Tokyo University of the Arts

Tokyo University of the Arts
Established 1949
Type National
Chancellor Ryōhei Miyata
Vice-Chancellor Kenji Watanabe
Admin. staff 227
Students 3217
Undergraduates 2045
Postgraduates 1172
Location Tokyo, Japan
Campus Ueno
Colours Black
Website Tokyo University of the Arts

Tokyo University of the Arts (東京芸術大学 Tōkyō Geijutsu Daigaku?) or Geidai (芸大?) is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju, Adachi, Tokyo. The university owns two halls of residence: one (for Japanese students) in Nerima, Tokyo, and the other (for overseas students) in Matsudo, Chiba.

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History

The university was formed in 1949 by the merger of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (東京美術学校 Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō) and the Tokyo Music School (東京音楽学校 Tōkyō Ongaku Gakkō), both of which were founded in 1887. Originally male-only, the schools began to admit women in 1946. The graduate school opened in 1963, and began offering doctoral degrees in 1977. After the National University Corporations were formed on April 1, 2004, the school became known as the Kokuritsu Daigaku Hōjin Tōkyō Geijutsu Daigaku (国立大学法人東京芸術大学). On April 1, 2008, the university changed its English name from "Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music" to "Tokyo University of the Arts."

The school has had student exchanges with a number of other art and music institutions such as the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (USA), the Royal Academy of Music (UK), the University of Sydney and Queensland College of Art, Griffith University (Australia), the Korea National University of Arts, and the China Academy of Art.

Departments

Department of Fine Arts

(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs)

Department of Music

(Includes undergraduate and graduate school programs)

Organization

Contact information

Alumni

Artists

Musicians

Others

Faculty members

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Steven Heller, "Shigeo Fukuda, Graphic Designer, Dies at 76", The New York Times, 2 December 2007. Accessed 2010-08-31.
  2. ^ Short biography of Hishida, Iida City Museum. (Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-01.
  3. ^ Kōtarō Iizawa, Tōkyō shashin (東京写真) / Tokyo Photography (Tokyo: Inax, 1995; ISBN 4-87275-059-4), p.260; Sanjūroku fotogurafāzu: Kimura Ihei Shashinshō no sanjūnen (36フォトグラファーズ：木村伊兵衛写真賞の30年) (Tokyo: Asahi Shinbun, 2005; ISBN 4-02-272303-3), p.11).
  4. ^ a b Biography of Shimomura, "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures", National Diet Library. (English) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  5. ^ Profile of Teshigahara at the image library of Musashino University of the Arts. (Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-03.
  6. ^ Biography of Yokoyama, "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures", National Diet Library. (English) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  7. ^ Biography of Hirose, The International Shakuhachi Society. (English) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  8. ^ "Japanese conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki dies at 73", USA Today, 13 June 2006. Accessed 2010-09-02.
  9. ^ Biography of Kondō, University of York Press. Accessed 2010-09-02.
  10. ^ Profile of Sawai, cdjournal.com. (Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  11. ^ Biography of Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan. Accessed 2010-09-02.
  12. ^ Chronology of Taki, Taketa City website. (Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-03.
  13. ^ "Koscak Yamada", Naxos Records. Accessed 2010-09-02.
  14. ^ Biography of Yashiro, Naxos Records. Accessed 2010-09-02.
  15. ^ Department of Metal Casting list of early instructors Accessed 2010-12-11
  16. ^ List of faculty members, Department of Inter-Media Arts. Accessed 26 November 2009. (Japanese)
  17. ^ Biography of Takamura, "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures", National Diet Library. (English) Accessed 2010-09-02.

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