Komazawa University

Coordinates: 35°37′46.7″N 139°39′29.8″E / 35.629639°N 139.658278°E / 35.629639; 139.658278
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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/

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 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]

[10]

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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