The Faculty of Letters has been educating students for more than 120 years on its quest to find the true nature of cross-border, intergenerational humanity and society. Through small seminar classes and other offerings, students are encouraged to build their reading comprehension, writing abilities, and critical thinking skills. We cultivate individuals who will carve out a new future, no matter where in the world they choose to work.

Great changes are taking place across Japan and around the world, and our faculty conducts research into the economies of both Japan and the world with a foundation in basic theory. With a focus on small seminar classes, students learn independently through continuous discussion and polish the skills necessary to discover and resolve different issues.

As globalization and the use of information technologies continue to spread, the diversity and complexity of the business world continues to increase.Students acquire the broader perspective needed to deal with those changes through a wide range of study that includes social economics, environmental issues, and global affairs. This gives them the skills they need to succeed in the field of business.

The goal of the faculty is to provide students with the mindset, specialized knowledge, and practical abilities they need to resolve legal issues that arise in society in a logical and legally-balanced way. We also place importance on students acquiring the linguistic and other communication skills required to deal with legal issues in global society.

Each department in this faculty provides its own unique learning environment with a shared core based on both theory and empirical evidence. Students use the knowledge they gain in class by applying it to statistical analysis and fieldwork in the real world, thereby gaining the ability to approach social issues from multiple perspectives and find workable solutions.

Our world faces a diverse array of issues touching upon economics, poverty, scarcity of resources, the environment, conflict and more. We aim to find solutions to those issues by cultivating individuals capable of working on the world stage and contributing to regional and societal development. Students gain a global perspective and knowledge on a variety of problems, thereby acquiring the practical skills they need to find solutions.

Tourism research in this faculty is split into two fields: tourism industry and tourism policy. We aim to give students the skills they need to achieve their dreams of working in tourism, so they can support the tourism industry as it continues to globalize and contribute to the future of tourism. Our students become tourism industry and policy experts.

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are those technologies that connect people, systems, organizations and different fields, and make it possible to provide products and services never seen before. Students in this faculty learn about how to connect and integrate computer science, design, business, civil systems, and other specialized fields of study to gain a broader perspective and the ability to create new values.

Here you can become a professional who contributes to realizing and developing a society where all people are treated with dignity and can live in good health. You will cultivate the ability to comprehend diverse and complex issues in modern society from many perspectives, and collaborate with deep understanding of various specialized domains, in order to acquire knowledge and practical skills that enable you to shape the society of the future.

Philosophy, science, and passion are all essential to creating human value through sports. You will help improve people's quality of life (QOL) through sports, and solve social issues caused by the declining birthrate, aging population, and globalization. Here you will study cutting-edge, expert knowledge and skills related to health, sports, food, and nutrition, and create new potential in these fields.

Our faculty nurtures engineers, scientists, and architects who work in manufacturing, and help build our communities and nation. We believe that students should understand that creating can be fun, and aim to produce scientific and engineering professionals who will help make Japan a better place to live.

How can our society make the best use of ICT? Students in our faculty consider this issue as they become skilled information creators and users. Students gain knowledge and skills that go beyond the traditional boundaries of the arts and sciences, to make them better able to utilize information through a perspective that considers a wide range of fields, from social, economic, cultural, artistic, and psychological, to media, design, sports, and more.

The life sciences are expected to make great contributions to the field of regenerative medicine, and to solving the various food-related and environmental issues in the world today. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of life itself as they grow into individuals capable of positively contributing to the development of various fields that include medicine, the environment, agriculture, food and education.

Society is looking more and more to research into food and health that will help improve people’s quality of life through better health and greater vitality. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of food safety, security and functionality, and the human body and nutrition, and become capable of applying what they learned to solve real world problems.