UNIVERSITYGUIDEAn urban university with enhanced campus amenities
Located adjacent to the historic Omiya-Hachimangu shrine forest, and situatedin front of the Zenpukuji-river green belt and Wadabori Park, the entire campus
is surrounded by nature and greenery. Takachiho University has established
a community place with abundant nature and greenery, Takachiho University
will become an urban university with sophisticated campus facilities. Our aim
is to create a new Takachiho University with a campus that combines the harmony of nature with educational pursuits.

History1903	Tetsuya Kawada founded Takachiho Jinjo Elementary School in Okubo, which became the foundation for the current university
1907
Takachiho Kindergarten established
1909
Takachiho Junior High School (under the former system) established1914	Takachiho High School of Commerce (technical school under the former system) established on
the site of the university’s present location (the first private high school of commerce in Japan)
1950	Takachiho High School reestablished as Takachiho University of Commerce (Department ofCommerce, Faculty of Commerce) due to the educational system reforms
1987
Research institute established1990	Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce established1996	Master’s Course established (Graduate School of Business Administration)
1997	Asian Research Center (formerly, Center for East Asian Business Management Research and Education)
1998	Doctoral Course established (Graduate School of Business Administration)
2001	Takachiho University of Commerce renamed Takachiho University
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration established2003	100th anniversary of foundation2007	Department of Human Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences established2013	110th anniversary of foundation

Takachiho’s academic culture:
Progressivity that is Always Half a Step AheadFaculty of Commerce◉Marketing Major◉Tourism and Region Man-agement Program◉Finance Major◉Financial Planners Program◉Accounting Major◉Tax Accountants Program
Guided by philosophy and objective to nurture businesspersons andspecialists with rich humanities and high business abilities, the Facultyof Commerce endeavors to develop internationally-minded people who
can respond to social change with well-rounded education and in-depth
expertise. In each course, students will learn knowledge and skills necessary to design and implement measures and policies in order to generatedemand, to understand the mechanism and functions of the financial
system in order to expand their potential and capacities over a broad
range of areas, to acquire the knowledge of accounting in order to contribute to companies, processing and utilizing accounting information.

Faculty of Business Administration◉Business Management Major◉Legal Management Major◉Entrepreneurship and BusinessSuccession Major◉Information Systems Major

Guided by the philosophy and objective to foster business people withbroad-based culture and management skills, the Faculty of Business
Administration tries to train highly-educated individuals who are wellrounded enough to understand the mechanisms and functions of business management and to consider issues from international perspectives,
adapting to the changing needs of society. In each course, students willlearn the knowledge, literacy, and skills to become international-mindedbusiness professionals. After all courses are completed, they will be able
to work at the forefront of the industry as business experts with specialized knowledge in business law and legal compliance, as trained professionals who can assist family and/or other established businesses, and as
entrepreneurs who start up their own companies.

Evolve with a view to the future based on tradition
Takachiho Gakuen, founded in 1903 (Meiji 36), is a school known as a "Family
Educational Community" where the board of directors, faculty members andadministrative staff work as one to support each student like a family would.
We practice culture-based education. Students are supported by the Takachiho
University Parents Association and Takachiho Gakuen Alumni Association. Takachiho University is a university that aims to foster human resources with intellectual and personal qualities that can contribute to society under the concept ofa “Familial Educational Community”.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Takachiho Gakuen,FUJII Taeru

An enlightened character-building education at Takachiho UniversityTakachiho University has always emphasized character-building education andhas endeavored to develop human resources for the benefit of society throughpractical education. Our students learn about what is expected of them to become
contributing members of society. Carrying on the concepts set forth by Tetsuya
Kawada, Founder of Takachiho Gakuen, we at Takachiho University offer all students the “Modernized Takachiho Education Program” to help them experience
their own growth by developing problem solving and other important skills forthe world today.
President of Takachiho University,TERAUCHI Hajime, PhD‘Half a step’ means ceaseless and continuous behaviors toward fulfilling one’s roles steadily. ‘Progressivity’ represents thesystematic and theoretical quality needed for far-sighted academic research, which attempts not only to capture phenomena
but also to analyze the cause or rules behind the phenomena, based on theories and knowledge cultivated via those actions.
Furthermore, in order to nurture our academic culture, Takachiho University aims to foster ‘strong in spirit and sound inmind,’ ‘fair and free-spirited,’ and ‘international and peace-loving’ individuals.

