Nihon University
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Nihon University is the largest university
in Japan
. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School (present: Department of Law) in October 1889.
Most of the university's campus
es are in the Kantō region
, the vast majority in Tokyo
or surrounding areas, though two campuses are as far away from Tokyo as Shizuoka Prefecture
and Fukushima Prefecture
. Unlike the separate campus systems of many American universities (eg. the University of California or the SUNY
systems), these campuses do not represent separate universities, but normally accommodate a single college or school (gakubu, in Japanese).
The university comprises a federation of colleges and institutes known for having produced numerous CEO
s of Japanese companies.
The College of Art
( — Nichigei) is well known as it produces many artists who represent Japan in photography
, theater, and cinema
.
* Did not graduate.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School (present: Department of Law) in October 1889.
Most of the university's campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es are in the Kantō region
Kanto region
The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
, the vast majority in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
or surrounding areas, though two campuses are as far away from Tokyo as Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
and Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
. Unlike the separate campus systems of many American universities (eg. the University of California or the SUNY
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
systems), these campuses do not represent separate universities, but normally accommodate a single college or school (gakubu, in Japanese).
The university comprises a federation of colleges and institutes known for having produced numerous CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
s of Japanese companies.
The College of Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
( — Nichigei) is well known as it produces many artists who represent Japan in photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, theater, and cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
.
Colleges and departments
- College of Law (1889-; ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
& SaitamaSaitama, Saitama' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, SaitamaSaitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
)- Law / Political Science and Economics / Journalism / Management Law / Public Administration
- College of Humanities and Sciences (1901-; Setagaya, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)- Philosophy / History / Japanese Language and Literature / Chinese Language and Culture / English Literature / German Literature
- Sociology / Education / Physical Education / Psychology
- Geography / Geosystem Sciences / Mathematics / Computer Science and System Analysis / Physics / Integrated Science in Physics and Biology / Chemistry
- College of Economics (1904-; ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)- Economics (1st division / 2nd division / international course) / Industrial Management
- College of Commerce (1904-; Setagaya, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)- Commerce / Business Administration / Accounting
- College of Art (1921-; Nerima, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
& Tokorozawa, SaitamaSaitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
)- Photography / Cinema / Fine Arts / Music / Literary Arts / Drama / Broadcasting / Design
- College of International Relations (1978-; MishimaMishima, Shizuokais a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 112,078 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 62.13 km²...
, ShizuokaShizuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
)- International Relations / Intercultural Relations / Global Exchange Studies / International Business and Information
- College of Science and Technology (1920-; ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
& FunabashiFunabashi, Chibais a city located in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 609,157 and a population density of 7110 persons per km². The total area was 85.64 km². It is the 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo....
, ChibaChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
)- Civil Engineering / Transportation Engineering and Socio-Technology / Architecture / Oceanic Architecture and Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Precision Machinery Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electronics and Computer Science / Materials and Applied Chemistry / Physics / Mathematics
- College of Industrial Technology (1952-; Narashino, ChibaChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
)- Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Civil Engineering / Architecture and Architectural Engineering / Applied Molecular Chemistry / Industrial Engineering and Management / Mathematical Information Engineering / Liberal Arts and Basic Science
- College of Engineering (1947-; Koriyama, FukushimaFukushima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
)- Civil Engineering / Architecture / Mechanical Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Materials Chemistry and Engineering / Computer Science
- School of Medicine (1925-; Itabashi, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)- Medicine
- School of Dentistry (1921-; ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)- Dentistry
- School of Dentistry at Matsudo (1971-; Matsudo, ChibaChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
)- Dentistry
- College of Bioresource Science (1943-; Fujisawa, KanagawaFujisawa, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
)- Plant Science and Resources / Animal Sciences and Resources / Marine Sciences and Resources / Forest Sciences and Resources / Bioenvironmental and Agricultural Resources / Food Science and Technology / Agricultural and Biological Chemistry / Applied Biological Sciences / Food Economics / International Development Studies / Veterinary Medicine
- College of Pharmacy (1952-; Narashino, ChibaChiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
)- Pharmacy / Biological Pharmacy
- Correspondence Division (1948-; ChiyodaChiyoda, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it is called Chiyoda ward. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 people per km², making it by far the least populated of the special wards...
, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
)
Graduate schools
- Advanced Research Institute for the Sciences and Humanities
- Graduate School of Law
- Graduate School of Liberal Arts
- Graduate School of Science and Technology
- Graduate School of Integrated Basic Sciences
- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Commerce
- Graduate School of Art
- Graduate School of International Relations
- Graduate School of Industrial Technology
- Graduate School of Engineering
- Graduate School of Medicine
- Graduate School of Dentistry
- Graduate School of Dentistry at Matsudo
- Graduate School of Bioresource Science
- Graduate School of Pharmacy
- Graduate School of Business
- Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies
- Law School
Alumni
- Shūji Abe,CEO of Yoshinoya
- Ian BurumaIan BurumaBuruma is a nephew of the English film director John Schlesinger, a series of interviews with whom he published in book form.-Works:*The Japanese Tattoo with Donald Richie ISBN 978-0-8348-0228-5...
, writer - Ken DomonKen Domonis one of the most renowned Japanese photographers of the twentieth century. He is most celebrated as a photojournalist, though he may have been most prolific as a photographer of Buddhist temples and statuary....
, photographer* - Tomoyuki FurumayaTomoyuki Furumayais a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Nagano Prefecture, Furumaya was attending Nihon University when his 16mm film, Shakunetsu no dojjibōru, won the grand prize at the Pia Film Festival...
, film director - Akira GomiAkira Gomiis a Japanese photographer whose work focuses on beauty across racial lines. His work is in the style of Laurie Toby Edison.-Education:Gomi graduated Nihon University, Dept. of Photography in 1977...
, photographer - Koichi Hamada, statesman
- Tetsuya IchimuraTetsuya IchimuraIchimura was born, with the family name Hamaguchi, in Nagasaki on 10 June 1930. As a young adult Ichimura moved to Tokyo, where he studied for a year at Nihon University, took various jobs, and chanced to meet Shōtarō Akiyama, who aroused his interest in photography....
, photographer* - Kōtarō IizawaKotaro Iizawais a Japanese photography critic, historian of photography, and magazine editor.Born in Sendai, Miyagi in 1954, Iizawa studied photography in Nihon University, graduating in 1977. He obtained his doctorate at University of Tsukuba....
, photographic critic - Kiyoshi Shiina 8th degree black belt Judo instructor, Coach of St. John's University Judo Club
- Makoto KogaMakoto Kogais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setaka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.The character Tetsuya Gamon in the manga...
, statesman - Jun KonnoJun Konnois a Japanese judoka. He is four times Asian champion and also won All-Japan Judo Championships in 1994 and 1997.He is from Saitama Prefecture and began judo at the age of a seventh grader. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Sohgo Security Services...
, judo wrestler - Junya KoizumiJunya Koizumiwas a Japanese politician who served as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency during the 1960s.Koizumi was born in Higashi-Kaseda, Kagoshima Prefecture . He attended high school at night while working in a department store, and then attended law classes at Nihon University while working as a...
, statesman - Motoko Komiyama, statesman
- Yuu Kuroda, statesman
- Masato Matsuura, CEO of Avex Group
- Hiroko MimaHiroko Mimais a fashion model, athlete, beauty queen,and Miss Universe Japan 2008.-Biography:Mima currently attends Nihon University and her major is physical education. Mima suffers from a bone marrow disease that left the right side of her body incapacitated for three months at 13 years old and a nerve...
, Miss Japan Universe and 15th runner-up for Miss Universe - Akio MoriAkio Moriis a Japanese physiologist, sports scientist and writer. He is also the founder and the former head of the Japanese learned society, .Mori was originally known for his physiology researches, but began to write books about human neuroscience, coining the term "game brain" on his 2002 book . He...
, physiologist and writer - Sido Nakamura, actor*
- Yoshinobu NishizakiYoshinobu NishizakiYoshinobu Nishizaki was a Japanese film producer best known as one of the two co-creators of the anime series Space Battleship Yamato. He was sometimes credited as Yoshinori Nishizaki...
