College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
東京大学 教養学部・大学院総合文化研究科 | |
Building One, Komaba I Campus | |
| Established | 1886 (as the First Higher School) May 31, 1949 (as the College of Arts and Sciences) |
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| Location | , |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | https://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eng_site/ |
The College of Arts and Sciences is one of the ten undergraduate faculties of the University of Tokyo and the only one referred to as a college. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the postgraduate and research school attached to it. Originally, the college was a university preparatory boarding school called the First Higher School until 1950, and it still operates on the Komaba Campus, which used to belong to the higher school and is separate from the rest of the university. Hence, the word Komaba (駒場) is synonymous with the College of Arts and Sciences within the university.