The University of Tokyo (東京大学, Tōkyō daigaku; UTokyo, or Todai in Japanese) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 by the merger of several pre-westernisation era institutions such as the Shoheizaka Institute (founded in 1605) and Kaiseijo, it is the nation's oldest modern university.UTokyo consists of 10 faculties, 15 graduate schools, and 11 affiliated research institutes. As of 2023, it has a total of 13,974 undergraduate students and 14,258 graduate students.The majority of the university's educational and research facilities are concentrated within its three main Tokyo campuses: Hongo, Komaba, and Kashiwa. UTokyo also operates several smaller campuses throughout the Greater Tokyo Area. In addition, the university boasts over 60 facilities and offices spread across the Japanese archipelago and the world, each contributing uniquely to the university's activities. UTokyo's total land holdings amount to 326 square kilometres (approximately 80,586 acres, 32,604 hetares, 0.1 per cent of Japan's total land area).UTokyo boasts a distinguished network of alumni, faculty members, and researchers. As of 2021, UTokyo's alumni, faculty members and researchers include 17 prime ministers of Japan (out of 64), 18 Nobel Prize laureates, four Pritzker Prize laureates, five astronauts, and a Fields Medalist.As of November 2023, UTokyo alumni held 139 seats in the National Diet, representing 19.5 per cent of the total 713 seats. Additionally, UTokyo alumni have founded some of Japan's largest companies, such as Toyota Motor and Hitachi. As of 2014, UTokyo alumni held chief executive positions at 47 of the Nikkei 225 companies, making it the top source of these high-level corporate leaders. This number includes Sony, MUFG, Mitsui Corp, Mitsubishi Corp, and Japan Post. Source: Wikipedia (en)