Imperial Universities of Japan

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group of universities

The Imperial Universities of Japan were a group of elite national universities established before and during World War II that formed the core of Japan’s higher education and research system.

Aliases (8)

National Seven Universities of Japan ×6
Imperial Universities ×4
Imperial University system ×1
Imperial University system of Japan ×1
National universities of Japan ×1
Teikoku Daigaku ×1
former Imperial Universities of Japan ×1
旧帝国大学 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of universities →
alsoKnownAs	Imperial University system → Teikoku Daigaku →
country	Japan →
dissolved	post-World War II educational reforms →
function	higher education → scientific research → training of civil servants →
fundingType	national university →
geographicScope	Japanese home islands → Korea under Japanese rule → Taiwan under Japanese rule →
governingBody	Imperial Japanese government →
historicalContext	expansion of Japanese empire in East Asia → modernization of Japan after the Meiji Restoration →
inception	late 19th century →
influencedBy	European research university tradition → German university model →
legacy	remain among Japan’s most prestigious universities →
legalStatus	state-run universities →
member	Hokkaido Imperial University → Hokkaido University → Keijo Imperial University → Keijō Imperial University → Kyoto Imperial University → Kyoto University → Kyushu Imperial University → Kyushu University → Nagoya Imperial University → Nagoya University → Osaka Imperial University → Osaka University → Taihoku Imperial University → Tohoku Imperial University → Tohoku University → Tokyo Imperial University → University of Tokyo →
numberOfMembers	9 →
primaryLanguageOfInstruction	Japanese →
relatedOrganization	Ministry of Education of Japan →
roleDuring	World War II →
significance	formed the core of Japan’s modern higher education system → served as elite research institutions → trained Japan’s political, bureaucratic, and academic elites →
successor	former imperial universities (ex-Imperial Universities) → postwar Japanese national universities →
timePeriod	Meiji era → Showa era → Taisho era →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hokkaido University ("National Seven Universities of Japan") → Kyodai ("National Seven Universities of Japan") → Kyodai ("Imperial Universities") → Kyoto University ("Imperial Universities") → Kyushu University ("National Seven Universities of Japan") → Nagoya University ("National Seven Universities of Japan") → National Seven Universities ("former Imperial Universities of Japan") → Osaka University ("National Seven Universities of Japan") →	memberOf
Kyoto University ("Imperial Universities") → Tohoku University ("National Seven Universities of Japan") →	affiliation
Imperial Universities of Japan ("Teikoku Daigaku") → Imperial Universities of Japan ("Imperial University system") →	alsoKnownAs
Keijo Imperial University ("Imperial Universities") → Osaka Imperial University →	partOf
University of the Ryukyus ("National universities of Japan") →	category
National Seven Universities ("Imperial University system of Japan") →	historicalOrigin
東北大学 ("旧帝国大学") →	所属ネットワーク