Komazawa University
駒澤大学 | |
Motto | Truth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛) |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1592 |
President | Ryōkō Hirose |
Administrative staff | 600 |
Undergraduates | 16,000 |
Postgraduates | 250 |
Location | , Tokyo , Japan |
Campus | Urban |
Member of | Setagaya 6 Universities consortium |
Colors | bluish-purple |
Website | komazawa-u.ac.jp/english/ |
Komazawa University (駒澤大学, 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.
The university in Tokyo campus comprises seven faculties and 17 departments with a total of around 16,000 students. Also for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, each department has a graduate school. It also has eleven 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]
History[]
In brief[]
Chronology[]
Basic information[]
Campuses[]
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 Komazawa Olympic Park (the stadium of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics).
- Access: Komazawa-daigaku Station (駒沢大学駅)
Futakotamagawa campus[]
- Unane 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 宇奈根1-1-1)
- Access: Futako-Tamagawa Station (二子玉川駅)
Fukasawa campus[]
- Fukasawa 6-8-18, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 深沢6-8-18)
- Access: Komazawa-daigaku Station (駒沢大学駅)
College Song[]
- Words by Hakushū Kitahara, music by Kōsaku Yamada .
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
- Global Media Studies
- Global Media
Professional graduate programs[]
- Judicial Studies (Law school)
Affiliated facilities[]
Institute[]
- The Zen Institute
- The Institute of Zen Buddhism and Economics
- The Institute for Comparative Buddhist Literature
- The Institute of Legal Research
- The Research Institute for Applied Geography
- The Research Institute for Accounting
- The Institute of Mass Communication
- The Research Institute for Justice
Facilities[]
- Komazawa campus
- 246 Kaikan
- Community Care Center
- Futakotamagawa campus
- Fukasawa campus
Museum[]
- The Museum of Zen Culture and History[6]
Student life[]
Societies[]
There are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.[7]
Ekiden[]
The Komazawa University ekiden team won the " Hakone Ekiden " in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2021.
- " Big Three collegiate ekiden competitions " (三大大学駅伝) are as follows:
Baseball[]
The baseball team belongs to the " Tohto University Baseball League ". (東都大学野球リーグ)
Football[]
The football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League (ja:関東大学サッカー連盟)
Others[]
- Karate :
- Boxing :
- American football (" Blue Tide ") : " Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association " (関東学生アメリカンフットボール連盟)
- Ice hockey :
- Basketball :
- Tennis :
- Cheerleading (" Blue Jays ") : " Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association " (日本チアリーディング協会)
- Cheerleading (" Blue Pegasus ") :
- Brass band :
- Orchestra :
- Chorus :
- Rakugo :
Festivals[]
- Autumn festival(Cultural festival (Japan))
- Tenmasai(天馬祭)by Blue Pegasus(応援指導部ブルーペガス)
People[]
Presidents[]
Professors[]
Alumni[]
* Did not graduate.
- Dainin Katagiri (片桐 大忍), Sōtō Zen priest, founding abbot of the Minnesota Zen Center
- Kobun Chino Otogawa (乙川 弘文), Sōtō Zen priest
- Shōhaku Okumura (奥村 正博), Dōgenist
- Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆), Sōtō Zen priest
- Soyu Matsuoka (松岡 操雄), Founder of Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
- Taizan Maezumi Rōshi (前角 博雄), Soto Zen priest
- Brian Victoria ,educator, Doctor of Philosophy, writer and Buddhist priest in the Sōtō Zen sect
- Yuko Okumura, Kesa descendent
- Noriaki Hakamaya (袴谷 憲昭), professor of Komazawa University
- Reirin Yamada (山田 霊林), professor, president
- Stanley Weinstein (スタンリー・ワインスタイン), honorary professor of Yale University
- Shiro Matsumoto (松本 史朗), professor of Komazawa University
- Sodō Mori (森 祖道), professor of Aichi Gakuin University
- William Bodiford (ウィリアム・ボディフォード), professor of University of California, Los Angeles
- Atsushi Watanabe (渡部 篤), member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
- Naoto Ohtsuki (大朏 直人), founder of Onkyo
- Masaru Kawaguchi (川口 勝), vice president of Bandai Namco Holdings, president of Bandai Spirits Co.
- Kazumasa Terada (寺田 和正), founder of Samantha Thavasa
- Hiroaki Ito (伊東 宏晃), president of Avex Management Inc.
