is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan. The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha (, i.e. Tokyo association of law), established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō (, 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 (, i.e. Tokyo French school), that had been founded three years earlier. It adopted the name Hosei University (, 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 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; the nearby presence of Yasukuni Shrine also contributes. 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. Faculties Ichigaya Faculty of Law (, Hōgakubu) Faculty of Letters (, Bungakubu) Faculty of Business Administration (, Keieigakubu) Faculty of Intercultural Communication (, Kokusai-bunka-gakubu) Faculty of Sustainability Studies (, Ningen-kankyō-gakubu) Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies (, Kyaria-dezain-gakubu) Faculty of Engineering and Design (, Dezain-kōgakubu) Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS, , Gurōbaru-kyōyō-gakubu) (from 2008) Institute of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (IGIS, , Gurōbaru-gakusai-kenkyū-insutityūto) Sports Science Institute (SSI, , Supōtsu-saiensu-insutityūto) Graduate School of Humanities (, Jinbun-kagaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Economics (, Keizaigaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Law (, Hōgaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Politics (, Seijigaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Sociology (, Shakaigaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Business Administration (, Keieigaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Policy Sciences (, Seisaku-kagaku-kenkyūka) Graduate School of Environmental Management (,