2. The University of Tokyo, referred to as Dongda for short, is a world-famous research-oriented national comprehensive university with its headquarters in bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. As the head of Japan's highest academic hall and Imperial University, he enjoys a high reputation all over the world. Born in 1877, Dongda University is the first national university in Japan and one of the earliest western universities in Asia. The school was renamed "Imperial University" on 1886, which is the first imperial university established in Japan. 1897 was renamed "Imperial University of Tokyo" to distinguish it from Imperial University of Kyoto, which was founded in Kyoto in the same year. 1September 1947 after World War II was officially named "Tokyo University".