Founder Kuniyoshi Obara’s Calligraphy

The character “yume” (“dream”), often written by
founder Kuniyoshi Obara, who continued to nurture
his own vast dreams, embodied his hopes that children
would continue to entertain vivid hopes and dreams.
1Four Seasons at Tamagawa

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3Campus Life

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Based on a philosophy of integrated education, Tamagawa pursues educational activities

from kindergarten through university and graduates, all on a single campus.

5Mission Statement
Tamagawa was inaugurated in 1929 as an elementary education
organization. Later a secondary education division was added,
and in 1947 Tamagawa University was established. We currently
provide education from kindergarten to graduate schools within asingle campus.
Founder Kuniyoshi Obara defined human beings "as an existencethat has an unique individuality from birth and also a commonality
with everyone in the world." The mission of Tamagawa education isto progress towards the realization of this image of a person. Our
mission is to produce outstanding individuals who can contributenot only to the Japanese society but to the world. To achievethese goals, students need to improve their knowledge and skills,
cultivate healthy mind and body, and lift their spirits.
People can always find dissatisfaction in any age. But someone
must do the difficult work to improve the situation. People withthe courage to start working in the most difficult, unappealing,
painful and disadvantageous situation with a smile are those who
are worthy of becoming leaders in the 21st century. Tamagawa isdetermined to cultivate those pioneers in life who will courageously
challenge difficult situations without fear of failure, even thoughunknown hardships are sure to come their way. To do that,
Tamagawa has advocated twelve precepts of education since its
inauguration.

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Message from President
As we face a rapid change in Japan, schools must educate children
capable of responding to the changing needs of society. In addition
to providing children with necessary and appropriate knowledge andskills, schools must help children develop a strong moral compass andthe ability to understand and evaluate value systems in a changing anddiverse world. While Tamagawa Academy (K-12) and Tamagawa University
continue to evolve in accord with changes in society, the educational
philosophy extolled since the founding of the school----with its focus on“Zenjin” Education----remains unchanged. In addition to instilling skills andknowledge, we seek to put into practice an education tailored to a newera----an education that gives children the skills needed to take the initiativein solving difficult problems and the creativity needed to blaze their own
path.
Tamagawa provide a globally renowned, world-class education, seeking
to produce graduates capable of applying knowledge to the benefit of thesociety.

Yoshiaki Obara

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Twelve Precepts of Education“Zenjin” Education

An ideal form of education is to incorporate the valuesof human culture harmoniously into personality.
Tamagawa Academy (K-12) & University pursues
education designed to create the six values, namely truth,
goodness, beauty, holiness, soundness and wealth.

Respect for Individuality

Education must allow an individual to develop his or
her unique self to the fullest, and achieve self-realizationand fulfillment. Education with respect for individuality
involves the development of each individual into a more
attractive human being.

Self Study, Self Autonomy

Students need to learn by themselves, and not only
through instruction. The purpose of education at
Tamagawa is not merely to convey academic knowledge,
but to enable students to acquire methods to find truths,
through their own enthusiasm.

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Highly Efficient Education

To provide smooth, efficient and appropriate education
to each student, we endeavor to bolster students’
academic enthusiasm and to improve efficiency, by
improving the learning environment, carefully selecting
teaching materials, improving teaching methods, using
information technology (IT) and other means.

Education that is Scholarship

At the root of education, there are solid and eternallyunchanging principles. To put these principles to work,arguments need to put forth based on evidence andscientific considerations must be accumulated, so that
educational activities can be conducted with a firm
belief.

Respect for Nature

Mother Nature has offered great opportunities foreducation. We believe that it is important to teachstudents to preserve our precious natural environment.

Trust within the School Community

The relationship between teachers and students needs
to be full of warmth and trust. Cordiality is not thesame thing as spoiling. As comrades pursuing the samescholastic area, disciplined but warm human relations
should be appreciated.

“ROSAKU” Education

True moral and intellectual education is achieved only
when students think, experience, try, create and act on
their own. Tamagawa aims at cultivating personalities
with determination and a pragmatic mind, to integrate
intellect and action through ROSAKU.

Uniting Opposites

We are citizens of one nation but also citizens of theworld. We should always endeavor to find the bestsolution between two contradictory aspects, such as
ourselves as individuals and ourselves as members of thesociety, ideals and reality, and freedom and rules.