- Shinji Hashimoto (橋本 真司), game producer)
- Katsuoki Enomoto (榎本 勝起), Announcer of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
- Sen Odagiri (小田切 千), Announcer of NHK
- Heitaro Ohhama (大浜 平太郎), Commentator, Announcer of TV Tokyo
- Mitsuo Shindō (信藤 三雄), art director, photographer, film director and producer, music video director and calligraphist
- Tatsushi Ōmori (大森 立嗣), film director and actor
- Izuru Narushima (成島 出), scriptwriter and film director *
- Kenta Kiritani (桐谷 健太), actor *
- Takeo Nakahara (中原 丈雄), actor
- Yuma Nakayama (中山 優馬), actor *
- Kōhei Yamamoto (山本 康平), actor
- Daisuke Satō (佐藤 大輔), board game designer, novelist, and manga writer
- Hitoshi Okuda (奥田 ひとし), manga artist
- Yōsuke Takahashi (高橋 葉介), horror manga artist
- Michiru Jo (城 みちる), singer *
- Toshinobu Kubota (久保田 利伸), singer, songwriter, music producer
- Masatoshi Sato (佐藤 雅俊), Bassist, member of Acidman
- Shinji Wajima (和嶋 慎治), Guitarist and vocalist, member of Ningen Isu
- Hiroki Yasumoto (安元 洋貴), voice actor
- Suzuko Mimori (三森 すずこ), voice actor *
- Yūsei Oda (織田 優成), voice actor
- Toshihiko Seki (関 俊彦), voice actor
- Masaharu Satō (佐藤 正治), voice actor *
- Nobuo Tobita (飛田 展男), voice actor *
- Kinichi Hagimoto (萩本 欽一), comedian *
- Atsushi Fujita (藤田 敦史), long-distance runner
- Nao Kazami (風見 尚), long-distance runner, 100 km record holder
- Hajime Meshiai (飯合 肇), professional golfer
- Sanshiro Takagi (高木 三四郎), professional wrestler
- Satoshi Shimizu (清水 聡), professional boxer,|2012 London medalist
- Masayuki Ito (伊藤 雅雪), professional boxer, WBO featherweight champion
- Jun Uchida (内田 潤), football player
- Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎), football player
- Yuki Maki (巻 佑樹), football player
- Masaki Chugo (中後 雅喜), football player
- Masaki Fukai (深井 正樹), football player
- Toshiya Miura (三浦 俊也), football manager
- Kiyoshi Nakahata (中畑 清), retired professional baseball player
- Shigekazu Mori (森 繁和), retired professional baseball player
- Hiromichi Ishige (石毛 宏典), retired professional baseball player
- Hisanori Takahashi (高橋 尚成), major League baseball pitcher
- Tsuyoshi Kawagishi (川岸 強), professional baseball pitcher
- Hisashi Takeda (武田 久), professional baseball pitcher
- Takahiro Arai (新井 貴浩), professional baseball player
- Makoto Majima (馬島 誠), ice sledge hockey player and
- and see:
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[]
Setagaya Six Universities Consortium[]
Participants in the Setagaya 6 Universities Consortium (世田谷6大学コンソーシアム " Setagaya Roku Daigaku Konsōshiamu ") are as follows:
- Kokushikan University
- Seijo University
- Showa Women's University
- Tokyo University of Agriculture
- Tokyo City University
Sister schools[]
They were also established by Soto sect.
Affiliated schools[]
- Komazawa Senior High School
- Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School
See also[]
- Komazawa University is known as one of Japan's four famous private universities. "NI-TO-KOMA-SEN" (日東駒専) is the abbreviation that refers to the four private universities in Tokyo.
" Nittokomasen "(日東駒専)are as follows:
- " 日 " (日本大学) : Nihon University
- " 東 " (東洋大学) : Toyo University
- " 駒 " (駒澤大学) : Komazawa University
- " 専 " (専修大学) : Senshu University
- Komazawa-daigaku Station
- Hanazono University, corresponding Rinzai university
References[]
- ^ "Japan University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "about". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "about/overview". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "chronological-table". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Organization >Research Institutes". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Facilities". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "extracurricular-activities-circle". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "event-information". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "undergraduate". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "SCHOOLS". Komazawa University of Educational Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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Coordinates: 35°37′46.7″N 139°39′29.8″E / 35.629639°N 139.658278°E
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