AGRICULTURAL LABS

Department of Agriculture

Faculty of Agriculture, in prospect of the future of the earth and human beings, pursues educational research to ensure the steady and
effective supply of safe and high-quality foods, flowers, etc., with environmental-friendly and next-generation cultivation method, aiming to
realize healthy and beautiful human life both physically and mentally through cultivation. By way of practical training, experiments and
drills, students of high sensitivity meeting diverse social needs are being fostered.

Laboratory of Horticultural Science

Laboratory of Agriculture - Environmental Science

Laboratory of Crop Science

Laboratory of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Laboratory of Plant Pathology

Laboratory of Entomology

Laboratory of Pomology

Laboratory of Vegetables
Laboratory of Floriculture

Laboratory of Horticulture-Biotechnology

Laboratory of Postharvest Pysiology and Technology

Department of Animal Science

Department of Animal Science comprises two divisions: Life and control, which investigates understanding and control of life phenomena
and the function of livestock, and function and production, which investigates livestock behavior and productivity. The department pursues
the development of applied technologies that draw on these characteristics. Through the course, students learn the dignity and ethics of life
and develop a rich spirit. The department develops human resources that can play active roles in the life sciences, showing a breadth ranging
from medicine, pharmacology, and the physical sciences, to the field of production science, producing safe, quality foods.

Laboratory of Animal Reproduction

Laboratory of Animal Nutrition

Laboratory of Animal Health

Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding

Laboratory of Animal Physiology

Laboratory of Animal Feeding

Laboratory of Animal Health

Laboratory of Animal Product Processing

Laboratory of Livestock Farming Management

Department of Bioresource Development

The unique feature of Department of Bioresource Development is that students can study the three fields of plants, animals, and insects in
one department.
This is a department in which students can have contact with broad learning related to living organisms and nature under the keyword
biodiversity. The unique feature is that students can study the three fields of plants, animals, and insects in one department. Another point is
that students can research these themes not only on a theoretical basis but also from an agricultural perspective on a practical science basis.
Research laboratories in the field of biodiversity management, for example, conduct such research as conservation of rare species of plants,
domestication of wild animals, and exploration of insects that could benefit agriculture. Research fields are not limited to Japan; they extend
to areas outside Japan with, for example, efforts to research ecosystem conservation for rare species of animals, such as orangutans on the
island of Borneo in Malaysia. The department actively conducts investigations of insects in and outside Japan, with new insect species
discovered by Tokyo University of Agriculture numbering more than 1,000.
 Research in the field of bioresources utilization, meanwhile, includes such things as the establishment of cultivation methods for natural
medicines such as ephedra, platycodon root, and angelica root, and the development of new varieties of crops using advanced technologies
such as genomic analysis.
The department wants students to endeavor to develop “an eye for nature” through broad learning. The ability to immediately understand the
kind of environment when seeing a satoyama or tropical rain forest is a skill that will be essential in creating sustainable agricultural,
environments, and societies in the future.

• Laboratories
Laboratory of Plant Diversity

Laboratory of Wild Animals

Laboratory of Entomology

Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Resources

Laboratory of Plant Genetic Resources

Department of Agricultural Innovation for Sustainability

Designing a More Comfortable Society through the Functionality of Living Organisms and Food
Learning in the Department of Agricultural Innovation for Sustainability is all about thinking of better social systems through the
knowledge of agriculture. It is a completely new academic field that attempts to solve social problems and environmental/energy problems
by applying the broad knowledge cultivated in the agricultural and livestock sciences.
In particular, the department focuses on the outstanding functionality latent in living organisms and food. For instance, it is carrying out
research into development of a product that imitates the color-producing mechanism of jewel beetles (photo on right) and the development
of cosmetics that make use of the function of silk in cutting ultraviolet light. Its R&D themes are wide-ranging, including the development
of new processing techniques for agricultural and livestock products and research into new indices for food safety evaluation. In this way,
the use of agricultural functions in manufacturing is the research of the field of agricultural innovation.
In contrast, the field of agricultural for sustainability uses agricultural knowledge to address problems in everyday life. Research carried out
in this field looks into such things as welfare systems that teach senior citizens to raise silkworms to support their independence and the
building of sustainable cultivation systems for crops that are a raw material for bioethanol.
A panoramic view of agricultural knowledge and a perspective that detects the intersections with society are required in both fields.
For that reason, research is to be conducted in close cooperation not only with other departments, but also with companies and government.