One Who Walks the Extra Mile and One Who
is a Pioneer in Life

A verse in the Gospel of Matthew says, "And whosoever
shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."
Education at Tamagawa aims to equip people with thepractical capabilities of independently-minded pioneers,
just like the salt that nourishes the ground and the lightthat falls on people.

24-Hour Education

Terakoya, a traditional style of education in Japan,
represents a true education that we can proudly present
to the world. At Terakoya, teachers and students acted
together, worked together, ate together, sung together andlearned together. Tamagawa does not aim at education
within a limited time period, but at education that can beprovided at any time and at all times.

Global Education

Today, internationally-minded people with a broad
outlook and courage, who believe that the Earth isour home, are in demand. Tamagawa aims to provide
educational programs that can be offered at any place on
Earth, to develop a broad international awareness among
students.

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Tamagawa Academy (K-12)

Seeing the various years fromkindergarten through 12th grade asa single school, Tamagawa Academy(K-12) approaches K-12 integrated
education as a sequence of growthstages. To ensure students become
thoroughly familiar with the skills andknowledge required at each stage, theAcademy in its educational activities
promotes student interaction, evenacross grade levels, in various
aspects of learning and living.

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Course learning

To create the richest possible
learning environment, some courses,
such as English and music, are taught
by instructors with expertise in thesubjects from the 1st grade. From the
4th grade, each subject is taught by aspecialist.
The learning environment of Tamagawa
encourages students to learn at any
time by investigating topics and asking
questions until they understand them.
For such purpose instructors are on
hand at all times in classrooms orneighboring study rooms.

Education for international
understanding

The educational programs at
Tamagawa allow students to grasp
the diversity of cultures and values
throughout the world through firsthand experience.
Overseas learning programs areavailable from the 5th grade in awide range of countries, including
non-English-speaking regions.
As Japan’s only Round Square
member, Tamagawa encourages 9th
to 12th grade students to participate
in international conferences. In
addition, Tamagawa actively recruits
students from overseas, providing
opportunities for all students ranging
from kindergarten through 12th grade
to develop an international awarenesswhile learning in Japan.

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Grade

Campus Kindergarten

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First Division（1～4）

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Middle Division（5～8）

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Upper Division（9～12）

A beautiful spirit, intellectual mind, healthy bodyIntellectual training, the cultivation of morals, physical education-Familiarizing students with three goals in a well-balanced
way as part of play
-Acquiring knowledge and capacity to learn-Establishing self study, self autonomy; improving learning skills to give students the skills toapply their knowledge-Learning the intellectual skills needed to handle the rigors of university education

BLES-K *1

BLES*2

IB class (MYP, DP)

Elementary School-Kindergarten*12 Bilingual
Bilingual Elementary School*

ICT education

Information and Communication
Technology education begin in 3rd
grade to provide students with theability to use computers and networks
as vital tools. Students learn various
important skills, including how to use
these tools and netiquette.
The Upper School Complex is hometo the Multimedia Resource Center(MMRC), which nurtures intellectual
curiosity as a place for both classes andself-learning.

Music education
Music Education –Human
education through song
A day at Tamagawa starts and ends
with songs. Through singing, students
gain familiarity with a wealth ofhumanity and sensitivity and a deep
feel for subjects such as the seasonsand commonplace conditions ineveryday life. Kindergarten andelementary students learn theenjoyment of music through singing
freely, while upper class students
tackle the challenge of advanced pieces
for mixed chorus of four voices withorchestral accompaniment. The feelingof accomplishment from singing on
stage in pursuit of precise harmony
leaves an indelible impression on
students long after graduation.

Extracurricular activities

By participating in activities sideby-side, students of all ages work
closely together, with encouragementfrom older and younger students. For
instance, the rugby team provides
guidance suited to a student’s age
and growth in an integrated programfor students ranging from elementary
school through university level.
Tamagawa also features a thriving
range of musical clubs, including thebrass band and the hand-bell club. With
members ranging from the 5th grade
through the 12th grade, the Tamagawa
Orchestra is an essential presence atschool events.

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Tamagawa University / Undergraduate

When Tamagawa University was founded in 1947, it marked
the consolidation of an integrated academic institution
encompassing levels from kindergarten through university.
Since then, Tamagawa University has pursued an approachto education that seeks to identify the needs of our everchanging society and to respond appropriately, while
maintaining the pioneering spirit and educational philosophy
espoused from its foundation.

