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Musashino Art University (武蔵野美術大学 Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku, MAU) is a university in Kodaira, western Tokyo founded in 1962 and has roots going back to 1929.
Musashino Art University
Teikoku Art School (帝国美術学校, Teikoku Bijutsu Gakkō; meaning "imperial art school") was founded in 1929; in 1948 it became Musashino Art School (武蔵野美術学校, Musashino Bijutsu Gakkō), and in 1962 it became Musashino Art University. This is known[who?] as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and various other fields.
The university has exchange agreements with other universities in a variety of countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
Students/Professors
- Taku Aramasa, photographer
- Hiroki Endo, manga artist
- Koji Ishikawa, illustrator
- Satoshi Kon, anime film director
- Fusako Kuramochi, manga artist
- Ryū Murakami, novelist and film maker
- Yurie Nagashima, photographer
- Soji Shimada, mystery novelist
- Yuko Shimizu, designer
- Keita Takahashi, game designer
- Yellow Tanabe, manga artist
- Yoshihiko Wada, painter
- Yoshiharu Sekino, cultural anthropologist
- Seiichi Hishikawa, film maker , art director , photographer
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Coordinates: 35°43′34″N 139°26′51″E / 35.72611°N 139.4475°E
Categories:- Art schools in Japan
- Private universities in Japan
- Educational institutions established in 1962
- Tokyo university stubs
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