Laboratories
Laboratory of Bioscience and Technology

Laboratory of Food Processing

Laboratory of Applied Food Science

Laboratoryof Agricultural Lifestyle Design

Laboratory of Agricultural Sciences for Social Design

Department of Agricultural Chemistry

Covering every creature as an object of scientific research, this department fosters technicians and researchers who develop biological
production, maintenance and improvement of environment, utilization of biological function, research on the new biological resources,
applied technology for product preservation and processing, by taking in chemistry, biology and the forefront of biotechnology.

Laboratories
Laboratory of Agricultural Production and Environmental Chemistry

Laboratory of Biochemistry in Plant Productivity

Laboratory of Agricultural Organic Chemistry

Laboratory of Microbiology

Laboratory of Food Science and Technology

Laboratory of Nutritional Biochemistry

Department of Fermentation Science

This is the only research and educational institution in Japan specializing in fermentation and related areas. The department implements
broad educational research whose coverage ranges from the traditional technology to the forefront of biotechnology, and fosters students
who possess comprehensive techniques appropriate for modern society. Specialized subjects consist of three research fields: Fermentation
Microbiology, Fermentation Technology, and Environmental Science for Brewing. The department fosters human resources who are able to
contribute to development of the brewing/food industries and the microbe-related industry as a researcher, a developer, an instructor and an
engineer.

Laboratories
Laboratory of Fermentation Microbiology

Laboratory of Microbial Engineering

Laboratory of Fermentation Biochemistry

Laboratory of Fermentation Science and Technology

Laboratory of Seasoning Food Science

Laboratory of Environmental Science for Brewing

Department of Nutritional Science and Food Safety

Setagaya Campus
 Promoting scientific studies of food security and the relationship between the functions of food and health, which
are directly linked to life

The Department of Nutritional Science and Food Safety is dedicated to analyzing the undetermined impacts of food on biological functions,
to promote the safe use of food and disseminate scientific information on improving health.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology
TOMIZAWA Motohiro, Professor
SUZUKI Tomonori, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Food Safety Assessment Science

NAKAE Dai, Professor
MIYAJIMA Katsuhiro, Associate Professor
KEMURIYAMA Noriko, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Food Safety Processing

MURA Kiyoshi, Professor
AKUZAWA Sayuri, Professor
TAMURA Tomoko, Associate Professor
HIGASHI Yukari, Research Associate
Laboratory of Biomolecular Function
ABE Naoki, Professor
ONOSE Jun-ichi, Associate Professor
SUGAYA Kouichi, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Physiology and Metabolism

UEHARA Mariko, Professor
TAKAHASHI Nobuyuki, Associate Professor
INOUE Hirofumi, Assistant Professor
KATSUMATA Rie, Research Associate

Laboratory of Molecular Bioregultion

OISHI Yuichi, Professor
IWATSUKI Ken, Associate Professor
YAMANE Takumi, Assistant Professor

Department of Nutritional Science

Setagaya Campus

Fostering registered dietitians able to manage people's diet and health, and scientifically study the integration of
agriculture and medicine
 The Department of Nutritional Science aims to foster personnel who can contribute to society by using their advanced professional
knowledge and skills as a registered dietitian, to help people promote their health, prevent and control disease, and improve their quality of
life.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition
TANAKA Etsuro, Professor
HOMMA Kazuhiro, Professor
WAKANA Noriaki, Assistant Professor
TAKEDA Yuko, Research Associate

Laboratory of Public Health Nutrition

KAWANO Yukari, Professor
HIDA Azumi, Associate Professor
TADA Yuki, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Nutritional Physiological Chemistry

MATSUZAKI Hiroshi, Professor
ATARASHI Keiichirou, Professor
KATSUMATA Shin-ichi, Associate Professor
 Laboratory of Food Science
HATTORI Kazuo, Professor
SHIMIZU Makoto, Professor
TADAISHI Miki, Assistant Professor
FURUSHO Tadasu, Professor
TANIOKA Yuri, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Food Management

SUZUNO Hiroko, Professor
KIMIRA Mitsuru, Professor
IKEDA Masayo, Associate Professor

Department of Bioscience

Setagaya Campus

Frontier science for approaching the fundamentals of life with advanced technologies

To ensure health, environment and energy, it is necessary to learn from life and understand it fundamentally. Department of Bioscience
fosters researchers and engineers who delve into diverse biotic phenomena in animals, plants and microbes by using frontier technologies
(genomic/ genetic engineering, protein engineering) and contribute to the applied technologies for making harmonious coexistence of
human beings and the earth.
• Curriculum
Laboratories
Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding
NAKAMURA Shin-ichi, Professor
MATSUMOTO Takashi, Professor
IZAWA Kanna, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics

