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== Notable alumni ==
{{Main|List of University of Tokyo people}}Throughout its history as a modern university since 1877, a considerable number of UTokyo alumni have become notable in various fields, both academic and otherwise. As of 2024, UTokyo's alumni and faculty include 17 [[Prime Ministers of Japan|prime ministers of Japan]] out of 64, 20 [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Prize laureates]], five [[astronaut]]s, and a [[Fields Medal]]ist.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=The University of Tokyo |url=https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/president.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026032504/https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/president.html |archive-date=2011-10-26 |access-date=2019-07-12 |website=The University of Tokyo |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, UTokyo alumni have founded some of [[List of largest Japanese companies|Japan's largest companies]], such as [[Toyota]]<ref name=":72">{{Cite web |title=» Kiichiro Toyoda {{!}} Automotive Hall of Fame |url=https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/kiichiro-toyoda/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.automotivehalloffame.org}}</ref> and [[Hitachi]].<ref name=":82">{{Cite web |title=Legacy of Meister Namihei Odaira : Hitachi Review |url=https://www.hitachi.com/rev/column/gf/vol05/index.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.hitachi.com |language=en}}</ref> UTokyo alumni also hold chief executive positions in approximately a quarter of the [[Nikkei 225]] companies (47 in 2014),<ref name=":19">{{Cite book |url=https://iss.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000001-I115381085-00 |title=サンデー毎日 2014年 3/23号 |publisher=毎日新聞社 |isbn= |language=ja}}</ref> a fifth of the total seats in the [[National Diet]] (139 out of 713 in 2023),<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /> more than half of the [[Governor (Japan)|prefectural governorships]] (27 out of 47 in 2023),<ref name=":12" /> and about two thirds of the [[List of justices of the Supreme Court of Japan|justiceships at the Supreme Court of Japan]] (11 out of 15 in 2024).<ref name=":9" />

Of the 20 Nobel Prize winners affiliated with UTokyo in some way, a total of twelve have earned degrees from the institution, with prizes won in five of the six categories, except for economics. This is the largest number among all universities in Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nobel Laureates |url=https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/honors/international-awards/nobel-laureates |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=Kyoto University |language=en}}</ref> However, when including other affiliates such as non-alumnus faculty members, the total number is on a par with [[Kyoto University]].<ref>[https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/default/files/inline-files/KU2024_page_00_05-ddc3e3332b7185cc335f1c7d83d9f82c.pdf 京都大学大学案内 2024 知と自由への誘い]</ref> The remainder consists of: [[Hideki Yukawa]] (Physics, 1949), who served as a professor from 1942 for a few years;<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=生命情報科学の源流 {{!}} WEB連載 {{!}} 大人の科学.net |url=https://otonanokagaku.net/issue/origin/vol5/index04.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=otonanokagaku.net}}</ref> [[Charles H. Townes]] (Physics, 1964), who was a visiting scholar for two years in the 1950s;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Townes, Charles H. |url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11408013.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=history.aip.org}}</ref> [[Wolfgang Paul]] (Physics, 1989), who was a visiting lecturer in 1978;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wolfgang Paul |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1989/paul/biographical/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.nobelprize.org}}</ref> [[Anthony James Leggett]] (Physics, 2003), who was a visiting professor for two years beginning in 1972;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leggett, A. J. (Anthony J.) |url=https://history.aip.org/phn/11605005.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=history.aip.org}}</ref> [[Gérard Mourou]], who was a visiting professor in 1994;<ref>[http://www.kps.or.kr/upload/data/CV_GM_Jan_2018.pdf "CV (Gérard Albert Mourou)"].</ref> [[Tasuku Honjo]] (Physiology or Medicine, 2018), who was an assistant professor for six years beginning in 1974;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-13 |title=本庶佑（京都大学がん免疫総合研究センター長） 私の履歴書（12）東大 京都大学がん免疫総合研究センター長 |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODK16DMH0W4A510C2000000/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}</ref> [[Harry Markowitz]] (Economics, 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-07-11 |title=Harry Markowitz: An Appreciation Part II |url=https://wilmott.com/harry-markowitz-an-appreciation-part-ii/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Leonid Hurwicz]] (Economics, 2007),<ref>{{Cite web |last=INFORMS |title=Hurwicz, Leonid |url=https://www.informs.org/Explore/History-of-O.R.-Excellence/Biographical-Profiles/Hurwicz-Leonid |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=INFORMS |language=en-US}}</ref> both of whom served as visiting professors.