2019. The purpose of evaluation is to assure and enhance thequality of their academic activities and ensure accountability
for the public. In compliance with the law, universities
must undergo accreditation evaluation every seven year by
an institution that has been accredited by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japanand JUAA is one of the authorized bodies.

Today, the university comprises 8 colleges and 17
departments. In addition to the fields of specialities withineach college and department, the university provides a
general education program intended to instill the broad
knowledge needed for educated individuals. All colleges
offer an enriched learning environment and educational
support structures, and stress that the formation of
personality and self-directed learning as the core of thelearning experience.

Today, university education is all but universal acrossJapan, where more than 60% of high-school graduates
advance to university. To keep pace with the changing
environment in which university education takes place,Tamagawa University approaches first-year education withthe goal of ensuring a smooth transition to university life,
making it as easy as possible for new students to adapt
to life at university. First Year Seminar 101 and 102 arerequired courses for first-year students in all colleges.
Students during the first half of this course develop key
academic skills; in the second half, they develop individual
values and life perspectives and examine their freedom andresponsibilities as members of society while considering
future careers. Through these courses, students strengthen
their identities and learn to grow. This start enriches all
subsequent university life and focuses an eye on the future.

Enhancing quality assurance

Tamagawa University completed its 2010
evaluation self-study and in 2011 a quality
assurance review was conducted for the second
time based on the report submitted for the Japan
University Accreditation Association (JUAA).
Tamagawa University has been certified to satisfy theapplicable accreditation standards and accredited by JUAA
for the seven years from April 1 2012 through March 31
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FYE: First-Year Experience

International education“The earth is our home,” has been a slogan of international

education at Tamagawa. Since the foundation, Tamagawa
has been conducting its educational activities aroundthe world. In keeping with Tamagawa’s international
education policies, experienced staff of Center for
University International Programs(CUIP) regularly visit
educational institutions around the world to develop
various educational programs with them. In addition toprograms open to students from all colleges, Tamagawa
also operates educational programs that draw on theunique characteristics of each college. Performance of
Taiko(Japanese drums) and Japanese dancing in the UnitedStates by students of the College of Arts, and an intensive
study program in Canada, in which all second-year students
in the Department of Bioenvironmental Systems in theCollege of Agriculture learn English and horticulture forapproximately four months of intensive training are among
the recent examples.

e-Education

Tamagawa has established an environment in which
students can learn from anywhere 24 hours a day, throughactivities including preparatory study using computer andnetworking technologies and provision of materials, basedon face-to-face education. Blackboard@Tamagawa, ashared universitywide system, allows students to engage
in groupwork and discussions over the campus network.
The university is developing a format of study that draws
on the specific strengths of both face-to-face learning ande-learning.

College of Humanities[Department of Japanese Language
Education]

The Department of Japanese Language Education aims
at mastery of student's proficiency in Japanese and theirprofound understanding of Japanese language culture.
Students seek to acquire the ability of thinking logicallyand critically, communicating accurately and understanding
specialized knowledge necessary as an expert in Japanese.
With well skilled Japanese they contribute to global society
and educational institutions.

[Department of English Language Education]

The Department of English Language Education focuseson the development of proficiency in English as a Lingua
Franca, and fosters highly skilled English language teachers
and active members of society with a global mindset.
All students will participate in a 9-month Study Abroad
Program, which is carefully integrated into our 4 year BA
program.

College of Agriculture[Department of Agri-Production Sciences]

Approaching the true nature of life from both biologicaland chemical perspectives, this department trains humanresources who can contribute to the future of the foodproduction. Students investigate organism functions andcharacteristics from the molecular level to the individualorganism level. The department also offers a curriculum for13
students aiming to be science educators.

[Department of Agri-Environmental Sciences]

Focusing on understanding natural and production
environments, this department trains human resources who
have a multifaceted regional and international sensibility
and who can contribute to the building of a sustainable
recycling-oriented society. All students participate in a
4-month Study Abroad Program in Canada or Australia,
which includes not only English learning but also
specialized subjects and field work.

[Department of Advanced Food Sciences]

Students investigate safe and secure food production
methods as well as food functionality and safety. They
learn about practical food-related technologies, including“plant factories” and techniques for developing new foodfunctions and high-value-added food products. Taking awide-ranging experiential learning approach to “food,” thisdepartment nurture human resources capable of supporting
the world’s food and agriculture.

