Kogakkan University (皇學館大学, Kōgakkan daigaku) is a private university at Ise, Mie, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1882, and it was chartered as a university in 1940.

Kogakkan University
皇學館大学 (Kogakkan Daigaku)
On-campus temple
TypePrivate
Established1882
FounderJingu-kyo
PresidentSatoshi Kawano
(河野訓)
Students2,921
Undergraduates2,839
Postgraduates82
Location,
ColorsDeep Purple 
Websitekogakkan-u.ac.jp

Kogakkan University is one of only two universities in Japan to offer a Shinto studies program, whose graduates earn the qualifications needed to become a kannushi (Shinto priest).[1][2] The other university to offer such a program is Kokugakuin University in Tokyo.

Education and Research

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Departments

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  • Literature
    • Shinto
    • Japanese Literature
    • Japanese History
    • Communication
  • Education
    • Education
  • Contemporary Japanese society
    • Contemporary Japanese society

Graduate programs

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  • Literature
    • Shinto specialization
    • Japanese Literature specialization
    • Japanese History specialization
  • Education
    • Education specialization

Special Programs

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  • Shinto Studies Graduate Program

Notable people

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Faculty and staff

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Alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Kogakkan University Faculty of Letters: Kogakkan University official website [1]
  2. ^ S.D.B.Picken "Faith-based schools in Japan: Paradoxes and Pointers". In J.D. Chapman et al. (eds.) "International Handbook of Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools". New York: Springer. P. 523.
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