Rikkyo University

Japanese: 立教大学 - りっきょうだいがく
Rikkyo University

It is a private institution. Its origins date back to 1874 (Meiji 7), when C.M. Williams, an American Episcopal missionary, opened a private school called Rikkyo School in the Tsukiji foreign settlement in Tokyo. It moved to its current location in Ikebukuro in 1918 (Taisho 7), and in 1922, under the University Act, it became Rikkyo University with two faculties, the Faculty of Letters and the Faculty of Commerce. The school's founding spirit is character education based on Christian ideals. In 1931 (Showa 6), the Faculty of Commerce was renamed the Faculty of Economics, and in 1944, Rikkyo Science College was established. After the transition to a new university system in 1949 (Showa 24), the Faculty of Science was added. Furthermore, the Faculty of Sociology was established in 1958, and the Faculty of Law in 1959. As of 2010, the university has 10 faculties: Literature, Economics, Science, Sociology, Law, Tourism, Community Welfare, Business Management, Modern Psychology, and Intercultural Communication, and 14 graduate schools: Literature, Economics, Science, Sociology, Law, Tourism, Community Welfare, Business Design, 21st Century Social Design, Intercultural Communication, Business Management, Modern Psychology, Christian Studies, and Law. Affiliated facilities include the Institute of American Studies, the Atomic Energy Research Institute (which ceased operations in 2001), the Institute of Christian Education, the Institute of Latin American Studies, the Tourism Research Institute, and the Social Welfare Research Institute. The Rikkyo Gakuin Corporation, which is the parent company of the university, also runs Rikkyo Elementary School, Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior High School, Rikkyo High School, Rikkyo Niiza Junior High School, and Rikkyo High School. The headquarters is located at 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo.

[Akihiro Ito]

"Rikkyo Gakuin Centennial History" (1974, Rikkyo Gakuin) compiled by the Rikkyo Gakuin Centennial History Editorial Committee

[References] | Williams | The Anglican Church in Japan

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

私立。1874年(明治7)にアメリカ聖公会宣教師のC・M・ウィリアムズが、東京・築地(つきじ)外国人居留地に立教学校という私塾を開設したのが起源である。1918年(大正7)に池袋の現所在地に移転し、1922年に大学令による、文学部、商学部の2学部をもつ立教大学となる。キリスト教精神に基づく人格教育を建学の精神としている。1931年(昭和6)に商学部を経済学部と改称し、1944年には立教理科専門学校を併設した。1949年(昭和24)の新制大学移行後は、理科専門学校を理学部として加えた。さらに1958年には社会学部、1959年には法学部を新設した。2010年(平成22)時点で、文学、経済学、理学、社会学、法学、観光学、コミュニティ福祉学、経営学、現代心理学、異文化コミュニケーションの10学部があり、大学院は文学、経済学、理学、社会学、法学、観光学、コミュニティ福祉学、ビジネスデザイン、21世紀社会デザイン、異文化コミュニケーション、経営学、現代心理学、キリスト教学、法務の14研究科をもつ。附属施設としては、アメリカ研究所、原子力研究所(2001年稼働を停止)、キリスト教教育研究所、ラテンアメリカ研究所、観光研究所、社会福祉研究所などがある。大学の経営母胎となっている学校法人立教学院は、大学のほかに、立教小学校、立教池袋中学校、同高等学校、立教新座中学校、同高等学校を経営している。本部は東京都豊島(としま)区西池袋3-34-1。

[伊藤彰浩]

『立教学院百年史編纂委員会編『立教学院百年史』(1974・立教学院)』

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