Tokyo University of Agriculture

The Tokyo University of Agriculture (東京農業大学, Tōkyō nōgyō daigaku) is a private university located in Tokyo, Japan. It has campuses in Setagaya, Atsugi, and Okhotsk (Abashiri). Its abbreviated name is Nodai (農大, nōdai) or Tokyo nodai (東京農大, Tōkyō nōdai). Founded in 1891 as Japan's first private agricultural school and re-established as a university in 1925, it is the only comprehensive agricultural university in Japan that specializes in research in the fields of agriculture and biotechnology. Including public agriculture universities, Tokyo University of Agriculture is ranked third, behind Sapporo Agricultural College and the University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus.

Type

Private university

Founded

1891