OpenFieldTakachiho University is a historic private commercial university in Suginami-ku, Tokyo, renowned as Japan's first private higher commercial school, offering specialized degrees in business administration, commercial law, and human science.
Founded by Baron Shibusawa Eiichi’s contemporary, Dr. Ryukichi Endo, Takachiho excels in practical corporate entrepreneurship, accounting, business informatics, and consumer psychology. The university maintains small-group seminars and corporate internship pipelines across central Tokyo, preparing students for executive roles in commerce, financial consulting, and digital marketing.
Admissions require high school graduation and entrance evaluation. International applicants require EJU Japanese score >= 200 or JLPT N2, official secondary school transcripts, and an academic interview.
Four-year program in business venture creation, brand positioning, consumer decision modeling, digital e-commerce, and commercial risk analysis in Tokyo.
Comprehensive degree preparing candidates for the Certified Public Tax Accountant (Zeirishi) exam, corporate financial reporting, and cost accounting.
Interdisciplinary degree analyzing digital media culture, cognitive psychology, advertising persuasion, and UI/UX usability testing.
Two-year graduate program in corporate strategy, organizational behavior, and tax law, with tax accountant examination subject exemptions upon thesis approval.
Generous tuition fee reduction granting 30% to 50% tuition reduction for admitted international students throughout their four-year undergraduate studies.
Corporate internship placement pairing upper-division business students with Tokyo fintech scale-ups for cashless payment analytics and marketing growth hacking.
Professor of Corporate Strategy and SME Innovation · Faculty of Commerce
Prof. Dr. Tatsuya Fujii researches small-to-medium enterprise business model adaptation and digital transformation across metropolitan Tokyo commercial districts.
View research profile ↗Associate Professor of Consumer Psychology and Behavioral Economics · Department of Human Sciences
Dr. Michiko Aoyama investigates cognitive biases and heuristic decision making in digital consumer retail, consulting for e-commerce advertising agencies.
View research profile ↗Professor of Accounting Systems and Corporate Tax Auditing · Department of Business Administration
Prof. Yasuo Sugimoto trains accounting scholars in Japanese corporate taxation law and financial statement auditing, publishing on tax compliance architectures.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Takachiho University academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.