is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

in Seijo,

Setagaya-ku is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flow ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It is operated by the

Seijo Gakuen The is an educational institute that operates universities and schools in Japan, and previously outside Japan. Institutions Current: * Seijo University (Tokyo) * Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School * Seijo Gakuen Elementary School * ...

institute. Seijo University has its origins in

(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. As the founder Masataro Sawayanagi directed, the university values education of respecting and developing individual perspectives by providing a wide range of small-sized classes. In 2017, it became 100 years since Seijo Gakuen Education Institute was founded.

Graduate Schools

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

Undergraduate Schools

*Faculty of Economics - Economics - Business administration *Faculty of Arts and Literature - Japanese literature (Chinese classical literature, Linguistics) - English literature (English literature, English linguistics, British and American culture) - Arts (Music, Play, Films history, Art history in eastern, European and Japanese areas). It is quite rare studies provided from higher education institutes in Japan. - Cultural history - Mass communication and medias - European cultural history *Faculty of Law - Law *Faculty of Social Innovation - Policy innovation - Psychological society

Others

*Seijo University Library *Research Centers - Economics - Folklore - Contemporary Law - Glocal Studies *Media Network Center (MNC) *International Exchange Office (IEO) *Career Center *Educational Innovation Center

Famous alumni

Tsutomu Hata was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan for nine weeks in 1994. He took over from Morihiro Hosokawa at the head of a coalition government. Shortly after he had been appointed Prime Minister, the Japanese Socialist Party l ...

, former

Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of Stat ...

Sanger, David E.
Man in the News; Cautious Leader in Japan: Tsutomu Hata
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''. April 23, 1994. Retrieved on January 10, 2014. * Yūko Obuchi, member of

House of Representatives of Japan The is the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors is the upper house. The composition of the House is established by and of the Constitution of Japan. The House of Representatives ha ...

* Taku Eto, member of

Yoko Komiyama is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shibuya, Tokyo and graduate of Seijo University, she worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1 ...

, member of

Takao Fujii is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 19 ...

, member of

House of Councillors of Japan The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...

* Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, member of

* 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 was a Japanese director, screenwriter and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting film ...

, movie producer *

Hitonari Tsuji is a Tokyo-born Japanese writer, composer, and film director. In his film and singing work he uses the name Jinsei Tsuji, an alternative reading of the Japanese writing of his name. He debuted as a writer in 1989. His books and stories have been ...

, novelist *

Hiroshi Ogiwara is a common masculine Japanese given name. It can also be transliterated as Hirosi. Possible writings Hiroshi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *浩, "meaning" *汎 *弘, *宏, *寛, *洋, *博, *博一, *博司, ...

, novelist * Tetsuya Sato, novelist * Aki Sato, novelist * Minoru Ozawa, haiku poet * Yumi Yoshimoto, songwriter, novelist, essayist *

Tomomi Tsutsui is a Japanese given name which can be given to either gender. Possible writings *智美, "wisdom, intellect, reason, beauty" *知美, "knowledge, beauty" *朋美, "companion, friend, beauty" *友美, "friend, beauty" *智実, "wisdom, fruit" *智 ...

, screenwriter, novelist * Yukiko Konosu, essayist, translator * Yuka Saitō, essayist * Shuntaro Ono, literary critic * Minako Saito, literary critic * Naotaro Moriyama, musician *

Tomu Muto is a Japanese idol and singer, and a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She is a member of AKB48's Team K. She is an alumna of Seijo University, where she studied economics and also earned her postgraduate degree, as well as a certif ...

, member of AKB48 * Keiichiro Akagi, actor *

Masakazu Tamura was a Japanese film and theatre actor. Profile Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. Tsumasaburō Bandō died when Tamura was only nine years old. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also ...

, actor *

Masahiro Takashima is a Japanese actor and singer. Early life Takashima comes from a family of actors, including his father Tadao Takashima, his mother Hanayo Sumi, and his younger brother Masanobu Takashima. Career Acting Takashima debuted in the 1987 film '' T ...

, actor *

Masanobu Takashima is a Japanese film and television actor. Career He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well. Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film '' L: Change the World'' (also known a ...

, actor *

Ken Ishiguro is a Japanese film, television and voice actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films since 1979. He is the son of Osamu Ishiguro was a tennis player from Japan. Career He played his first tournament in 1959 at the Asian Championships ...

, actor *

Mitsuhiro Oikawa is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, Mother Enterprise. He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School and Seijo University Faculty of Law. He is business partn ...

, actor, singer *

Yukiyoshi Ozawa is an American-born Japanese actor. Biography His father is conductor Seiji Ozawa. His mother is former model and actress Miki Irie. His sister is essayist Seira Ozawa. His cousin is musician Kenji Ozawa. He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Primar ...

, actor *

Kazuki Enari Kazuki (written: , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, J ...

, actor, talent *

Shima Iwashita is a Japanese actress who has appeared in about 100 films and many TV productions. She is married to film director Masahiro Shinoda, in whose films she has frequently appeared. She won the award for best actress at the 2nd Hochi Film Award for h ...

, actress * Satoko Oshima, actress, talent *

Honami Suzuki is a Japanese actress. Career Suzuki began acting after high school and debuted at age 19 in the television drama ''Asobi Ja Nai No Yo, Kono Koi Wa'' (TBS, 1986). Her breakthrough came in 1991 with the role of Rika in the Fuji TV television ad ...

, actress * Mayu Tsuruta, actress * Yuko Ito, actress *

Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series ''Masters of Horror''. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Awards for her appearance in '' Shitsura ...

, actress *

Moe Yamaguchi is a Japanese ''tarento''. She is represented with Stardust Promotion. Filmography Variety Current Former TV dramas Radio Films Stage Advertisements Bibliography References External links * * Coupii Art Shinzen Taishi (Moe ...

, actress, talent *

Yuka Nomura Yuka Nomura (野村佑香; ''Nomura Yūka'', born March 20, 1984) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Filmography * (1994) * 新生トイレの花子さん (''Shinsei toire no hanako-san'') (1998) * (2001) * ...

, 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 is a Japanese former actress and martial artist. She gained prominence in Hong Kong and became popular in the Philippines as Cynthia Luster. Due to Filipinos' interest in Jackie Chan, she became Chan's pseudo female equivalent. Biography Born ...

, announcer (Fuji TV) * Erina Masuda, announcer (TBS) * Akiyo Yoshida, announcer (TBS) * Shoko Yoshimura - Amateur wrestler; 5-time world champion

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