=== Law and politics ===
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Japanese Prime Ministers who attended the University of Tokyo">
File:Takaaki Kato suit.jpg|Earl [[Katō Takaaki|Takaaki Kato]]
File:Osachi Hamaguchi posing cropped.jpg|[[Hamaguchi Osachi|Osachi Hamaguchi]]
File:Shigeru Yoshida suit.jpg|[[Shigeru Yoshida]]
File:Hatoyama Ichirō.jpg|[[Ichirō Hatoyama]]
File:Eisaku Sato cropped 1 Eisaku Sato 19641109.jpg|[[Eisaku Satō|Eisaku Sato]]
File:Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg|[[Yasuhiro Nakasone]]
File:Kiichi Miyazawa cropped 2 Kiichi Miyazawa 19911105.jpg|[[Kiichi Miyazawa]]
File:Yukio Hatoyama 20070824.jpg|[[Yukio Hatoyama]]
</gallery>The University of Tokyo has educated eighteen [[List of prime ministers of Japan|prime ministers of Japan]]: [[Hara Takashi|Takashi Hara]] (dropped out), Earl [[Katō Takaaki|Takaaki Katō]] (Law, 1881), Baron [[Wakatsuki Reijirō|Reijirō Wakatsuki]] (Law, 1892), [[Osachi Hamaguchi]] (Law, 1895), [[Kōki Hirota]] (Law, 1905), Duke [[Fumimaro Konoe]] (Letters, dropped out), Baron [[Hiranuma Kiichirō]] (Law, 1888), Baron [[Kijūrō Shidehara]] (Law, 1895), [[Shigeru Yoshida]] (Law, 1906), [[Tetsu Katayama]] (Law, 1912), [[Hitoshi Ashida]] (Law, 1912), [[Ichirō Hatoyama]] (Law, 1907), [[Nobusuke Kishi]] (Law, 1920), [[Eisaku Satō]] (Law, 1924), [[Takeo Fukuda]] (Law, 1929), [[Yasuhiro Nakasone]] (Law, 1941), [[Kiichi Miyazawa]] (Law, 1941), [[Yukio Hatoyama]] (Engineering, 1969). Eisaku Satō received the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1974, for his comminment to halting the spread of nuclear arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 1974 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1974/sato/facts/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

UTokyo has produced numerous other influential politicians since its establishment. As of December 2023, UTokyo alumni hold 139 seats in the [[National Diet]] (the national legislature of Japan), accounting for about a fifth of the total seats.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=議員情報 |url=https://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/index.nsf/html/giin_top.htm |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.shugiin.go.jp}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=議員一覧（50音順）：参議院 |url=https://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/joho1/kousei/giin/200/giin.htm |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.sangiin.go.jp}}</ref> Six [[Cabinet of Japan|members of the cabinet]] are UTokyo alumni, including the [[Chief Cabinet Secretary]]: [[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]; [[Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications|Internal Affairs]]: [[Takeaki Matsumoto]]; [[Ministry of justice|Justice]]: [[Ryuji Koizumi]]; [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Affairs]]: [[Yōko Kamikawa|Yoko Kamikawa]]; [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology|Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]]: [[Masahito Moriyama]]; and [[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry|Economy, Trade and Industry]]: [[Ken Saitō|Ken Saito]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Ministers |url=https://japan.kantei.go.jp/101_kishida/meibo/daijin/index_e.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Prime Minister's Office of Japan |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=第2次岸田第2次改造内閣 閣僚等名簿 |url=https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/101_kishida/meibo/index.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=首相官邸ホームページ |language=ja}}</ref> As of April 2023, 27 out of the 47 incumbent governors of [[Prefectures of Japan|Japanese prefectures]] have received their undergraduate education at UTokyo.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=都道府県のトップは実は｢よそもの｣が多い...知事47人中27人が｢東大出身のエリート｣である本当の理由 全平均在任期間は安倍元首相の8年8カ月より長い |url=https://president.jp/articles/-/68012 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=PRESIDENT Online（プレジデントオンライン） |language=ja}}</ref>

