駒澤大学 | |
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| 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 | 14,000 |
| Postgraduates | 200 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Member of | Setagaya 6 Universities consortium |
| Colors | bluish-purple |
| Website | komazawa-u.ac.jp/english/ |
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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]
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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
- The Museum of Zen Culture and History[6]
- 246 Kaikan
- Community Care Center
- Futakotamagawa campus
- Fukasawa campus
Student life
Societies
There are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.[7]
Football
The football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League (ja:関東大学サッカー連盟)
Baseball
The baseball team belongs to the " Tohto University Baseball League ". (東都大学野球リーグ)
Ekiden
The Komazawa Univ. ekiden team won the "Hakone Ekiden" in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2021, and 2023. [8]
- " Big Three collegiate ekiden competitions " (三大大学駅伝) are as follows:
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
- Reirin Yamada
- Hakujyu Ui
- Kogen Mizuno
Professors
Alumni
- 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
- Tatsuya Kato (journalist) (加藤達也), journalist
- 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
- Ito Bungaku (伊藤文學), entrepreneur, founder and editor
- 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 *
- Yoshiyuki Ohsawa (大澤誉志幸), singer, songwriter, music producer
- 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 *
- Chiharu Sawashiro (沢城千春), voice actor
- Ryōhei Arai (新井良平), voice actor
- Haruka Kato (加藤悠), gravure idol, tarento, and professional wrestler
- Reina Kubo (久保玲奈), singer
- Kinichi Hagimoto (萩本欽一), comedian *
Sports
- Satoru Sakuma (佐久間悟), former football player and manager
- Toshiya Miura (三浦俊也), football manager
- Susumu Watanabe (渡邉晋), former football player and manager
- Tetsumasa Kimura (木村哲昌), football manager
- Kentaro Hayashi (林健太郎), football player
- Keisuke Kurihara (栗原圭介), football player
- Takuya Yamada (山田卓也), football player
- Atsushi Nagai (永井篤志), football player *
- Makoto Kaneko (footballer) (金子誠), football player
- Atsushi Yoneyama (米山篤志), football player
- Jun Uchida (内田潤), football player
- Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (小林慶行), football player
- Akinori Kosaka (小阪昭典), football player
- Teruaki Kobayashi (小林久晃), football player
- Makoto Kimura (木村誠), football player
- Seiichiro Maki (巻誠一郎), football player
- Masaki Fukai (深井正樹), football player
- Daisuke Nasu (那須大亮), football player
- Ryo Kobayashi (小林亮), football player
- Yuki Maki (巻佑樹), football player
- Masaki Chugo (中後雅喜), football player
- Tomonobu Hiroi (廣井友信), football player
- Yosuke Komuta (小牟田洋佑), football player
- Masanobu Komaki (小牧成亘), football player
- Tatsuki Kobayashi (小林竜樹), football player
- Kosuke Kikuchi (菊地光将), football player
- Kim Jung-ya (金正也), football player
- Yusuke Kawagishi (川岸祐輔), football player
- Sai Kanakubo (金久保彩), football player
- Makito Ito (伊藤槙人), football player
- Shota Kikuchi (菊池将太), football player
- Wataru Ise (伊勢渉), football player
- Junya Takahashi (高橋潤哉), football player
- Kyowaan Hoshi (星キョーワァン), football player
- Masanori Ito (footballer) (伊藤雅範), football and futsal player
- Akihiko Ohya (大矢明彦), retired professional baseball player
- 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
- Kazuyuki Shirai (白井 一幸), professional baseball player
- Kenjiro Nomura (baseball) (野村謙二郎), professional baseball player
- Masanori Taguchi (田口昌徳), professional baseball player
- Hiroyuki Takagi (高木浩之), 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
- Naoto Inada (稲田直人), professional baseball player
- Eishin Soyogi (梵英心), professional baseball player
- Takuya Furuya (古谷拓哉), professional baseball player
- Ryota Arai (新井良太), professional baseball player
- Yōhei Ōshima (大島洋平), professional baseball player
- Hiroyuki Shirasaki (白崎浩之), professional baseball player
- Yasutaka Tobashira (戸柱恭孝), professional baseball player
- Taiga Egoshi (江越大賀), professional baseball player
- Shōta Imanaga (今永昇太), professional baseball player
- Yūsuke Kinoshita (木下雄介), professional baseball player *
- Gakuto Wakabayashi (若林楽人), professional baseball player
- Kōsuke Ukai (鵜飼航丞), professional baseball player
- Hiromi Itoh (伊藤大海), professional baseball player *
- Atsushi Fujita (藤田敦史), long-distance runner
- Takayuki Nishida (西田隆維), long-distance runner
- Nao Kazami (風見尚), long-distance runner, 100 km record holder
- Shogo Nakamura (runner) (中村匠吾), long-distance runner
- Kenta Murayama (村山謙太), long-distance runner
- Kohei Futaoka (二岡康平), long-distance runner
- Yusuke Nishiyama (runner) (西山雄介), long-distance runner
- Shigeo Nakajima (中島成雄), professional boxer, WBC junior flyweight champion
- Satoshi Shimizu (清水聡), professional boxer,|2012 London medalist
- Masayuki Ito (伊藤雅雪), professional boxer, WBO featherweight champion
- Ryomei Tanaka (田中亮明), Japanese boxer,|2021 Tokyo medalist
- Amanoyama Shizuo (天ノ山静雄), sumo wrestler
- Shōhōzan Yūya (松鳳山裕也), sumo wrestler
- Hajime Meshiai (飯合肇), professional golfer
- Shoko Kashiki (樫木祥子), professional racing cyclist
- Ami Yuasa (湯浅亜実), breakdancer
- Sanshiro Takagi (高木三四郎), professional wrestler
- Kinya Oyanagi (大柳錦也), professional wrestler
- Makoto Majima (馬島誠), ice sledge hockey player and para powerlifter
* Did not graduate.
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.
- ^ "Komazawa completes ekiden title sweep with Hakone win". 3 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
- ZEN, KOMAZAWA, 1592
- Komazawa univ. facebook
- Komazawa univ. Twitter
- Komazawa univ. YouTube
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