National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (国立大学法人東京農工大学) is a Japanese public national university corporation registered under corporate number 1012405001281, with its head office recorded in Fuchu City, Tokyo. It is not a commercial enterprise: it is one of Japan’s National University Corporations, public bodies established under the National University Corporation Act to operate a national university on behalf of the Japanese state.
The university traces its roots to 1874, when the national government established an agricultural training institute in Tokyo alongside a related sericulture and textile training body founded the same year. These predecessor schools were reorganized and renamed several times, including periods as higher schools of agriculture, forestry and sericulture, before the present-day institution was formally established in 1949 under Japan’s postwar university system reforms, combining a Faculty of Agriculture and a Faculty of Textiles (the latter renamed the Faculty of Engineering in 1962). In April 2004, along with all of Japan’s other national universities, it was reorganized under the National University Corporation Act from a directly state-run university into an independent public corporation, becoming the National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
The university operates two campuses in western Tokyo: the Fuchu Campus, home to its head office and Faculty of Agriculture, and the Koganei Campus, home to its Faculty of Engineering. Its graduate schools include the Graduate School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, and the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, operated jointly with other national universities. As of May 2025 the university reported approximately 5,945 enrolled students, including around 3,812 undergraduates and 2,105 graduate students, according to its official website. Its president since 1 April 2026 is Nobufumi Nakamura, who succeeded Kazuhiro Chiba. The university’s official website is tuat.ac.jp; no website was recorded in Zavia’s registry data for this entity at the time of this research.
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Shareholders
Not a shareholder-owned company. National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is a public-sector body, not a joint-stock or shareholder-owned company. It was established under Japan’s National University Corporation Act (Act No. 112 of 2003) and is not held by shareholders, does not issue equity, and has no ultimate beneficial owners in the corporate-ownership sense.
How the institution is established and funded
As a National University Corporation, the university operates under the authority of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Its operations are funded principally through an annual Operational Grant allocated by the national government, supplemented by tuition, research grants and commissioned research income. Its President and governing council are appointed under statutory procedures rather than elected by shareholders, and its medium-term objectives and plans are set and evaluated by MEXT rather than by a shareholder meeting.
Data availability
Not applicable. Japan’s commercial-registry and beneficial-ownership disclosure regimes for privately held kabushiki kaisha do not apply to National University Corporations, which have no shareholding structure to disclose.
Sources
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), National University Corporation Act; National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site (houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp), corporate number 1012405001281; official university website, tuat.ac.jp, retrieved September 2026.
Officers
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is governed by a President, Trustees, Auditors and Vice Presidents appointed under Japan’s National University Corporation Act rather than a conventional company board. As of the university’s official website (retrieved September 2026), the current President is Nobufumi Nakamura (中村暢文), whose term began on 1 April 2026. He succeeded Kazuhiro Chiba (千葉一裕), who served as President from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2026.
The university’s other reported senior officers include five Trustees (Akira Murata, Taiichirou Okawa, Akihiro Sato, Masako Okutani and Shiruku Sakane, the latter two part-time), two Special Mission Trustees (Hirotaka Saito and Yasuhiro Itakura), two Auditors (Kyoko Uemura and Tsutomu Tsunashima, the latter part-time), and five Vice Presidents overseeing areas including education, admissions and diversity, international affairs, digital transformation and research promotion, and strategic collaboration. Individual appointment dates for these roles beyond the presidency were not published on the pages reviewed.
Data availability
Full for the presidency, with appointment and predecessor dates confirmed. Partial for other executives, whose titles are published but individual appointment or term dates are not disclosed on the university’s public executive pages.
Sources
Official university website, tuat.ac.jp (President profile page, former presidents page, and executives listing page), retrieved September 2026.
Group Structure
National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology is a single public legal entity and is not part of a commercial corporate group. No verified parent company and no verified corporate subsidiaries were identified from official sources.
