Tokyo University of Science (東京理科大学, Tōkyō Rika Daigaku), formerly "Science University of Tokyo" or TUS, informally Rikadai (理科大) or simply Ridai (理大) is a private research university located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo University of Science was founded in 1881 as The Tokyo Academy of Physics by 21 graduates of the Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo (then the Imperial University). In 1883, it was renamed the Tokyo College of Science, and in 1949, it attained university status and became the Tokyo University of Science.The leading character appearing in Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume's novel Botchan graduated from Tokyo University of Science.
As of 2016, it is the only university that produced the Nobel Prize winner as a private university in Japan. At the Nobel Prize in the Natural Sciences field, as of 2016, it is the only university that produced prizes as a private university in Asia.
Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Tokyo University of Science in equal 13th place in Japan.
Eduniversal ranked Tokyo University of Science second in its rankings of "Top business school with significant international influence" in Japan.
In Times Higher Education ranking of CEOs of the world's largest enterprises, it is ranked third for Japanese universities.
Tokyo University of Science main campus is located in the Kagurazaka district of Shinjuku. The nearest station is Iidabashi Station.
Apart from the main campus in Shinjuku, there are other campuses around the country:
Kagurazaka (Main) Campus: Shinjuku
Fujimi school building: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Katsushika Campus: Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Noda Campus: Noda, Chiba
Oshamambe Campus: Oshamambe, Hokkaido
Tokyo University of Science has libraries in four different areas: Kagurazaka, Noda, Katsushika and Oshamambe.
Kagurazaka Library
Noda Library
Katsushika Library
Oshamambe Library
Museum and other facilities
Other libraries on Tokyo University of Science campuses include:
Science and Technology Museum
Athletic Facilities
Seminar House
Training Center
Morito Memorial Hall
Science Division I
Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Science and Technology
Industrial Science and Technology
Management
Science Division II
Science
Chemical Sciences and Technology
Mathematics and Science Education
Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Science and Technology
Industrial Science and Technology
Management
Biological Sciences
Innovation Studies
Global Fire Science and Technology
Management of Science and Technology (MOT)
Master of Intellectual Property (MIP)
Division of Mathematics
University Research Administration CenterPlanning and Management Division
Research Strategy Formulation Division
Research & Industry University Cooperation Supporting Division
Regional Alliance & Commercialization Promotion Division
Research Institute for Science and TechnologyResearch Centers
Center for Fire Science and Technology
IR FEL Research Center
Research Center for Chirality
Photocatalysis International Research Center
Translational Research Center
Imaging Frontier Center
Water Frontier Science & Technology Research Center
Research Divisions
Division of Pharmaco-creation Frontier
Division of Integrated Science of Oshamambe town
Division of Advanced Communication Researches
International Research Division of Interfacial Thermo-fluid Dynamics
Division of Nanocarbon Research
Division of Bio-organometallics
Division of Thermoelectrics for Waste Heat Recovery
Division of Colloid and Interface Science
Division of Synergetic Supramolecular Coordination Systems in Multiphase
Division of Advanced Urbanism and Architecture
Academic Detailing Database Division
Division of Medical-Science-Engineering Cooperation
Division of Mathematical Modeling and its Mathematical Analysis
Water Frontier Science Research Division
Fusion of Regenerative Medicine with DDS
Photovoltaic Science and Technology Research Division
Advanced EC Device Research Division
Division of Agri-biotechnology
Division of Things and Systems
Atmospheric Science Research Division
Division of Super Distributed Intelligent Systems
Brain Interdisciplinary Research Division
Division of Intelligent System Engineering
Advanced Agricultural Energy Science and Technology Research Division
Joint Usage / Research Center
Research Center for Fire Safety Science
Photocatalysis International Research Center
Research Institute for Biomedical SciencesResearch Institute Division Groups
Division of Immunobiology
Division of Molecular Biology
Division of Biosignaling
Division of Molecular Pathology
Division of Development and Aging
Division of Experimental Animal Immunology
Division of Clinical Research
Division of Intramural Cooperation
Division of Extramural Cooperation
Research Equipment Center
The university has two affiliated four-year universities: Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi, and Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, in Chino, Nagano.
Hisashi Terao, 1883-1896
Kiyoo Nakamura, 1896–1930
Kyohei Nakamura, 1930–1934
Masatoshi Ōkōchi, 1934–1945
Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1945–1949
Kotaro Honda, 1949–1951
Concurrently appointed president of Tokyo University of Science.
Kotaro Honda, 1949–1953
Masaichi Majima, 1955-1966
Seishi Kikuchi, 1966-1970
Masao Kotani, 1970-1982
Masao Yoshiki, 1982-1990
Tetsuji Nishikawa, 1990-2001
Hiroyuki Okamura, 2002-2005
Shin Takeuchi, 2006-2009
Akira Fujishima, 2010- , discoverer of photocatalyst
Kotaro Honda, 1951–1953
Nakagoro Hirakawa, 1953-1978
Shigeyoshi Kittaka, 1978-1997
Sanjiro Sakabe, 1997-1999
Nobuyuki Koura, 1999-2002
Takeyo Tsukamoto, 2002-2012
Shigeru Nakane, 2012-2015
Kazuo Motoyama, 2015-
Makoto Asashima, Vice President, discoverer of activin
Michael A. Cusumano, business administration, Vice President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor
Chiaki Mukai, JAXA astronaut, Vice President
Jaw-Shen Tsai, physicist, professor
Noriaki Kano, professor emeritus
Kazunori Kataoka, former professor, Humboldt Prize winner
Norio Taniguchi, former professor, Proponent of Nanotechnology
Satoshi Ōmura, biochemist, 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner
Shigeru Yoshida,Prime Minister, (Attended University 1896 but dropped out)
Kazuo Motoyama, President of Asahi Soft Drinks, 2013-2015, Chairman of TUS 2015-
Philip M. Condit, CEO of Boeing, 1996-2003
Toshihiro Suzuki, CEO of Suzuki, 2016-
Seiichi Sudo, Vice President of Toyota, 2013-2016
Tatsuya Tanaka, President of Fujitsu, 2015-
Shigeki Tanaka, President of ClariantJapan, 2016-
Masahiro Inoue, CEO of Yahoo!Japan, 1996-2012
Shigeru Nakane, CEO of SAPJapan, 1993-1999
Shiinoki Shigeru, Vice President of OracleJapan, 2013-2016
Zenji Miura, CEO of Ricoh, 2013-
Fumikathu Tokiwa, Kao Corporation Chairman. 1997-2000
Shuhei Nakamoto, Honda Racing Corporation Vice President, Repsol Honda representative
Takanobu Satō, President of Shinchosha. 1996-
Jin Akiyama, mathematician, professor
Isamu Shiina, professor, discoverer of 2-Methyl-6-nitrobenzoic anhydride, Shiina macrolactonization and Shiina esterification
Yasuhiko Kojima,virologist,discoverer of Interferon
Kazuo Shinohara, architect, Venice Biennale awarded a special commemorative Golden Lion
Hideto Horiike, architect, Visiting Professor of the University of California, Los Angeles
Eriko Kusuta,actress
Tsuyoshi Muro,actor,(Attended University but dropped out)
Masayoshi Soken, sound editor
Shigeru Nakanishi, artist
Ryu Ota (1930–2009), politician
Fushigi Yamada (born 1959), voice actress
Hiroshi Sakurazaka, author
Akihiro Murayama, mixed martial artist