SAKATA Yoichi, Professor
TAJI Teruaki, Professor
YOTSUI Izumi, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Molecular Biology

KIDA Satoshi, Professor
MIURA Daiki, Assistant Professor
FUKUSHIMA Hotaka, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Animal developmental biology

KONO Tomohiro, Professor
OGAWA Hidehiko, Professor
OBATA Yayoi, Professor
 Laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
CHIBAZAKURA Taku, Professor
ASAI Kei, Professor
WATANABE Satoru, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Molecular Structure and Function

YAJIMA Shunsuke, Professor
SASAKI Yasuyuki, Assistant Profes

Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture

Setagaya Campus

Deepening understanding of life and ecosystems through chemical analysis of atoms and molecules

Atoms and molecules are involved in every single “living” phenomenon in the biosphere. This department aims to further expand the future
potential of the life sciences by deciphering the behavior of these atoms and molecules from a chemical perspective. Focusing on fine
organic synthesis and the chemistry of natural products, this department is leading the way toward the development of medical and
veterinary drugs, agrichemicals, and bioplastics through education and research grounded in polymer and analytical chemistry.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Molecular Architecture
NUKADA Tomoo, Professor
ISHIGAMI Ken, Professor
KATSUTA Ryo, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

YAJIMA Arata, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Macromolecular Biochemistry

TAGUCHI Seiichi, Professor
ISHII Daisuke, Associate Professor
HIROE Ayaka, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry

MATSUNAGA Toshiro, Professor
HASHIMOTO Kimiko, Professor
URAI Makoto, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Chemical Biology

 HONDA Hiroshi, Professor
TOMIZAWA Motohiro, Professor
SHIMOMURA Kenji, Assistant Professor

Department of Molecular Microbiology

Setagaya Campus

Advanced science to clarify the micro world!

The micro world is invisible to our eyes, but the microorganisms have tremendous influence on the health of plants and animals, as well as
on the maintenance of the global environment. However, that only a tiny percentage of the total number of microorganisms has been
discovered. This department nurtures experts in microbiology who will harness the power of the life sciences to explicate the mysteries of
biophenomena involving microorganism.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Bioengeneering and Bioresources
TAKAICHI Shinichi, Professor
KAWASAKI Shinji, Professor
SATOH Takumi, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Bioinformatics
FUJITA Nobuyuki, Professor
TANAKA Naoto, Professor
SHIWA Yuh, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Microbial Complexes

NIIMURA Youichi, Professor
UCHINO Masataka, Professor

Laboratory of Plant Symbiotic and Parasitic Microbes

TSUSHIMA Seiya, Professor
SAITOH Hiromasa, Professor
YAMAMOTO Kosuke, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Animal symbiotic microorganisms

NOMOTO Koji, Professor

Department of Forest Science

Setagaya Campus

Aiming for the harmony of forest functions and sustainable human life
 Forests greatly contribute to the global environment, while the products from them, such as timbres, support sustainable human life and also
they also help natural conservation.
Our department aims for harmonizing the functions of forests and human life. Therefore, we adopt diverse and sometimes multiple
techniques for research and education.
One of the unique characteristics of the department is our two-step education scheme: in the first stage the students can get the basic
knowledge and skills about forest, and in the second they will gradually be guided into the extensive and practical studies of issued related
to protection, exploitation, utilization, products, and culture of forest.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Forest Ecology
YAMAZAKI Kohji, Professor
IMAI Nobuo, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Erosion Control and Revegetation Engineering

FUKUNAGA Kenji, Professor
TACHIBANA Ryuichi, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Silviculture
UEHARA Iwao, Professor
SUGAWARA Izumi, Professor
TANAKA Megumi, Associate Professor
Laboratory of Forest Engineering
IMATOMI Yuki, Professor
YABE Kazuhiro, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Wood Science and Technology

OHBAYASHI Hiroya, Professor
MOMOI Takao, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Forest Products Chemistry

EGUCHI Fumio, Professor
SEYAMA Tomoko, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Forest Management

SATO Takayoshi, Professor
YOSHINO Satoshi, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Forest Policy

SEKIOKA Haruo,

Department of Bioproduction and Environment Engineering

 Setagaya Campus

Aiming to be a specialist for promotion of eco-technology which supports biological production

This department consists of four fields, Applied Regional Resources, Production Environment Information and Planning, Environment and
Construction Engineering, Machinery and Energy for Bioproduction. We implement original research and education on eco-technology that
supports bioproduction, in order to create a recycling-oriented society and realize global environmental conservation by applying civil
engineering and machinery technology for agricultural production that we have cultivated through long-standing research. The Productive
Infrastructure Course of this department is an educational system certified by the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education
(JABEE).
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Land and Water Use Engineering
MIHARA Machito, Professor
NAKAJIMA Toru, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Rural Environmental Engineering

