History of Psychology Lab. at University of Tokyo

Timetable of Significant Events on Laboratory

(and Modern Japanese Psychology)

excerpted from "History of Japanese Psychology(In Japanese)" with amendments and additions by SATO Tatsuya.

1877 NISHI Ama-ne translates Haven's "Mental Philosophy including Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will" into Japanese. "SHINRIGAKU".

1877 TOYAMA Masakazu lectures "Mental Philosophy" at Univ. of TOKYO.(～1889). Title of lecture "SHINRIGAKU"

1883 MOTORA Yujiro goes to Boston Univ., studying moral philosophy.

1885 MOTORA goes to Johns Hopkins Univ., supervised by Hall.
ARIGA Nagao translates and arranges Sully's "Outlines of psychology" into Japanese. "KYOIKU-TEKIYO-SHINRIGAKU" means Psychology applied to the Education

1887 Publication of "Dermal sensitiveness to gradual pressure changes" by Hall and MOTORA in American Journal of Psychology, Vol.1. First publication of Psychological study by Japanese.

1888 First Ph.D. in psychology as Japanese awarded to MOTORA by Johns Hopkins Univ.
MOTORA comes back JAPAN
Introduction of the "new" psychology with the paper "Today's American Psychology" by MOTORA. The paper also introduces Dewey's Pedagogy.
MOTORA lectures "Psychophysics" at Univ. of TOKYO

1889 Univ. of TOKYO purchases some equipments for psychological experiment.
MOTORA starts the lecture of psychology at Univ. of TOKYO.

1890 Publication of "SHINRIGAKU", what means psychology, First Japanese psychology text book by MOTORA.
MOTORA appointed first professor of psychology at department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.

1896 MATSUMOTO Matataro goes to the Yale Univ., supervised by Scripture.

1897 Two rooms assigned for Psychological lecture and experiment at Univ. of TOKYO
MATSUMOTO goes to University of Leipzig, supervised by Wundt.

1898

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First Japanese Ph.D. in psychology awarded to MATSUMOTO by Univ. of TOKYO

1900 First Japanese attendance to International Congress of Psychology(4th, at Paris). TANIMOTO Tomeri presents "History of Japanese Psychology"
MATSUMOTO comes back Japan, appointed professor at Higher Teacher's College, lectures experimental psychology etc.

1901 MATSUMOTO begins some lectures of psychology at Univ. of TOKYO, uses Wundt's " The principle of physiological psychology".

1902 FUKURAI Tomokichi translated James's "Psychology; Briefer course" into Japanese. "SHINRIGAKU SEIGI"

1903 MOTORA establishes first Japanese psychological laboratory(also first in Asia) at Univ. of TOKYO with MATSUMOTO's corporation.

1905 MOTORA presents "Concepts of EGO in Eastern-Asian Philosophy" at the 5th International Congress of Psychology(at Rome).
First B.A. in psychology awarded to KUWATA, KAZAMI, and other 5 students by Univ. of TOKYO.

1906 MATSUMOTO appointed first professor of psychology at independent department of psychology, Univ. of KYOTO.

1908 MATSUMOTO establishes second Japanese psychological laboratory at Univ. of KYOTO
FUKURAI appointed associate professor of psychology at department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.

1909 UENO Yoichi and some post graduate students start a seminary of psychology for citizens.

1910 Publication of "Photo book of psychological experiment" by Univ. of TOKYO.

1911 Publication of "Ein Experiment zur Einubung von Aufmerksamkeit(Training for attention)" by MOTORA in Zeitschrift fur Kinderforschung, Vol.16. First publication of Japanese clinical/disabled psychology.

1912 First publication of semi-academic Journal of Psychology "SHINRI KENKYU"(means Study of Mind)(terminated in 1925)
First Ph.D. awarded to Japanese woman, ARAI Tsuruko by Columbia Univ. in psychology, supervised by Thorndike.
MOTORA dead

1913 MATSUMOTO appointed professor of psychology at the Univ. of TOKYO.

1917 KUWATA appointed associate professor of psychology at a department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.

1918 Department of aero-psychology founded at Institute of aeronautics, Univ. of TOKYO.

1919
Department of psychology founded at Univ. of TOKYO.

MATSUMOTO as Professor, KUWATA as Asssociate Professor.
First publication of academic Journal of Psychology "NIPPON SHINRIGAKU ZASSHI"(means Japanese Journal of Psychology) edited at Univ. of KYOTO(～1922)

1922 Psychological laboratory of Univ. of TOKYO moved (to near YAYOIMON)

1923 Re-publication of "NIPPON SHINRIGAKU ZASSHI" edited at Univ. of TOKYO(～1925)
CHIBA Tanenari appointed a professor of psychology at independent department of psychology, Univ. of TOHOKU.

1925 CHIBA establishes third psychological laboratory in Japan at Univ. of TOHOKU.

1926 Founding of academic Journal of Psychology "SHINRIGAKU KENKYU"(English name=Japanese Journal of Psychology)

1927 First domestic congress of psychology held in Tokyo, MATSUMOTO as president.
Formation of the Japanese Psychological Association at Univ. of TOKYO under MATSUMOTO as president.

