title: Meijo University
text: # Meijo University
  
  Meijo University (名城大学, Meijō daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its main campus is in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and it has two other campuses in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It had two faculty members who were Nobel laureates as of 2021.
  
  ## History
  
  The name Meijō derives itself from the abbreviated kanji form of Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō).
  
  The predecessor of the school was founded by Juichi Tanaka in May 1926; 97 years ago (1926-05); it was chartered as a university in 1949. It is the largest university in the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.
  
  ## Notable faculty
  
  * Ryōji Noyori, guest professor of Meijo University, awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  * Sumio Iijima, tenured professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2008 Kavli Prize, the 2009 Order of Culture and so on
  * Isamu Akasaki, tenured professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
  * Hiroshi Amano, former professor of Meijo University, awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
  * Akira Yoshino, professor of Meijo University, chemist, awarded the 2014 Charles Stark Draper Prize and the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  * Fumitada Itakura, former professor of Meijo University, scientist, awarded the 2005 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
  * Katsuyoshi Kato, Lawyer
  
  ## Notable graduates
  
  * Yoshihiro Sato, boxer
  * Tatsutoshi Goto, professional wrestler
  * Takuya Kirimoto, actor
  