Waseda University

The Waseda University (Japanese早 稲 田 大学, Waseda daigaku ), in short: sodai (早 大), in addition to the Keio University is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan.

At the University of about 55,000 students are enrolled.

Foundation

The school was built by the former samurai and later Prime Minister of Japan, Okuma Shigenobu, in 1882 as a technical school Tōkyō (东京 専 门 学校, Tōkyō Semmon Gakko ) founded, whose statue stands on the campus Nishi- Waseda. It was declared in 1902 to a full-fledged university. Large parts of the campus were destroyed during the bombing of Tokyo in World War II, but the university was rebuilt and reopened in 1949.

Locations

The Waseda University consists of nine locations:

  • Nishi- Waseda Campus (西早稲田 キャンパス) in Shinjuku, Tōkyō Prefecture 169-8050 (35 ° 42 ' 33 "N, 139 ° 43 ' 10" O35.709202777778139.71933333333 )
  • Toyama Campus (戸山 キャンパス) in Shinjuku, Tōkyō Prefecture (35 ° 42 ' 21 " N, 139 ° 43' 3" O35.7058139.71742222222 )
  • Okubo Campus (大久保 キャンパス), in Shinjuku, Tōkyō Prefecture (35 ° 42 ' 22 " N, 139 ° 42' 24 " O35.706036111111139.70674722222 )
  • Kikui Campus (喜久井 町 キャンパス) in Shinjuku, Tōkyō Prefecture (35 ° 42 ' 18 "N, 139 ° 43' 17 " O35.705044444444139.72142222222 )
  • Nihonbashi - campus (日本橋 キャンパス) in Chūō, Tōkyō Prefecture (35 ° 40 ' 57 "N, 139 ° 46' 29" O35.682566666667139.77461388889 )
  • Tokorozawa Campus (所沢 キャンパス) in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture (35 ° 47 '7 "N, 139 ° 23' 56 " O35.785375139.39898611111 )
  • Honjō campus (本庄 キャンパス) in Honjō, Saitama Prefecture (36 ° 13 ' 4 " N, 139 ° 10' 37 " O36.21785139.17703888889 )
  • Kitakyushu Campus (北九州 キャンパス) in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture (33 ° 53 ' 26 " N, 130 ° 42' 38 " O33.89045130.71068888889 )
  • Higashifushimi campus (東伏見 キャンパス) in Nishitōkyō, Tōkyō Prefecture (35 ° 43 ' 37 "N, 139 ° 33' 47" O35.726813888889139.563075 )

Benefits and recognition

The Department of Literature of Waseda University is especially famous and is one of Haruki Murakami, Ogawa Mimei, Machi Tawara and Naoki Yamamoto to its graduates. Some well-known politicians such as Makiko Tanaka and the former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Yasuo Fukuda, former students of Waseda University are also.

The Waseda University has been involved in the development of WL -16, a running robot.

The rivalry with the Keio University is reflected in particular in the annual sports competitions. The baseball match of the universities is an event of national interest.

Known graduates

  • Koichiro Agata ( b. 1956 ), Professor of Management Science
  • Ikujiro Nonaka ( born 1935 ), economist and university professor
  • Teruaki Tayama (1944 ), Professor of Law
  • Yasuo Fukuda (* 1936), politician
  • Tanzan Ishibashi (1884-1973), politician
  • Shinjiro Honryō (1903-1971), politician and rugby union player
  • Yoshiro Mori ( born 1937 ), politician
  • Takeshita Noboru (1924-2000), politician
  • Toshiki Kaifu (* 1931), politician
  • Makiko Tanaka ( b. 1944 ), politician
  • Haruki Murakami ( b. 1949 ), writer
  • Ogawa Mimei (1882-1961), writer
  • Yōko Tawada (* 1960), writer
  • Machi Tawara (* 1962), writer and poet
  • Naoki Yamamoto ( b. 1960 ), manga artist
  • Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927-2013), entrepreneur
  • Shuji Terayama (1935-1983), writer and film director
  • Tamiji Kitagawa (1894-1989), artist
  • Mikio Oda (1905-1998), Athlete
  • Kenji Ogiwara (born 1969 ), Nordic combined
  • Shizuka Arakawa ( born 1981 ), figure skater
  • Takeshi Okada ( b. 1956 ), football player and coach
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