Meiji Gakuin University

35°38′15.72″N 139°43′51.95″E / 35.6377000°N 139.7310972°E / 35.6377000; 139.7310972

Meiji Gakuin University
明治学院大学
MottoDo For Others (他者への貢献, Tasha e no Kōken)
TypePrivate
Established1863
PresidentHiroyoshi Udono
Academic staff
1,693 (2007)[1]
Students12,182 (2008)[2]
Location,
CampusUrban
Websitewww.meijigakuin.ac.jp
Shirokane Campus
The school at daytime
The school at nighttime
Bust of Dr. Hepburn
In front of the school in 1927

Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学, Meiji gakuin daigaku) is a private, Christian university with the main campus in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and a satellite campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It was established in 1863. The Rev. Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this university and wrote the lyrics of its college song.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "在籍学生数 | 明治学院大学". Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2017-12-03.