UTokyo has produced a large number of distinguished [[jurist]]s, judges and lawyers. As of February 2024, eleven out of the fifteen incumbent [[List of justices of the Supreme Court of Japan|justices of the Supreme Court]] are UTokyo alumni.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Justices of the supreme court {{!}} 裁判所 - Courts in Japan |url=https://www.courts.go.jp/english/about/justice/index.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=www.courts.go.jp}}</ref> The university is also the alma mater of [[Judges of the International Court of Justice|all four Japanese judges]] of the [[International Court of Justice]]: [[Kōtarō Tanaka (judge)|Kōtarō Tanaka]], [[Shigeru Oda]], [[Hisashi Owada]] and [[Yuji Iwasawa]]. [[Tomoko Akane]] has served as the president of the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC) since March 2024.

=== Sciences, engineering and mathematics ===
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File:Kodaira Kunihiko.jpg|[[Kunihiko Kodaira]]
File:Masatoshi Koshiba 2002.jpg|[[Masatoshi Koshiba]]
File:Nobel Laureates 7428 (30679389523) (cropped).jpg|[[Yoshinori Ohsumi]]
File:Kenzo Tange 1981.jpg|[[Kenzō Tange|Kenzo Tange]]
File:YoichiroNambu.jpg|[[Yoichiro Nambu]]
File:Kiyoshi Ito cropped 3 Kiyosi Ito.jpg|[[Kiyosi Itô|Kiyoshi Ito]]
File:Teiji Takagi photographed by Ken Domon.jpg|[[Teiji Takagi]]
File:Nobel Prize 2010-Press Conference KVA-DSC 7398.jpg|[[Ei-ichi Negishi]]
</gallery>Nine Nobel-awarded scientists have earned degrees from UTokyo: six in physics ([[Leo Esaki]], [[Masatoshi Koshiba]], [[Shin'ichirō Tomonaga]], [[Yoichiro Nambu]], [[Takaaki Kajita]] and [[Syukuro Manabe]]), one in chemistry ([[Ei-ichi Negishi]]) and two in Physiology or Medicine ([[Yoshinori Ohsumi]] and [[Satoshi Ōmura]]). Additionally, [[Kunihiko Kodaira]] won a [[Fields Medal]], [[Masaki Kashiwara]] won a [[Abel Prize]], both often called the 'Nobel Prize for mathematics'. Four architects educated at the [[Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo|Faculty of Engineering]] have received the [[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]: [[Kenzō Tange|Kenzo Tange]], [[Arata Isozaki]], [[Toyo Ito]] and [[Fumihiko Maki]].

Other notable UTokyo-educated scientists, engineers, and mathematicians include [[Kiyosi Itô|Kiyoshi Ito]], known for his work in [[probability theory]]; [[Hantaro Nagaoka]], a pioneer in [[History of atomic theory|atomic theory]]; [[Yoshio Nishina]], who made significant contributions to [[particle physics]]; and [[Teiji Takagi]], known for his work in [[number theory]]. [[Yoji Totsuka]] was an influential figure in [[Neutrino|neutrino physics]]. [[Kikunae Ikeda]] is credited with discovering [[umami]]. [[Kitasato Shibasaburō]] discovered the infectious agent of [[bubonic plague]], and [[Kazuhiko Nishijima]] contributed to the discovery of the [[Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula]]. [[Hirotugu Akaike]] developed the [[Akaike information criterion|Akaike Information Criterion]], and [[Hideo Shima]] was the chief engineer behind the development of the [[Shinkansen|Shinkansen bullet train]]. [[Yuzuru Hiraga]] was the chief engineer at the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], then the third-strongest in the world, and [[Takamine Jōkichi]] was the first to isolate adrenaline. [[Akira Fujishima]] discovered the photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide, and [[Tosio Kato]] made notable contributions to [[functional analysis]]. [[Kenkichi Iwasawa]] is known for his influence on [[algebraic number theory]]. [[Shun'ichi Amari]] invented and formulated the [[Recurrent neural network|recurrent neural network (RNN)]] for learning.

