# Takaaki Kajita

_Japanese physicist and astronomer_

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> Takaaki Kajita  is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamioka Observatory – Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations. On 1 October 2020, he became the president of the Science Council of Japan.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 9 March 1959 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Higashimatsuyama ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P106))
- **Education:** Saitama University; University of Tokyo; Kawagoe High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P69))
- **Official website:** ipmu.jp/takaaki-kajita ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P856))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Physics; Nishina Memorial Prize; Asahi Prize; Bruno Rossi Prize; Order of Culture; Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics; Julius Wess Prize; Person of Cultural Merit; Panofsky Prize; honorary doctor of the University of Padua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917#P166))

## Questions

**When was Takaaki Kajita born?**  
Takaaki Kajita was born on 9 March 1959 in Higashimatsuyama.

**Where did Takaaki Kajita study?**  
Takaaki Kajita was educated at Saitama University, University of Tokyo, Kawagoe High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Takaaki Kajita](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takaaki_Kajita) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q11538917](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11538917) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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