Seijo University, Chōfu

Name: Seijo University
Address: Chōfu, Japan

#14 among attractions in Chōfu

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Seijo University 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, 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. Seijo University ranked in the group of universities with Seikei University, Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. The admission rate range is 20-30% making this Japanese higher education organization a very selective institution. 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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 35°38'31"N, 139°36'4"E

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世田谷区 (shi tian gu qu)Chōfu Japan

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Nearby attractions include: Kinuta Park, Seikadō Bunko Art Museum, Setagaya Art Museum, Futako Shrine.

1.3 miSE
Park
Kinuta Park, Tokyo
34 min walk • Kinuta Park is a park in Setagaya, Tokyo. The total area is 39 hectares, 240,000;m² of which are grass. Kinuta Park is famous for its cherry blossom viewing.
1.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Seikadō Bunko Art Museum, Tokyo
43 min walk • Seikadō Bunko Art Museum is a museum of East Asian art in Setagaya, Tokyo.
1.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo
36 min walk • The Setagaya Art Museum is an art museum in Yōga, Setagaya, Tokyo. The museum, which opened March 30, 1986, houses a permanent gallery and mounts seasonal exhibitions.
2.6 miSE
Temple
Futako Shrine, Yokohama
66 min walk • Futako shrine, located in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, is a Shinto shrine in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1641 and was called "Shinmeisha". It was renamed "Futako Shrine" in the Meiji Era, after the area in which it is located.
1.8 miN
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Setagaya Literary Museum, Tokyo
46 min walk • The Setagaya Literary Museum is an art museum in Minami-Karasuyama, Setagaya, Tokyo. It is owned by Setagaya City and operated by Setagaya Cultural Foundation.
2.6 miE
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum, Tokyo
67 min walk • The Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum is an art museum in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. From 1946 until 1974, Machiko Hasegawa drew the comic strip Sazae-san about an ordinary Japanese family led by a good-natured mother and wife, Sazae.
1.9 miNE
Library
Oya Soichi Bunko, Mitaka
48 min walk • Soichi Bunko is a library in Japan that holds the popular, non-academic magazines and books collected and prized by Oya Soichi, with continuations of the collection after he died. Magazines include those about the popular culture of the day.
2.6 miSE
Skyscraper
Futako-Tamagawa Rise, Chōfu
66 min walk • The Futako-Tamagawa Rise complex comprises an upscale retail shopping series, high-rise apartment towers, and cultural space near the Futako-Tamagawa Station/transportation hub.
1.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Sengawa Theater, Tokyo
40 min walk • Sengawa Theater is a municipal theater in Sengawa Town, Chofu, Tokyo. The culture and performing arts quarter known as the "ACT+ district", located in the city's urban development area, along with Art Museum and City House Sengawa, totaling 432 meters in length, are part of the...
2.7 miN
Aqueduct
Tamagawa Aqueduct, Tokyo
69 min walk • Tamagawa Aqueduct is a 43 km long Japanese aqueduct located in Tokyo. It was constructed by the Tokugawa shogunate to supply drinking and fire-fighting water from the Tama river to Edo, providing irrigation water around farm villages.
1.5 miSW
Area
Komae, Chōfu
38 min walk • Komae is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is one of 30 municipalities in the western portion of Tokyo known as the Tama Area.