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Komazawa University

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.

Komazawa University
駒澤大学
MottoTruth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛)
TypePrivate
Established1592
PresidentRyōkō Hirose
Administrative staff
600
Undergraduates14,000
Postgraduates200
Location
Setagaya
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban
Member ofSetagaya 6 Universities consortium
Colorsbluish-purple
Websitekomazawa-u.ac.jp/english/

The university in Tokyo campus comprises seven faculties and 17 departments with a total of around 14,000 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 edit

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In brief edit

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Chronology edit

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Basic information edit

Campuses edit

Komazawa campus edit

Komazawa 1-23-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 駒沢1-23-1)

Futakotamagawa campus edit

Unane 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 宇奈根1-1-1)

Fukasawa campus edit

Fukasawa 6-8-18, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 深沢6-8-18)

College Song edit

Education and research edit

Departments edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • Judicial Studies (Law school)

Affiliated facilities edit

Institute edit

  • 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

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Facilities edit

  • Komazawa campus
    • The Museum of Zen Culture and History[6]
    • 246 Kaikan
    • Community Care Center
  • Futakotamagawa campus
  • Fukasawa campus

Student life edit

Societies edit

There are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.[7]

Football edit

The football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League (ja:関東大学サッカー連盟)

Baseball edit

The baseball team belongs to the " Tohto University Baseball League ". (東都大学野球リーグ)

Ekiden edit

The Komazawa Univ. ekiden team won the "Hakone Ekiden" in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2021, and 2023. [8]

Others edit

Festivals edit

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People edit

Presidents edit

Professors edit

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Alumni edit

Sports

* Did not graduate.

External relations edit

International exchanges edit

Agreements with other universities edit

Setagaya Six Universities Consortium edit

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:

Sister schools edit

They were also established by Soto sect.

Affiliated schools edit

  • Komazawa Senior High School
  • Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School

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See also edit

  • 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:

References edit

  1. ^ "Japan University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "about". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "about/overview". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ "chronological-table". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Organization >Research Institutes". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Facilities". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "extracurricular-activities-circle". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Komazawa completes ekiden title sweep with Hakone win". 3 January 2023.
  9. ^ "event-information". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "undergraduate". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "SCHOOLS". Komazawa University of Educational Corporation. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links edit

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