Why Tamagawa

Tamagawa University (TU) is a Japanese private university located in the suburbs of Tokyo.
TU was founded in 1949. It has eight undergraduate colleges: “Humanities,” “Agriculture,” “Engineering,” “Business Administration,” “Education,” “Arts,” “Arts and Sciences,” and “Tourism and Hospitality.” TU also has seven graduate schools. TU has established a reputation for teacher training from kindergarten to high school in Japan.

There are 6,268 undergraduate students and 118 graduate students on the campus. 305 full-time faculty members engage in students’ education and academic research. Tamagawa is the only private school in Japan that has all facilities from kindergarten to post-graduate schools on one campus.

Location

Tamagawa University is located approximately 30 minutes from Shinjuku Station on the Odakyu Line. Tamagawagakuen-mae Station is the nearest station.
It takes approximately 120 minutes from Narita Airport, and 90 minutes from Haneda Airport.

The lush green hills of Tamagawa are full of nature, and we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the four seasons on a daily basis. Located in the suburbs of Tokyo, we have easy access to sightseeing places such as Yokohama, Minato-mirai (both in about 30 min.), Kamakura (in about 60 min.) and Hakone (in about 90 min.).

History

Tamagawa K-12 & University was founded in 1929 by Kuniyoshi Obara, with "Zenjin" education as its first precept. The school started with 111 students and 18 faculty members and has grown into a comprehensive campus with a K-12 academy, university (with Colleges of Humanities, Agriculture, Engineering, Business Administration, Education, Arts, Arts and Sciences, and Tourism and Hospitality) and graduate schools. It brings together about 10,600 people in a large campus on a site of about 610,000㎡/150 acres. The educational activities conducted at Tamagawa are diverse, and are all geared to the 21st century.

Since its founding, “Zenjin Education” has been at the heart of our educational philosophy, and our educational ideal is to harmoniously create the six values of truth, goodness, beauty, holiness, soundness, and wealth in the formation of the students and school children’s character. In order to realize these ideals, we conduct our educational activities in accordance with our “12 Precepts of Education: Zenjin Education, Respect for Individuality, Self-Study and Autonomy, Highly Efficient Education, Education that is Scholarship, Respect for nature, Trust within the School Community, “ROSAKU” Education, Uniting Opposites, One Who Walks the Extra Mile and One Who is a Pioneer in Life, 24-Hour Education, and Global Education”.

Message

Tamagawa University will offer a short-term inbound program, "Study at Tamagawa 2024 Summer," for international students from partner universities starting the 2024 academic year.

Tamagawa University (TU) is a medium-sized university located in Machida City, a suburb of Tokyo. Students can study in a location with easy access to central Tokyo, Yokohama, and famous tourist destinations, such as Kamakura and Hakone.
The central part of the program is the lecture "Current Issues in Japan, delivered in English. This course is led by our esteemed full-time TU faculty members, each specializing in their respective fields of education, society, culture, business, and tourism. Students will learn about Japan from the perspective of the faculty's respective fields of expertise. They provide a scope of Japan from their respective fields of expertise. Moreover, international and domestic students study together in this class. In addition, there will be opportunities to learn elementary Japanese and experience traditional Japanese culture. During the program period, we are planning a one-day excursion in the Tokyo area.

We hope that students participating in this program will experience Japan and intercultural exchange and gain a deeper insight into Japan's current state. This program will provide an opportunity for students to develop their careers in the future.

We look forward to the opportunity for international students to gather and study with our students this summer.