, animator - C. W. NicolC. W. NicolClive Williams Nicol, MBE is a Welsh writer and actor and a long-time resident and citizen of Japan.-Biography:C.W. Nicol was born in Neath, Wales, and from a young age expressed an interest in wildlife and the environment....
, environmentalist - Yoshino ŌishiYoshino Oishiis a renowned Japanese photojournalist.Ōishi was born in Suginami-ku, Tokyo on 28 May 1944. Seeing Melanesian art while at Nihon University had a big effect on her, as did a visit to Vietnam and Cambodia in 1966. After graduating in photography, she became a freelance photojournalist, working in...
, photojournalist - Daisuke OnoDaisuke Onois a Japanese voice actor who works for Mausu Promotion. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He won the 4th Seiyū Awards for best voice actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Kuroshitsuji.-Anime:2002*Full Metal Panic!...
, voice actor - Ichiro OzawaIchiro Ozawais a Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party , he later defected from the LDP. He was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan , from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal, and secretary general of the...
, statesman* - Takashi SasanoTakashi Sasanois a Japanese actor best known in the West for his role in the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures.He is known to master variety of acting styles...
, actor* - Tsutomu SatoTsutomu SatoTsutomu Sato refers to:* Tsutomu Sato - politician* Tsutomu Sato - ophthalmologist* Tsutomu Sato - commanding officer of Japanese battleship FusōSee also: Sato...
, statesman - Kishin ShinoyamaKishin Shinoyamais a Japanese photographer.Shinoyama graduated from Nihon University. He worked with the Light Publicity agency while still a student, and freelanced after graduation....
, photographer - Yasuhiro SonodaYasuhiro Sonodais a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Amakusa District, Kumamoto he attended Nihon University as undergraduate and graduate students and Keio University as a research student...
, statesman - Hiroshi SugaHiroshi SugaSuga was born in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 1945. He graduated in photography from Nihon University.He won the Domon Ken Award in 1987 for photographs of Bali and the Higashikawa Domestic Photographers Award in 1998 for photographs of Burma. He has been a professor at Nihon University.-Books by...
, photographer*Hiroshi SugaHiroshi SugaSuga was born in Hakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 1945. He graduated in photography from Nihon University.He won the Domon Ken Award in 1987 for photographs of Bali and the Higashikawa Domestic Photographers Award in 1998 for photographs of Burma. He has been a professor at Nihon University.-Books by...
, photographer - Yutaka TakanashiYutaka Takanashiis a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life, and is best known for his depiction of Tokyo.-Life and career:...
, photographer - Makoto TakimotoMakoto Takimotois a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal at the -81 kg category of the 2000 Summer Olympics.He is from Iwai, Ibaraki. He began judo at the age of 6. After graduation from Nihon University, he belonged to the Japan Racing Association. Takimoto made his MMA debut on 31 December 2004 against...
, judo wrestler - Yoshiyuki TominoYoshiyuki Tominois a Japanese mecha anime creator, director, screenwriter and novelist. He was born in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and studied at Nihon University's College of Art...
, animator - Hitoshi Uchiyama, CEO of Yomiuri Shimbun
- Hiroshi WatanabeHiroshi Watanabe (photographer)is a California-based Japanese photographer.Born in Sapporo in 1951, Watanabe graduated from the Department of Photography of Nihon University in 1975 and moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a production coordinator for Japanese television commercials and later co-founded a Japanese...
, photographer - Hiroshi Yamazaki, photographer
- Yoshisada YonezukaYoshisada Yonezuka, is a Judo instructor and two time U.S. Olympic Judo Team coach. He began training in track and sumo wrestling as a child. In 1954, he began to train in judo in high school and became the Northern Japan High School Champion in 1955....
, 9th Dan (Kudan) Judo Instructor - Banana YoshimotoBanana Yoshimotois the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto , a Japanese contemporary writer. She writes her name in hiragana.-Biography:Yoshimoto, daughter of Takaaki Yoshimoto, was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964...
, writer - Shigeru Ishino, 7th Dan Karate Instructor at the Genbukan Dojo in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...