Bunkyo Gakuin University

Bunkyo Gakuin University (文京学院大学, Bunkyō Gakuin Daigaku) is a coeducational instituition located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, in proximity to the University of Tokyo. Bunkyo Gakuin University was founded by Ishiko Shimada and is operated by the Bunkyo Gakuin Educational Foundation. The university has affiliated institutions, including Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls' Junior and Senior High School. Notably, it was the first women's university in Japan to establish a Faculty of Business Administration. A second campus is situated northwest of Tokyo in Fujimino, Saitama. Initially named Bunkyo Women's University (文京女子大学), the institution was renamed Bunkyo Gakuin University in 2002 and transitioned to a coeducational system in 2005.

Type

University

Founded

1924