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The University of Tokyo (''Tokyo Daigaku'', often shortened to ''Todai'') is the oldest and one of the most prestigious National Universities of Japan. Considered the nucleus of higher education in the country, Tokyo University has 10 Faculties (this is roughly equivalent to an Academic Department in the west) and is spread around five campuses in the Greater [[Tokyo]] area. [[The Other Wiki]] has a full article about the University [
▲The University of Tokyo (''Tokyo Daigaku'', often shortened to ''Todai'') is the oldest and one of the most prestigious National Universities of Japan. Considered the nucleus of higher education in the country, Tokyo University has 10 Faculties (this is roughly equivalent to an Academic Department in the west) and is spread around five campuses in the Greater Tokyo area. [[The Other Wiki]] has a full article about the University [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Tokyo here].
Getting accepted to a university is one of the main goals of Japanese high school students, and the majority aspires to be accepted by the national universities of Japan, Todai being the hardest to pass. If they did not get accepted (and most of them do), instead of finding another school to take them in, Japanese students opt instead to take a year off in their studies, preparing themselves to retake the exam [[The Determinator|for an indefinite number of times]] until they pass. These student are called ''[[Ronin]]'', as students without a university to attend is deemed similar to a [[Samurai]] without a feudal Lord to serve.
Since [[Tokyo Is the Center of
For the American equivalent, see [[Ivy League for Everyone]]. [[Oxbridge]] serves the same purpose
=== The University of Tokyo in Japanese Media ===▼
==[[Anime]] and [[Manga]]==
* ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'', which is about two high school seniors who met and fell in love with each other [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[Love Hina]]'' revolves around klutzy Keitaro Urashima hopelessly trying to pass the exams
** Some of the girls in the dormitory, like Naru, Mutsumi, and later Motoko, also dream of entering Todai. {{spoiler|It's shown that in the epilogue, ''they all do''. The dorm gains a legendary reputation as being a good luck charm for those aspiring for Todai.}}
* Kintaro Oe of ''[[Golden Boy]]'' is a brilliant law student at Tokyo University who, while being only months away from graduating ''at the top of his class'', decides to leave college and travel Japan to find a purpose for his life.
* Police Superintendent and [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] Ryoko Yakushiji of ''[[The Case Files of Yakushiji Ryoko]]'' is a graduate of Tokyo University. Her insane intellectual level serves as a valid testament to this fact. Yukiko Muromachi also graduated from Tokyo University and she has a Law degree with Ryoko.
* [[Genius Bruiser]] [[SWOT|Kyou Manabizaki's]] dream is to enter Tokyo University and attain high grades in order to be employed by [[NASA]] and build a spaceship for the agency.
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* Nana of ''[[Nana to Kaoru]]'' mentions wanting to go to Todai. In the ''Arashi'' spin-off, [[Sexy Mentor|Tachibana]] reveals she studied there and has a degree in History.
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