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  University of Tokyo Summary
The University of Tokyo is widely thought of as being one of the most prestigious schools over many areas while its rival schools are the other six of the Seven Universities, which were Imperial Universities before World War II, especially Kyoto University.
The symbol of the university is the ginkgo leaf, from the abundant trees throughout the area.
The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus.
www.bookrags.com /University_of_Tokyo   (1210 words)

  
  Tokyo 6 Universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tokyo 6 universities (東京六大学,Tōkyō roku daigaku) are prominent universities that are located in the city and prefecture of Tokyo: Tokyo, Waseda, Keio, Hosei, Meiji, and Rikkyo (St Paul's).
The group of universities is sometimes compared (notably by their students and graduates) with the "Ivy League", but some are not considered highly as others; Hosei, Meiji, and Rikkyo, though famous, are considered somewhat less prestigious mainly due to differences in admissions.
Notable Tokyo universities that are not among the six include Sophia, Aoyama Gakuin, Chuo and Hitotsubashi universities and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tokyo_6_Universities   (430 words)

  
 Tokyo. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Tokyo proper consists of an urban area divided into wards, a county area with farms and mountain villages, and the Izu Islands stretching to the S of Tokyo Bay.
The city of Tokyo is the administrative, financial, educational, and cultural center of Japan and a major industrial hub surrounded by numerous suburban manufacturing complexes.
Tokyo is also one of the world’s most important cities in terms of economic power and influence, and it serves as the corporate and communications hub for the E Pacific Rim.
www.bartleby.com /65/to/Tokyo.html   (936 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Tokyo
Tokyo is the business center of the country as well as the home of the Japanese emperor and the seat of the national government.
Tokyo is often considered part of the Greater Tokyo Area, which consists of Tokyo prefecture itself and the surrounding prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba.
Tokyo literally means "eastern capital" in Japanese, to mean to oppose to an old capital in west, Kyoto, which was renamed "Saikyo", meaning "western capital", for a period of time.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Tokyo   (1155 words)

  
 Tokyo
Tokyo as an administrative region, known as Tōkyō-to 東京都 or "Tokyo Metropolis", is one of 47 prefectures of Japan and is not administered as a single city.
Tokyo was already the nation's political, economic, and cultural center, and the emperor's residence made it a de facto imperial capital as well with the former Edo Castle becoming the Imperial Palace.
The city of Tokyo was established, and continued to be the capital until it was abolished as a municipality in 1943 and merged with the "Metropolitan Prefecture" of Tokyo.
www.1bx.com /en/Tokyo.htm   (4256 words)

  
 Tokyo Travel Guide
Tokyo is Japan's capital, and while it has effectively been the seat of central government since not long after Tokugawa Ieyasu moved to Edo (the old name of Tokyo) in 1590, the official capital remained Kyoto - as it was from 794 for over 1000 years until the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
On the whole though, Tokyo's main attractions are thoroughly contemporary destinations such as Odaiba, Akihabara, the various museums in Ueno Park and elsewhere, plus interesting workplaces such as the Tsukiji fish markets and Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Tokyo is big, busy, slightly expensive, a fun place to visit, a slightly frustrating place to learn Japanese in, and since it is often where the jobs are - home to about 80% of Japan's foreign residents.
www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/tokyo/index.html   (1055 words)

  
 Tokyo . Enpsychlopedia
Tokyo was already the nation's political, economic, and cultural center, and the emperor's residence made it a de facto imperial capital as well with the former Edo Castle becoming the Imperial Palace.
The city of Tokyo was established, and continued to be the capital until it was abolished as a municipality in 1943 and merged with the "Metropolitan Prefecture" of Tokyo.
Tokyo has the largest metropolitan economy in the world: its nominal GDP of around US$1.315 trillion is greater than Canada's economy, which is the 8th largest in the worldList of countries by GDP (Nominal), despite falling in ranks in recent years due to economic stagnation and currency fluctuations.
enpsychlopedia.org /psypsych/Tokyo   (4447 words)

  
 Japanese Education System - Higher Education
Universities have an important function in certifying students, but faculty devotion to teaching and to students is limited, student preparations are far less than prior to the entrance examination, analytic rigor in the classroom is lacking, and attendance is poor.
One of the major objectives in creating a large number of 4-year universities after the war was to broaden opportunities for higher education and in the process dilute the dominance of the small number of elite universities.
While University of Tokyo graduates, for example, populate key sectors of government and business, there are few graduates of the traditional top ranked universities in the new generation of Japan's fastest growing companies, in part because the graduates prefer the firms with established prestige rather than those in the process of moving up.
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 TOKYO CONFERENCE
Tokyo was indeed the most appropriate venue in the region for parliamentarians to consider these issues, as the city is symbolic of a nation which has reached the pinnacle of scientific and technological achievement.
Universities need to be encouraged to recruit the cream of scientists and technologists for teaching and research, and for this purpose, systems of remuneration and facilities for research and exchange of experience should be appropriately established.
Universities can be more alert to the needs of business and industry, especially in the context of the opportunities that are available for technological upgrading of products and services.
www.ipu.org /splz-e/tokyo.htm   (6869 words)

