Shin-Egota
Shin-egota
Station is
located in the Egota area between
Nerima and Nakano wards in the northwest
of Tokyo. The station is served
by the Toei Oedo Line.
Egota
is an area of Tokyo which has a
unique atmosphere – a new kind of
blend of the Shitamachi (old
Japanese culture) and the modern.
The Shitamachi culture
gives the area a quiet relaxing
air with traditional shops and houses,
and the modern has given it the
latest music and DVD shops, supermarkets,
and fast food joints. The modern
touch is due to the large student
community in Egota as 3 universities
are located here – Nihon University
College of Art, Musashino Academia
Musicae, and Musashi
University. Musashi University
is only 7 minutes walk from Shin-egota
Station.
Musashi
University
Musashi
University was founded in 1922 as
a high school, then later turned
into a university in 1949 when the
education system was reformed after
the war. Its founder, Kaichiro Nezu,
a prominent businessman, started
the institute with the mission “
to
instill students with the knowledge
and ability to conduct research,
analyze problems and uncover solutions
on
their own”.
With
what started as a university with
just one faculty, the Faculty of
Economics, today there are 3 faculties
with 8 departments, and 2 graduate
schools. These are the Faculty of
Economics with the Departments of
Economics, Management, and Finance;
the Faculty of Humanities with the
Departments of British
and American Studies & Comparative
Culture, European Studies and Comparative
Culture, and Japanese and East-Asian
Studies and Comparative Culture;
and the Faculty of Sociology with
the Departments of Sociology, and
Socio-Media Studies. The graduate
schools are the Graduate School
of Economics with the Division of
Economics, Management and Finance,
which offers Master's Programs;
and the Division of Economics and
the Division of Management and Finance
offering both Master's and Doctoral
Programs; and the Graduate School
of Humanities with the Division
of European and American Studies,
Division of Japanese Studies, and
Division of Sociology, all offering
both Master's and Doctoral Programs.
Keeping
in mind its mission, the university
has good relationships and exchange
programs with 8 universities from
6 countries. Musashi University
has a large scenic campus, richly
landscaped with trees and plants.
