Meiji University
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Meiji University |
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Motto | 権利自由、独立自治 (Rights, Liberty, Independence and Self-government) |
Established | 1881 |
Type | Private |
President | Hiromi Naya |
Location | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Campus | Urban |
Member of | Tokyo 6 Universities |
Mascot | None |
Website | www.meiji.ac.jp |
Meiji University (明治大学 Meiji daigaku?) is a famous private university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, founded in 1881 by three emerging lawyers of the Meiji Era, Tatsuo Kishimoto, Kozo Miyagi, and Misao Yasiro. Meiji University is also known as one of the Tokyo Six Universities.
The University has eight faculties with total of around 33,000 students on three campuses in Ochanomizu, the Izumi neighborhood of Suginami-ku, and the Ikuta neighborhood of Tama-ku, Kawasaki.
The famous film director Takeshi Kitano was awarded an honorary Bachelor of Science in engineering in 2004, 34 years after he dropped out to pursue his career in entertainment.
Every year rugby union and baseball matches Mesosen (明早戦 Mēsōsen?) against Waseda University attract particular attention, and is greatly enjoyed by the students.
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[edit] Faculties and Graduate Schools
[edit] Faculties
- Law
- Commerce
- Political Science and Economics
- Arts and Letters
- Science and Technology
- Agriculture
- Business Administration
- Information and Communication
[edit] Graduate Schools
- Law
- Commerce
- Political Science and Economics
- Business Administration
- Arts and Letters
- Science and Technology
- Agriculture
[edit] Famous alumni
Prime Ministers
- Takeo Miki (1974–1976)
- Tomiichi Murayama (1994–1996)
Other Famous Alumni
- Zhou Enlai (Premier of the People's Republic of China, Auditor Finishing)
- Tatsuji Fuse (Korean independence movement custodian)
- Masao Koga (Composer and People's Honor Award in Japan)
- Naomi Uemura (Mountain climber, Adventurer)
- Syu Hiraide (Novelist, Lawyer)
- Naoki Inose (Political scientist)
- Kan Kikuchi (Novelist)
- Sachio Ito (Novelist)
- Ken Takakura (Film Actor)
- Akira Kobayashi (Film Actor)
- Toshiyuki Nishida (Film Actor)
- Ren Osugi (Film Actor)
- Eijiro Tono (Film Actor)
- Yuzo Takada (mangaka)
- Kaiji Kawaguchi (mangaka)
- Toshio Sakai (Photographer, Pulitzer Prizes)
- Kensuke Isidu (Fashion Designer, Ivy league style clothes)
- Tatsuro Yamashita (Composer, Singer)
- Kazufumi Miyazawa (Composer, Singer)
- Morio Agata (Singer)
- Senichi Hoshino (Baseball Player, Manager)
- Masaaki Hatsumi (Martial Artist, Founder of Bujinkan)
- Sohn Kee-Chung (Marathon Runner:Berlin Olympic Gold Medalist)
- Kihachi Okamoto (Film Director)
- Takeshi Kitano(Film Director)
- Yuzo Kawashima (Film Director)
- Hideo Gosya (Film Director)
- Kiyoshi Sasabe (Film Director)
- Tetsuo Shinohara (Film Director)
- Inoue Mao (Actress)
- Tomohisa Yamashita (Actor, Singer)
- Keiichiro Koyama (Actor, Singer)
- Moriteru Ueshiba (Third Aikido Doshu)
- Yasuo Kobayashi (Aikido Master Instructor)
- Masaru Kitano (Doctor of Engineering and TV commentator)