=== Business, economics and finance ===
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File:Kiichiro Toyoda.jpg|[[Kiichiro Toyoda]], founder of [[Toyota]]
File:Namihei Odaira Portrait c1910.png|[[Namihei Odaira]], founder of [[Hitachi]]
File:Iwasaki Koyata.jpg|Baron [[Koyata Iwasaki]], longest-serving head of [[Mitsubishi]]
File:Aikawa Yosuke.jpg|[[Yoshisuke Aikawa|Yoshisuke Ayukawa]], founder of the [[Nissan Group]]
File:Keizo Shibusawa.jpg|Viscount [[Keizo Shibusawa]], governor of [[Bank of Japan|BoJ]]
File:Kazuo Ueda 20230410meeting01.jpg|[[Kazuo Ueda]], governor of BoJ since 2023
File:Hirofumi Uzawa.jpg|[[Hirofumi Uzawa]], [[Mathematical economics|mathematical economist]]
File:Nobuhiro Kiyotaki cropped 1 Nobuhiro Kiyotaki 202011.jpg|[[Nobuhiro Kiyotaki]], [[New Keynesian economics|New Keynesian]] economist
</gallery>[[Kiichiro Toyoda]], an alumnus of the Faculty of Engineering, founded [[Toyota|Toyota Motor]], [[List of manufacturers by motor vehicle production|the largest car manufacturer in the world]] and the [[List of largest Japanese companies|largest company in Japan]] by both market capitalisation and revenue.<ref name=":72" /> [[Namihei Odaira]], also an alumnus of the Faculty of Engineering, founded [[Hitachi]], one of the largest electronics conglomerates in the world.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Legacy of Meister Namihei Odaira: Hitachi Review |url=https://www.hitachi.com/rev/column/gf/vol05/index.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.hitachi.com |language=en}}</ref> Another UTokyo-educated engineer, [[Yoshisuke Aikawa|Yoshisuke Ayukawa]], founded the [[Nissan Group]] (''[[zaibatsu]]''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=鮎川義介｜近代日本人の肖像 |url=https://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/datas/226/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=近代日本人の肖像 |language=ja}}</ref> from which some of Japan's largest companies, such as [[Nissan]], [[Isuzu]], [[NEC]], and [[SOMPO Holdings]], spun off.<ref>{{Cite web |title=「オレは絶対に金持ちにならない」日産、日立の始祖・鮎川義介の血と育ち｜人間力・仕事力を高めるWEB chichi｜致知出版社 |url=https://www.chichi.co.jp/web/20230320_ayukawa_yoshisuke_kita/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=致知出版社 |language=ja}}</ref> Baron [[Koyata Iwasaki]], a member of the founding Iwasaki family of [[Mitsubishi]], was the longest-serving and last head of the group before it was split up by order of the [[Occupation of Japan|Allied Occupation Forces]] after the Second World War. Under his leadership, the group's business evolved significantly, and he founded companies such as [[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]] and [[Nikon]]. [[Hiromasa Ezoe]], as an educational psychology student at UTokyo in 1961, established [[Recruit (company)|Recruit Holdings]], the largest human resources company in Japan, which also runs worldwide businesses including [[Indeed]] and [[Glassdoor]]. UTokyo alumni have held chief executive positions at numerous influential Japanese companies; as of April 2024, companies under the leadership of a UTokyo alumnus include [[Sony]] ([[Kenichiro Yoshida]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=ソニー、次期社長に吉田憲一郎氏 新中期経営計画スタート前に ニュースイッチ by 日刊工業新聞社 |url=https://newswitch.jp/p/11897 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=ニュースイッチ by 日刊工業新聞社 |language=ja}}</ref> [[Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group|MUFG]] ([[Hironori