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1877	NISHI Ama-ne translates Haven's "Mental Philosophy including Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will" into Japanese. "SHINRIGAKU".
1877	TOYAMA Masakazu lectures "Mental Philosophy" at Univ. of TOKYO.(～1889). Title of lecture "SHINRIGAKU"
1883	MOTORA Yujiro goes to Boston Univ., studying moral philosophy.
1885	MOTORA goes to Johns Hopkins Univ., supervised by Hall. ARIGA Nagao translates and arranges Sully's "Outlines of psychology" into Japanese. "KYOIKU-TEKIYO-SHINRIGAKU" means Psychology applied to the Education
1887	Publication of "Dermal sensitiveness to gradual pressure changes" by Hall and MOTORA in American Journal of Psychology, Vol.1. First publication of Psychological study by Japanese.
1888	First Ph.D. in psychology as Japanese awarded to MOTORA by Johns Hopkins Univ. MOTORA comes back JAPAN Introduction of the "new" psychology with the paper "Today's American Psychology" by MOTORA. The paper also introduces Dewey's Pedagogy. MOTORA lectures "Psychophysics" at Univ. of TOKYO
1889	Univ. of TOKYO purchases some equipments for psychological experiment. MOTORA starts the lecture of psychology at Univ. of TOKYO.
1890	Publication of "SHINRIGAKU", what means psychology, First Japanese psychology text book by MOTORA. MOTORA appointed first professor of psychology at department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.
1896	MATSUMOTO Matataro goes to the Yale Univ., supervised by Scripture.
1897	Two rooms assigned for Psychological lecture and experiment at Univ. of TOKYO MATSUMOTO goes to University of Leipzig, supervised by Wundt.
1898 ?	First Japanese Ph.D. in psychology awarded to MATSUMOTO by Univ. of TOKYO
1900	First Japanese attendance to International Congress of Psychology(4th, at Paris). TANIMOTO Tomeri presents "History of Japanese Psychology" MATSUMOTO comes back Japan, appointed professor at Higher Teacher's College, lectures experimental psychology etc.
1901	MATSUMOTO begins some lectures of psychology at Univ. of TOKYO, uses Wundt's " The principle of physiological psychology".
1902	FUKURAI Tomokichi translated James's "Psychology; Briefer course" into Japanese. "SHINRIGAKU SEIGI"
1903	MOTORA establishes first Japanese psychological laboratory(also first in Asia) at Univ. of TOKYO with MATSUMOTO's corporation.
1905	MOTORA presents "Concepts of EGO in Eastern-Asian Philosophy" at the 5th International Congress of Psychology(at Rome). First B.A. in psychology awarded to KUWATA, KAZAMI, and other 5 students by Univ. of TOKYO.
1906	MATSUMOTO appointed first professor of psychology at independent department of psychology, Univ. of KYOTO.
1908	MATSUMOTO establishes second Japanese psychological laboratory at Univ. of KYOTO FUKURAI appointed associate professor of psychology at department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.
1909	UENO Yoichi and some post graduate students start a seminary of psychology for citizens.
1910	Publication of "Photo book of psychological experiment" by Univ. of TOKYO.
1911	Publication of "Ein Experiment zur Einubung von Aufmerksamkeit(Training for attention)" by MOTORA in Zeitschrift fur Kinderforschung, Vol.16. First publication of Japanese clinical/disabled psychology.
1912	First publication of semi-academic Journal of Psychology "SHINRI KENKYU"(means Study of Mind)(terminated in 1925) First Ph.D. awarded to Japanese woman, ARAI Tsuruko by Columbia Univ. in psychology, supervised by Thorndike. MOTORA dead
1913	MATSUMOTO appointed professor of psychology at the Univ. of TOKYO.
1917	KUWATA appointed associate professor of psychology at a department of philosophy, Univ. of TOKYO.
1918	Department of aero-psychology founded at Institute of aeronautics, Univ. of TOKYO.
1919	Department of psychology founded at Univ. of TOKYO. MATSUMOTO as Professor, KUWATA as Asssociate Professor. First publication of academic Journal of Psychology "NIPPON SHINRIGAKU ZASSHI"(means Japanese Journal of Psychology) edited at Univ. of KYOTO(～1922)
1922	Psychological laboratory of Univ. of TOKYO moved (to near YAYOIMON)
1923	Re-publication of "NIPPON SHINRIGAKU ZASSHI" edited at Univ. of TOKYO(～1925) CHIBA Tanenari appointed a professor of psychology at independent department of psychology, Univ. of TOHOKU.
1925	CHIBA establishes third psychological laboratory in Japan at Univ. of TOHOKU.
1926	Founding of academic Journal of Psychology "SHINRIGAKU KENKYU"(English name=Japanese Journal of Psychology)
1927	First domestic congress of psychology held in Tokyo, MATSUMOTO as president. Formation of the Japanese Psychological Association at Univ. of TOKYO under MATSUMOTO as president.