Japan Women's University

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Japan Women's University (日本女子大学, Nihon joshi daigaku) is the oldest and largest of private Japanese women's universities. The university was established on 20 April 1901 by education reformist Jinzo Naruse. The university has around 6000 students and 200 faculty. It has two campuses, named after the neighborhoods in which they are located: Mejirodai (目白台) in Bunkyō, Tokyo, and Nishi-Ikuta (西生田) in Tama, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Women's College, Meiji University

Women's College, Meiji University was a private junior college in Japan which was located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded in 1950.

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Zōshigaya

Zōshigaya is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo. Zōshigaya includes Zōshigaya 1-chome though Zōshigaya 3-chome as well as parts of Minami-Ikebukuro.

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Wakeijuku

Wakeijuku, literally meaning "a place to seek harmony and respect", is an all-male dormitory located in the Mejirodai neighborhood in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1955 by Kisaku Mayekawa, philanthropist and founder of Mayekawa Manufacturing Company, Wakeijuku has been the home of students of Japanese universities for more than sixty years, including nearby Waseda University. Wakeijuku alumni include four former Japanese prime ministers and Japanese author Haruki Murakami.

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Zoshigaya Missionary Museum

The Zoshigaya Missionary Museum is located at 1-25-5 Zōshigaya, Toshima, Tokyo. The museum is closest to Toden-zoshigaya Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram and the Zoshigaya Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line.

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Higo Hosokawa Garden

Higo Hosokawa Garden is a Japanese garden located near the Kanda River in Bunkyō, Tokyo. The garden underwent renovation work and along with this there was a request for submission of a new name for the garden. The name was changed from Shin-Edogawa Garden on March 18, 2017. Formerly the second home of Hosokawa, the head of Kumamoto Domain at the end of the Edo period, the premises later became the main residence of the Hosokawa family. The park features a circular hill-and-pond garden that makes clever use of changes in elevation and emphasizes the garden's natural scenery. There are natural springs, stone lanterns, bamboo fences; the pond contains carps. The entrance building Shoseikaku, which was constructed in the Taisho era, was a studying place of the Hosokawa family. The garden can be accessed by walking from Waseda Station or Edogawabashi Station. Regular hours are from 9:00 to 17:00. Admission is free. A gate between the Shin-Edogawa park and the Eisei Bunko Museum is opened from 10:00 to 16:00. Migration in two of facilities becomes possible this time.

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There are associated schools from kindergarten through senior high school.

History

Japan Women's University was founded by educator Jinzo Naruse in 1901. Initially, the university comprised three departments: home economics, Japanese literature, and English literature.

Faculty

home economics humanities Integrated arts and social sciences sciences

Notable alumnae

Chikako Asō, daughter and wife of Prime Ministers of Japan Tsuruko Haraguchi, first Japanese woman to earn a doctorate in psychology Yumie Hiraiwa, novelist Raicho Hiratsuka Tano Jōdai, sixth president of Japan Women's University Hideko Inouye, first woman president of Japan Women's University Junko Izumi, kyōgen performer Shina Inoue Kan Tsuruyo Kondo, politician Tomi Kora, politician Keiko Matsui, jazz musician Ayame Mizushima, screenwriter Yuriko Miyamoto Kazuyo Sejima, architect Rumiko Takahashi, manga artist Toshiko Tamura Satoko Shinohara, president of Japan Women's University (2010–2020), professor, and architect

Access

The closest train stations to the Mejiro Campus are:

Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line: About 8 minutes by foot from Zoshigaya Station (exit 3) Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line: About 10 minutes by foot from Gokokuji Station (exit 4)