Taisho University
大正大学 | |
Type | Private |
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Established | 1926 |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Mascot | None |
Website | www |
Taisho University (大正大学, Taishō daigaku) is a private university in Nishi-sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1885, and it was chartered as a university in 1926.
Its school precepts are based on the Tendai school of Buddhism. The concept for the university began when five doctors—Junjiro Takakusu, Masaharu Anesaki, , Senshō Murakami and Masataro Sawayanagi—who were leaders of Buddhist society in Japan, proposed creating a Buddhist university union.[1]
Undergraduate school[]
The undergraduate school consists of the Faculty of Regional Development, Faculty of Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Human Studies, Faculty of Literature, Faculty of Communication and Culture, and Faculty of Buddhist Studies.
Graduate school[]
The graduate school offers Advanced Buddhist Studies, Advanced Human Studies, and Advanced Literary Studies.
Other programs[]
It has a one-year program in which up to 40 overseas students are admitted each year to a special course. This prepares them for enrollment in undergraduate or graduate programs at Japanese universities.
Locations[]
- Sugamo Campus (3-20-1, Nishi-sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo)
- Saitama Campus (Kita-Katsushika, Matsubushi, Saitama)
Partner organizations[]
- Dongguk University (South Korea)
- University of Hawaii (United States)
- Henan University (China)
The distinctive arched entrance
The university's Saitama campus
Old aerial photo of the university
The university's Sugamo campus
Famous alumni[]
- Yosuke Asari (actor)[2]
- Kōji Fukada (film director)[3]
- Kazue Fukiishi (actress) [4]
- Harue Koga (painter)[5]
Access[]
The closest train stations to the Sugamo Campus are:
- Nishi-sugamo Station (2 minutes' walk)
- Shin-Koshinzuka Station or Koshinzuka Station (7 minutes' walk)
- Itabashi Station (10 minutes' walk)
References[]
- ^ "90 years of history". Taisho University. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Graduation Thesis and Yosuke Asari". Taisho University website. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Kōji Fukada". Books from Japan. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ 吹石一恵の出身校 (in Japanese). Trend News Tokyo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "KOGA Harue - Modern Japanese Paintings - [HIROSHIMA MUSEUM OF ART]". www.hiroshima-museum.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- American Association of Teachers of Japanese
Coordinates: 35°44′34″N 139°43′38″E / 35.7427°N 139.7271°E
- Toshima
- Private universities and colleges in Japan
- Universities and colleges in Tokyo
- Buddhist universities and colleges in Japan
- Educational institutions established in 1926
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