University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo is an university in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo. University of Tokyo is situated nearby to Yasuda Auditorium, as well as near the quarter Yayoi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yasuda Auditorium and Tokyo National Museum.

Yasuda Auditorium

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Yasuda Auditorium is a building and clock tower at the center of the Hongō campus of the University of Tokyo. It serves as the central symbol of the campus, where special events and graduation ceremonies are held.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of University of Tokyo.

Red Gate

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Akamon is a historical gate located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city. It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo. Red Gate is situated 360 metres southwest of University of Tokyo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yayoi and Hongō.

Yayoi

Quarter

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Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.