College of Engineering[Department of Information andCommunication Technology]

Students in this department study next-generation
technologies to promote human communication, inparticular information and communication technology(ICT). Acquiring the fundamentals of programing andsensing from the perspective of both software andhardware, it is possible to extend advanced technologies
such as artificial intelligence and quantum radar.The skills
acquired through experience will be advantages for successin the fields of information and communication.
14[Department of Software Science]

In integrated fashion, students in the Department
of Software Science learn topics such as softwaredevelopment, network technologies, mobile technologies,
game development, and animation technologies. The
department also addresses English-language, management,
and communication skills.

[Department of Management Science]

Students in the Department of Management Scienceacquire the knowledge and practical skills they will need as
the management leaders of the future, learning drafting andimplementing of management strategies in an environment
similar to the real business world. The department alsooffers a training course for mathematics educators.

[Department of Engineering Design]

The aim of this department is to lead 21st century
fabrication technology based on digital technology.
By providing the students not only with main design
and fabrication technologies but also planning skills,
management control and communication skills, students
can be welcome on a global basis as an engineer, aproduct designer, a manager and every kind of categories.
It is possible that students make products which they
imagine and become an epoch-making engineering humanresources.

College of Business Administration[Department of International Management]

The Department of International Management provides
an education in individualized areas of interest to allow
students to acquire the specialized knowledge needed fortheir future roles. It provides both the deep specializationneeded to succeed in business and the general outlook
essential for international business leaders.

College of Education[Department of Education]

This department seeks to train future leaders in educationand individuals who will serve as specialists across a broad
range of human services.

[Department of Early Childhood Care andDevelopment]

The Department of Early Childhood Care andDevelopment offers a full range of courses combining
education and health sciences. The courses include but
are not limited to pediatric medicine, nutrition science,and environmental health. This department trains humanresources who will be capable of thriving in a broad area,other than kindergarten and nursery teachers.

College of Arts
[Department of Performing Arts]

By instilling a core of practical skills in fields such asmusic, drama, and dance, the Department of Performing
Arts seeks to train not only performers, but also individuals
capable of engaging in artistic activity while remaining
mindful at all times of the point of contact between theperforming arts and society.

[Department of Media Arts and Design]

Students in the Department of Media Arts and Design
can learn media arts (video, computer graphics, light art,
integrated arts), design, computer music, music theory as
well as integrated arts theory, and acquire the skills forexpression in today’s multimedia environment with digitaltechnologies, as well as a knowledge of English for a
global society.

arts, and industrial arts. In order to put arts education into
practice, the department has established a curriculum where
one can acquire broad knowledge related to educational
principles, methods, and techniques.

College of Arts and Sciences[Department of Liberal Arts]

Drawing on a broad range of disciplines ranging from thehumanities, including art and literature, through the social
and natural sciences, the Department of Liberal Arts offers
students instruction through an interdisciplinary approach,deepening student understanding of specific fields from amultifaceted perspective.

College of Tourism and Hospitality[Department of Tourism and Hospitality
Management]

Approaching a new era of tourism from a broad-ranging
perspective, this department, with one-year study programin Australia, aims to train global citizens whose proficiency
in English, tourism and information science will enable
them to thrive in various leading industries connected totourism.

The University by Correspondence[Department of Education]

Through anytime-anywhere learning in accordancewith educational objectives or qualifications sought by
individual students, the Department of Education trains
highly qualified educators capable of responding tosociety’s needs.

[Department of Arts Education]

The Department of Arts Education offers a wide rangeof teacher training programs in the fields of music, fine15

Tamagawa University Graduate Schools

Tamagawa University Graduate Schools were established toachieve the apex in the education and research of academic
theories and application, in the hope of contributing to theoverall development of academic culture and welfare forhumanity. At the base of these endeavors was the founding
spirit of "Zenjin Education".

Graduate School of Humanities
Human Studies Major (Master’s Course)

The Human Studies Major consists of four areas ofinquiry: thought and culture, social ethics, cognitive
behavior, and brain sciences. Students enrolled in thismaster’s degree program examine aspects of contemporarysociety and humanity from a multifaceted, yet integrated
perspective.

