Seijo University

Seijo University (成城大学)

Type	Private
Established	1950
President	Yuji Yui
Location	Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Campus	Urban
Member of	Tokyo 4 Universities
Colors	deep-blue
Website	www.seijo.ac.jp

Seijo University

Seijo University (成城大学 Seijō Daigaku) is a private university in Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by the Seijo Gakuen institute. Seijo University has its origins in Seijo Gakuen (成城学園), which was founded in 1917 by Dr. Masataro Sawayanagi, a former Minister of Education. Under the pre-World War II education system it was called ‘Seijo Higher School’. It became Seijo University in 1950.

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Economics
• Graduate School of Literature
• Graduate School of Law
• Graduate School of Social Innovation

Undergraduate Schools

• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Arts and Literature
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Social Innovation

Others

• Seijo University Library
• Research Centers (Economics, Folklore, Contemporary Law, Glocal Studies)
• Media Network Center (MNC)
• International Exchange Office (IEO)

Famous alumni

• Tsutomu Hata, former Prime Minister of Japan^[1]
• Yūko Obuchi, member of House of Representatives of Japan
• Taku Eto, member of House of Representatives of Japan
• Yoko Komiyama, member of House of Representatives of Japan
• Takao Fujii, member of House of Councillors of Japan
• Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, member of House of Councillors of Japan
• Chiaki Ishihara, professor (Waseda University)
• Mitsuhiro Seki, professor (Hitotsubashi University)
• Sukeyuki Miura, professor (Chiba University, Rissho University)
• Masahiko Miyawaki, professor (Waseda University)
• Takehiko Iwasaki, associate professor (Kumamoto University)
• Nobuhiko Obayashi, movie producer
• Hitonari Tsuji, novelist
• Hiroshi Ogiwara, novelist
• Tetsuya Sato, novelist
• Aki Sato, novelist
• Minoru Ozawa, haiku poet
• Yumi Yoshimoto, songwriter, novelist, essayist
• Tomomi Tsutsui, screenwriter, novelist
• Yukiko Konosu, essayist, translator
• Yuka Saitō, essayist
• Shuntaro Ono, literary critic
• Minako Saito, literary critic
• Naotaro Moriyama, musician
• Keiichiro Akagi, actor
• Masakazu Tamura, actor
• Masahiro Takashima, actor
• Masanobu Takashima, actor
• Ken Ishiguro, actor
• Mitsuhiro Oikawa, actor, singer
• Yukiyoshi Ozawa, actor
• Kazuki Enari, actor, talent
• Shima Iwashita, actress
• Satoko Oshima, actress, talent
• Honami Suzuki, actress
• Mayu Tsuruta, actress
• Yuko Ito, actress
• Yoshino Kimura, actress
• Moe Yamaguchi, actress, talent
• Yuka Nomura, actress
• Kazuyuki Yoshida, announcer (NHK)
• Tomoki Tanaka, announcer (NHK)
• Toshihisa Osaka, announcer (NHK)
• Jun Ogura, free announcer (NTV), associate professor (Edogawa University)
• Hiroki Ando, announcer (TBS)
• Kazuhiro Watanabe, announcer (Fuji TV)
• Minako Nagai, free announcer (NTV)
• Tohko Amemiya, essayist, free announcer (TBS)
• Saori Fujimura, announcer (Fuji TV)
• Eri Mizuhara, announcer (TV Tokyo)
• Yukari Oshima, announcer (Fuji TV)
• Erina Masuda, announcer (TBS)
• Akiyo Yoshida, announcer (TBS)

See also

• Lycée Seijo, a defunct boarding school in France affiliated with this university

References

1. Sanger, David E. "Man in the News; Cautious Leader in Japan: Tsutomu Hata." The New York Times. April 23, 1994. Retrieved on January 10, 2014.

External links

• Seijo University - official website
• Seijo University - official website (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°38′32″N 139°36′04″E / 35.6422°N 139.601°E