The , abbreviated as Nodai (農大, ''nōdai'') or Tokyo nodai (東京農大, ''Tōkyō nōdai''), is a private university of
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
There are three campuses:
Setagaya
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
,
Atsugi
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United ...
, and
Okhotsk (
Abashiri).
Outline
Tokyo University of Agriculture is a private agriculture university. It was the first such institution founded in Japan. As of 2006 it is the only private university in Japan that specializes in agriculture. Although its name is similar to
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
The commonly known as TUAT is a Japanese national university headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo. This university focuses on the study of agriculture and engineering.
The undergraduate organization of the university has two faculties, Agriculture and ...
and the College of Agriculture at
University of Tokyo, the institutions are not related to one another.
Including public agriculture universities, Tokyo University of Agriculture is ranked third, behind
Sapporo Agricultural College and the
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus
The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus is one of five university campuses comprising the University of Tokyo. It is home to the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, ...
.
Faculties
Tokyo campus in Setagaya-ku:
*Faculty of Applied Bio-Science
*Faculty of Regional Environmental Science
*Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies
Atsugi campus in Kanagawa:
*Faculty of Agriculture
Okhotsk campus in Hokkaido:
*Faculty of Bio-industry
In addition, the university offers two graduate school programs: one in Agriculture and one in Bio-industry. There is a two-year
junior college
A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...
.
See also
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Tokyo University of Agriculture Botanical Garden
The is a botanical garden operated by the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and located at 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan.
The garden was established in 1967, and now cultivates about 1,500 species of useful plants, including collections o ...
External links
Tokyo University of Agriculture English, official website
Agricultural universities and colleges
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Tokyo
Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture
Western Metropolitan Area University Association
Hokkaido American Football Association
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