Kyodai Gokaku Koko Seisui Shi Tensai Tachi Ha "Nishi" Wo Mezashita (Kobunsha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] The University of Tokyo for the gifted and Kyoto University for the genius. Although Kyoto University is one of Japan's most difficult universities, along with the University of Tokyo, it is known for its free and open-minded school culture, which is distinctly different from elite-oriented universities. Kyoto University has produced numerous "geniuses," not to mention the first Japanese Nobel Prize winner, Hideki Yukawa. Which high schools have produced a large number of such geniuses who have gone on to make their mark in the history of the university? This book compiles a vast amount of data on entrance examinations from 1974 to the present. In addition to the number of successful applicants, the book provides rankings of Kyoto University from a variety of perspectives. In addition to the elaborate analysis backed by extensive data, the book is filled with episodes of the joys and sorrows of the students who took the entrance examinations. This book is a valuable source of information about the future of the Kyoto University entrance examinations and the unknown facts.

秀才の東大、天才の京大―。東大と並んで日本最難関大学の双璧を成しながら、エリート志向とは一線を画した自由闊達な校風で知られる京都大学。日本人初のノーベル賞受賞者・湯川秀樹の名を挙げるまでもなく、これまで数多くの「天才」を輩出してきた。その歴史に名を連ねるべく集う俊英たちを、数多く輩出しているのはどの高校なのか?本書では、一九四九年から現在に至るまでの膨大な受験データを集計。合格者数はもちろん、さまざまな観点からの京大ランキングを掲載する。広範な資料に裏打ちされた精緻な分析に加え、悲喜こもごもの受験生エピソードも満載。京大受験の来し方行く末、そして知られざる実情がこの一冊に。