947)
  • Type: Research university
  • Established: April 12, 1877
  • Academic affiliations: IARU · AEARU · AGS · BESETOHA · AALAU
  • Budget: 280 billion JPY (US$2.54 billion)
  • President: Teruo Fujii
  • Academic staff: 6,311 (3,937 full-time / 2,374 part-time)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org