History
Doho University was preceded by Shinshu College, founded by the Buddhist teacher 住田智見 Sumida Chiken. (1868-1938) . Founded on the spirit of “Dōbō Seishin” (同朋精神) =spirit of fellowship; based on the teachings of Shinran Shonin (1173-1263), the university aims to be a place where people learn about “living together” and can achieve true growth.
| Year | Significant events |
|---|---|
| 1826 | Etsuzo Nagaya opens in Nagoya Higashi Honganji Kakesho |
| 1921 | Shinshu College established |
| 1930 | Shinshu College Department of Research opens |
| 1949 | Tokai Senshu Training College opens |
| 1950 | Tokai Doho University opens, Department of Buddhism, Faculty of Buddhism opens |
| 1959 | Tokai Doho University changes name to Doho University |
| 1961 | Faculty of Buddhism changes name to Faculty of Letters, Department of Social Welfare opens |
| 1964 | Department of National Literature opens in Faculty of Letters |
| 1977 | Doho Gakuen Buddhist Culture Institute opens (became Doho University Buddhist Culture Institute in 1992) |
| 1985 | Faculty of Social Welfare opens |
| 1986 | Special Course (Buddhism Studies) opens (Tokai Senshu Training College restructured) |
| 1994 | Faculty of Letters restructured, Department of Buddhism changes name to Department of Buddhist Culture, Department of National Literature changes name to Department of Japanese Literature, Life Education Center Opens |
| 1995 | Health Information Center opens in Faculty of Social Welfare |
| 2003 | Buddhist Cultural Studies course opens in Graduate School Department of Literary Research |
| 2004 | Graduate School Department of Human Welfare Research opens |
| 2005 | Faculty of Letters restructured, Department of Japanese Literature changes name to Department of Human Culture, doctorate program opens in Graduate School Department of Literary Research |
| 2009 | Faculty of Letters restructured into Department of Buddhism and Department of Humanities, Department of Social Welfare restructured in Social Welfare Studies and Child Science Studies courses |
| 2015 | Clinical Psychology Studies courses open in Graduate School Department of Human and Social Welfare Research |
| 2020 | Graduate School Department of Human Studies Research established, research departments integrated |
| 2024 | Psychology Studies courses open in Department of Social Welfare |