English Teaching Major (Master’s Course)

Master’s degree students in the English Teaching Major
examine linguistic culture in a specialized and practicalway in relation to English education, with English
Teaching(ELT), Applied Linguistics, and culture of the
English-speaking world as the areas of education andresearch. This program of study fosters in its students
strong research skills, a rich perspective on languages andlinguistics, and the skills to lead and to put theory into
practice.
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Graduate School of Agriculture
Biological Resources Major (Master’s
Course/Doctoral Course)

These programs of study explore the biological andchemical aspects of the various functions of cultivatedplants, animals, forests, and microorganisms, with the goalof finding ways to make better use of these as resources.
Students acquire the skills needed to help solve the many
global environmental issues confronting the world.

Graduate School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Major (Master’s
Course)Responding to current needs, the research domains of
this program of study encompass new materials, newcoolants, soft energy, robotics, and production systems.
Students in the program also take part in joint research withcorporations.

Electronic Information Engineering Major(Master’s Course)

The Electronic Information Engineering Major offers
five master’s level courses: brain information, quantum
information, intellectual media, intellectual devices, androbotics. This program of study proactively promotesinterdisciplinary research.

System Sciences Major (Doctoral Course)

The Doctoral Course in the System Sciences Major
provides students with a broad range of knowledge andawareness of real-world issues through active exchangewith the Research Institute. Through systematic instruction
and opportunities for research in highly specialized areasof science and technology, it seeks to train researchers andengineers capable of creating new value.

Graduate School of Management
Management Major (Master’s Course)This major aims to serve as a research program capable ofproviding information useful for business management, bydeepening education and research centered on management.
The goal is to train highly specialized professionals,
including entrepreneurs and consultants.

Graduate School of Education
Education Major (Master’s Course)With the goal of integrating academic theory and practicein the field of education, this major trains specialists in
educational research, particularly early childhood educationand primary education.

Graduate School of Education (Teaching
Profession)
Teaching Profession Major (Professional
Degree Course)With the goal of developing educators capable of serving
as effective leaders in developing new schools, this course
develops educational professionals, particularly elementary
school educators.

Graduate School of Brain Sciences[Mind and Brain Sciences Major (Master’s
Course) ]The Master’s Program in the Brain Sciences seeks to trainengineers, educators, and researchers who can contributehuman society on the basis of understanding multifacetedviews of mind and brain.

[Brain Sciences Major (Doctoral Course) ]The Doctoral Program in the Brain Sciences seeks to train
researchers and engineers who can advance brain sciencesby integrating systems neuroscience, social neuroscience,and computational neuroscience.

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Tamagawa University Research Institute

Coordinated, continuing research activities are currently
being conducted at 6 research centers and at one education
center focused on specific fields within agricultural sciences,engineering, and humanities. In addition, individual
researchers pursue and address their own research topics.

K-16 Education Research Center

The K-16 Education Research Center seeks a deeper
understanding of how to enrich educational activities atlevels K-16 (kindergarten through university), based ontheoretical research on “Zenjin” Education.

Honeybee Science Research Center

The Honeybee Science Research Center, the only research
center of its kind, pursues research intended to contributeto society in areas ranging from honeybee ecology to the
production of honey.

Biosystems & Biofunctions Research Center

The Biosystems & Biofunctions Research Center
pursues research intended to further both environmental
conservation and efficient food production. Current
research topics include plant factories that use artificial
light sources such as LEDs.

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Mycology & Metabolic Diversity ResearchCenter

The Mycology & Metabolic Diversity Research Center
pursues research whose goal is to identify lead compounds
in pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals, drawing on
fungi as an underexplored biogenetic resource.

Humanities Research Center

The Humanities Research Center engages in researchacross a broad spectrum of the humanities, with philosophy,
literature, art, and historical culture at the heart.

Higher Education Development Center

This center aims to fill the gap between aging university
customs and motives for transformation. Thus, the centerhas the following research themes: learning supports
for college students; faculty development; administrator
development; and institutional research.

Advanced Intelligence & Robotics ResearchCenter (AIBot)

The Advanced Intelligence & Robotics research center(AIBot) pursues research to support the creation ofhuman-centered social intelligence through the key areasof artificial intelligence, cognitive sciences and robot
technologies in an effort to help bring about a society
created through harmony of diverse values.

