Tokyo College of Music

Tokyo College of Music, Ikebukuro Campus

Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学, Tōkyō Ongaku Daigaku) is a private music school and university in Tokyo, Japan. Offering a range of undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral degree programs, the college was originally named as the Toyo Conservatory of Music (東洋音楽学校, Tōyō Ongaku Gakkō) in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907.[1]

History

The college moved to Toshima, Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.^[citation needed] The college changed its name to Tokyo College of Music in 1969.[1] A second modern campus and performance facility was opened in 2019 in Kamimeguro, Meguro.

Some notable graduates

• Yuko Suzuhana - singer and leader of Wagakki Band
• Junichi Hirokami – conductor
• Mahito Yokota – composer
• Naoki Sato – composer
• Yasunori Nishiki – composer
• Yugo Kanno – composer and musician

External links

• Official website

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External links

1. 日本の大学 [Universities of Japan] (in Japanese). 東洋経済新報社. 1993. p. 201.