Komazawa University

Komazawa University, 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.
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.

Basic information

Campuses

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

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
* 246 Kaikan
* Community Care Center
Tamagawa campus
Fukasawa campus

Student life

Societies

There are over 160 clubs and organizations in Komazawa University.

Football

The football team plays as one of the Kantō Collegiate Football League

Baseball

The baseball team belongs to the "Tohto University Baseball League".

Ekiden

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

" Big Three collegiate ekiden competitions " are as follows:
*Izumo Ekiden
*All-Japan Collegiate (Men's) Ekiden Championship
* Hakone Ekiden

Others

Karate
Boxing
American football : "Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association"
Ice hockey
Basketball
Tennis
Cheerleading : "Foundation of Japan Cheerleading Association"
Cheerleading
Brass band
Orchestra
Chorus
Rakugo

Festivals

Autumn festival: Cultural festival (Japan)
Tenmasai by Blue Pegasus

People

Presidents

Alumni

Dainin Katagiri, Sōtō Zen priest, founding abbot of the Minnesota Zen Center
Kobun Chino Otogawa, Sōtō Zen priest
Shōhaku Okumura, Dōgenist
Shunryu Suzuki, Sōtō Zen priest
Soyu Matsuoka, Founder of Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
Taizan Maezumi Rōshi, Soto Zen priest
Brian Victoria, educator, Doctor of Philosophy, writer and Buddhist priest in the Sōtō Zen sect
, Kesa descendent
Noriaki Hakamaya, professor of Komazawa University
Reirin Yamada, professor, president
Stanley Weinstein, honorary professor of Yale University
Shiro Matsumoto, professor of Komazawa University
Sodō Mori, professor of Aichi Gakuin University
William Bodiford, professor of University of California, Los Angeles
Atsushi Watanabe, member of the House of Representatives in the Diet
Naoto Ohtsuki, founder of Onkyo
Masaru Kawaguchi, vice president of Bandai Namco Holdings, president of Bandai Spirits Co.
Kazumasa Terada, founder of Samantha Thavasa
Hiroaki Ito, president of Avex Management Inc.
Shinji Hashimoto, game producer
Katsuoki Enomoto, Announcer of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Sen Odagiri, Announcer of NHK
Heitaro Ohhama, Commentator, Announcer of TV Tokyo
Tatsuya Kato (journalist), journalist
Mitsuo Shindō, art director, photographer, film director and producer, music video director and calligraphist
Tatsushi Ōmori, film director and actor
Izuru Narushima, scriptwriter and film director *
Kenta Kiritani, actor *
Takeo Nakahara, actor
Yuma Nakayama, actor *
Kōhei Yamamoto, actor
Ito Bungaku, entrepreneur, founder and editor
Daisuke Satō, board game designer, novelist, and manga writer
Hitoshi Okuda, manga artist
Yōsuke Takahashi, horror manga artist
Michiru Jo, singer *
Yoshiyuki Ohsawa, singer, songwriter, music producer
Toshinobu Kubota, singer, songwriter, music producer
Masatoshi Sato, Bassist, member of Acidman
Shinji Wajima, Guitarist and vocalist, member of Ningen Isu
Hiroki Yasumoto, voice actor
Suzuko Mimori, voice actor *
Yūsei Oda, voice actor
Toshihiko Seki, voice actor
Masaharu Satō, voice actor *
Nobuo Tobita, voice actor *
Chiharu Sawashiro, voice actor
Ryōhei Arai, voice actor
Haruka Kato, gravure idol, tarento, and professional wrestler
Reina Kubo, singer
Kinichi Hagimoto, comedian *

Sports

Satoru Sakuma, former football player and manager
Toshiya Miura, football manager
Susumu Watanabe, former football player and manager
Tetsumasa Kimura, football manager
Kentaro Hayashi, football player
Keisuke Kurihara, football player
Takuya Yamada, football player
Atsushi Nagai, football player *
Makoto Kaneko (footballer), football player
Atsushi Yoneyama, football player
Jun Uchida, football player
Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, football player
Akinori Kosaka, football player
Teruaki Kobayashi, football player
Makoto Kimura, football player
Seiichiro Maki, football player
Masaki Fukai, football player
Daisuke Nasu, football player
Ryo Kobayashi, football player
Yuki Maki, football player
Masaki Chugo, football player
Tomonobu Hiroi, football player
Yosuke Komuta, football player
Masanobu Komaki, football player
Tatsuki Kobayashi, football player
Kosuke Kikuchi, football player
Kim Jung-ya, football player
Yusuke Kawagishi, football player
Sai Kanakubo, football player
Makito Ito, football player
Shota Kikuchi, football player
Wataru Ise, football player
Junya Takahashi, football player
Kyowaan Hoshi, football player
Akihiko Ohya, retired professional baseball player
Kiyoshi Nakahata, retired professional baseball player
Shigekazu Mori, retired professional baseball player
Hiromichi Ishige, retired professional baseball player
Kazuyuki Shirai, professional baseball player
Kenjiro Nomura (baseball), professional baseball player
Masanori Taguchi, professional baseball player
Hiroyuki Takagi, professional baseball player
Hisanori Takahashi, major League baseball pitcher
Tsuyoshi Kawagishi, professional baseball pitcher
Hisashi Takeda, professional baseball pitcher
Takahiro Arai, professional baseball player
Naoto Inada, professional baseball player
Eishin Soyogi, professional baseball player
Takuya Furuya, professional baseball player
Ryota Arai, professional baseball player
Yōhei Ōshima, professional baseball player
Hiroyuki Shirasaki, professional baseball player
Yasutaka Tobashira, professional baseball player
Taiga Egoshi, professional baseball player
Shōta Imanaga, professional baseball player
Yūsuke Kinoshita, professional baseball player *
Gakuto Wakabayashi, professional baseball player
Kōsuke Ukai, professional baseball player
Hiromi Itoh, professional baseball player *
Atsushi Fujita, long-distance runner
Takayuki Nishida, long-distance runner
Nao Kazami, long-distance runner, 100 km record holder
Shogo Nakamura (runner), long-distance runner
Kenta Murayama, long-distance runner
Kohei Futaoka, long-distance runner
Yusuke Nishiyama (runner), long-distance runner
Shigeo Nakajima, professional boxer, World [Boxing Council|WBC] junior flyweight champion
Satoshi Shimizu, professional boxer,|2012 London medalist
Masayuki Ito, professional boxer, WBO featherweight champion
Ryomei Tanaka, Japanese boxer,|2021 Tokyo medalist
Amanoyama Shizuo, sumo wrestler
Shōhōzan Yūya, sumo wrestler
Hajime Meshiai, professional golfer
Shoko Kashiki, professional racing cyclist
Ami Yuasa, breakdancer
Sanshiro Takagi, professional wrestler
Kinya Oyanagi, professional wrestler
Makoto Majima, ice sledge hockey player and para powerlifter

* Did not graduate.

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

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 are as follows:

Sister schools

They were also established by Soto sect.

Affiliated schools

Komazawa Senior High School
Komazawa Tomakomai Senior High School