Waseda University

Waseda University is a well known university in Japan. The main campus is in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1882. Waseda thirty-six departments: thirteen undergraduate schools and twenty-three graduate schools. As of May 2016, there were 42,860 undergraduate students and 8,269 graduate students. It is called 早稲田大学 (Waseda Daigaku) in Japanese. History Ōkuma Shigenobu started this school in 1882. It started with departments of political science and economics, law, and physical science. There was also an English language course where all students could learn English. Much of the campus was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo during World War II, but the university was rebuilt and reopened by 1949. Campus Waseda University's main campus is in Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku. The nearest station is Waseda Station, but nearby Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line is the main access to the university. Waseda also has other campuses around the country: Waseda (Main) Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo Toyama Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo Nishi-Waseda Campus: Shinjuku, Tokyo Nihonbashi Campus: Chūō-ku, Tokyo Higashifushimi Campus: Nishitōkyō, Tokyo Tokorozawa Campus: Tokorozawa, Saitama Honjō Campus: Honjō, Saitama Kitakyūshū Campus: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Organization Undergraduate Faculties and Departments Graduate Faculties and Departments Research Centers Other Programs Associations F-Campus This group of five universities in Tokyo started in 2001. Students from these universities may take courses at the other universities in the group. The members are: Gakushuin University Gakushuin Women's University Japan Womens University Rikkyo University Waseda University International Associations Waseda is a member of: Universitas 21 Association of Pacific Rim Universities People Alumni Many famous and influential people have graduated from Waseda including: Yasuo Fukuda Haruki Murakami Makiko Tanaka Shinichi Oishi - mathematician Tadashi Yanai Miori Shimosaka - professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in. Former Professors Ryogo Hirota References Related pages Waseda University Honjo Senior High School Waseda Shibuya Senior High School Waseda Jitsugyo Waseda University Go Club Other websites Media related to Waseda University at Wikimedia Commons Geographic data related to Waseda University at OpenStreetMap Waseda