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法政大学 | |
 Hosei University Boissonade Tower | |
| Latin:Universitas Hosei | |
| Type | PrivateResearch University |
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| Established | 1880; 145 years ago |
| President | Diana Khor |
Academic staff | 746[1] |
| Undergraduates | 28,000[1] |
| Postgraduates | 2,007[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban and suburban |
| Member of | Tokyo 6 Universities |
| Colors | Orange and blue |
| Nickname | Hosei Orange |
Sporting affiliations | Tokyo Big6 Baseball League |
| Mascot | Ekopyon |
| Website | hosei.ac.jp |
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Hosei University (法政大学,Hōsei Daigaku;lit. University of Law and Politics) formerly known asTokyo University of Law (東京法学社,Tokyo Hogakusha) is aresearch university inChiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other private universities in Tokyo are collectively known asMARCH.
The university is also a member of the Tokyo Big6 (東京六大学,Tokyo Roku Daigaku), which refers to six universities in Tokyo known for their historic rivalry in baseball. TheTokyo Big6 Baseball League was established in 1925. The league is known for players who go on to have careers in Japan's professional baseball leagues.
Hosei University is a member of theTop Global University Project (Top Type), funded by the JapaneseMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in 2014. This program supports universities aiming to enhance their global competitiveness and internationalization.
The university originated as a school oflaw, 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 ofFrench 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 gained university status in 1920.
Hosei University traces its roots to 1880 (Meiji 13), when Tokyo Hogakusha was founded in Surugadai, Tokyo, by Tetsu Kanamaru, Osamu Ito, and Masakuni Sattva. The institution emerged during Japan's liberal civil rights movement and the establishment of a modern legal system, focusing on training legal professionals. Its guiding principle of “liberty and progress” was inspired by the influence of French law, introduced by Gustave Boissonade, a French legal scholar invited to Japan to draft key legal codes and train lawyers.
In 1881 (Meiji 14), after the government banned private law schools, Tokyo Hogakusha briefly closed, but the Koho Bureau split off and renamed itself the Tokyo Law School in 1883 (Meiji 16), with Boissonade serving as vice principal. In 1889 (Meiji 22), the school merged with the Tokyo French School, established in 1886 (Meiji 19) by the French Society, becoming the Franco-Japanese Law School. Its first principal, Rinsho Minosaku, translated the French Civil Code and introduced key legal terms such as “rights,” “duties,” and “civil rights.”
In 1899 (Meiji 32), under principalUme Kenjirō, the school implemented significant reforms, launching advanced courses for continuing education, language programs in English, German, and French, and systems for independent study, auditing, and preferential enrollment. These reforms laid the foundation for the institution's growth.
In 1903 (Meiji 36), the school was renamed Hosei University under theSenmon Gakko Ordinance [ja], offering preparatory courses for daytime students, university and specialized courses for evening students, and a graduate school of advanced studies. The university expanded further under Ume's leadership, embodying his philosophy of “open education.”
In 1920 (Taisho 9), Hosei University gained official status as a private university under theUniversity Ordinance [ja]. It initially included the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, along with preparatory and professional studies. The university relocated to its current campus in Fujimi-cho, Tokyo, in 1921 (Taisho 10). By 1922 (Taisho 11), the Faculty of Letters was added, including departments such as Philosophy and Literature, and the university transitioned from night classes to full-time day programs with a dedicated faculty structure.
Today, it is a comprehensive institution with 15 faculties, 13 graduate schools, a School of Correspondence Education, and professional graduate schools.[citation needed]
The Faculty of Law traces its origins back to 1880, with the establishment of Tokyo Hogakusha, a school dedicated to training legal professionals during the transformative Meiji era. This period marked the modernization of Japan, including the adoption of Western legal systems, and the Faculty of Law played a key role in that movement. Influential in its early development was Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, a distinguished French legal scholar who served as a legal advisor to the Japanese government.[citation needed]
The Faculty of Economics, established in 1920. Also, Hosei University still offers an economics program in English, which is called IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences). It also offers opportunities for international exchange.[citation needed]
Hosei has three main campuses, which it calls Ichigaya, Koganei, and Tama. The Ichigaya campus is an urban campus halfway betweenIchigaya andIidabashi stations in central Tokyo; its 26-story Boissonade Tower, completed in 2000, can be seen from either station. The campus is located close to theYasukuni Shrine. Natural sciences are studied at theKoganei campus to the west of Tokyo, and other subjects are split between Tama (located inMachida, which is nearHachiōji), and Ichigaya.
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