academic organization

Rissho University Educational Structure

  • Faculty of Buddhist Studies
    • Religious studies department
    • Department of Buddhism
  • Faculty of Letters
    • Department of Philosophy
    • Department of History
    • Department of Sociology
    • Department of Literature
  • Faculty of Economics
    • Department of Economics
  • Faculty of Business Administration
    • Department of Business Administration
  • Faculty of Law
    • Department of Law
  • Faculty of Social Welfare
    • Department of Social Welfare
    • Department of Child Education and Welfare
  • Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
    • Department of Environmental Systems
    • Department of Geography
  • Faculty of Psychology
    • Department of Clinical Psychology
    • Department of Interpersonal and Social Psychology
  • Faculty of Data Science
    • Department of Data Science

Rissho Uninersity Graduate School

  • Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
    • Department of Buddhist Studies (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Department of English and American Literature (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Sociology Major (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • History Major (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Japanese Literature Major (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Department of Philosophy (Master's course/Doctoral course)
  • Graduate School of Economics
    • Economics Major (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
  • Graduate School of Law
    • Major in Law (Master's Course)
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
    • Business Administration Major (Master's Course)
  • Graduate School of Social Welfare
    • Department of Social Welfare (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Department of Education and Welfare (Master's Course)
  • Graduate School of Geo-Environmental Science
    • Department of Environmental Systems Studies (Master's Program/Doctoral Program)
    • Department of Geospatial Systems (Master's course/Doctoral course)
  • Graduate School of Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology Major (Master's Program)
    • Applied Psychology Major (Master's Course)
    • Department of Interpersonal and Social Psychology (Master's Course)
    • Psychology major (doctoral course)

Affiliated educational and research institute (research institute)

  • Institute of Nichiren Buddhist Studies
  • Institute for the Comprehensive Study of the Lotus Sutra
  • Institute of Humanistic Sciences
  • Institute of Economic Studies
  • Institute of Business and Management
  • Institute of Legal Studies
  • Institute of Social Welfare
  • Institute of Environmental Science
  • Institute of Psychology
  • Institute of Data Science

Affiliated educational and research institutions (centers, etc.)

  • Center for Research Promotion and Social Contribution
  • Center for Teacher Training and Certification
  • Center for Educational Development
  • volunteer center
  • Center for Information and Communication Technology
  • Center for International Exchange
  • Admissions Center
  • Career Support Center
  • Center for Psychotherapy and Counseling
  • library
  • museum
  • Archives
  • Disability Support Services

Academic organization of affiliated and semi-affiliated schools

  • Affiliated school
    • Rissho University Rissho High School (Co-ed)
    • Rissho University Rissho Junior High School (co-educational)
  • Semi-affiliated school
    • Rissho University Sonnan High School

List of officials

President, Vice President, and Assistant President

Job title full name Job title full name
President Professor, Faculty of Data Science
Yukinobu Kitamura
Vice President Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Haruko Itano
Vice President Professor, Faculty of Economics
Wang Zai Zhe
Vice President Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
Hiroyoshi Fujii
Vice President Professor, Faculty of Data Science
Yohei Shiraki
Vice President Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Satoshi Nagai
Assistant to the President Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Emi Kainuma
Assistant to the President Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Yoshiro Kojima

Dean (University)

Job title full name Job title full name
Faculty of Buddhist Studies Professor, Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Takashi Annaka
Dean Faculty of Letters Professor, Faculty of Letters
Yoshiyoshi Murakami
Dean of Faculty of Economics Professor, Faculty of Economics
Shinya Kawahara
Dean Faculty of Business Administration Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
Yohei Matsumura
Dean Faculty of Law Professor, Faculty of Law
Makoto Hayakawa
Dean of Faculty of Social Welfare Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Satoshi Ohtake
Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Tomoki Suda
Faculty of Psychology Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Yumiko Uese
Faculty of Data Science Professor, Faculty of Data Science
Hiroshi Ietomi

Dean (Graduate School)

Job title full name Job title full name
Dean of Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology Professor, Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Eichi Terao
Dean Graduate School of Economics Professor, Faculty of Economics
Shika Sono
Dean of Graduate School of Law Professor, Faculty of Law
Satoshi Funahashi
Dean of Graduate School of Business Administration Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
Mitsuru Miyagawa
Dean Graduate School of Social Welfare Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Eiko Adachi
Dean of Graduate School of Geo-Environmental Science Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Osamu Okamura
Dean of Graduate School of Psychology Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Rumiko Koda

Affiliated educational and research institutes (research institutes)

Job title full name Job title full name
Director Institute of Nichiren Buddhist Studies Professor, Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Hara Shinjo
Director Institute for the Comprehensive Study of the Lotus Sutra Professor, Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Minowa
Director of Institute of Humanistic Sciences Professor, Faculty of Letters
Yumiko Watanabe
Director Institute of Economic Studies Professor, Faculty of Economics
Kozo Miyagawa
Director of Institute of Business and Management Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
Sugihara Shuju
Director of Institute of Legal Studies Professor, Faculty of Law
Atsushi Arai
Director of Institute of Social Welfare Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Yasuhiro Murao
Director Institute of Environmental Science Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Masaya Yasuhara
Director of Institute of Psychology Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Mieko Takahira
Director of Institute of Data Science Professor, Faculty of Data Science
Bunpei Nishizaki

Affiliated educational and research institutes (centers, etc.)

Job title full name Job title full name
Research Promotion and Social Contribution
Director
Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Shintaro Goto
Research Promotion and Social Contribution
Deputy Director
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics
Yoshimi Toki
Teaching and qualification education
Director
Associate Professor, Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Ai Okada
Director of Center for Educational Development Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Satoshi Nagai
Volunteer Center Director Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Yoshiro Kojima
Information Environment Infrastructure
Director
Professor, Faculty of Data Science
Yohei Shiraki
Director of Center for International Exchange Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Unserschütz Jancarla
Director Admissions Center Professor, Faculty of Geo-Environmental Science
Emi Kainuma
Career Support
Director
Professor, Faculty of Law
Hideki Ohshima
Director of Center for Psychotherapy and Counseling Professor, Faculty of Psychology
Hanae Tamura
Library Director Professor, Faculty of Economics
Miyuki Takahashi
Museum Director Professor, Faculty of Letters
Atsushi Iwamoto
Archives Professor, Faculty of Letters
Yoshihiko Sata
Disability Support Services Professor, Faculty of Social Welfare
Yoshiro Kojima