Musashino University

Musashino University

武蔵野大学
Former names	Musashino Women's Academy (1924-1965) Musashino Women's University (1965-2003)
Motto	Creating Peace & Happiness for the World
Type	Private
Established	1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Founder	Takakusu Junjiro
Location	Kōtō , Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Website	www.musashino-u.ac.jp

Musashino University (武蔵野大学, Musashino Daigaku) is a private university with the main campus in Ariake, Kōtō, Tokyo, and a second campus in Nishitōkyō. Musashino University was founded based on the ideals associated with the Hongwanji Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism.^[1]

Established in 1924 as Musashino Women's Academy (武蔵野女子学院, Musashino Joshi Gakuin) by Junjiro Takakusu (1866–1945), an internationally known Buddhist scholar. The institution was to be based on the principles of "Buddhist-based human education". Takakusu was a progressive thinker who stressed women's education and involvement in society. The Japanese government conferred the Order of Culture on him in 1944.^[1]

The university has two campuses, the main one located in Ariake and a sub-urban campus in Nishitokyo.

The Ariake Campus was opened in 2012, with the university's administrative facilities and some of the departments and graduate schools relocated from the Nishitokyo Campus.

• 
  Musashino University Ariake Campus

The university has expanded in size and scope since its founding in the early years of the 20th century.

• Department of Human Sciences and Culture

School of Language and Culture

School of Human Sciences

School of Social Systems

School of Social Welfare Management

• Faculty of Literature

Department of Japanese Language and Literature

Department of English Language and Literature

• Faculty of Contemporary Society

Department of Contemporary Society Studies

Department of Social Welfare

• Faculty of Human Studies

Department of Human Studies

Department of Environmental Science

Major in Design for Architectural Environment

Major in Environment and Amenities

Department of Early Childhood Care and Education

• Faculty of Pharmacy

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Faculty of Nursing

Department of Nursing

• Correspondence Division [Faculty of Human Studies] (Japanese)

Department of Human Studies

• Faculty of Global Studies

Department of Global Business (English track)

Department of Global Communication

Department of Japanese Communication

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)

35°43′11.80″N 139°32′50.02″E / 35.7199444°N 139.5472278°E / 35.7199444; 139.5472278