# Taisho University

> university

**Wikidata**: [Q912375](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912375)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisho_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/taisho-university

## Summary
Taisho University is a university located in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1885. It is recorded across multiple international and national authority files and maintains an official website at https://www.tais.ac.jp/.

## Key Facts
- Taisho University is an instance of "university" with an inception year of 1885.  
- Country: Japan.  
- Location: Tokyo; coordinates 35.74276389°N, 139.72703889°E.  
- Official website: https://www.tais.ac.jp/.  
- Common aliases include Taishō daigaku, Taisho-Universität, Taisho University, 智山専門学校, 豊山大学, 真言宗新義派大学林.  
- ISNI: 0000000114649781.  
- ROR ID: 00c2t9540.  
- VIAF IDs: 167401876 and 122573550.  
- GRID ID: grid.442973.f.  
- GND ID: 21154-0.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n81110723.  
- mext_school_code: F113310103171; identification code for Japanese universities and colleges: 2086.  
- Social presence: Instagram handle taishouniversity.  
- Wikipedia language editions include de, en, ja, ko, wuu, zh, zh_yue.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Taisho University?
A: Taisho University is a university based in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1885. It is listed in multiple national and international authority files and has an official website at https://www.tais.ac.jp/.

### Q: Where is Taisho University located?
A: Taisho University is located in Tokyo, Japan, at coordinates 35.74276389°N, 139.72703889°E. Its GRID identifier is grid.442973.f.

### Q: How can I find official information about Taisho University?
A: The university’s official website is https://www.tais.ac.jp/. The institution also has an Instagram account under the handle taishouniversity and is indexed in ROR (00c2t9540), ISNI (0000000114649781), and other authority databases.

## Why It Matters
Taisho University is a long-established higher education institution in Japan, with a recorded inception date of 1885. Its continued presence in numerous national and international authority and research databases (including ISNI, VIAF, GND, GRID, ROR, Library of Congress, and others) indicates that it is a recognized organizational entity within bibliographic, academic, and research infrastructures. The university’s indexing across these systems supports discoverability of its publications, staff, and institutional records by libraries, researchers, and data services worldwide. Its listing across multiple Wikipedia language editions and unique identifiers (mext_school_code, GRID, ROR) makes it straightforward for scholars, prospective students, and administrative bodies to locate authoritative information and link data across systems. Being located in Tokyo places the institution within Japan’s principal metropolitan and academic network, which is relevant for collaborations, student access, and regional academic activity. For anyone needing verified institutional identifiers or contact points, Taisho University provides clear, citable records and an official web presence.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1885, giving it a documented institutional history dating to the 19th century.  
- Located in Tokyo with precise coordinates (35.74276389, 139.72703889) and GRID entry grid.442973.f.  
- Broad bibliographic and research infrastructure coverage (ISNI 0000000114649781; VIAF 167401876/122573550; GND 21154-0; ROR 00c2t9540; Library of Congress n81110723).  
- Presence across multiple Wikipedia language editions (de, en, ja, ko, wuu, zh, zh_yue) and an official website, supporting international discoverability.  
- Registered national education identifiers including mext_school_code F113310103171 and Japanese universities identification code 2086.

## Body

### Overview
- Instance of: university.  
- Inception: 1885.  
- Country: Japan.  
- Located in: Tokyo.

### Names and Aliases
- Primary English name: Taisho University.  
- Recorded aliases: Taishō daigaku; Taisho-Universität; 智山専門学校; 豊山大学; 真言宗新義派大学林.  
- Japanese search/official name: 大正大学 (appears in multiple authority records).

### Location and Coordinates
- City: Tokyo, Japan.  
- Coordinates: latitude 35.74276389, longitude 139.72703889.  
- GRID identifier: grid.442973.f.

### Identifiers and Authority Records
- ISNI: 0000000114649781.  
- VIAF: 167401876 (and 122573550 appears in metadata).  
- GND (Gemeinsame Normdatei): 21154-0.  
- ROR: 00c2t9540.  
- GRID: grid.442973.f.  
- Freebase ID: /m/04cxc36.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n81110723.  
- Ringgold ID: 13083.  
- Yale LUX ID: group/b9a814d6-1084-4161-81ba-0ddea814ba19.  
- Microsoft Academic (discontinued) ID: 2971882.  
- VIA other records include entries in national catalogs such as NDL (00304055) and CiNii Research (1140282266614645760).

### Institutional Codes and Classifications
- mext_school_code: F113310103171.  
- Identification code for Japanese universities and colleges: 2086.  
- Times Higher Education world university ID: taisho-university.  
- KISTI ID: K000201921.  
- PR Times company ID: 54969.  
- NACSIS catalog author ID: DA01555984 (associated with 大正大学).

### Online Presence and Media
- Official website: https://www.tais.ac.jp/.  
- Instagram: taishouniversity.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: Taisho University (image available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Taishouniv.jpg).  
- Wikipedia title: Taisho University; language editions include de, en, ja, ko, wuu, zh, zh_yue.  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 7.

### Categories and Related Entries
- Topic's main category on Wikimedia: Category:Taisho University.  
- Category for employees: Category:Academic staff of Taisho University.  
- Category for alumni: Q18723571.

### Bibliographic and Catalogue Notes
- National and international catalogue entries reference the Japanese name 大正大学.  
- Multiple authority records include publication or update dates in their references (examples include ISNI reference date 2018-10-07 and VIAF reference date 2020-03-21).

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Japan Search
3. CiNii Research
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. [Source](http://www.tais.ac.jp/)
6. GRID Release 2016-05-31
7. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
8. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
9. [2004](http://kikakurui.com/x0/X0408-2004-01.html)