Tokyo Denki University Explained

Tokyo Denki University should not be confused with University of Electro-Communications.

35.7484°N 139.8063°W

Tokyo Denki University
Native Name:	東京電機大学
Former Name:	Denki Gakko (1907–1939) Tokyo Denki Technical High School (1939–1944) Denki Technical College (1944–1949)
Motto:	respect for practical science
Established:	1907
Founder:	Seiichi Hirota
Type:	Private
President:	Tadahiko Ibamoto
City:	Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tokyo
Pushpin Map:	Japan Tokyo
Coordinates:	35.7476°N 139.8072°W
Students:	10,156 (2023)
Undergrad:	9,118 (2023)
Postgrad:	1,038 (2023)
Campus:	Adachi, Tokyo Hatoyama, Saitama Inzai, Chiba
Colors:	dark blue
Website:	www.dendai.ac.jp www.dendai.ac.jp/en

is a private university in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907 as . It was chartered as a university in 1949 with Yasujiro Niwa as first president. Denki (電機) means an electric device in Japanese, and the university is dedicated to science and technology.

Organization

Undergraduate schools

• College of Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Electronic Systems Engineering
  • Department of Applied Chemistry
  • Department of Advanced Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Information and Communication Engineering
• College of Science and Engineering
  • natural science course
  • Information System Design Course
  • life engineering Course
  • mechanical engineering Course
  • electronic engineering Course
  • Architecture and Urban Environment Course
• College of Future science
  • Department of Information Media
  • Department of Robotics & Mechatronics
  • Department of Architecture
• College of Systems Design Engineering
  • Department of Information Systems Engineering
  • Department of Design Engineering
• College of Second Department Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Information and Communication Engineering

Graduate schools

• Graduate School of Engineering (Master's Program)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic Systems Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Advanced Mechanical Engineering
  • Information and Communication Engineering
• Graduate School of Science and Engineering (Master's Program)
  • Natural Science
  • Informatics
  • Life science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Architecture and Urban Environment
• Graduate School of Future science (Master's Program)
  • Architecture
  • Information Media Science
  • Robotics & Mechatronics
• Graduate School of Systems Design Engineering (Master's Program)
  • Information Systems Engineering
  • Design Engineering
• Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology (Doctor's Program)

Notable alumni

• Jirō Nitta, novelist and meteorologist^[1]
• Eiji Tsuburaya, special effects director of films and television series, including Godzilla and Ultraman^[2]
• Tomohiro Nishikado, creator of the Space Invaders shooter game^[3]
• Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, sole member of Team Shanghai Alice and creator of the Touhou Project shoot 'em up video game series
• Hisashi Koinuma (鯉沼久史), director of the Samurai Warriors video game series and chief operating officer of Koei Tecmo (2015–)^{[4] [5]}

In popular culture

• In the visual novel Steins;Gate, characters Okabe Rintaro and Hashida Itaru attend the university.^[6]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: P＋D BOOKS. P＋D BOOKS. Shogakukan. 2019-06-10.
2. Book: ja:全怪獣怪人. 勁文社. 1990. 4-7669-0962-3. 上巻. 310–312. Japanese.
3. Web site: Tomohiro Nishikado's biography at his company's web site. Dreams, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20090401041713/http://www.dreams-game.com/profile/president.html. 2009-04-01. 2011-03-27. (Translation)
4. Web site: インタビュー 鯉沼 久史さん. PlayStation.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917210228/http://www.jp.playstation.com/psworld/interview/200708/index.html. 2011-09-17. 2014-02-03.
5. Web site: コーエーテクモゲームス、鯉沼久史副社長の社長就任が内定 社長の襟川陽一氏は会長職へ 原尾宏次氏と早矢仕洋介氏が執行役員に. 2015-03-23. Social Game Info. 2015-05-17.
6. Web site: Characters . Steins-gate.us . November 10, 2015.