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.
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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/ |
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
editIn brief
editChronology
editBasic information
editCampuses
editKomazawa campus
edit- 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)
Tamagawa campus
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Words by Hakushū Kitahara, music by Kōsaku Yamada .
Education and research
edit国土航空写真
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
editInstitute
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
Facilities
edit- Komazawa campus
- The Museum of Zen Culture and History[6]
- 246 Kaikan
- Community Care Center
- Tamagawa campus
- Fukasawa campus
Student life
editSocieties
editThere are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.[7]
Football
editThe football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League (ja:関東大学サッカー連盟)
Baseball
editThe baseball team belongs to the " Tohto University Baseball League ". (東都大学野球リーグ)
Ekiden
editThe 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
edit- 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
edit- Autumn festival : Cultural festival (Japan)
- Tenmasai (天馬祭) by Blue Pegasus (応援指導部ブルーペガス)
People
editPresidents
editProfessors
editAlumni
edit- 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
editInternational exchanges
edit- 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
editSetagaya Six Universities Consortium
editParticipants 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
editThey were also established by Soto sect.
Affiliated schools
edit- Komazawa Senior High School
- Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School
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:
- " 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
edit- ^ "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.