University of the Sacred Heart (Japan)

For other uses, see University of the Sacred Heart (disambiguation).

The University of the Sacred Heart (聖心女子大学, Seishin Joshi Daigaku) is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo.

University of the Sacred Heart

University of the Sacred Heart
Motto	Ubi caritas, ibi Deus
Type	Catholic Private
Established	1916/1948
Academic staff	67
Undergraduates	2,000
Postgraduates	100
Location	Shibuya, Tokyo , Japan
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Society of the Sacred Heart
Website	www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp

It was established in 1916 as a special school (senmon gakkō) by the Society of the Sacred Heart. It became a university in 1948 and is one of the oldest women's universities in Japan.

Departments

The University has one faculty of Liberal Arts, with the following departments:

• Department of English Language and Literature
• Department of Japanese Language and Literature
• Department of History and Social Sciences
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Education

It also has a graduate school of arts offering master's degrees and doctorates in these subjects.

Affiliated schools

• Sacred Heart School in Tokyo in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo
• International School of the Sacred Heart in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo
• Sapporo Sacred Heart Junior & Senior High School in Chūō-ku, Sapporo
• Fuji Sacred Heart Junior & Senior High School in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture
• Obayashi Sacred Heart School in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture

Notable alumnae

• Eriko Yamatani, politician
• Makiko Fujino, politician
• Empress Michiko
• Sadako Ogata, scholar, former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• Mariko Ōhara, author
• Ayako Sono, author
• Ikumi Yoshimatsu, Miss International 2012 (first Japanese to do so)
• Momoko Abe, Miss Universe Japan 2017

See also

• Sacred Heart Professional Training College

External links

• University of the Sacred Heart