Editing Tokyo (section)

==Education==
{{Main|Education in Tokyo}}Tokyo is the educational, academic, and cultural hub of Japan. From primary to tertiary levels, numerous educational institutions operate in the city to cater to a diverse range of pupils and students.

=== Tertiary education ===
{{See also|List of universities in Tokyo}}
[[File:Yasuda Auditorium - Tokyo University 3.jpg|thumb|259x259px|[[Yasuda Auditorium]], [[University of Tokyo]], [[Bunkyō]]]]
Tokyo is the heartland of tertiary education in the country, home to 143 authorized universities in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=学校基本調査 令和2年度 高等教育機関《報告書掲載集計》 学校調査 大学・大学院 7 都道府県別 学校数及び学生数 {{!}} ファイル {{!}} 統計データを探す |url=https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00400001&tstat=000001011528&cycle=0&tclass1=000001148386&tclass2=000001148387&tclass3=000001148388&tclass4=000001148390&stat_infid=000032040265&tclass5val=0 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=政府統計の総合窓口 |language=ja |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610200522/https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&toukei=00400001&tstat=000001011528&cycle=0&tclass1=000001148386&tclass2=000001148387&tclass3=000001148388&tclass4=000001148390&stat_infid=000032040265&tclass5val=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> This number includes the nation's most prestigious and selective universities, such as, the [[University of Tokyo]] (''[[QS World University Rankings|QS]] National'':1st), [[Tokyo Institute of Technology]] (4th), [[Hitotsubashi University]] (15th), [[Waseda University]] (9th), and [[Keio University]] (10th).<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2023 |title=QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?tab=indicators&countries=jp |access-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610204406/https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings?tab=indicators&countries=jp |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, [[Tokyo University of the Arts]] is widely regarded as the most prestigious painting, sculpture, crafts, and music school in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=編集部 |first=ABEMA TIMES |date=2019-10-24 |title="美大の最高峰"東京藝術大学に満点合格した鬼才 磯村暖が描く"ニュースのアート" {{!}} 国内 {{!}} ABEMA TIMES {{!}} アベマタイムズ |url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/5794913 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=ABEMA TIMES |language=ja |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619160917/https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/5794913 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[United Nations University]], which is the academic arm of the [[United Nations]], is headquartered in [[Shibuya]], Tokyo.  In 2024, ''QS Best Student Cities'' ranked Tokyo as the second-best city for university students, after [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531161306/https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings |url-status=live }}</ref> The ranking noted that Tokyo is ideal for 'those who favour total immersion in the local culture rather than living in a "student bubble"', stating that despite having high-ranking universities and large global companies offering internships as well as rich culture, Tokyo still has a very low international student population ratio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Study in Tokyo |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/tokyo |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531161306/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/qs-best-student-cities/tokyo |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Primary and secondary education ===
[[File:Hibiya-Highschool-00.jpg|thumb|259x259px|[[Hibiya High School]], [[Chiyoda, Tokyo|Chiyoda]]]]
At the secondary level, 429 senior high schools are located in Tokyo, six of which are national, 186 are public, and 237 are private.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=令和5年度学校基本統計（学校基本調査報告） |url=https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/gakkou/2023/gk23qg10000.htm |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724235126/https://www.toukei.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/gakkou/2023/gk23qg10000.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Some senior high schools, often prestigious national or private ones, run jointly with their affiliated junior high schools, providing six-year educational programs (''Chūkō Ikkan Kyōiku''). The [[Kaisei Academy]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Kaisei Academy Official English Homepage {{!}} 開成中学校・高等学校公式サイト |url=https://kaiseigakuen.jp/english-homepage/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |language=ja |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208002021/https://kaiseigakuen.jp/english-homepage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Komaba Junior and Senior High School, University of Tsukuba|Komaba Junior & Senior High School, University of Tsukuba]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junior High School at Komaba / Senior High School at Komaba - University of Tsukuba |url=https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/organization-attached-schools/komaba/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=www.tsukuba.ac.jp |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919040450/https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/about/organization-attached-schools/komaba/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Azabu High School]], and [[Oin Junior and Senior High School]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=English {{!}} 桜蔭学園【公式】 |url=https://www.oin.ed.jp/english/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=www.oin.ed.jp |language=ja |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228171706/https://www.oin.ed.jp/english/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the largest sources of successful applicants to the nation's top university, the University of Tokyo,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 31, 2023 |title=東京大学 {{!}} 大学合格者 高校別ランキング |url=https://univ-online.com/success/tokyo/u126/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=大学通信オンライン |language=ja |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221192645/https://univ-online.com/success/tokyo/u126/ |url-status=live }}</ref> are some examples of such. At the primary level, there are 1332 elementary schools in Tokyo. Six of them are national, 1261 are public, and 53 are private.<ref name=":0" />

Early-modern-established academies such as [[Gakushūin|Gakushuin]] and [[Keio Gijuku (Gakkō Hōjin)|Keio]] provide all-through educational programs from primary schools to universities, originally to cater to the needs of traditionally affluent and powerful families.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=濱田 |first=英毅 |date=2013 |title=上流学校」 の大衆化と教養主義 東京女学館館長・澤田源一の学校経営 |url=https://glim-re.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/2713/files/jinbun_11_39_72.pdf |journal=Diss. Gakushuin University |access-date=February 11, 2024 |archive-date=March 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331094241/https://glim-re.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/2713/files/jinbun_11_39_72.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> There are international and ethnic schools that abide by the national curricula of their respective countries or international curricula rather than the Japanese one as well, such as the [[The British School in Tokyo|British School in Tokyo]], [[Tokyo Chinese School]], the [[American School in Japan]], and the [[Tokyo International School]].

=== Learned societies ===
Almost all major Japanese learned societies are based in Tokyo. The [[Japan Academy]], the country's [[academy of sciences]], was established in 1879 to bring together leading scholars in various disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Academy {{!}} The Japan Academy |url=https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/about/purpose.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.japan-acad.go.jp |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330083454/https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/en/about/purpose.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Japan Art Academy]] was established in 1919 with a similar purpose.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Japan Art Academy |url=https://www.geijutuin.go.jp/en/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=www.geijutuin.go.jp |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619185422/https://www.geijutuin.go.jp/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These two national academies are headquartered in [[Ueno Park]]. The newest national academy, the [[Science Council of Japan]], was established in 1949 to promote scientific research and the application of research findings to civilian life. It is located in [[Roppongi|Roppongi, Minato.]]