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: “Japans kvinnouniversitet”, “JWU”, “Nihon joši daigaku”, “Нихон Дзёси Дайгаку”, “니혼 여자 전문학교”, “니혼여자대학”, “日女”, “日本女子大”, “日本女子大学校”, and “本女”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Tokyo. is situated 620 metres southeast of Japan Women’s University.

Park
Photo: Irina Gelbukh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Japanese garden located near the in Bunkyō, Tokyo. is situated 460 metres south of Japan Women’s University.

Museum
The is located at 1-25-5 Zōshigaya, Toshima, Tokyo. is situated 420 metres north of Japan Women’s University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mejirodai and Zōshigaya.

Quarter
is one of the districts that comprise Bunkyo in , Japan.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo.

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: “Universitat de les Dones del Japó”
  • Chinese: “日本女子大学”
  • Chinese: “日本女子大學”
  • Czech: “Japonská ženská univerzita”
  • Danish: “Japans Kvinde Universitet”
  • 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”
  • Japanese: “Nihon joshi daigaku”
  • Japanese: “日本女子大学”
  • Korean: “니혼 여자 대학”
  • Korean: “일본여자대학”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ji̍t-pún Lú-chú Tāi-ha̍k”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade de Mulheres do Japão”
  • Russian: “Японский женский университет”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Femenina de Japón”
  • 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

Places to explore: Mejirodai 2 and Mejirodai 1.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 日本女子大（構内） and 日本女子大前.

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