Kamezawa]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hironori Kamezawa, CEO of MUFG |url=https://ihj.global/leadership/leadership-5122/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=公益財団法人国際文化会館 |language=ja}}</ref> and [[Mitsubishi Corporation|Mitsubishi Corp]] ([[Katsuya Nakanishi]] [<nowiki/>[[:ja:中西勝也|ja]]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=日経ビジネス電子版 |date=2022-10-13 |title="It's our turn to save this country from this national crisis", said the CEO of Mitsubishi Corp |url=https://business.nikkei.com/atcl/NBD/19/00119/00184/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=日経ビジネス電子版 |language=ja}}</ref> More than half of the governors of the [[Bank of Japan]], the central bank of Japan, have been UTokyo alumni, including the incumbent governor [[Kazuo Ueda]], who previously taught at UTokyo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governor : UEDA Kazuo : 日本銀行 Bank of Japan |url=https://www.boj.or.jp/en/about/organization/policyboard/gv_ueda.htm |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Bank of Japan |language=en}}</ref>

=== Literature, arts and humanities ===
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File:Natsume Soseki photo.jpg|[[Natsume Sōseki|Soseki Natsume]]
File:Akutagawa Ryunosuke.jpg|[[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa|Ryunosuke Akutagawa]]
File:Junichiro Tanizaki 01.jpg|[[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki|Junichiro Tanizaki]]
File:Osamu Dazai.jpg|[[Osamu Dazai]]
File:Yukio Mishima 2.jpg|[[Yukio Mishima]]
File:Kinema-Junpo-1967-January-Special-3.jpg|[[Kōbō Abe|Kobo Abe]]
File:Yasunari Kawabata 1968 cropped2.jpg|[[Yasunari Kawabata]]
File:K oe.jpg|[[Kenzaburō Ōe|Kenzaburo Oe]]
</gallery>Numerous notable literary figures have attended the University of Tokyo, two of whom received the Nobel Prize in Literature: [[Yasunari Kawabata]] (Known for ''[[The Dancing Girl of Izu]], [[Snow Country]]'' and ''[[The Old Capital]]'') and [[Kenzaburō Ōe|Kenzaburo Oe]] (''[[A Personal Matter]]'', ''[[The Silent Cry]]'' and ''[[Death by Water (novel)|Death by Water]]''). Other notable UTokyo-educated writers include: [[Natsume Sōseki|Soseki Natsume]] (''[[I Am a Cat]]'', ''[[Botchan]]'', ''[[Sanshirō (novel)|Sanshiro]]'' and ''[[Kokoro]]''), [[Mori Ōgai|Ōgai Mori]], [[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa|Ryunosuke Akutagawa]], [[Jun'ichirō Tanizaki|Junichiro Tanizaki]], [[Naoya Shiga]], [[Osamu Dazai]], [[Yukio Mishima]], [[Kōbō Abe|Kobo Abe]], [[Tsubouchi Shōyō|Shōyō Tsubouchi]], [[Shinichi Hoshi]], [[Ozaki Kōyō|Kōyō Ozaki]], [[Jun Takami]], [[Motojirō Kajii|Motojiro Kaijii]], [[Shūichi Katō (critic)|Shūichi Katō]], [[Kunio Kishida]], [[Hideo Kobayashi]], [[Shigeharu Nakano]], [[Hyakken Uchida]], [[Makoto Oda]], [[Tatsuo Hori]], [[Mari Yonehara]] and [[Atsushi Nakajima]]. [[Masaoka Shiki|Shiki Masaoka]] is known as the initiator of modern ''[[haiku]]'' poetry and one of the most celebrated poets in Japanese history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=正岡子規：俳句を革新した俳人 {{!}} September 2022 {{!}} Highlighting Japan |url=https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/html/202209/202209_12_jp.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.gov-online.go.jp}}</ref> Other notable UTokyo-educated poets include [[Mokichi Saitō|Mokichi Saito]], [[Nobutsuna Sasaki]], [[Makoto Ōoka]], [[Ozaki Hōsai|Hōsai Ozaki]], [[Saneatsu Mushanokōji]] and [[Tatsuji Miyoshi]].

