| 皇學館大学 (Kogakkan Daigaku) | |
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1882 |
| Founder | Jingu-kyo |
| President | Satoshi Kawano (河野訓) |
| Students | 2,921 |
| Undergraduates | 2,839 |
| Postgraduates | 82 |
| Location | Ise, Mie, Japan |
| Colors | Deep Purple |
| Website | kogakkan-u.ac.jp |
Kogakkan University (皇學館大学, Kōgakkan daigaku) is a private university at Ise, Mie, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1882, and it was chartered as a university in 1940.
Kogakkan University is one of only two universities in Japan to offer a Shinto studies program, whose graduates earn the qualifications needed to become a kannushi (Shinto priest). The other university to offer such a program is Kokugakuin University in Tokyo.
Education and Research
Departments
- Literature
- Shinto
- Japanese Literature
- Japanese History
- Communication
- Education
- Education
- Contemporary Japanese society
- Contemporary Japanese society
Graduate programs
- Literature
- Shinto specialization
- Japanese Literature specialization
- Japanese History specialization
- Education
- Education specialization
Special Programs
- Shinto Studies Graduate Program
Notable people
Faculty and staff
- Yamada Yoshio, linguist
- Shigeru Yoshida, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Shuichi Toyama, archaeologist and historian
- Hideki Togi, composer and actor
- Hiroya Ino, politician and MP
Alumni
- Hirokazu Shiba, politician and MP
- Ochiai Naobumi, poet and literary scholar
- Mika Ōkura, female baseball player
- Eiraku San'yūtei, rakugo performer, student of San'yūtei Enraku V
References
- Kogakkan University Faculty of Letters: Kogakkan University official website
- S.D.B.Picken "Faith-based schools in Japan: Paradoxes and Pointers". In J.D. Chapman et al. (eds.) "International Handbook of Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith-Based Schools". New York: Springer. P. 523.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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