TSCP(Tamagawa Solar Challenge Project)

TSCP was launched as a campus wide research projectfocusing on solar energy technologies. With “Effective Useof Solar Energy” as its basic theme, this project is expected
not just to promote academic research, but to produce
educational benefits for students at the elementary, junior,and senior high school levels by providing educational
materials on environmental and energy issues.
The solar car created as a product of the project has
participated and achieved notable results in solar car races
at home and abroad.

TRCP(Tamagawa Robot Challenge Project)

TRCP is a collaboration project of the middle school andhigh school science education and the Engineering schoolof university. TRCP aims a facilitation of challenging
spirits of students by having them to participate in robot
competitions and a development of teaching materials that
attract scientific mind of students. We were the 2008 and2010 world champion of Robocup@home competition. The
science club students are participating in Robocup junior,
WRO and FLL competitions, with technical supports fromrobot experts at the university.

19Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute
Basic Brain Science Research Center

The Basic Brain Science Research Center is composed of 4
divisions: system neuroscience, human cognitive neuroscience,neural computation, and neurobiology of insect social
behavior. The center aims to uncover the working principlesof the human mind based on experimental neuroscience using
animal and human subjects and computational neuroscience.

One of the philosophies of Tamagawa, "Zenjin Education",must be demonstrated scientifically. The Brain Science
Institute was founded according to this philosophy. The 21st
century is recognized as the age of brain sciences, andmajor breakthroughs in the area are expected worldwide.
The results of brain sciences are being utilized in manydifferent ways within society, such as in education andmedical science. The goal of the Brain Science Institute is
to understand the human mind and human beings throughfrontier research in not only cutting-edge neurosciences but
also in behavioral, psychological, philosophical sciences,and through integration of them.

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Applied Brain Science Research Center

The Applied Brain Science Research Center is composed of
4 divisions: human social behavior, development of the humanmind, intellectual communication between humans and robots,and philosophy of the mind. The center aims to understandthe functions of the human mind based on behavioral,
psychological and philosophical perspectives.

Center for English as a Lingua Franca andTamagawa Adventure Program
Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)

The center was established in April 2014 in order to offer
our students English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) program,a campus-English language program, in which about
2,300 students from all eight colleges are enrolled. The
program which was designed to reflect the use of English
in the globalized world: It aims to make the students learn
English as an international lingua franca. Teachers are from
13 different countries with 10 different first languages.
In addition to regular English classes, the center also
provides tutor services for students and assists professional
developments for our academic staff.

Center for Tamagawa Adventure Program(TAP)

This center has been providing innovative experiential
learning programs since 2000. The center provides a wide
range of group communication programs for K-12 anduniversity students for their personal, emotional and social
growth. While Tamagawa is known for its Zenjin (“whole
person”) education, it is also globally recognized as aleading institution for Adventure Education.

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Tamagawa University Quantum ICT Research InstituteThis institute is moving ahead with research in newsciences that will completely surpass the functionality andability of current leading edge technology represented by
optical communication and super computers.
The research institute has founded and hosted the major
conference in this field, International conference on Quantum
communication, measurement and computing(QCM&C).
Following the achievement in this conference, the instituteaims to develop more fundamental theory on the quantum
information and the practical applications of the new theory.
To realize the above project, Tamagawa University has
established The Quantum Information Science ResearchCenter for the basis theory and The High Speed Quantum
Communication Research Center for developing a newquantum cryptography and quantum radar collaboratingwith the industries.

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Quantum Information Science ResearchCenter

The aim of this research center is to study thefundamental theory and principle of quantum information
science which is organized by two major scientific fields
such as information science and quantum mechanics. The
basic theorems for the future optical communication are
explored with studying functional analysis and quantum
Gaussian state. The quantum error correcting code forquantum computer is studied by applying sophisticatedalgebraic theories.
Furthermore, the fundamental experiment to ensure thefunction of the basic theory is tried.

Quantum Communication Research Center

This research center conducts an application of the newquantum cryptography to the cloud computing system
as the next generation network. This new cryptography
is based on so called Yuen-2000 (Y-00) protocol and therealization method has been discovered by Tamagawa
University. The proto type of the system has been made in
Hitachi Information & Communication Engineering andis using in the practical data center communication as thetrial test. To establish this technology as the world-widestandard, the security analysis and evaluation schemes inexperiment are developed.

American Physical Society (APS) has chosen Quantum ICT ResearchInstitute at Tamagawa University as one of 32 excellent research
institutions in the world at 2015.

