# Seisen University

> women's college in Tokyo

**Wikidata**: [Q11561246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11561246)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seisen_University_(Tokyo))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/seisen-university

## Summary
Seisen University is a Catholic women's university located in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1938. It is headquartered in Shinagawa (address: 東京都品川区東五反田3-16-21, postal code 141-8642) and operates as a higher-education institution for women.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1938.  
- Type / instance_of: Catholic university; university; described as a women's college in Tokyo.  
- Location: Tokyo, Japan; headquarters in Shinagawa at 東京都品川区東五反田3-16-21 (postal code 141-8642).  
- Coordinates: latitude 35.6275, longitude 139.72888889.  
- Student count: 1,906 students (point in time: 2019-05-01).  
- Official website: http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/ (Japanese).  
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000000092775559; VIAF 136138785; ROR 04q5p4a74; GRID grid.442929.0; Ringgold 84080; Freebase /m/04cw0hb.  
- National/library IDs: NDL authority ID 00638427 (清泉女子大学); Library of Congress authority ID n87868827; CiNii Research ID 1140845216710736000.  
- Administrative codes: MEXT school code F113310103144; identification code for Japanese universities and colleges 2082.  
- Wikimedia: Wikipedia title "Seisen University (Tokyo)"; commons category "Seisen University (Tokyo)"; sitelink_count 4; supported languages on Wikipedia: en, it, ja, pt.  
- Social: Facebook username SeisenUniv (recorded 2019-05-22).  
- Campus image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seisen_University.jpg

## FAQs
### Q: What is Seisen University?
A: Seisen University is a Catholic women's university in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1938 and headquartered in Shinagawa.

### Q: Where is Seisen University located?
A: The university is located in Tokyo, Japan. Its headquarters address is 東京都品川区東五反田3-16-21, postal code 141-8642, at coordinates 35.6275 N, 139.72888889 E.

### Q: How many students attend Seisen University?
A: As of the point in time 2019-05-01, Seisen University had 1,906 students.

## Why It Matters
Seisen University represents a long-standing institution of higher education for women in Tokyo, with origins dating back to 1938. As a Catholic university it occupies a specific niche in Japan's higher-education landscape, providing faith-affiliated academic opportunities for women in a major metropolitan area. Its presence in Shinagawa places it within one of Tokyo’s central wards, contributing to regional educational resources and offering access to urban academic and cultural networks. The university is documented across multiple national and international authority systems (ISNI, VIAF, ROR, GRID, Ringgold, NDL, LOC), which aids discoverability and scholarly reference. With nearly 2,000 students reported in 2019, Seisen University is a measurable participant in Japan’s tertiary education sector, and its administrative and library identifiers facilitate integration with academic databases, library catalogs, and research infrastructures. These formal identifiers and codes also help students, researchers, and partner institutions locate official information and verify institutional details.

## Notable For
- Being a Catholic women's university established in 1938 in Tokyo.  
- Headquarters located in Shinagawa with precise postal address 東京都品川区東五反田3-16-21 and postal code 141-8642.  
- Broad bibliographic and institutional presence: ISNI, VIAF, ROR, GRID, Ringgold, NDL, LOC identifiers.  
- Reported student population of 1,906 as of 2019-05-01.  
- Maintains an official Japanese website (http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/) and a presence on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia (entries in multiple languages).

## Body

### History and founding
- Inception year: 1938.  
- Described in official records and authority data as a women's college in Tokyo.

### Status and classification
- Instance_of: Catholic university and university.  
- Wikidata description: women's college in Tokyo.

### Location and campus
- Country: Japan.  
- Prefecture/ward: Tokyo; headquarters in Shinagawa.  
- Postal code: 141-8642.  
- Full headquarters address: 東京都品川区東五反田3-16-21.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 35.6275, longitude 139.72888889.

### Size and enrollment
- Count_of_students: 1,906 (point in time: 2019-05-01), per the university's information page.

### Online presence and media
- Official website: http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/ (Japanese).  
- Facebook identifier: SeisenUniv (noted 2019-05-22).  
- Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seisen_University.jpg.  
- Wikipedia title for the institution: "Seisen University (Tokyo)"; articles available in at least English, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese.

### Identifiers and cataloging
- ISNI: 0000000092775559.  
- VIAF ID: 136138785.  
- ROR ID: 04q5p4a74.  
- GRID ID: grid.442929.0.  
- Ringgold ID: 84080.  
- Freebase ID: /m/04cw0hb.  
- NDL authority ID: 00638427 (with Japanese name 清泉女子大学).  
- CiNii Research ID: 1140845216710736000.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n87868827.  
- NACSIS-CAT Author ID: DA03589728 (清泉女子大学).  
- MEXT school code: F113310103144.  
- Identification code for Japanese universities and colleges: 2082 (associated with 清泉女子大学).

### Administrative metadata
- Headquarters qualifiers and references are documented on the official site.  
- Sitlink_count: 4 (number of Wikimedia sitelinks recorded).  
- Commons category: Seisen University (Tokyo).  
- Topic's main category: Category:Seisen University (Tokyo).

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## References

1. [Source](https://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/)
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. CiNii Research
4. [Source](http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/)
5. [Source](https://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/overview/information/education/student_info.php)
6. GRID Release 2017-04-04
7. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
8. [2004](http://kikakurui.com/x0/X0408-2004-01.html)