The university was established in 2003 with a merger of two national universities, namely, in Koto, Tokyo and in Minato, Tokyo.
Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine was founded in November 1875 by
Iwasaki Yatarō as . In 1882 it became a national school named . In 1902 the school was removed from Reiganjima to present-day Etchujima Campus. In 1925 the school became . In April 1945, during
World War II, three nautical colleges at Tokyo,
Kobe and
Shimizu were merged into one college simply named Nautical College, which was located in Shimizu. In 1949 the college was developed into
the University of Mercantile Marine under Japan's new educational system. In 1957 the university moved to Tokyo again and was renamed
Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine.
Tokyo University of Fisheries Tokyo University of Fisheries was founded in November 1888 as by . It became a national school in 1897 and was renamed . The institute had been located in Etchujima next to Tokyo Nautical College till 1945, when the school buildings were occupied by
US Army. The institute moved to
Yokosuka in 1947 and was renamed the First Imperial Fisheries Institute, since the second fisheries institute was founded in
Shimonoseki,
Yamaguchi (the former colonial
Pusan Fisheries College, now the National Fisheries University). In 1949 the institute was developed into
Tokyo University of Fisheries under Japan's new educational system. In 1957 the university moved to present-day Shinagawa Campus in Minato, Tokyo. == Undergraduate schools ==