ABSTRAK
Universitas Tōkyō yang didirikan pada 1877 telah menghasilkan banyak lulusanunggul yang menduduki posisi-posisi penting di birokrasi pemerintahan. Lulusanuniversitas ini dikenal dengan sebutan ?gakubatsu? (kelompok lulusan) UniversitasTōkyō. Penelitian ini membahas cikal bakal gakubatsu Universitas Tōkyō danlingkaran gakubatsu yang berperan dalam keberhasilan para lulusan di birokrasipemerintahan. Penelitian ini disusun dengan metode studi pustaka dan pendekatansejarah. Dari analisis penelitian ini, diperoleh temuan bahwa keberhasilan para lulusanyang menduduki posisi-posisi penting sangat terkait dengan peran gakubatsuuniversitasnya. Gakubatsu, akhirnya menjadi bentuk sumbangsih tersendiri UniversitasTōkyō terhadap Jepang.

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ABSTRACT
University of Tōkyō, established in 1877, has many bright graduates who ruled ingovernment offices for years. All graduates from this university are known as?gakubatsu? (school clique of) University of Tōkyō. This research described theformation of ?gakubatsu? University of Tōkyō and also ?gakubatsu? network whichsupported other University of Tōkyō graduates in the government offices. The researchis conducted through literature review and historical approaches. Based on the research,the success of University of Tōkyō graduates in government offices were actuallycaused by supports of senior graduates who already had important title in governmentoffices, and all related to the university ?gakubatsu?. In the end, ?gakubatsu? becomesone of University of Tōkyō contribution form towards Japan.;