The citation is as follows;
Since it’s inception in 1988, the goal of Quantum ICT Research Institute at Tamagawa University has been tounderstand the scientific foundations for realization of practical technology based on fundamental principles ofquantum phenomena. While doing remarkable work creating a physical cipher to protect ultra high bit rate opticalcommunication network against cyber-attacks, the centre is also focused on the creation of a Quantum Radar Camera.
With high level researchers and world renowned collaborators, the Institute is set to play a major role in the future of
Quantum ICT.
Tamagawa University was featured in an introduction movie which was televised at annual conference of American
Physical Society held in Texas USA at March 2015.

Toward solving the security of cloud computing system-A new quantum cryptography Y-00 developed by Tamagawa University-

The institute is developing an epoch making new quantum cryptography to ensure the security
for cloud computing system. The specific features of this cryptography, so called Y-00, are thatthe optical signal for the eavesdropper is randomized by quantum noise and he cannot obtainthe ciphertext itself. Furthermore it has a tolerant against the falsifying attack. Since this system
can operate at speed of the conventional optical communication and provide low latency,
Tamagawa University aims to put the new quantum cryptography to the practical use, andapplies it to the real data center communication network.
A new cryptography as random cipher: the number of the signals for encryption are 4096

Alice

encryption(Y‐00)

decryption“Abc….”
plain text

Signal eye pattern

Eve

“???”

Bob

(Y 0‐ 0)“Egz….”
Ciphertext

Signal level
4095“Abc….”
plain text

・・
・・

2048
・・
・・

Ciphertext cannot be
observed

0Signal level cannot be discriminatedConventional mathematical cipher

Alice

encryption

decryption“Egz….”
Ciphertext“Abc….”
plain text

Signal eye pattern“Egz….” “
→

・・・

Bob

Signal level

Eve“Abc….”
plain text

1

Ciphertext can beobserved

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About Tamagawa

Tamagawa Academy & University
Established/ 1929
Address/ 6-1-1 Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo,
194-8610 JAPAN
Number of Students-University/ 9,641-Academy(K-12)/ 2,056
Number of Faculty & Teachers & Staff/838(As of May 1, 2018)
Campus Area/ about 610,000m2
Off Campus Facilities/
Hakone (Kanagawa)/
about 770,000m2 (Research facilities for forestry andecology)
Hokkaido/
about 1,220,000m2 (Research facilities for biologicalproduction and the environment in a subarctic climate
Research field for northern vegetation forests)
Kagoshima/
about 100,000m2 (Facility for functional development of
tropical vegetation)
Nanaimo, BC, Canada (Tamagawa Gakuen of Canada
Society)/
about 320,000m2 (Laboratory for education on
ecological systems)

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CEO/ President of Tamagawa University/
Headmaster of Tamagawa Academy

Yoshiaki Obara
Born in Tokyo in 1946.
Attended Tamagawa Academy Elementary andLower Secondary divisions, and then transferred to
Roxbury Latin School in Massachusetts, the UnitedStates, when he was in 11th grade. He then graduatedfrom Roxbury Latin, studied at Monmouth College.
He also studied at the Graduate School of Arts andEducation at Tamagawa University, and earned a
Master’s Degree in Analysis of Educational Policy
from the Graduate School of Stanford University.
He became Professor at the Faculty of Arts andEducation of Tamagawa University in 1987. After
functioning as Director of the International Education
Office, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Education
and Vice President of the University, he wasappointed CEO, President of Tamagawa University
and Headmaster of Tamagawa Academy in 1994.

In addition, he is a director of the Association ofPrivate Universities of Japan.

Former Honorary Chairman

The Founder

Tetsuro Obara

Kuniyoshi Obara

Born in Tokyo in 1921.
Tetsuro Obara joined Tamagawa in 1951 after
graduating from Keio University. After serving asa Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Education
and as Vice President of Tamagawa University,
he was appointed President of Tamagawa
University, President of Tamagawa Gakuen JuniorCollege for Women, Headmaster of Tamagawa
Academy, and CEO in 1973 (serving through1994). After Kuniyoshi Obara’s death, Tetsuro
Obara established the foundations needed tomove Tamagawa into a new era, while steadfastly
maintaining the philosophy of “Zenjin” Education.
On June 28, 2011, he died, aged 89.