Faculty of Human Sciences◉Department of Human Science◉Sociology and Life DesignStudies Major◉Psychology and Communication Studies Major◉Department of Child Education
The philosophy and objective of the Faculty of Human Sciences is to raise
students to be self-reliant individuals as well as cooperative membersof society, working for themselves and others. Viewing human beings
as individuals and as members of society, the Human Science major attempts to foster students to become independent-minded and cooperatewith others. Focusing on the importance of education in the process ofhuman development, the Child Education major strives for developing
human resources who understand the mental and physical development
and behavioral patterns of children, and will contribute to the healthy
development of children.

The Graduate School ofBusiness Administration◉Master’s Program   ◉Doctoral Program   ◉Postgraduate research students
The purpose of the Graduate School of Business Administration is toresearch theories and applications in the academic field and to direct
graduate students, providing them with these research results, in orderto respond to demands of the public at large and contribute to the development of culture. The Master’s Program aims to develop internationally-minded specialists with the necessary expertise and skills inbusiness administration, finance, and accounting. The Doctoral Program
mentors grad students in order to strengthen their research capacities
and enhance the fundamental and broad-based knowledge that they willneed to conduct their independent studies in their major fields or to engage in other highly-specialized work. Our Graduate School is a center oflife-long learning which meets the needs of society through broad-basedknowledge and the opportunity to continue to update highly specialized
knowledge and research skills sought by companies.

Campus Gym

Computer LabsThis fitness room with exercise bikes,
treadmills and other fitness machines isavailable for club activities and students
who have taken the training sessions.

There are eight computer labs with highspec computers on campus. They areopen when not in use for classes. Laptops, video cameras and other equipment can be checked out. A large numberof students use this system.

Facility introduction
Library

Many students make use of the library,which owns a collection of books andother resources to support their writing
assignments and research activities. It
has individual study desks, group study
rooms, and an audio-visual space.
The library houses 240,000 books, magazines, e-databases, e-journals, audio-visuals, and other materials mainly in thesocial sciences, as well as historical records of major companies from the Meiji
period to the present, which serve as reference to the history of Japanese industry.

Central Square

The Central Square was built in celebration of the university’s 100th anniversary. It is covered with glass from the first
basement level to the fourth floor.
This building includes a student lounge,
a computer-equipped study room, acommemorative museum, Takachiho
Hall, a dining hall, and a cafeteria, andserves as a meeting place for students,faculties, staff, and visitors to the university.

Takachiho Gakuen Budojo(designated as a Tangible Cultural Asset ofSuginami Ward)
Takachiho Gakuen Budojo was built in October 1913
as a judo and kendo training hall, and as a seriesof school buildings for the university’s predecessor,
Takachiho High School of Commerce. Because it is
the oldest wooden school structure in the historyof ward architecture, this martial arts building
has been designated as a tangible cultural asset ofSuginami Ward. Remaining unchanged over theyears, it is still used as an Aikido training hall.

Shirane Seminar
House
This student training facility is located in Kusatsu Town, Gunma
Prefecture, which is well-known for its hot springs and ski resorts.
Many people make use of this second campus surrounded by magnificent nature and filled with delights of all four seasons.

Noborito Grounds
Noborito Grounds, located along the Tama River in Kawasaki City,
Kanagawa Prefecture, has 5 tennis courts and 1 baseball field. This
athletic field is used for physical education classes, athletic festivals
and club activities.

How to Get to Takachiho University【From Narita International Airport】
1. 78min. from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station or Narita Airport Terminal 2 Station to Shibuya Station byNarita Express. 14min. from Shibuya Station to Nishi-Eifuku Station on the Keio Inokashira Line.
2. 38min. from Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station or Narita Airport Terminal 2 Station to Nippori Station on
the Keisei Line. Transfer to the Yamanote Line; 21min. from Nippori Station to Shinjuku Station. 13min. fromShinjuku Station to Nishi-Eifuku Station on the Keio Inokashira Line.
■Reference（Narita International Airport website）
https://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/train【From Haneda International Airport】
1. 15min. from Haneda Airport International Terminal Station to Hamamatsucho Station by the Tokyo Monorail. Transfer to Yamanote Line; 19min. to Shibuya Station. 14 min. from Shibuya Station to Nishi-Eifuku
Station on the Keio Inokashira Line.

2-19-1 Omiya, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan 168-8508
URL https://www.takachiho.jp【Main telephone no. for General Affairs Division】
TEL．
+81-3-3313-0141 FAX．
+81-3-3313- 9036
e-mail somu@takachiho.ac.jp