DR. TAKUYA TAKAHASHI
AND THE BIRTH OF TOKYO
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY


Founder: Takuya Takahashi


In May, 1916, more than 400 students of the Nihon Medical Technical School resigned en masse due to differences with the administration in order to form a new institution. Overcoming great tribulations, the student body showed very firm solidarity and was fortunate enough to receive the help and under standing of Takuya Takahashi, among other s, and in September of the same year the Tokyo Medical Studies Institute was formed and in April, 1918, the precursor of Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Medical Technical School was established. The founder was Takuya Takahashi and the president of the school was Tatsujiro Sato.

Dr . Takahashi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture and had ended his long career as a government official as governor of Okinawa. At the time he was a member of SeiyuKai. He devoted his entire assets to the support of the student group and gathered support from around the entire country, exhibiting superhuman zealous toward the founding of the college. The policy of Tokyo Medical University, self-motivation, self-study has continued as a large supporting institution ever since then.


Self-motivation, self-study
The policy of self-motivation, self study, which is the spirit of the establishment of Tokyo Medical University means that the students must have an environment in which they can develop independently. The essence of this philosophy means that the students have to bring alive an educational system in which individual creativity is emphasized. This philosophy is also the backbone of the future development of Tokyo Medical University.