Editing Seijo University

{{Short description|Private university in Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan}}
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 | name                   = Seijo University
 | native_name            = 成城大学
 | native_name_lang       = ja
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 | motto                  = 
 | established            = 1950
 | type                   = [[Private school|Private]]
 | head_label             = President <!-- change as needed; old template said President -->
 | head                   = Yuji Yui
 | city                   = [[Setagaya-ku]]
 | state                  = [[Tokyo]]
 | country                = [[Japan]]
 | undergrad              = 
 | postgrad               = 
 | faculty                = 
 | campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]
 | colors                 = Deep blue
 | free_label             = Member of
 | mascot                 = 
 | free                   = Tokyo 4 Universities
 | website                = {{Official URL}}
}}

{{nihongo|'''Seijo University'''|成城大学|''Seijō Daigaku''}} is a [[private university]] in [[Seijō]], [[Setagaya-ku]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. It is operated by the [[Seijo Gakuen]] institute. 

== History ==
Seijo University has its origins in {{Nihongo|[[Seijo Gakuen]]|成城学園}}, which was founded in 1917 by [[Masataro Sawayanagi]], a former [[Minister of Education (Japan)|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, the school celebrated 100 years since the [[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

==Notable alumni==
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*[[Tsutomu Hata]], former [[Prime Minister of Japan]]<ref name=Sanger>Sanger, David E. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/23/world/man-in-the-news-cautious-leader-in-japan-tsutomu-hata.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Man in the News; Cautious Leader in Japan: Tsutomu Hata]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. April 23, 1994. Retrieved on January 10, 2014.</ref>
*[[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
*[[Chiaki J. Konaka]], screenwriter
*[[Yukiko Konosu]], essayist, translator
*[[Yuka Saitō (essayist)|Yuka Saitō]], essayist
*[[Shuntaro Ono]], literary critic
*[[Minako Saito]], literary critic
*[[Naotaro Moriyama]], musician
*[[Tomu Muto]], member of AKB48
*[[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)
*[[Shoko Yoshimura]] - Amateur wrestler; 5-time world champion
*[[Muto Orin]], member of [[AKB48]]

==See also==
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* ''[[Lycée Seijo]]'' – Defunct boarding school in France affiliated with this university

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*{{Official website|https://www.seijo.ac.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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