[[Isao Takahata]] co-founded [[Studio Ghibli]] with [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and directed animation films including ''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'', ''[[Pom Poko]]'', and ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2018-05-16 |title=Watch Hayao Miyazaki's Eulogy For Isao Takahata |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/rip/watch-hayao-miyazakis-eulogy-for-isao-takahata-158410.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> Together with Miyazaki, he created animation films such as ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' and ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]''. [[Yoji Yamada]] directed the film series ''[[Otoko wa Tsurai yo]]'' and the Samurai Trilogy (''[[The Twilight Samurai]]'', ''[[The Hidden Blade]]'' and ''[[Love and Honor (2006 film)|Love and Honor]]''). [[Koichi Sugiyama]] is known for composing the music for ''[[Dragon Quest]]'', along with several other famous [[video game]]s, [[anime]], films, television shows, and [[pop songs]]. [[Wowaka]] is considered to be a pioneer in the [[vocaloid]] music industry, especially [[Hatsune Miku]].<ref name="kotaku_2019-04-09">{{Cite web |last=Strawhun |first=Aiden |date=9 April 2019 |title=Remembering A Vocaloid Legend Behind Some Of The Best Hatsune Miku Songs |url=https://kotaku.com/remembering-a-vocaloid-legend-behind-some-of-the-best-h-1833912736 |access-date=2019-04-10 |website=Kotaku |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Kunio Yanagita]] made significant contributions to the preservation and studies of [[Japanese folklore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細 |url=https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp//eos/detail/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611142410/https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/ |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=國學院大學デジタルミュージアム |language=ja}}</ref> [[Yanagi Sōetsu]] initiated the ''[[mingei]]'' (folk craft) movement, and his contributions made the idea of finding beauty in everyday utilitarian crafts popular. [[Nam June Paik]], a Korean-American media artist, is considered to be the founder of [[video art]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Judkis |first=Maura |date=December 12, 2012 |title="Father of video art" Nam June Paik gets American Art Museum exhibit (Photos) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/post/father-of-video-art-nam-june-paik-gets-american-art-museum-exhibit-photos/2012/12/12/c16fa980-448b-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809041026/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/post/father-of-video-art-nam-june-paik-gets-american-art-museum-exhibit-photos/2012/12/12/c16fa980-448b-11e2-8e70-e1993528222d_blog.html |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=September 5, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

=== Other notable alumni and affiliates ===
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File:Princess Masako, the present Empress of Japan.jpg|[[Empress Masako|Masako]], [[Empress of Japan]]
File:Prince Mikasa Takahito wearing Sokutai.jpg|[[Takahito, Prince Mikasa]]
File:Birendra Bir Bikram Shah c. 1967 (restoration).jpg|[[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev]], [[King of Nepal]]
File:Tokugawa Iemasa as the president of the house of peers.jpg|Duke [[Iemasa Tokugawa]], 17th head of the [[Tokugawa clan]]
File:Tokugawa Yoshichika 01.jpg|Marquess [[Yoshichika Tokugawa]], botanist
File:Chie Nakane cropped Chie Nakane 19951212.jpg|[[Chie Nakane]], [[Social anthropologists|Social Anthropologist]]
File:Yahiko Mishima and Paul Zerling 1912.jpg|[[Yahiko Mishima]] (left), first Japanese national to compete in the Olympics
File:Kanō Jigorō 1936.jpg|[[Kanō Jigorō]], founder of [[Judo]]
