# The University of Tokyo Hospital

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## TL;DR

The University of Tokyo's teaching hospital, one of Japan's 13 cancer genomic medicine core hospitals.

## Summary

The ministry also lists it among the 13 cancer genomic medicine core hospitals (がんゲノム医療中核拠点病院) from 1 November 2026, the hospitals at the centre of Japan's insured tumour gene-panel testing. The hospital's English history traces it to the Kanda Otamaga-ike Vaccination Center, established in May 1858, and to the hospital of Tokyo Medical School built in Hongo in 1876. It runs an International Medical Center and a Center for International Preventive Medicine for patients from abroad.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: 東京大学病院; UTH
- City: Tokyo, JP
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/

## Sources

- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: designated cancer care hospitals (がん診療連携拠点病院等): https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/gan/gan_byoin.html
- The University of Tokyo Hospital (English): https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/
- The University of Tokyo Hospital: history: https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/about-us/history/

## Connected records

- technologies: [Comprehensive genomic profiling](https://onco.cc/technologies/cgp/)
- institutions: [National Cancer Center Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/ncc-japan/)

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