The Gakushuin University (学習院大学 Gakushūin Daigaku) or formerly Peers School (now incorporated as the Gakushuin School Corporation) is an educational institution in Tokyo established in 1877, during the Meiji era, for the education of the children of the Japanese aristocracy, though it eventually also opened its doors to the offspring of extremely wealthy commoners. Famous alumni include the late Showa Emperor Hirohito, the currently reigning emperor Akihito, the deceased author Yukio Mishima, and John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono.
After World War II, Gakushuin became a private institution and established new educational affiliates, the most important of which is Gakushuin University.
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Official site: Japanese (http://www.gakushuin.ac.jp/)English (http://www.gakushuin.ac.jp/ad/kikaku/english/index.html)
Gakushuin remained in Kyoto through the Meiji Restoration when the capital of Japan was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo, formerly Edo.
Gakushuin's dedication to the education of women may be traced back to September 1885, and the founding of the Peeresses' School, which would later become the Girls' Division of Gakushuin.
Gakushuin Women's Junior College Division became independent of the university as Gakushuin Women's Junior College in April 1953 and continued to play a prominent role in women's higher education until the founding of the present tertiary, four-year Gakushuin Women's College in April 1998.
The Gakushuin University (学習院大学 Gakushūin Daigaku) or formerly Peers School (now incorporated as the Gakushuin School Corporation) is an educational institution in Tokyo established in 1877, during the Meiji period, for the education of the children of the Japanese aristocracy, though it eventually also opened its doors to the offspring of extremely wealthy commoners.
After World War II, Gakushuin became a private institution and established new educational affiliates, the most important of which is Gakushuin University.
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