Musashino University
Musashino University is an institution of higher education in Ariake, a district in Kōtō, Tokyo, with a suburban campus in Nishitōkyō. Musashino University is uniquely focused on the ideals associated with the Hongwanji Jodo Shinshu School of Buddhism.History
Musashino Women's University was founded by Junjiro Takakusu, an internationally known Buddhist scholar. The institution was to be based on the principles of "Buddhist-based
human education". Takakusu was a progressive thinker who stressed women's education and involvement in society. The Japanese government conferred the Order of Culture on him in 1944.Faculties
The university has expanded in size and scope since its founding in the early years of the 20th century.
