Komazawa University
Komazawa University (駒澤大學, Komazawa Daigaku), abbreviated as 駒大 Komadai, is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.
駒澤大學 | |
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| Motto | Truth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1592 |
| President | HIROSE, Ryoko |
Administrative staff | 600 |
| Undergraduates | 16,000 |
| Postgraduates | 250 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Member of | Setagaya 6 Universities consortium |
| Colors | bluish-purple |
| Website | www.komazawa-u.ac.jp |
The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties and 22 departments with a total of around 16,000 students. Also for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, each department has a graduate school except the Department of Radiological Sciences. It also has seven research institutes and a Museum of Zen Buddhist Culture. Times Higher Education places Komazawa University in the 150+ bracket in its ranking of Japan's 200 best universities.[1]
Education and research
History
In brief
Chronology
Basic information
Location
- Komazawa campus: Komazawa 1-23-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都世田谷区駒沢1-23-1)
- This campus is next to the stadium of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
- Futakotamagawa campus: Unane 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都世田谷区宇奈根1-1-1)
- Fukasawa campus: Fukasawa 6-8-18, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都世田谷区深沢6-8-18)
Education and research
Departments
- Buddhist Studies
- Zen Buddhist Studies
- Buddhist Studies
- Literature
- Japanese Literature
- English and American Literature
- Geography
- Area and Culture Studies
- Environmental Science
- History
- Japanese History
- Foreign History
- Archaeology
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Sociology
- Social Welfare
- Economics
- Economics
- Commerce
- Applied Economics
- Law
- Law
- Political Science
- Business Administration
- Business Administration
- Marketing Management
- Health Sciences
- Radiological Sciences
- Global Media Studies
- Global Media
Graduate programs
- Arts and Sciences
- Buddhist Studies
- Japanese literature
- English and American Literature
- Geography
- History
- Japanese History
- European History
- History of East Asia
- Archaeology
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Psychology
- Certified Clinical Psychology
- Economics
- Commerce
- Law
- Public Law
- Private Law
- Business Administration
- Health Sciences
- Radiological Sciences
Professional graduate programs
- Judicial Studies (Law school)
Affiliated facilities
Institute
- Zen Institute
- Institute for Comparative Buddhist Literature
- Institute of Zen Buddhism and Economics
- Research Institute for Applied Geography
- Institute of Legal Research
- Research Institute for Accounting
- Institute of Mass Communication
Facilities
Campuses
- Komazawa campus
- 246 Kaikan
- Community Care Center
- Futakotamagawa campus
- Fukasawa campus
Museum
- Museum of Zen Culture
People and organizations related to Komazawa
Presidents
- Reirin Yamada
- Ui Hakujyu
- Mizuno Kogen
Notable alumni
- Masahiro Tanaka (Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher)
- Kodo Sawaki (Zen priest)
- Shunryu Suzuki (Sōtō Zen priest)
- Kobun Chino Otogawa (Sōtō Zen priest)
- Atsushi Watanabe (member of the House of Representatives in the Diet )
- Sanshiro Takagi (Japanese professional wrestler)
- Shinji Hashimoto (Japanese game producer)
- Hitoshi Okuda (Japanese manga artist)
- Yōsuke Takahashi (Japanese horror manga artist)
- Toshinobu Kubota (J-pop singer)
- Toshihiko Seki (Japanese voice actor)
- Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese voice actor)
- Hajime Meshiai (Japanese professional golfer)
- Atsushi Fujita (long-distance runner)
- Satoshi Shimizu (Japanese amateur boxer)
- Jun Uchida (Japanese football player )
- Seiichiro Maki (Japanese football player )
- Yuki Maki (Japanese football player )
- Masaki Chugo (Japanese football player )
- Masaki Fukai (Japanese football player )
- Toshiya Miura (Japanese football manager)
- Hiromichi Ishige (retired Japanese professional baseball player)
- Hisanori Takahashi (Japanese Major League Baseball pitcher)
- Tsuyoshi Kawagishi (Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher)
- Hisashi Takeda (Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher)
- Takahiro Arai (Japanese professional baseball player)
- Taizan Maezumi Rōshi, (Soto Zen priest)
- Dainin Katagiri (Sōtō Zen priest, founding abbot of the Minnesota Zen Center)
- Soyu Matsuoka (Founder of Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago)
- and see: List of Komazawa related people from Japanese Wikipedia
External relations
International exchanges
- University of Exeter, UK
- Kingston University, UK
- University of Queensland, Australia
- Griffith University, Australia
- University of California, Irvine, USA
- California State University, Los Angeles, USA
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
- Arkansas Tech University, USA
- University of British Columbia, Canada
- University of Provence, France
- Peking University, China
- East China Normal University, China
- Tamkang University, Taiwan
- Dongguk University, South Korea
- Cairo University, Egypt
Agreements with other universities
- Participant in the Setagaya 6 Universities
Sister schools
They were also established by Soto sect.
Affiliated schools
- Tomakomai Komazawa University
- Komazawa Senior High School
- Komazawa Iwamizawa Senior High School
- Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School
See also
- Hanazono University, corresponding Rinzai university
References
- "Japan University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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