Kochi University (高知大学) is one of the 86 national universities of Japan located in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture. The predecessors Toya-gakusha (later Kochi Normal School) was founded in 1874, Kochi Higher School in 1922, Kochi prefecture Teacher Training Institute for Agriculture Associated School in 1923, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.

Faculties and affiliated units

Graduate School and General Programs

University Facility

Nation-Wide Joint Use Facilities

Campuses

Kochi University has three campuses: 1.) the Asakura Campus which is the location of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Technology, and Faculty of Regional Collaboration; 2.) Monobe Campus, the location of the Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science; and 3.) Oko Campus where Medical School is located.

Asakura Campus

2-5-1 Akebono-cho, Kochi 780-8520, Japan It contains the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Technology, and the Faculty of Regional Collaboration.

Monobe Campus

200 Otsu, Monobe, Nankoku city, Kochi 783-8502, Japan It contains the Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science.

Oko Campus (Medical School)

185-1 Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku-shi, Kochi 783-8505, Japan It contains the Medical School and its affiliated facilities such as the Kochi Medical School Hospital.

Global Education Support Center

Notable alumni