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Kunitachi aims to develop students as well-rounded music professionals by providing a balanced educational environment with facilities and programs comprehensively crafted to support their dreams and passion for musical excellence. Kunitachi College of Music was founded in 1926 as Tokyo Junior College of Music (Tokyo Music Conservatory) and was established anew in 1950 under the postwar education guidelines. It is now located in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. For more than half a century, we have inspired and delivered generations of fine musicians and dedicated educators to Japan's music scene. As part of our commitment to excellence in music education, Kunitachi endeavors to expand its activities both within Japan and overseas as the regional music cultural hub in the 21st century. At Kunitachi, we love music above all. Our students and alumni flourish as musicians, educators, and business professionals who actively support and sustain the art and its development. While most people recognize them only through their achievements, we understand the persistence they needed on the way to success. As musical techniques progress, development in sensitivity and intellect becomes increasingly important and necessary to master music as a specialist. Our students are required to exhibit the discipline, commitment, and desire to work hard every day to push through many challenges in all aspects of their studies. The most significant challenge anyone faces in pursuing music as a career is to challenge and conquer oneself continuously. We educate our students as sensible and responsible talents, equipped with rich musicality, reliable techniques, and specialized knowledge qualified in sustaining the broad spectrum of activities in the development of the music culture. The 4-year undergraduate curriculum consists of a 2-year compulsory core foundation program for students to acquire necessary skills and knowledge to complement the vital professional orientation programs in their later years of studies. Our Modular System is superbly equipped with critical core studies (foundation modules) and an extensive set of elective studies to tailor a unique curriculum to augment individual expertise. The critical core studies (foundation modules) equip students with a solid theoretical background and practical skills, which become essential building blocks to complement the robust professional modules, specialized studies in their later years. Most people have heard others say that finding employment is hard for music students. However, the courses available for graduates looking to get jobs or continue their education is wide-ranging. At the Kunitachi College of Music, starting with the "Foundation seminar" of the first year, and with course selection starting in the third year, an environment has been prepared that allows the student to personally consider their four year college life while keeping an eye toward life after graduation. In addition to the skills, knowledge, and education necessary for an inquiry into music, students also learn the persistence and social skills fundamental to becoming a full-fledged member of society. In addition to over-the-counter course and employment counseling, our Student Support Division offers programs primarily intended for third and fourth-year students, such as course and job hunting information sessions and more in-depth industry information sessions. Students are welcome to participate in the company organized information sessions within the school regardless of grade and the hands-on preparation courses held from time to time. We have created a forum for students providing information and practice necessary to select a career over the four school years. Kunitachi College of Music graduates is not limited to general business. Many graduates have gone on to careers ranging from private and kindergarten music teachers to performers such as orchestra members. The Job Hunting Materials Corner is a place for information gathering. Their students can browse various job postings and company information, teacher recruitment examination materials, guidelines for students looking to enter graduate school, etc. Kunitachi aims to foster a culture of international understanding and collaborations. We have signed various international exchange agreements with several overseas universities to infuse global perspectives into our curriculum. As we expand our resources by building and strengthening our ties with various prestigious universities worldwide, we strive to nurture our students with a world vision through excellence and innovation in teaching, learning, and research. We welcome candidates who possess robust learning and communicating abilities, candidates who demonstrate high self-expectations, a strong desire to improve, and enthusiasm for challenging new possibilities. These candidates aspire to achieve excellence both in their specialized studies and in life. View full university

Hitotsubashi University is a national university corporation and is the only University in Japan to specialize exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. Since its foundation, Hitotsubashi has been at the forefront of Japan's innovation. It has been a powerhouse for generations of Japan's globally active business leaders and a research hub producing cutting-edge research in the global academic network of the social sciences. Our primary teaching and research activities take place at Kunitachi Campus in western Tokyo. Kodaira Kokusai (International) Campus has residence halls for domestic and international students and excellent sports facilities. Chiyoda Campus is located in the birthplace of Hitotsubashi, Kanda-Hitotsubashi in central Tokyo, and offers courses for the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy. Hitotsubashi University Library holds 2 million volumes and 16,900 serial titles. The collections in the Center for Historical Social Science Research are of outstanding international significance with more than 76,100 volumes of rare materials in the social sciences, including the Carl Menger collection, the Schumpeter Collection, and the Soda Kiichiro collection, to name but a few. The library has been rated as the top university library in Japan in the University Library Rankings conducted by the Asahi Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper. During its long history, Hitotsubashi University has developed into a leading research university in Japan specializing in the social sciences. In Japan and worldwide, Hitotsubashi has demonstrated its particular strength in academic research that makes practical contributions to improving society. For example, Hitotsubashi has been a leader in research on systemic reforms in public policy, the economy, law, and business management innovation. It places equal importance on basic and applied research, aiming to establish a suitable theoretical foundation that leads to sufficient problem resolution. All of Hitotsubashi University's educational programs have been meticulously prepared to cultivate each student individually, and the University has consequently prepared many promising, talented graduates for society. The faculty is deeply involved in cutting-edge research and closely works with students in small-group seminars of about seven or eight students. The most remarkable feature of our University is the richness of its high-quality education. Students emerge from this favorable environment with the ability to identify and solve issues based on their in-depth, specialized knowledge and contribute to social, economic, academic, and cultural advancement in Japan and around the world. Hitotsubashi University aims to be a world-class education and research center in the social sciences, continuing its honorable tradition and history while advancing toward further sophistication and internationalization of research and education. Hitotsubashi was the first Japanese university to adopt a seminar system. Japan's education system unavoidably emphasizes mass education, but all Hitotsubashi students are required to participate in small-group seminars. The seminars also foster a high standard of study and research and underpin the University's creative and liberal character. Hitotsubashi University was established as a center of education and research embracing every field of the social sciences, which make up the learning of civil society. The University has contributed to the development of Japan's political and economic society and nurturing its creative driving force through its liberal academic traditions. Its standards of education and research, including those in the humanities, are incredibly high. Since its establishment, it has produced many highly talented graduates who have been active in Japan and internationally. Based on this history and record of achievement, our continuing mission is to create an intellectual and cultural property that will contribute to the building of free and peaceful political and economic societies in Japan and the world and train those who will assume leadership positions. To accomplish this mission, Hitotsubashi University lays down the following principles and policies for the active promotion of pioneering and interdisciplinary education and research in the social sciences, intending to help solve, as a center for Japan and the world, the critical problems common to human societies. View full university