is a private university in Seijo, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by the Seijo Gakuen institute. Seijo University has its origins in Seijo Gakuen (成城学園), which was founded in 1917 by Dr. Masataro Sawayanagi, a former 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, it became 100 years since 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 Famous alumni Tsutomu Hata, former Prime Minister of Japan 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 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,