Born in Kagoshima in 1887.
Kuniyoshi Obara worked as a telegraph operator
before graduating from Kagoshima Normal Schooland Hiroshima Higher Normal School. Following a
stint as an instructor at the Kagawa Normal School,
he advanced to Kyoto Imperial University, where
he graduated from the Division of Philosophy.
Thereafter, he served as instructor at the Hiroshima
Higher Normal School. Still later, he served assuperintendent of Seijo Elementary School, andthen as Principal of the Seijo High School. In 1929,
he founded Tamagawa, an institution founded on
the “Zenjin” Education philosophy—educating thewhole person—he so long had advocated. On his
death in 1977, he was the last surviving founder ofJapan’s major private educational institutions.

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History of Tamagawa
1929
1947

1930 Completion of Chapel

1948
1950
1962
1965
1967

1987 “Yellow Garden”, the world’s
first yellow colored cosmos wasdeveloped

1971
1977
1979
1987
1994
2000

2009 Tamagawa’s 80th
anniversary event

2001
2002

2004
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2005

Tamagawa was inaugurated.
There were 111 students and 18 teachers.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa University.
Permission was granted to establish the Elementary Division as the
New Elementary School.
Permission was granted to establish the Lower Secondary Division
as the New Junior High School.
Permission was granted to establish the Upper Secondary Division
as the New High School.
Permission was granted to establish the Department of Education
by Correspondence.
Kindergarten Division was approved by Tokyo Metropolitan government.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa University Facultyof Engineering.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa Gakuen JuniorCollege for Women.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa University
Graduate School of Engineering.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa University
Graduate School of Arts and Education.
Permission was granted to establish Tamagawa University
Graduate School of Agriculture.
Permission was granted to establish the Advanced certificate
program in Arts including Music, Fine Arts and Drama Majors.
Museum of Educational Heritage opened.
Tamagawa University Research Institute opened.
Tamagawa was granted ISO14001certification: the world’s first for
a comprehensive institution.
Tamagawa University School of Business Administration was established.
Tamagawa University College of Education and College of Arts
were established.
The Integrative Human Science Program of Tamagawa University
was chosen as a 21st Century Center of Excellence Program by theJapan Society for the Promotion of Science.
The Faculty of Arts and Education was transformed into the Schoolof Humanities.
K-12 divisions were granted CITA certification.
Tamagawa Gakuen Junior College for Women closed.
The Graduate School of management was established.

2006

2007

2008

2009
2010
2011
2013
2014

2016

K-12 divisions were granted the Round Square school membership.
K-12 Educational System, a 12-year integrated education programfrom kindergarten through 12th grade started.
The Graduate School of Education was established.
School of Humanities became College of Humanities.
Faculty of Agriculture became College of Agriculture.
Faculty of Engineering became College of Engineering.
School of Business Administration became College of Business
Administration.
Tamagawa Academy International Class was established.
Tamagawa University College of Arts and Sciences wasestablished.
Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute was established.
Tamagawa University was fully accredited by Japan University
Accreditation Association (JUAA) and became its full member.
The Graduate School of Education (Teaching Profession) wasestablished.
"Origins of the Social Mind" program of Tamagawa University waschosen as a Global-COE (Center of Excellence) Program by the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT).
Tamagawa Academy was chosen as a Super Science High School
by MEXT.
Tamagawa Academy was accredited by International Baccalaureate
Organization as a Middle Years Programme school.
Ph.D. program in Brain Sciences was established.
Tamagawa Academy was accredited by International Baccalaureate
Organization as a Diploma Programme school.
Tamagawa University Quantum ICT Research Institute wasestablished.
Tamagawa University College of Tourism and Hospitality was established.
The Graduate School of Brain Sciences was established.
Tamagawa Academy was selected as a Super Global High School(SGH) by MEXT.
Tamagawa University was selected as a Acceleration Program for
University Education Rebuilding : AP (complex type of themeⅠ
and Ⅱ) by MEXT.
Tamagawa Academy started BLES (Bilingual Elementary School),
BLES-K (Bilingual Elementary School-Kindergarten), Extended
school programmes.

2013 Charles Bolden, NASA
Administrator, visited Tamagawa

2013 Symphonic Wind Orchestra
won the first place in the
category “Symphonic Band”
with outstanding success at 7th
Summa Cum Laude International
Youth Music Festival in Vienna

2014 Tamagawa students
demonstrated Robots to President
Obama.

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