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Aoyama Gakuin University (Japanese: 青山学院大学, Hepburn: Aoyama Gakuin Daigaku, AGU) is a private Christian university in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1874 by missionaries from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it was reconfigured in its current form in 1949 as part of Aoyama Gakuin. Aoyama Gakuin University had its 140th anniversary in 2014 and is one of Japan's oldest higher education facilities.

Aoyama Gakuin University
青山学院大学
MottoThe Salt of the Earth and Light of the World
TypePrivate
Established1874
ChancellorKenichi Semba
Academic staff
1,653
Administrative staff
1,983
Students19,993
Undergraduates18,527
Postgraduates1,436
Location
Shibuya
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Japan

35°39′40″N 139°42′38″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.aoyama.ac.jp/en/ (in English)
Robert Samuel Maclay (first president of Aoyama Gakuin)
Robert Samuel Maclay (first president of Aoyama Gakuin)

The university's undergraduate and graduate programs include courses on literature, law, economics, business, international politics, economics, communication, science, engineering and cultural studies. The university graduate programs include international management, law and professional accounting.

Aoyama Gakuin University has participated in Hakone Ekiden, an annual university relay race between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan. Recently they won the races in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2022.


General information


The main campus, located in Omotesando in central Tokyo, is complemented by the Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The latter houses the College of Science and Sports. The university has graduated around 180,000 students and employs over 1,600 full and part-time faculty members. Aoyama Gakuin University is accredited by the British University Association and is a member of the British Association of Private College and Universities.

The university maintains a number of active international exchange programs for students and faculty. Many of the students and faculty have attended universities and research institutes abroad, while the institution itself has attracted numerous outstanding scholars and students from around the world to its campuses.[according to whom?]


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Includes two registered Tangible Cultural Properties, "Majima Memorial Hall(間島記念館)" and "Berry Hall".

AGU Gymnasium


Aoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium
Full nameAoyama Gakuin University Gymnasium
LocationShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
OwnerAGU
OperatorAGU
CapacityConcert:6,000
Basketball:2,500
Construction
Opened1964
Construction cost 
Tenants
Pan Pacific Open(1988–89)
Sun Rockers Shibuya (2016–)

AGU Gymnasium is an arena in Aoyama campus. It is the home arena of the Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league.


Rankings


University rankings
Shimano National[1] Selectivity A1

The school ranks 11th in the country in the number of alumni elected to the National Diet,[2] and 13th in the number of alumni holding executive-level positions in the country with listed companies.[3] Its graduates rank eighth in Japan in the number of successful passings of the national CPA exam.[4]

The university is also one of the five most popular universities in Tokyo.[according to whom?] The main campus is located in the Shibuya area, and its students are generally viewed as having come from more affluent backgrounds and are regarded as sophisticated.[according to whom?] The school has been lauded for its undergraduate focus on the humanities and business education.[according to whom?]

In the 2020–2021 University Brand Image Survey conducted by Nikkei BP Consulting, Aoyama Gakuin University ranked 5th overall in the Greater Tokyo Area and 4th out of the private universities after Waseda, Keio, and Sophia Universities.


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Renhō (member of the house of councilors, consumer affairs minister)
Renhō (member of the house of councilors, consumer affairs minister)

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