</gallery>[[Empress Masako|Masako, Empress of Japan]], attended UTokyo after finishing her first degree overseas, although she did not earn a degree from the university. The university's other recent connections with the Imperial family include [[Takahito, Prince Mikasa]], younger brother of [[Hirohito|Emperor Hirohito]], who studied archaeology; Fujimaro, Marquess of Tsukuba, a younger son of [[Prince Yamashina Kikumaro|Kikumaro, Prince Yamashina]], who studied Japanese literature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Tokyo Student List: 1925-1927 (The National Diet Library Digital Collection) |url=https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1448364/1/271 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=dl.ndl.go.jp}}</ref> Additionally, [[Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan|Crown Prince Fumihito]], and his daughter [[Mako Komuro|Princess Mako]] both worked at the [[The University Museum, The University of Tokyo|University Museum]] at different times. [[Birendra of Nepal|King Birendra of Nepal]] also attended UTokyo but did not earn a degree.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-06-02 |title=Birendra: Nepal's monarch of change |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1365485.stm |access-date=2024-07-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref> UTokyo was a preferred educational institution for members of the [[Kazoku|Japanese aristocracy]] before any form of peerage, with the exception of the Imperial family, was prohibited with the [[Constitution of Japan|1947 constitution]]. Duke [[Iemasa Tokugawa]], 17th head of the [[Tokugawa clan|House of Tokugawa]], studied law at the university and led a career as a diplomat. Other members of the clan who attended the university include Marquess [[Yoshichika Tokugawa]], who became active as a botanist and patron of arts and sciences later in his life, and Earl [[Muneyoshi Tokugawa]], who was the primary promoter of forestation movements in Japan. Earl [[Yoriyasu Arima]] studied agriculture and later served as the Minister of Agriculture. The ''[[Arima Kinen]]'', the world's largest betting horse race, was named in his honour. Marquess [[Yoshi Hijikata]], with his strong communist sympathies, fled to [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Soviet Russia]] and was deprived of his title on account of this. Another communist sympathiser among UTokyo's alumni, [[Hotsumi Ozaki]], played a central role in Soviet espionage with [[Richard Sorge]] and was executed for [[Treason|high treason]] in 1944.

[[Chie Nakane]], a social anthropologist, was one of the first nineteen female students matriculated at UTokyo in 1947, and she later became the first female professor in the university's history.<ref>{{Cite web |title="A hierarchical society could be beneficial for women" advises Chie Nakane, UTokyo's first female professor |url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/feature/1354/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Yahoo!ニュース |language=ja}}</ref> [[Hidesaburō Ueno|Hidesaburo Ueno]], an agricultural scientist who studied and worked at the Faculty of Agriculture, is best known as the owner of the devoted dog [[Hachikō|Hachiko]], who continued to wait for him for more than 9 years. Although the university is not particularly noted for athletics today, beginning with [[Yahiko Mishima]], the first-ever Japanese Olympian who competed in the [[1912 Summer Olympics]], 33 UTokyo students and alumni have competed in the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=日本選手第一号から1976モントリオール大会まで 淡青色のオリンピアンたち｜オリパラと東大。 |url=https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/ja/features/z1304_00073.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=東京大学 |language=ja}}</ref> [[Kusuo Kitamura]], later a senior bureaucrat at the Ministry of Labour, won a gold medal in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle swimming in the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]. [[Judo]], now an Olympic sport, was created by [[Kanō Jigorō|Jigoro Kano]] in 1882, the year he graduated from UTokyo. He was also the central figure in Japan's successful bid to host the [[1940 Summer Olympics|1940 Summer Olympic Games]], which had to be cancelled due to the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=オリンピックムーブメントと嘉納治五郎｜オリンピックを知る｜JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 |url=https://www.joc.or.jp/olympism/history/kano/index.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 |language=ja}}</ref>