Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin
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東洋英和女学院; Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1884 |
| Location | Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Website | Official website |
Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin (東洋英和女学院 Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin) is a private girls academy founded on November 6, 1884 in Azabu, Minato, Tokyo by Martha J. Cartmell, a Methodist missionary from Canada.[1] Toyo Eiwa Women's University, established as a four-year college in 1989, is attached to the school.
History
Originally begun with two students, an elementary school was added in 1888, and a senior high school in 1889.[1] The school expanded to include a kindergarten class in 1914, a dormitory, kindergarten building, and a house for the Methodist missionaries in 1932, and a brand new building for the school in 1933.[2]
Due to the anti-Western sentiment during World War II, the Ei (英) (meaning "English") in Eiwa (英和) was changed to Ei (永), meaning "eternal" or "eternity", in 1941.[2] The name was changed back in 1946.[3] Because of the changes made in the Japanese education system following World War II, each department changed its name to reflect the new government-approved names. In 1965, facilities were expanded to include a location at Oiwake, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture and camp was established in 1970 at Lake Nojiri.[3][4]
In 1986, the junior college was moved to a campus in Midori-ku, Yokohama, the attached women's university became a four-year college in 1989, and opened its graduate school in 1993.[5]
Notable graduates
- Keiko Han, a voice actress
Fictional references
- Rei Hino, also known as Sailor Mars in the anime series Sailor Moon, attends T*A Girls Academy, a private Catholic school, which is based on Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin.
References
- 1 2 See History of Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, page 1. Accessed June 15, 2006]
- 1 2 See History of Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, page 2. Accessed June 15, 2006.
- 1 2 See History of Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, page 3. Accessed June 15, 2006.
- ↑ See World Lakes Database and Nagano Prefecture Tourism Information. Accessed June 15, 2006.
- ↑ See History of Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, page 4. Accessed June 15, 2006.
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Coordinates: 35°30′33″N 139°30′38″E / 35.50917°N 139.51056°E