  
 Waseda University information - Search.com
As for baseball, it is one of the Tokyo 6 Universities Alliance.
Waseda University's main campus is aptly located in the Waseda district of Shinjuku, although Waseda is generally associated with the Yamanote train line station, Takadanobaba.
Northwest of the university is Ikebukuro, the second busiest station in Tokyo.
www.search.com /reference/Waseda_University   (901 words)

  
 Tokyo : Hotels | Frommers.com
Tokyo has no old, grand hotels in the tradition of the Peninsula in Hong Kong or the Raffles in Singapore; it has hardly any old hotels, period.
Space is at a premium in Tokyo, so with the exception of some rooms in very expensive hotels, rooms seem to come in three sizes: minuscule, small, and barely adequate.
If possible, avoid coming to Tokyo in mid-February unless you book well in advance -- that's when university entrance exams bring multitudes of aspiring high-school students and their parents to the capital for a shot at entering one of the most prestigious universities in the country.
www.frommers.com /destinations/tokyo/0085010027.html   (1131 words)

  
 Tokyo travel guide - Wikitravel
Tokyo is essentially a gigantic (and fascinating) warren of narrow streets with no names which is best explored using a mixture of the excellent mass transit system and your feet.
Tokyo has a vast array of sights, but the first items on the agenda of most visitors are the temples of Asakusa, the gardens of the Imperial Palace (in Chiyoda) and the Meiji Shrine (in Harajuku).
Tokyo is probably one of the safest cities you will ever visit, and Japan in general is one of the safest places to visit in the world.
wikitravel.org /en/Tokyo   (6480 words)

  
 Tokyo
Tokyo Teleport Town, on the contrary, is the imagined catalyst for the multicore urban structure adaptive to the demands of the future.
The Tokyo Teleport Centre is a Third Sector organisation (a corporation owned by both public and private partners, as MM21 Corp.) and is the recipient of joint contributions from 33 stockholders, including, public utilities, the communication industry, and banks.
But the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is and has for a while been planning to develop a network of economic and/or academic subcentres in the area in an attempt to stem growing agglomeration of economic and academic activities in Tokyo.
www.gotzespace.dk /phd/tokyo.html   (6862 words)

  
 Tokyo, Japan Pictures : Japan photo guide for the visual traveler
Tokyo Bay, Architecture: Modern Tokyo in contrast with the suburbs and age old gardens.
Tokyo Dome City hosts more than the stadium itself, there are amusement parks, the LaQua shopping complex, the Prism Hall, and a huge hotel overlooking the area.
Narita is not a part of Tokyo, in fact it is about two hours away by train if you don't pay for the express.
www.photopassjapan.com /tokyo.html   (2115 words)

  
 Tokyo Resolution
It is now universally recognised that current developments and changes in the gathering, communication and use of information of all kinds is going to have profound effects on most if not all areas of life.
Following the adoption of the Tokyo Resolution and its presentation to a wide range of governmental bodies including the United Nations and UNESCO, the Strategic Alliance is now moving ahead with a number of specific projects aimed at implementing and publicising the principles set out in the Resolution.
Universal literacy, lifelong learning, education and training are essential to these improvements.
icom.museum /tokyo.html   (1455 words)

  
 Tokyo/Chiyoda - Wikitravel
Tokyo's Chiyoda (千代田)[1] ward is the center of the city and in many ways the center of all Japan.
Tokyo Station can be reached by taking the Tokyo Monorail from Haneda Airport, changing at Hamamatsucho to the JR Yamanote Line (about 40 minutes, ¥620).
Another prominent shrine in Tokyo and the Sanno Matsuri festival it hosts in June is counted among the 3 Great festival of Tokyo.
wikitravel.org /en/Tokyo/Chiyoda   (2673 words)

  
 Study Abroad in Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
USC students have the opportunity to study at Waseda University in Tokyo for the full academic year.
Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities of the world with a population of over 12 million.
Tokyo is also home to the Imperial Palace, the Tusukiji Fish market (the largest fish market in the world), the Tokyo Tower which is stands at 333 meters of steel, and Ryokogu, the world capital of sumo wrestling.
www.usc.edu /dept/LAS/overseas/programs/japan/waseda   (432 words)

  
 Famous Places in Anime: Tokyo
Tokyo is the hub of Japan and often the background for many anime set in the past, present and future.
Tokyo Daigaku, or Toudai for short, is 1 of 6 traditional universities in the city.
Considered to be similar to the Ivy League universities of the United States, Toudai is one of the best schools in the country.
www.animeacademy.com /tokyo.php   (563 words)

  
 Japanese schools on the hunt for students - Marketplace by Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune
TOKYO Yonosuke Fukuda succeeded his father five years ago as chancellor of Tohwa University, a private engineering college on Kyushu Island.
While 52 percent of Japanese 18-year- olds are attending college this year, up from 46 percent a decade ago, their numbers dropped to 1.4 million in 2005 from 2.1 million in 1992, according to the Education Ministry.
State-run University of Tokyo charges ¥535,800, or $4,545, a year for tuition, plus a one-time admission fee of ¥282,000.
www.iht.com /articles/2006/10/10/bloomberg/sxstudents.php   (844 words)

