Musashino Art University
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is a university in Kodaira
, western Tokyo
founded in 1962 and has roots going back to 1929.
Teikoku Art School was founded in 1929; in 1948 it became Musashino Art School , and in 1962 it became Musashino Art University. This is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and various other fields.
The university has exchange agreements with other universities in a variety of countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
Kodaira, Tokyo
Kodaira redirects here. For the mathematician, see Kunihiko Kodaira. is a city located in the western region of Tokyo, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 180,049 with 82,179 households and a population density of 8,800.05 persons per km² as of July 1, 2011...
, western Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
founded in 1962 and has roots going back to 1929.
Teikoku Art School was founded in 1929; in 1948 it became Musashino Art School , and in 1962 it became Musashino Art University. This is known as one of the leading art universities in Japan.
From its start, the university taught fine art and industrial design; it later added architecture, fashion, and various other fields.
The university has exchange agreements with other universities in a variety of countries. It has a graduate school that awards master's degrees and doctorates.
Students/Professors
- Taku AramasaTaku AramasaBorn in Tokyo on 15 August 1936, Aramasa moved with his family to Manchukuo in 1940. In 1948 he moved to Sakata, Yamagata. He graduated from in 1960, and set up a design company in which he was an art director, but became a freelance in 1970. He worked as a fashion photographer in Paris from 1973...
, photographer - Hiroki Endo, manga artist
- Koji IshikawaKoji Ishikawa (illustrator)is a popular Japanese children's book author and illustrator. His work includes advertisements, magazine illustration, web, character design and book design. In recent years he has made children's books. He lives in Tokyo with his wife and two children....
, illustrator - Satoshi KonSatoshi Konwas a Japanese anime director and manga artist from Kushiro, Hokkaidō and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association . He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. He is sometimes credited as in the credits of Paranoia Agent...
, anime film director - Fusako KuramochiFusako Kuramochiis a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She debuted with Megane-chan no hitorigoto, published in the 1972 Autumn issue of Bessatsu Margaret. She left Musashino Art University before graduation....
, manga artist - Ryū MurakamiRyu Murakamiis a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is colloquially referred to as the "Maradona of Japanese literature".-Biography:Born as Ryūnosuke Murakami in Sasebo, Nagasaki on February 19, 1952...
, novelist and film maker - Yurie NagashimaYurie Nagashimais a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist working predominantly in the genres self-portraiture, portraiture, street photography and still life. In 2000, Nagashima was awarded the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award...
, photographer - Soji ShimadaSoji Shimadais a Japanese logic mystery novelist. Born in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, Mr. Shimada currently resides in Los Angeles, California.- Biography :...
, mystery novelist - Yuko ShimizuYuko Shimizuis a Japanese designer who created Hello Kitty.She was born in Chiba prefecture. After graduating from Musashino Art University, she released Hello Kitty at Sanrio in 1974....
, designer - Keita TakahashiKeita Takahashiis a game director, his most notable titles being Katamari Damacy and its sequel, We Love Katamari. The original Katamari game was a surprise hit and was praised for its quirkiness, originality, and charm...
, game designer - Yellow TanabeYellow Tanabeis a Japanese manga artist. She was an assistant for Mitsuru Adachi and Makoto Raiku and made her debut in 2002 with the short story Lost Princess. She is best known for the manga series Kekkaishi, which has been adapted as an anime television series and translated into many languages...
, manga artist - Yoshihiko WadaYoshihiko Wadais a Japanese painter.-Biography:* Born in Miyama , Kitamura, Mie, Japan in 1940, his father was a cleric.* He graduated from Asahigaoka High School in Aichi....
, painter - Yoshiharu SekinoYoshiharu Sekinois a Japanese explorer, travel writer and photographer, anthropologist, and doctor.Sekino was born in Tokyo. In 1971, while still a student at Hitotsubashi University , he cofounded and participated in a university team that descended the entire length of the Amazon, thereafter travelling around...
, cultural anthropologist - Seiichi HishikawaSeiichi HishikawaSeiichi Hishikawa, a film maker, art director, and photographer was born in Tokyo in 1969 and began his career in the music industry. He entered CBS/Sony Group in the General Affairs section, General Affairs division, and eventually moved on to the Sony Corporation. PR/Advertising division,...
, film maker , art director , photographer