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.[1]
Japan Women's University | |
 A building of the Japan Women's University | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1901 |
Academic staff | 200 (approx.) |
| Students | 6000 (approx.) |
| Website | www.jwu.ac.jp |
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.
There are associated schools from kindergarten through senior high school.
History
editJapan Women's University was founded by educator Jinzo Naruse in 1901.[1][2] Initially, the university comprised three departments: home economics, Japanese literature, and English literature.[2]
Faculty
edit- home economics
- humanities
- Integrated arts and social sciences
- sciences
Notable alumnae
edit- 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[3]
- Shina Inoue Kan
- Tsuruyo Kondo, politician
- Tomi Kora, politician
- Keiko Matsui
- 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
editThe 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)
References
edit- ^ a b "Japan Women's University | Outline | History". www.jwu.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ a b Omori, Hideko (2013). "Religious Education Leading to Higher Education for Women: Historical Insights on Modern Japan". Religious Education. 108 (5): 529–541. doi:10.1080/00344087.2013.835650. ISSN 0034-4087. S2CID 144844275.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2007). "Were Women Pan-Asianists the Worst?: Internationalism and Pan-Asianism in the Careers of Inoue Hideko and Inoue Masaji". In Saaler, Sven; Koschmann, J. Victor (eds.). Pan-Asianism in Modern Japanese History: Colonialism, Regionalism and Borders. London, UK: Routledge. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-134-19380-6.
External links
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- English Homepage Archived 31 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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