  
 Tokyo - Wikimedia Commons
English: Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō) is the capital of Japan.
Tokyo's urban sprawl and manmade islands like Odaiba in Tokyo Bay are bounded only by ocean and uninhabitable mountains in this satellite photo taken on NASA's Landsat 7.
Map of mainland part of Tokyo, with reclaimed land such as Odaiba omitted for clarity.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Tokyo   (480 words)

  
 SAO > Japan > IES Tokyo Semester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Established in 1970, Meikai University was one of the first private universities to establish a Japanese language department for international students.
It is particularly famous for preparing international students for the pursuit of four-year study at a Japanese university and the Japanese proficiency test administered by the Ministry of Education and Science.
It is a modern and vibrant university with an international faculty and state-of-the-art facilities.
www.ips.uiuc.edu /sao/countries/japan/ies_tokyo.php   (1134 words)

  
 Tokyo News
TOKYO — The dollar rose Friday as jitters about a possibly imminent North Korean nuclear test made the dollar a safer bet than the yen or the euro.
TOKYO: World number one Roger Federer quickly ended Wesley Moodie's reign as Japan Open champion with a clinical 6-2, 6-1 win to reach the quarter-finals yesterday.
Tokyo - Inpex Holdings and five other Japanese companies are joining to develop gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, aiming to cut plant building costs...
archive.wn.com /2006/10/06/1400/tokyo-news   (349 words)

  
 MilkenInstitute.Org > Publications > Mind to Market: A Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
For this reason, it is crucial to examine the process of university technology transfer for its strengths and vulnerabilities in order to facilitate the commercialization process and ensure the greatest possible returns on public investment.
Harvard University ranks first in terms of biotech research, as measured by papers and citations, followed by the University of Tokyo and University of London.
The report includes rankings of the top universities based on the quality of their biotech research (Publication Ranking), the number and quality of their patents (Patent Ranking) and their ability to transfer this IP into commercial uses (Technology Transfer and Commercialization Index).
www.milkeninstitute.org /publications/m2m.html   (732 words)

  
 SJU: CIP - Study Abroad: SJU in Tokyo
Tokyo provides an amazing backdrop for a yearlong or spring semester study opportunity.
Students from Saint Joseph's University are considered exchange students and will be eligible to enroll in the program of study in the Faculty of Comparative Culture and, on a space available basis, in other Sophia faculties for which they are linguistically and academically qualified.
Tuition rates are assessed to a student based on the student's primary matriculation at Saint Joseph 's University as determined by the academic policies of the University.
www.sju.edu /cip/studyabroad/tokyo.html   (906 words)

  
 IES Tokyo
Combine Japanese language and culture coursework at Kanda University for International Studies or Meikai University, and participate in an optional field placement.
In addition, University of Minnesota students are eligible for more than $400,000 in study abroad scholarships.
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
www.umabroad.umn.edu /programs/ASIA/iesTokyo/index.shtml   (524 words)

  
 Meiji University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
) is a famous private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, founded in 1881 by three emerging lawyers of the Meiji Era, Tatsuo Kishimoto, Kozo Miyagi, and Misao Yasiro.
Meiji University is also known as one of the Tokyo Six Universities.
The University has eight faculties with total of around 33,000 students on three campuses in Ochanomizu, the Izumi neighborhood of Suginami-ku, and the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meiji_University   (188 words)

  
 Rankings of Australian Universities
Any prospective student should be aware that the ratings of Australian universities might produce a list of what is regarded as Australian top universities, but this does not mean that these universities have what the student requires over all areas of study.
Many of the Australian universities have reputations in various areas that are far better than the reputations that the ranked or elite level universities have for those particular areas.
The most important of these is the 'Group of Eight' which consists of all the previous 'Group 1' Universities (the highest ranking) along with a couple of others that have improved their performance and quality over recent years.
www.australian-universities.com /rankings   (1273 words)

  
 Japan, Tokyo: American School in Japan
For the most part, graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States.
Faculty: In the 2006-2007 school year, there are 147 full-time and 6 part-time faculty members.
Optional bus service to/from central Tokyo and the Chofu campus is available, with an average transit time of 50 minutes.
www.state.gov /m/a/os/1360.htm   (452 words)

  
 simon in japan
Tobu is a name for East Tokyo and Seibu is a name for West Tokyo (the 'bu' ending they share comes from the first character of Musashino, the old name for this region).
The University was founded by an American Episcopalian (Anglican to Aussies) missionary in early 1874 and the elegant architecture resembles what I guess you see in American Ivy League schools and while the grounds are small, the University is quite impressive.
Probably from the influence of the university, once you get out of Tobu's clutches, the west side has a bit of a cafe lifestyle with some bars and restaurants as well, and is relatively quiet, although there is a Marui department store on the way to the University.
homepage.mac.com /simoncjohn/sagada/places/ikebukuro.html   (783 words)

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