Daito Bunka University

Daito Bunka University, established in 1923, is a historic institution, focusing on research on Asian cultures. Since its birth, more than 100,000 graduates have been making an impact across the world. Cooperating with over 100 sister universities mainly in Asia but not excluding other regions of the world, Daito Bunka University send more than 400 students a year abroad to study, while receiving a large number of international students every year.

Based on the university philosophy of “Fusion of Western and Eastern cultures,” Daito Bunka University attempts to offer a place of learning to all the people who have high motivation for learning, and to all who think for themselves on the basis of basic academic skills. In order to encourage our students to exert themselves to solve a variety of problems in our modern society, while sustaining their interest in history, society and cultures in the world, contributing to local and global community out of deep sympathy for cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation of the Japanese culture, and achieving a rich sense of humanity and erudition, Daito Bunka University offers a good place for learning.

By providing education and research on Eastern cultures,particularly Chinese studies, Daito Bunka University aims at contributing to the promotion of this field, ensuring the establishment of moral principles based on Confucianism,absorbing elements of Western culture while maintaining its foundations in Eastern culture, and achieving a fusion of Eastern and Western approaches to create a new, open culture that is open to the international community.

In accordance with its aims, Daito Bunka University conducts research and provides education in various disciplines related to the cultures of the world, with a particular focus on Eastern culture. The university also strives to promote greater understanding of those cultures, and works to shape students of character who respect the unique aspects of Eastern cultures and appreciate the region’s traditional arts and virtues. At the same time, the university strives to nurture promising students who have an international worldview so they can contribute to the development of global culture and the realization of human happiness.