Hosei University
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 (, Kankyō-manejimento-kenkyūka)
 Graduate School of Intercultural Communication (, Kokusai-bunka-kenkyūka)
 International Japan-Studies Institute (, Kokusai-nihongaku-insutityūto)
 Law School (, Hōka-daigakuin)
 Business School of Innovation Management (, Inobēshon-manejimento-kenkyūka)

Tama
 Faculty of Economics (, Keizaigakubu)
 Faculty of Social Sciences (, Shakaigakubu)
 Faculty of Social Policy and Administration (, Gendai-fukushi-gakubu)
 Graduate School of Social Well-Being Studies (, Ningen-shakai-kenkyūka)

Koganei
 Faculty of Engineering (, Kōgakubu) (being phased out)
 Faculty of Science and Engineering (, Rikōgakubu) (from 2008)
 Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry (, Seimeikagakubu) (from 2008)
 Faculty of Computer and Information Science (, Jōhōkagakubu)
 Graduate School of Engineering (, Kōgaku-kenkyūka)
 Graduate School of Computer and Information Science (, Jōhōkagaku-kenkyūka)

Notable people

Alumni
Mizuhito Akiyama, author
Chiho Aoshima, artist
Mew Azama, model and actress
Satoshi Dezaki, anime director
Yukihiro Doi, racing cyclist
Shu Fujisawa, author
Sadayoshi Fukuda, philosopher and critic
Takuya Honda, football player
Tomoko Hoshino, actress
Norihiro Inoue, actor
Kenji Goto, journalist and writer
Kairi Hojo, professional wrestler
Kosuke Ito, politician
Mitsuaki Iwagō, photographer
Hideo Jinpu, politician
Yukio Jitsukawa, politician
Emi Kaneko, politician
Hiroh Kikai, photographer
Shin Kishida, actor*
Hiroto Kōmoto, singer*
Aki Maeda, actress
Masao Maruyama, film producer
Michiko Matsumoto, photographer
Shinpei Matsushita, politician
Takayuki Mikami, karateka
Kyohei Morita, rugby player
Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer
Kinoko Nasu, author
Kouhei Kadono, author
Yuka Sato, figure skater
Midori Sawato, film narrator
Yoshihide Suga, politician
Haruka Takachiho, author
Kazunori Tanaka, politician
Tadashi Wakabayashi, baseball player
Yōsuke Yamahata, photographer*
Taku Yamamoto, politician
Yoshio Yatsu, politician
Shuichi Yoshida, novelist
Yasumi Matsuno, video game creator*
Hu Han Min
Shōgo Yano, voice actor
* dropped out before graduation
Nishida Hiroki, Volleyball Player

Faculty
Sadateru Arikawa
Faubion Bowers
Shu Fujisawa
Sadayoshi Fukuda
Kojin Karatani
Shunji Karube
Kiyozō Kazama
Ume Kenjirō
Ōmi Komaki
Taro Kono
Samezō Kuruma
Ryokichi Minobe
Shūmei Ōkawa
Mitsukuri Rinsho
Ishimoda Shō
Fujisawa Shu
Morita Sōhei
Hiroshi Takahashi
Jūji Tanabe
Hyakken Uchida
Tetsuro Watsuji

Popular perception
Hosei university is regarded as comparable with the Tokyo-area private universities Meiji, Aoyama Gakuin, Rikkyo, and Chuo, collectively called "MARCH".

It has an entrance examination difficulty level that is in the top 10 for a private university in Tokyo.

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

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References

External links
  Official site
 Official site
 History of Hosei University

 
Private universities and colleges in Japan
American football in Japan
Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association Top 8 university
Shinjuku
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Koganei, Tokyo
Machida, Tokyo
1880 establishments in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1880