The is a Japanese private women's university located in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo.
It was established in 1916 as a special school (senmon gakkō) by the Society of the Sacred Heart, a French Roman Catholic religious order for women. 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
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