Description

Private university in Tokyo founded in 1900. Its karate club, founded around 1924, produced prominent Shotokan karate instructors including Masatoshi Nakayama, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Hidetaka Nishiyama, and Mas Oyama, many of whom went on to senior roles in the Japan Karate Association.

Also known as

Instructors (3)

• 
  Funakoshi Gichin

  1932 - 1948
• 
  Funakoshi Gigō

  1932 - 1937
• 
  Masatoshi Nakayama

Trained here (3)

• 
  Masatoshi Nakayama

  linkShotokan 3

  Confirmed

  Both JKA official biography and Wikipedia confirm Nakayama studied under Funakoshi's son Yoshitaka (Gigō) at Takushoku University

  under Funakoshi Gigō badge (1932 - 1937)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Both JKA official biography and Wikipedia confirm Nakayama studied under Funakoshi's son Yoshitaka (Gigō) at Takushoku University

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Nakayama entered Takushoku University in 1932 to study Chinese language, and began learning karate under Gichin Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka (also known as Gigō)."

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Masatoshi Nakayama - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "studying under Master Funakoshi Gichin and one of the master's sons, Funakoshi Yoshitaka"

  — Japan Karate Association. Master Nakayama Masatoshi - Japan Karate Associationlinkinfo

  linkShotokan 3

  Confirmed

  Multiple sources confirm Nakayama learned karate under Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan, at Takushoku University

  under Funakoshi Gichin badge (1932 - 1937)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Multiple sources confirm Nakayama learned karate under Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan, at Takushoku University

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Nakayama entered Takushoku University in 1932 to study Chinese language, and began learning karate under Gichin Funakoshi and his son Yoshitaka (also known as Gigō)."

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Masatoshi Nakayama - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "Upon entering Takushoku University in 1932, Master Nakayama immediately joined the university's karate club, studying under Master Funakoshi Gichin and one of the master's sons, Funakoshi Yoshitaka."

  — Japan Karate Association. Master Nakayama Masatoshi - Japan Karate Associationlinkinfo
• 
  Mas Oyama

  linkKarate 3

  Confirmed

  Wikipedia confirms Oyama studied Shotokan under Gichin Funakoshi at Takushoku University for two years

  under Funakoshi Gichin badge (1946 - 1948)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Wikipedia confirms Oyama studied Shotokan under Gichin Funakoshi at Takushoku University for two years

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Oyama later attended Takushoku University in Tokyo and was accepted as a student at the dojo of Gichin Funakoshi where he trained for two years."

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Mas Oyama - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
• 
  Hirokazu Kanazawa

  linkShotokan 3

  Confirmed

  Multiple sources confirm Kanazawa trained under Masatoshi Nakayama, then head instructor of Shotokan at Takushoku University and later JKA chief instructor

  under Masatoshi Nakayama badge

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Multiple sources confirm Kanazawa trained under Masatoshi Nakayama, then head instructor of Shotokan at Takushoku University and later JKA chief instructor

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He began training in karate whilst at Takushoku University under the then-head instructor of Shotokan karate, Masatoshi Nakayama."

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Hirokazu Kanazawa - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

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