Taisho University
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About Taisho University
According to Wikipedia, Taisho University is a private university in Nishi-sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. The university was founded in the last year of the Taishō period by merging the three Buddhist colleges. The three were:the Tendai-shū College ,the Buzan College , andthe Religious College .Its school precepts are based on the Tendai school of Buddhism. The concept for the university began when five doctors—Junjiro Takakusu, Masaharu Anesaki, Eun Maeda, Senshō Murakami and Masataro Sawayanagi—who were leaders of Buddhist society in Japan, proposed creating a Buddhist university union.
What Is Taisho University Known For?
Taisho University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Literature
- Communications
- Sociology
- History
- Political Science
- Education
- Psychology
- Earth Sciences
- Anthropology
- Law
- Medical
- Economics
- Business
Taisho University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Taisho University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Taisho University ranks #1704 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
Taisho University ranks #794 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
Taisho University ranks #1417 worldwide for influence in Literature.
Taisho University ranks #10774 worldwide for influence in Communications.
Taisho University ranks #635 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesTaisho University ranks #2299 worldwide for influence in History.
Taisho University ranks #3658 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
Taisho University ranks #7083 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesTaisho University ranks #1392 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesTaisho University ranks #2026 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
Taisho University ranks #1878 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesTaisho University ranks #8896 worldwide for influence in Law.
Taisho University ranks #11170 worldwide for influence in Medical.
Taisho University ranks #7262 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesTaisho University ranks #14984 worldwide for influence in Business.
