Kyoritsu Women's University
Kyoritsu Women's University (共立女子大学, Kyōritsu joshi daigaku) is a private women's college in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1949.
History[edit]
The vocational predecessor of the school was founded in 1886.[1] The name "Kyoritsu", meaning "standing together" in Japanese, came from the fact that 34 people were involved in the foundation of the school; among them were educator Haruko Hatoyama, Kyuichiro Nagai (the father of writer Kafu Nagai), and educator Seiichi Tejima.
Mission[edit]
The founding of Kyoritsu marked the very beginning of women's higher education in Japan: To recognize the need to "educate modern women in knowledge and skills, and to elevate the position of women in society."[2]
Facilities[edit]
Kyoritsu Kodo is the school's 2,010-capacity auditorium.[3] The auditorium has been used for concerts, hosting bands such as Free, James Gang and Yes.[4]
Exchanges[edit]
The university has established exchanges and links with other international institutions of higher education—for example, the University of Pennsylvania[5]
Notable associates[edit]
Faculty[edit]
Kaoru Hatoyama was a schoolmaster at the university founded by her mother-in-law, Haruko. (Kaoru was the wife of Ichirō Hatoyama, who was the 52nd, 53rd and 54th Prime Minister of Japan.)[6]
Kyoritsu Girls' School alumni and a contemporary of Kaoru, Asa Matsuoka often lectured at the school in the 1930s and 1940s.
Alumni[edit]
- Noriko Iriyama, actress
- Makiko Kuno, actress
- Yoko Moriguchi, actress
- Yuka Kuramochi, actress, gravure idol, and Internet personality
- Naoko Takeuchi, artist
References[edit]
- ^ Japan Student Services Organization (JSSO) Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine: Kyoritsu U. Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Directory Database of Research and Development Activities (READ) Archived 2009-08-25 at the Wayback Machine: Kyoritsu U. Archived 2010-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kyoritsu-Kodo (Auditorium) - Tokyo". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
- ^ "Kyouritsu Koudou, Tokyo, Japan Concert Setlists | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm.
- ^ De Mejía, Anne-Marie. (2002). Power, Prestige, and Bilingualism: International Perspectives on Elite Bilingual Education, pp. 7-8.
- ^ "55. Museum Review: Hatoyama Kaikan (Bunkyo-ku)," November 18, 2008.
Notes[edit]
- Kobayashi, Kei, Tetsurō Kitamura, Noriyuki Ito and Maki Tamada. (1992). American antique quilt collection (アメリカン・アンティークキルトコレクション, Amerikan anteikū kiruto korekuskiyon). Tokyo: Nihon Vogue. OCLC 28872477
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- WikiMapia, Kyoritsu-Kodo (Auditorium)
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