NAKAMURA Takahiko, Associate Professor
TOUCH Narong, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Regional Environmental Information Studies

SHIMADA Sawahiko, Professor
SEKIYAMA Ayako, Associate Professor
Laboratory of Soil and Water Environmental Technology
WATANABE Fumio, Professor
SUZUKI Shinji, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Infrastructure Engineering

KOYANAGAWA Masashi, Professor
KAWANA Futoshi, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Hydro-structure Engineering

OKAZAWA Hiromu, Professor

Laboratory of Bio-Robotics
TAJIMA Kiyoshi, Professor
SASAKI Yutaka, Professor

Laboratory of Agricultural Process and Logistics Engineering

SAKAGUCHI Eiichiro, Professor
MURAMATSU Yoshiki, Professor
KAWAKAMI Shotaro, Associate Professor
 Department of International Agricultural Development
Setagaya Campus

Aiming to foster pioneers of agricultural and rural development who contribute to the world

This department is organized with subjects in both natural and social sciences, as well as many kinds of foreign languages studies, with
purpose of fostering expert of agriculture and rural development over international cooperation for developing countries. With special
programs focused on agricultural science and farm practices in Japan and other countries, we seek to foster pioneers relating to agriculture
and rural development who will contribute to the world wide.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Tropical Crops Science
SHIWACHI Hironobu, Professor
IRIE Kenji, Professor
PACHAKKIL Babil, Assistant Professor
TERADA Naoki, Research Associate

Laboratory of Tropical Horticultural Science

GENMA Hiroshi, Professor
KOSHIO Kaihei, Professor
SANADA Atsushi, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Tropical Plant Protection
NATSUAKI Keiko T, Professor
ADATI Tarô, Professor
MOTOHASHI Keiichi, Professor
TAKADA Ayumi, Research Associate

Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Science

TANAKA Nobuyuki, Professor
NAKANISHI Yasuhiro, Professor
IRIE Mami, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Agricultural Development Economics

ITAGAKI Keishiro, Professor
TAKANE Tsutomu, Professor
NAKASONE Katsushige, Associate Professor
SAITO Shuhei, Research Associate

Laboratory of Cooperation for Rural Development

YAMADA Ryuichi, Professor
SUGIHARA Tamae, Professor
IIMORI Bumpei, Assistant Professor
MISUI Hisao, Asso
 Department of International Food and Agricultural Science
Setagaya Campus

Developing and Promoting Food and Agriculture Related Japanese Technology and Culture Towards a Better World

In recent years, Japanese culture related to food and agriculture, and its supporting diversified cultivation practices and processing
technologies have been gaining significant global attention. In order to understand traditional food and agriculture, and to determine various
possibilities for its further development, this department aims to provide comprehensive learning environment based on the main pillars of
agricultural science namely production science, food science, food culture, and food and agricultural policy and education.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Plant Production Science
IGARASHI Daizou, Professor
MIYAURA Rie, Associate Professor
SHINOHARA Takashi, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Food Environmental Science

FURUSHO Tadasu, Professor
YAMAUCHI Jun, Professor
TANIOKA Yuri, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Food and Agricultural culture and Policy

 TOMODA Kiyohiko, Professor
HARA Juri, Professor
GOJO Miyoshi, Associate Professor
OKUBO Kenji, Associate Professor
HARA Haruhisa, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Food and Agricultural Education

INAIZUMI Hiroki, Professor
KAMIOKA Miho, Professor
MOCHIZUKI Hirotaka, Assi

Department of Northern Biosphere Agriculture

Hokkaido-Okhotsk Campus

Fostering Bioproduction engineers who will innovate Bioindustry of Japan from Hokkaido

In Department of Northern Biosphere Agriculture, students comprehensively study topics including agriculture, livestock science, ecology,
and life science while living in the rich natural environment of Abashiri, in north-eastern Hokkaido. The department’s research field is
expansive nature and actual production sites. The campus is not just the university, but also the forests, pastures, and fields. Students
investigate the workings of the ecosystem and explore conservation and rehabilitation measures through practical training conducted in
forests and wetlands. The department’s track record includes many unique research results, such as data on the ecology of the Yezo sika
deer and raising more than 1,000 emus.
• Curriculum
Laboratories
Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology
OGURI Suguru, Professor
SAKAMOTO Hikaru, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Integrated Crop Management Science

YOSHIDA Hozumi, Professor
ITOH Hirotake, Professor
NAKAMARU Yasuo, Associate Professor
KASAJIMA Shinya, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology

KAMEYAMA Yuichi, Professor
SHIMOI Gaku, Associate Professor
WADA Kenta, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Animal Productive Management

SOUMA Kosaku, Professor
HIRAYAMA Hiroki, Professor
OHKUBO Michiko, Assistant Professor
 Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation
TERASAWA Kazuhiko, Professor
NAKAMURA Takatoshi, Associate Professor
SHIRAKI Saiko, Associate Professor

Department of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences

Hokkaido-Okhotsk Campus

Pursuing sustainable life through aquatic environment

The research field in Department of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences places students in familiar surroundings, where they study the marine
industry and food/environmental problems and gain knowledge in the production, processing, and distribution of aquatic products that are
an integral part of people’s lives. For students who show willingness and communication ability and who can adapt to living with the sea,
student life itself becomes practice for learning. Through things noticed in field studies and in interactions with fishermen, students are
likely to develop new values, together with powers of observation and creativity.
• Curriculum

Laboratories
Laboratory of Fisheries Biology
CHIBA Susumu, Professor
SONODA Takeshi, Assistant Professor
TAKAHASHI Megumu, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Aquatic Wild Life Management
KOBAYASHI Mari, Professor

Laboratory of Aquatic Genome Science

SHIRAI Shigeru, Professor
YAMBE Hidenobu, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Aquatic Biochemistry

WATANABE Kenichi, Professor
MATSUBARA Hajime, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology

SEGAWA Susumu, Professor
NISHINO Yasuto, Professor
NAKAGAWA Yoshizumi, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Environmental Science

SHIOMOTO Akihiro, Professor
ASAKUMA Koji, Assistant
 Department of Food, Aroma and Cosmetic Chemistry
Hokkaido-Okhotsk Campus

Aiming to foster future leadership in the food industry

Foods, aromas and cosmetics are important components in sustaining and enriching our daily lives. Most of these are made from raw
materials that are common, in the sense that they are bioresources. The goal of Department of Food, Aroma and Cosmetic Chemistry is to
enrich and enhance the quality of our daily lives by investigating the features of these bioresources and their effects on the human body and
by developing products that make use of their functionality.
• Curriculum

Laboratories(2018)
Laboratory of Bioresources Utilization
SATO Hiroaki, Professor
YAMAZAKI Masao, Professor
ENDO Akihito, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Aroma Chemistry

TOEDA Kazuki, Professor
HORI Yoji, Professor
MYODA Takao, Associate Professor
Laboratory of Cosmetic Chemistry
NIWA Koichi, Professor
ITO Minoru, Professor

Laboratory of Bioresource Chemistry

SAGANE Yoshimasa, Professor
NAKAZAWA Yozo, Associate Professor
MINAMI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor

Laboratories(2017)
Laboratory of Bioresources Utilization
SATO Hiroaki, Professor
YAMAZAKI Masao, Professor
NAKAZAWA Yozo, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Applied Microbiology

NAKAGAWA Junichi, Professor
ENDO Akihito, Associate Professor
 Laboratory of Biochemistry
WATANABE Toshihiro, Professor
NIWA Koichi, Professor
SAGANE Yoshimasa, Professor
ITO Minoru, Professor
MINAMI Kazuhiro, Associate Professor
KOIZUMI Ryosuke, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Aroma Chemistry

TOEDA Kazuki, Professor

Department of Business, Natural Resource and Economic

Development
Hokkaido-Okhotsk Campus

Aiming to be a performer prominent in the collective strength to support regional industry and environmental
businesses

In present-day Japan, while urban areas continue to develop, regional communities are facing various issues including depopulation.
However, regional communities still have resources lying idle. Students in the department engage in studies linked with various industries in
the Abashiri region (in north-eastern Hokkaido), in order to discover the potential of those resources and investigate social development
approaches that different from those in the city.
• Curriculum
Laboratories
Laboratory of Bioresource Management and Utilization
SASAKI Jun, Associate Professor

Laboratory of Resource and Eco-Business

KUROTAKI Hidehisa, Professor
KIMURA Toshiaki, Professor
SUGAWARA Masaru, Associate Professor
OGAWA Shigeyuki, Assistant Professor

Laboratory of Regional Business Strategy

MATUMURA Kan-ichiro, Professor

Laboratory of Business Alliance Strategy

UEDA Tomohisa, Associate Professor
MATUMURA Hiroshi, Associate Professor
SAKATA Keiko, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Strategic Marketing
KIKUCHI Tetsuo, Professor
NOMURA Hikaru, Associate Professor