Hosei University
法政大学
TypePrivate
Established1880
PresidentKatsuya Hirose(廣瀬 克哉, Hirose Katsuya)
Academic staff
746[1]
Undergraduates28,000[1]
Postgraduates2,007[1]
Location
Tokyo
,
Japan
CampusUrban and suburban
ColorsOrange and blue    
Websitehosei.ac.jp

Hosei University (法政大学, Hōsei Daigaku, lit. University of Law and Politics) 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.[2]

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.

Academics

Ichigaya

Hosei University's Boissonade Tower (in the distance, slightly left of center), seen alongside sotobori (the remains of the outer moat of Edo castle) from the bridge next to Ichigaya Station
A banner hangs in the atrium of Sotobori building on the Ichigaya campus, welcoming new students

Undergraduate

Graduate schools

Tama

Koganei

Notable Alumni

Academia

Politics

Athletes

Arts and Entertainment

Other

* dropped out before graduation

Notable Faculty

Sports

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

Partner universities

References

  1. ^ a b c Rounded to the nearest hundred from information given on this page Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) of the university website, which gives information for May 1, 2008. Accessed 2008-11-16.
  2. ^ "法政大学の偏差値・難易度". Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ a b Hyōronka jinmei-jiten (評論家人名事典) / Japanese critics and commentators: A biographical dictionary (Tokyo: Nichigai Associates, 1990; ISBN 4-8169-1002-6).
  4. ^ Profile Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine on Ito's website. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Profile Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine on Jinpu's website. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Profile on Jitsukawa's website. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  7. ^ Profile on Kaneko's website. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Profile Archived 2021-12-16 at the Wayback Machine on Matsushita's website. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  9. ^ Page about Honda Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Hosei University. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  10. ^ Hojo's profile on Horipro agency's website. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "西田 寛基 サントリーサンバーズ".
  12. ^ Mizuhito Kanehara, "Watakushi to toshokan (?)," Haru dayori 44 Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine April 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  13. ^ Profile at Kaikai Kiki Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  14. ^ Event announcement, Hosei University. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  15. ^ Interview with Fujisawa[permanent dead link], Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  16. ^ Profile of Hoshino Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine at "Atelier Duncan" agency. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  17. ^ Potted biography Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine of Iwagō, Illume, Tepco. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  18. ^ Profile of Kikai, Fujifilm, 2007. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  19. ^ Page about Matsumoto at Toki no Wasuremono. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-26.
  20. ^ Nakazato's profile Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine at Tokyo Zokei University. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-03.
  21. ^ Kadono Kouhei's Interview(Japanese Page) at Anima Solaris. (in Japanese) Accessed 2016-11-14.
  22. ^ Profile of Yamahata, JPS. (in Japanese) Accessed 2010-09-02.
  23. ^ Profile Archived 2009-06-15 at the Wayback Machine at Hosei. Retrieved September 7, 2010.

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