About Toyo University The 24th Homecoming Day
The 24th Toyo University Homecoming Day was held online on October 24, 2021.
One of the main events was the streaming of the award ceremony and presentation with all Toyo University students and alumni who participated in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as athletes or coaches in attendance.
Toyo University Olympic and Paralympic Award Ceremony
Toyo alumni TBS announcer Wataru Ogasawara (1996 Graduate, Faculty of Sociology) took the role of MC. Chairman Takashi Anzai gave awards to the athletes and coaches who took part in the Games for their contribution in greatly increasing the reputation of Toyo University and promoting the university on the global stage. The excitement of the summer was relived at the award ceremony with congratulatory speeches from both Chairman Anzai and President Etsuko Yaguchi.
Athletes: Rio Shirai, Natsumi Sakai, Aoto Suzuki, Reona Aoki, Kosuke Hagino, Yui Ohashi, Yuma Hattori, Yoshihide Kiryu, Julian Walsh, Akira Aizawa, Hibiki Tsuha, Koki Ikeda, Masatora Kawano, Sho Inaba, Ryoga Yamaguchi. Swimming Coach, Professor Norimasa Hirai, Track and Field Sprinting Coach, Professor Hiroyasu Tsuchie, Track and Field Long-Distance Running Coach, Toshiyuki Sakai, Track and Field Long-Distance Running Coach (Race Walk Coach), Mizuho Sakai
Note: Athletes Rio Shirai, Natsumi Sakai, Reona Aoki, Yuma Hattori, Akira Aizawa, and Coach Professor Norimasa Hirai could not attend on the day due to other engagements and will receive their awards at a later date.
Toyo University Olympic and Paralympic Presentation
The presentation was hosted by TBS announcer Wataru Ogasawara and Barbie from the comedy duo Fall in Love (2006 Graduate, Faculty of Literature), who looked back over the events of the 2020 Tokyo Games with the athletes and coaches. In the relaxed atmosphere of their alma mater, discussions with the athletes included topics such as, “Has there been a change in how you spend your time or how you feel now that the games have finished?” “How was the Athlete’s Village?” and “How was it to compete without spectators?” Videos with messages from the athletes and coaches who could not attend the presentation were played. We were once again strongly reminded that many people affiliated with Toyo University played an active role in the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Symposium to Commemorate the Opening of the Inoue Enryo Center for Philosophy
As a symposium to commemorate the opening of the Inoue Enryo Center for Philosophy, which opened in April 2021, we had lectures from former President, Toyo University Professor Emeritus Makio Takemura on “The Development of Philosophy Regarding Enryo Inoue,” and from Koichi Yumoto, Director of Emeritus the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum), on “Evolutions in Yokai Culture: Changes from the Edo to Meiji Period.”
Lecture by Professor Emeritus Makio Takemura
Toyo University Online Quiz Tournament
Online Quiz Tournament
Online Social Gathering
An online social gathering was held at the end of the Homecoming Day, where alumni were reunited with their teachers and old friends. Despite being held online for the second consecutive year, the social gathering was the perfect end to another successful Homecoming Day.