Japan Women’s University

Japan Women's University is the oldest and largest of private Japanese women's universities. The university was established on 20 April 1901 by education reformist Jinzo Naruse.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: private women’s university in Tokyo
  • Also known as: “Nihon Joshi Daigaku”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Cathedral and Higo-Hosokawa Garden.

Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo. It is located in the Sekiguchi neighborhood of Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. is situated 620 metres southeast of Japan Women’s University.

Park
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is a located near the 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. is situated 460 metres south of Japan Women’s University.

Museum
The is located at 1-25-5 Zōshigaya, Toshima, Tokyo. The museum is closest to Toden-zoshigaya Station on the Tokyo Sakura Tram and the on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. is situated 420 metres north of Japan Women’s University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mejirodai and Takada.

Quarter
is one of the districts that comprise Bunkyo in , . Divided into three sections, It currently has a population of 6,595 as of October 1, 2007.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Japan Women’s University

Latitude
35.71694° or 35° 43′ 1″ north
Longitude
139.72055° or 139° 43′ 14″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8Q7XPP8C+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 620838246
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
10865997
Wiki­data ID
Q1143226
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Japan Women’s University” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Universidá de Muyeres de Xapón”
  • Catalan: “Nihon joshi daigaku”
  • Catalan: “Universitat de les Dones del Japó”
  • Chinese: “Ji̍t-pún Lú-chú Tāi-ha̍k”
  • Chinese: “日本女子大学”
  • Chinese: “日本女子大學”
  • Czech: “Japonská ženská univerzita”
  • Czech: “Nihon joši daigaku”
  • Danish: “Japans Kvinde Universitet”
  • Danish: “Nihon Joshi Daigaku”
  • Esperanto: “Japana Virina Universitato”
  • French: “université pour femmes du Japon”
  • French: “Université pour femmes du Japon”
  • Galician: “Universidade de Mulleres do Xapón”
  • Georgian: “იაპონიის ქალთა უნივერსიტეტი”
  • German: “Nihon Joshi Daigaku”
  • Hungarian: “Japán Női Egyetem”
  • Igbo: “Japan Women’s University”
  • Igbo: “Nihon Joshi Daigaku”
  • Japanese: “JWU”
  • Japanese: “Nihon joshi daigaku”
  • Japanese: “日本女子大”
  • Japanese: “日本女子大学”
  • Japanese: “日本女子大学校”
  • Korean: “니혼 여자 대학”
  • Korean: “니혼 여자 전문학교”
  • Korean: “니혼여자대학”
  • Korean: “일본여자대학”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ji̍t-pún Lú-chú Tāi-ha̍k”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade de Mulheres do Japão”
  • Russian: “Нихон Дзёси Дайгаку”
  • Russian: “Японский женский университет”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Femenina de Japón”
  • Swedish: “Japans kvinnouniversitet”
  • Swedish: “Nihon Joshi Daigaku”
  • Turkish: “Japonya Kadın Üniversitesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Японський жіночий університет”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol y Merched, Japan”
  • Yue Chinese: “日本女子大學”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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