Tokyo, Japan
The University of Tokyo Alumni
International Students
14.86
% of international students in the university
4283
Total International Students in the university
Often referred to as “Todai,” the University of Tokyo is Japan’s most prestigious university. It has produced Nobel laureates, prime ministers, pioneering scientists, and influential leaders in nearly every field.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yukio Hatoyama |
Former Prime Minister of Japan |
PhD |
1976 |
|
Shigeru Yoshida |
Prime Minister post-WWII, rebuilt Japan's international relations |
LLB |
1906 |
|
Kenzaburō Ōe |
Nobel Prize in Literature (1994) |
BA |
1959 |
|
Eisaku Satō |
Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1974) |
BA |
1924 |
|
Masatoshi Koshiba |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2002), neutrino detection |
PhD |
1955 |
|
Leo Esaki |
Nobel Prize in Physics (1973), semiconductor research |
PhD |
1959 |
|
Yasunari Kawabata |
Nobel Prize in Literature (1968), Snow Country, Thousand Cranes |
BA |
1927 |
|
Hideki Yukawa |
Nobel Prize in Physics (1949), meson theory |
PhD |
1929 |
|
Takeo Fukuda |
Former Prime Minister of Japan |
LLB |
1930 |
|
Ryutaro Hashimoto |
Former Prime Minister of Japan |
BA |
1960 |
|
Akira Yoshino |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2019), lithium-ion battery |
PhD |
2005 (Honorary) |
|
Shinzo Abe |
Former Prime Minister (attended but graduated from Seikei University) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Haruki Murakami |
World-renowned author (not a Todai alum, but sometimes mistakenly listed) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Koichi Tanaka |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2002), mass spectrometry |
BE |
1983 |
|
Makoto Gonokami |
Former President of the University of Tokyo |
PhD |
1983 |
|
Shinya Yamanaka |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2012), iPS cell discovery |
MD |
1987 |
|
Junichiro Koizumi |
Former Prime Minister of Japan |
BA |
1967 |
|
Hiroshi Amano |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2014), blue LED development |
PhD |
1989 |
|
Naomi Miyake |
Cognitive science pioneer in education research |
PhD |
1979 |
|
Taro Aso |
Former Prime Minister, current politician |
BA |
1963 |
|
Kōichirō Matsuura |
Former Director-General of UNESCO |
BA |
1959 |
|
Hiroshi Ishiguro |
Robotics expert, humanoid robot developer |
PhD |
1991 |
|
Kenichi Fukui |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1981), frontier orbital theory |
PhD |
1941 |
|
Ichirō Ozawa |
Influential Japanese politician |
LLB |
1967 |
|
Masako, Empress of Japan |
Former diplomat, Harvard alum, studied law briefly at Todai |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Takaaki Kajita |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2015), neutrino oscillations |
PhD |
1986 |
|
Hisashi Owada |
Former ICJ judge, father of Empress Masako |
LLB |
1955 |
|
Noriko Osumi |
Prominent neuroscientist and science communicator |
PhD |
1985 |
|
Tatsuo Hatta |
Economist and former president of the National Graduate Institute |
PhD |
1970s |
|
Koichi Wakata |
Astronaut and first Japanese ISS commander |
PhD |
2004 |
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