Hosei University

Hosei University (法政大学) is a private research university in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University is one of the most prestigious and well known private university regarded as comparable with the Tokyo-area elite selective private universities collectively known as "MARCH". It has an entrance examination difficulty level that is in the top 10 for a private university in Japan.

The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha (東京法学社, i.e. Tokyo association of law), established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō (東京法学校, i.e. Tokyo school of law). This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition. It merged in 1889 with a school of French studies, Tōkyō Futsugakkō (東京仏学校, i.e. Tokyo French school), that had been founded three years earlier. It adopted the name Hosei University (法政大学, Hōsei daigaku, i.e. university of law and politics) in 1903 and was recognized as a private university in 1920.

Other notable figures involved in its foundation include Dr. Masaaki Tomii, and Dr. Ume Kenjirō, "Father of the Japanese Civil Code".

In addition, Hosei University belongs to Tokyo Big6 Baseball League. The league is one of the most traditional college sports leagues in Japan. Hosei University is popular for high school students, ranking 2nd in the number of applicants among Japanese universities in 2017 and 2018 (122,499). Hosei University ranked 100 at Global Executives 2013 top 100 by The Times Higher Education.

Hosei has three main campuses, which it calls Ichigaya, Koganei, and Tama. The Ichigaya campus is an urban campus halfway between Ichigaya and Iidabashi stations in central Tokyo; its 26-story Boissonade Tower, completed in 2000, can be seen from either station. The campus has a city flavour but is still somewhat isolated from central Tokyo; it is located in the vicinity of the Yasukuni Shrine.

Natural sciences are studied at the Koganei campus to the west of Tokyo, and other subjects are split between Tama (located in Machida, which is near Hachiōji), and Ichigaya.

Undergraduate

 * Faculty of Law (法学部, Hōgakubu)
 * Faculty of Letters (文学部, Bungakubu)
 * Faculty of Business Administration (経営学部, Keieigakubu)
 * Faculty of Intercultural Communication (国際文化学部, Kokusai-bunka-gakubu)
 * Faculty of Sustainability Studies (人間環境学部, Ningen-kankyō-gakubu)
 * Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies (キャリアデザイン学部, Kyaria-dezain-gakubu)
 * Faculty of Engineering and Design (デザイン工学部, Dezain-kōgakubu)
 * Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS, グローバル教養学部, Gurōbaru-kyōyō-gakubu) (from 2008)
 * Sports Science Institute (SSI, スポーツサイエンスインスティテュート, Supōtsu-saiensu-insutityūto)

Graduate schools

 * Graduate School of Humanities (人文科学研究科, Jinbun-kagaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Economics (経済学研究科, Keizaigaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Law (法学研究科, Hōgaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Politics (政治学研究科, Seijigaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Sociology (社会学研究科, Shakaigaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Business Administration (経営学研究科, Keieigaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Policy Sciences (政策科学研究科, Seisaku-kagaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Environmental Management (環境マネジメント研究科, Kankyō-manejimento-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Intercultural Communication (国際文化研究科, Kokusai-bunka-kenkyūka)
 * International Japan-Studies Institute (国際日本学インスティテュート, Kokusai-nihongaku-insutityūto)
 * Law School (法科大学院, Hōka-daigakuin)
 * Business School of Innovation Management (イノベーション・マネジメント研究科, Inobēshon-manejimento-kenkyūka)

Tama

 * Faculty of Economics (経済学部, Keizaigakubu)
 * Faculty of Social Sciences (社会学部, Shakaigakubu)
 * Faculty of Social Policy and Administration (現代福祉学部, Gendai-fukushi-gakubu)
 * Graduate School of Social Well-Being Studies (人間社会研究科, Ningen-shakai-kenkyūka)

Koganei

 * Faculty of Engineering (工学部, Kōgakubu) (being phased out)
 * Faculty of Science and Engineering (理工学部, Rikōgakubu) (from 2008)
 * Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry (生命科学部, Seimeikagakubu) (from 2008)
 * Faculty of Computer and Information Science (情報科学部, Jōhōkagakubu)
 * Graduate School of Engineering (工学研究科, Kōgaku-kenkyūka)
 * Graduate School of Computer and Information Science (情報科学研究科, Jōhōkagaku-kenkyūka)

Academia

 * Sadayoshi Fukuda, philosopher and critic

Politics

 * Yoshihide Suga, the 99th Prime Minister of Japan
 * Kazunori Tanaka, Diet representative, Minister of Reconstruction (2019-2020)
 * Kosuke Ito, Diet representative
 * Hideo Jinpu, Diet representative
 * Yukio Jitsukawa, Diet representative
 * Emi Kaneko, Diet representative
 * Taku Yamamoto, Diet representative
 * Yoshio Yatsu, Diet representative
 * Shinpei Matsushita, Member of the House of Councillors

Athletes

 * Yukihiro Doi, racing cyclist
 * Takuya Honda, football player
 * Kairi Hojo, professional wrestler


 * Takayuki Mikami, karateka
 * Kyohei Morita, rugby player
 * Yuka Sato, figure skater
 * Tadashi Wakabayashi, baseball player
 * Nishida Hiroki, Volleyball Player

Arts and Entertainment

 * Mizuhito Akiyama, author
 * Chiho Aoshima, artist
 * Mew Azama, model and actress
 * Satoshi Dezaki, anime director
 * Shu Fujisawa, author


 * Tomoko Hoshino, actress
 * Norihiro Inoue, actor
 * Mitsuaki Iwagō, photographer
 * Hiroh Kikai, photographer
 * Shin Kishida, actor*
 * Hiroto Kōmoto, singer*
 * Aki Maeda, actress
 * Masao Maruyama, film producer
 * Michiko Matsumoto, photographer
 * Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer
 * Kinoko Nasu, author
 * Kouhei Kadono, author
 * Midori Sawato, film narrator
 * Haruka Takachiho, author
 * Yōsuke Yamahata, photographer*
 * Shuichi Yoshida, novelist
 * Yasumi Matsuno, video game creator*
 * Shōgo Yano, voice actor

Other

 * Kenji Goto, journalist and writer
 * Masahiro Hara, engineer
 * Hu Han Min, Chinese Kuomintang politician

* dropped out before graduation

Notable Faculty

 * Sadateru Arikawa
 * Faubion Bowers
 * Shu Fujisawa
 * Sadayoshi Fukuda
 * Kojin Karatani
 * Shunji Karube
 * Kiyozō Kazama
 * Ume Kenjirō
 * Ōmi Komaki
 * Taro Kono
 * Samezō Kuruma
 * Ryokichi Minobe
 * Shūmei Ōkawa
 * Mitsukuri Rinsho
 * Ishimoda Shō
 * Fujisawa Shu
 * Morita Sōhei
 * Hiroshi Takahashi
 * Jūji Tanabe
 * Hyakken Uchida
 * Tetsuro Watsuji

Sports
The university's baseball team plays as one of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.

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