Komazawa University

Infobox University
name = Komazawa University
native_name = 駒澤大學


motto = Truth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛) |
established = 1592
type = Private
head_label = President
head = Ikeda Rentarō
city = Setagaya
state = Tokyo
country = Japan
staff= 1,100
undergrad= 20,000 | postgrad= 300
postgrad_label = graduate
faculty =
campus = Urban
colors = bluish-purple
free_label = Member of
mascot =
free = Setagaya 6 Universities consortium
website = [http://www.komazawa-u.ac.jp/english/index.html www.komazawa-u.ac.jp]

Komazawa University (駒澤大學, "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 Soto sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.

The university in Tokyo campus comprises eight faculties and 22 departments with total of around 16,000 students. Also for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, each department has a graduate school except Department of Radiological Sciences and Department of Global Media. It has also seven research institutes and a Museum of Zen Buddhist Culture.

Education and research

History

In brief

Chronology

Basic Information

Location

* Komazawa campus: Komazawa 1-23-1, Setagaya-ku, To-kyo-to (東京都世田谷区駒沢1-23-1)
*: This campus is near the stadium of the Tokyo Olympics.
* Futakotamagawa campus: Unane 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, To-kyo-to (東京都世田谷区宇奈根1-1-1)
* Fukazawa campus: Fukazawa 6-8-18, Setagaya-ku, To-kyo-to (東京都世田谷区深沢6-8-18)

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

Professional Graduate Programs

* Judicial Studies (Law school)

Affiliated Facilities

Institute

* Zen Institute
* Institute for Comparative Buddhist Literature
* Institute of Zen Buddhism and Economics
* Research Institute for Applied Geography
* Institute of Legal Research
* Research Institute for Accounting
* Institute of Mass Communication

Facilities

Campuses

* Komazawa campus
** 246 Kaikan
** Community Care Center
* Futakotamagawa campus
* Fukazawa campus

Museum

* Museum of Zen Culture

People and organizations related to Komazawa

Presidents

* Yamada Reirin
* Ui Hakujyu
* Mizuno Kogen

Notable faculty

* Kodo Sawaki

* and see;List of Komazawa related people from Japanese Wikipedia

External Relations

Agreements with other universities

* Participant in the Setagaya 6 Universities

Sister Schools

* Tohoku Fukushi University
* Aichi Gakuin University
* Tsurumi University
* Komazawa Womens UniversityThere were also established by Soto sect.

Affiliated Schools

* Tomakomai Komazawa University
* Komazawa Junior College
* Komazawa Senior High School
* Komazawa Iwamizawa Senior High School
* Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School

External links

* [http://www.komazawa-u.ac.jp/english/index.html Komazawa University] - English, Official website
* [http://www.t-komazawa.ac.jp/index.html Tomakomai Komazawa University] - Tomakomai, Hokkaidō