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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
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MottoTruth, Sincerity, Respect, and Love (信誠敬愛)
TypePrivate
Established1592 (seminary)
1925 (university)
PresidentRyōkō Hirose
Administrative staff
600
Undergraduates14,000
Postgraduates200
Location
Setagaya
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Tokyo
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Japan
CampusUrban
Member ofSetagaya 6 Universities consortium
Colorsbluish-purple
Websitekomazawa-u.ac.jp/english/
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Komazawa campus

Komazawa University (駒澤大学, Komazawa Daigaku), abbreviated as 駒大 Komadai, is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, 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 seminary evolved into a modern school in the late 19th century, and became a university in 1925.[1]

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.[2]

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Komazawa campus
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Komazawa campus '2005

History

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In brief

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Chronology

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Basic information

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Campuses

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Komazawa campus

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Komazawa 1-23-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 駒沢1-23-1)

Tamagawa campus

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Unane 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 宇奈根1-1-1)

Fukasawa campus

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Fukasawa 6-8-18, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo-to (東京都 世田谷区 深沢6-8-18)

College Song

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Education and research

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The Museum of Zen Culture and History
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The Museum of Zen Culture and History
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Fukasawa campus
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Komazawa Olympic Park & Komazawa Univ.
国土航空写真
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Komazawa Olympic Park
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Komazawa Olympic Park
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Komazawa Olympic Park
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Komazawa-daigaku Station
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Tamagawa campus '2010
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Tamagawa campus
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Tamagawa campus '2010
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Tamagawa campus
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Futako-tamagawa Station and Futako-Tamagawa Rise '2015

Departments

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Judicial Studies (Law school)

Affiliated facilities

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Institute

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  • 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

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  • Komazawa campus
    • The Museum of Zen Culture and History[7]
    • 246 Kaikan
    • Community Care Center
  • Tamagawa campus
  • Fukasawa campus

Student life

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Societies

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There are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.[8]

Football

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The football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League (ja:関東大学サッカー連盟)

Baseball

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The baseball team belongs to the "Tohto University Baseball League". (東都大学野球リーグ)

Ekiden

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The Komazawa Univ. ekiden team won the "Hakone Ekiden" in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2021, and 2023.[9]

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Hakone Ekiden 2023

Others

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Festivals

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People

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Presidents

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Professors

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Alumni

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Sports

* Did not graduate.

  • and see:
    • Main page: Category:Komazawa University alumni
    • List of Komazawa related people from Japanese Wikipedia
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Komazawa Olympic Park in spring
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Komazawa Olympic Park・Komazawa-Dōri

External relations

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International exchanges

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Agreements with other universities

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Setagaya Six Universities Consortium

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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

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They were also established by Soto sect.

Affiliated schools

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  • Komazawa University Senior High School
  • Komazawa University Tomakomai High School

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See also

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "沿革". 駒澤大学 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-07-29.
  2. ^ "Japan University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "about". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "about/overview". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "chronological-table". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Organization >Research Institutes". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Facilities". Komazawa University. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. ^ "extracurricular-activities-circle". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Komazawa completes ekiden title sweep with Hakone win". 3 January 2023.
  10. ^ "event-information". Komazawa University. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "undergraduate". Komazawa University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ^ "SCHOOLS". Komazawa University of Educational Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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