Zavia’s registry data lists several internal organizational units associated with the university’s registration record, including its Graduate School and its Health Service Center. These are internal academic and administrative units of the same legal entity, comparable to faculties or departments, rather than separately incorporated subsidiary or affiliate companies, and should not be read as a corporate group structure.
Like other Japanese national university corporations, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology participates in joint educational programs with other universities, for example its United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, which is operated jointly with other institutions. No separately incorporated corporate affiliate, spin-off company, or joint venture was independently verified from official sources at the time of this review, so none is asserted here.
Data availability
Not applicable in the conventional shareholder-linkage sense. As a National University Corporation, the entity’s internal structure is organizational rather than a corporate group of separately owned companies.
Sources
Official university website, tuat.ac.jp (faculties and graduate schools listing); Zavia registry data, retrieved September 2026.
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with National Tax Agency — Corporate Number Publication Site, including entries the profile above does not cover.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology?
It is a Japanese public national university corporation, a government-established body that operates Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology on behalf of the Japanese state. It is not a private commercial company and has no shareholders.
Is Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology a private company?
No. It is a National University Corporation established under Japan's National University Corporation Act, funded principally by the national government through the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), rather than a shareholder-owned business.
When was Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology founded?
Its origins trace to 1874, when the Japanese government established an agricultural training institute and a related sericulture and textile training body in Tokyo. These predecessor institutions were reorganized several times before the present-day university, combining agriculture and engineering, was formally established in 1949 under Japan's postwar university system reforms.
Why does the registered incorporation date show 2015-10-05 if the university is much older?
2015-10-05 does not represent the university's founding or its 2004 conversion to a National University Corporation. It matches the date Japan's nationwide corporate number system, administered by the National Tax Agency, went live alongside the national My Number system; pre-existing organizations, including this university, were assigned and published corporate numbers as of that system launch date. This is the most probable explanation for the date, based on the general operation of Japan's corporate number system, but a source explicitly annotating this specific record was not located, so it should be treated as likely rather than fully confirmed.
When did the university become a National University Corporation?
In April 2004, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, along with all of Japan's other national universities, was reorganized under the National University Corporation Act from a directly state-run university into an independent public corporation, becoming National University Corporation Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
What is the university's corporate number (Houjin Bangou)?
1012405001281, as published on Japan's National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site (houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp).
Where is the university located?
Its registered head office is in Fuchu City, Tokyo (Fuchu Campus), with a second campus in Koganei City, Tokyo. The Fuchu Campus houses the Faculty of Agriculture and the university's head office; the Koganei Campus houses the Faculty of Engineering.
What faculties and graduate schools does the university have?
At undergraduate level, the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Engineering. At graduate level, it operates the Graduate School of Agriculture, Graduate School of Engineering, Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, and the United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, run jointly with other national universities, among other programs.
How many students does the university have?
As of May 2025, the university reported approximately 5,945 enrolled students, including around 3,812 undergraduates and 2,105 graduate students, according to its official website.
Who is the current president of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology?
Nobufumi Nakamura, whose term as President began on 1 April 2026. He succeeded Kazuhiro Chiba, who was President from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2026.
Who are the university's shareholders?
The university has no shareholders. As a National University Corporation, it is a public body established by the Japanese government rather than a joint-stock company, so shareholder and beneficial-ownership concepts do not apply to it the way they do for a commercial company.
Does the university have subsidiaries or a corporate group structure?
No verified corporate subsidiaries or parent company were identified. Zavia's registry data lists internal organizational units, such as the university's Graduate School and Health Service Center, but these are internal academic and administrative divisions of the same legal entity, not separate group companies.
Does the university have a website?
Yes. Its official website is tuat.ac.jp. No website was on file in Zavia's registry record for this entity at the time of this research.
How is the university funded?
Primarily through an annual Operational Grant from the Japanese national government via MEXT, supplemented by tuition fees, research grants, and commissioned or collaborative research income, rather than through share capital or private investment.