Toyo University
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Toyo University is a university with several branches in Japan, including (Bunkyō, Tokyo
, Asaka
, Kawagoe
, and Itakura
).
was neglected in Japanese schools of higher learning at the time: "When one looks over the academic world in our society, one easily finds that philosophy occupies only a portion of it, while most of it is dominated by science, engineering, literature, history, law, political science and so on. However, if one looks into the roots of academic society, one realizes it is philosophy that forms the basis of every science, categorizes it and sets it in its place." http://www.toyo.ac.jp/english/founder.html In 1906 the school was moved to its present site, and its name was changed to Toyo University. The school's motto is, "The basis of all learning lies in philosophy." As an image which embodies this spirit, an animated film character from the Moomin
s series is its mascot.
Originally courses were offered in philosophy, religion, ethics, education, Japanese, and classical Chinese, and the school continued to expand over time. In 1949 there was a substantial restructuring of the university, and departments of Literature, Economics, Law, Sociology, Engineering and Business Administration were established. Each of these departments has a graduate program. Departments of Regional Development Studies and Life Sciences were added in April, 1997. A law school was created in April 2004, and the Kawagoe campus hosts a Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre http://nls.cse.eng.toyo.ac.jp/nls/bionano/frameset.htm founded in 2003 with the goal of "harmony between extremophiles and nanotechnology." Among those conducting research at this facility is Nobel Laureate Sir Harold W. Kroto
. Toyo University today consists of ten graduate schools, one postgraduate law faculty, nine undergraduate faculties, thirty five departments, many research institutes, and two affiliated high schools, serving a combined student body of more than 30,000 students. Katsu Kaishu contributed greatly to the university.
Toyo university has produced many men of letters. This university is also famous for Japanese literary study and Japanese historical study.
Bunkyo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. Situated in the middle of the ward area, Bunkyō is a residential and educational center. Beginning in the Meiji period, literati like Natsume Sōseki, as well as scholars and politicians have lived there...
, Asaka
Asaka, Saitama
is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was named in 1932 after Prince Asaka who was an honorary chairman of the Tokyo Golf Club, which relocated to the area at that time. Asaka town became a city on March 15, 1967....
, Kawagoe
Kawagoe, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926...
, and Itakura
Itakura, Gunma
is a town located in Ōra District, Gunma, Japan. The town lies in the southeastern extremity of Gunma, and is bordered on the north by Tochigi, the east by Ibaraki, and the south by Saitama...
).
Overview
Toyo University is famous for philosophical study in Japan. The department of Indian philosophy has top-flight scholars. The antecedent to Toyo University was Shiritsu Tetsugakukan (私立哲学館), which was founded at Rinsho-in Temple by Enryo Inoue in 1887. Inoue felt that the subject of philosophyPhilosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
was neglected in Japanese schools of higher learning at the time: "When one looks over the academic world in our society, one easily finds that philosophy occupies only a portion of it, while most of it is dominated by science, engineering, literature, history, law, political science and so on. However, if one looks into the roots of academic society, one realizes it is philosophy that forms the basis of every science, categorizes it and sets it in its place." http://www.toyo.ac.jp/english/founder.html In 1906 the school was moved to its present site, and its name was changed to Toyo University. The school's motto is, "The basis of all learning lies in philosophy." As an image which embodies this spirit, an animated film character from the Moomin
Moomin
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses...
s series is its mascot.
Originally courses were offered in philosophy, religion, ethics, education, Japanese, and classical Chinese, and the school continued to expand over time. In 1949 there was a substantial restructuring of the university, and departments of Literature, Economics, Law, Sociology, Engineering and Business Administration were established. Each of these departments has a graduate program. Departments of Regional Development Studies and Life Sciences were added in April, 1997. A law school was created in April 2004, and the Kawagoe campus hosts a Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre http://nls.cse.eng.toyo.ac.jp/nls/bionano/frameset.htm founded in 2003 with the goal of "harmony between extremophiles and nanotechnology." Among those conducting research at this facility is Nobel Laureate Sir Harold W. Kroto
Harold Kroto
Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS , born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, is a British chemist and one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley....
. Toyo University today consists of ten graduate schools, one postgraduate law faculty, nine undergraduate faculties, thirty five departments, many research institutes, and two affiliated high schools, serving a combined student body of more than 30,000 students. Katsu Kaishu contributed greatly to the university.
Toyo university has produced many men of letters. This university is also famous for Japanese literary study and Japanese historical study.
Campus
- Hakusan Campus (5-28-20, Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
- Second Hakusan Campus (2-36-5, Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
- Asaka Campus (48-1, Oka, Asaka-shi, Saitama , Japan)
- Kawagoe Campus (2100, Kujirai, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, Japan)
- Itakura Campus (1-1-1, Izumino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma, Japan)
Alumni
- Ekai KawaguchiEkai Kawaguchiwas a Japanese Buddhist monk, famed for his four journeys to Nepal , and two to Tibet , being the first recorded Japanese citizen to travel in either country.Until March, 1891, he had been the Rector of the Zen in Tokyo (February 26, 1866 – February 24, 1945) was a Japanese Buddhist monk,...
- Beiho Takashima
- Tetsu Sakaino
- Yutaka Nomi
- shunei suga
- Kokei Hayashi
- Zenzo Kasai
- Ango SakaguchiAngo Sakaguchiwas a Japanese novelist and essayist. His real name was Heigo Sakaguchi .-History:From Niigata, Sakaguchi was one of a group of young Japanese writers to rise to prominence in the years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II...
- Yasuo Uchida
- Yu Nagashima
- Hitoshi UekiHitoshi Uekiwas a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and guitarist. He won six awards for acting. His film credits stretch from 1960 to 1995.Ueki came to fame through the comic jazz-band The Crazy Cats led by Hajime Hana...
- Masatomi Ohyoh
- Sasaki Kizen
- Ando Masazumi
- Chishu RyuChishu Ryuwas a famous Japanese film actor, a favourite of the director Yasujiro Ozu. From 1928 to 1992 he appeared in at least 155 films, including Ozu's Tokyo Story and Yoshitaro Nomura's Castle of Sand...
- Maaya SakamotoMaaya Sakamotois a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne...
- ChafurinChafurinis a Japanese vocal actor from Saitama Prefecture who works for Office Osawa. He was formerly credited as '. He graduated from Toyo University.-Television animation:*Ah! My Goddess *Argento Soma...
- Kasai ZenzōKasai Zenzowas a Japanese novelist active in Taishō period Japan.-Early life:Kasai Zenzō was born in what is now part of Hirosaki city, Aomori Prefecture, as the eldest son of a rice merchant. His parents died when he was two years old, and he was shuffled to relatives around Hokkaidō and Aomori. He was only...
- Masahiko Nishimura
- Tatsuya Iwase
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- Yasuo IkenakaYasuo Ikenakawas a Japanese long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world's best in the marathon on April 3, 1935. According to the IAAF, Ikenaka's time of 2:26:44 was over a minute faster than the previous record set by Fusashige Suzuki three...
- Mashio MiyazakiMashio Miyazaki-External links:...
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