Jissen Women's University (実践女子大学, Jissen joshi daigaku) is a Japanese private women's college with its headquarters in 4-1-1 Ōsakaue, Hino, Tokyo, Japan. The school was founded by poet and educator Utako Shimoda in 1899. It was chartered as a university in 1949. Its University abbreviations are Jissen (実践, 'Jissen') and Jitsujo (実女, 'Jitsujo').
Contents
Overview
University as a whole
Jissen Women's University views the private women's university "Shimoda School" (later renamed "Tōyō School"), opened by Utako Shimoda in 1882 (Meiji's 15th Year), as its origin. This developed and became Jissen Girls' School in 1899 (Meiji's 32nd Year). In the early days of the school opening, it was located in modern-day Kudan, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, but relocated to Tokiwamatsu in Shibuya in 1901 (Meiji's 34th Year). With the educational system reform, it transitioned to a university under the new system and became Jissen Women's University in 1949 (Shōwa's 24th Year).
In 1986 (Shōwa's 61st Year), it completely relocated from Shibuya to Hino, but Shibuya Campus was opened in 2014 (Heisei's 26th Year). Currently, the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Human and Social Studies and the Junior College are located on Shibuya Campus and the Faculty of Human Life Science is located on Hino Campus.
Educational Ideals
Nurturing women who are capable of displaying dignity, elegance, independence and self-management.
Brief history
1882 (Meiji's 15th Year) Utako Shimoda founds a private girls' school (later changes the name of the school to "Tōyō School") in Kudan, Tokyo.
1899 (Meiji's 32nd Year) It founds the private Jissen Girls' School and the Girls' Arts and Crafts School in Kōjimachi, Tokyo as a project of the Imperial Women's Association. Utako Shimoda becomes the first principal.
1903 (Meiji's 36th Year) Jissen Girls' School and Girls' Arts and Crafts School relocate to a new school building in the Tokiwamatsu Detached Palace in Shibuya, Tokyo.
1925 (Taishō's 14th Year) It establishes Jissen Women's Specialized School.
1928 (Shōwa's 3rd Year) It grants the privilege of English Literature secondary-school teacher licenses without examination to specialized faculty English Literature graduates.
1945 (Shōwa's 20th Year) Many school buildings are destroyed by fire due to war damage.
1949 (Shōwa's 24th Year) It transitions to a university under the new system and establishes Jissen Women's University.
1950 (Shōwa's 25th Year) It establishes Jissen Women's Educational Institute Junior College.
1986 (Shōwa's 61st Year) The university and graduate school completely relocate to Hino Campus.
1995 (Heisei's 7th Year) The Faculty of Home Economics is renamed the Faculty of Human Life Science.
2004 (Heisei's 16th Year) It newly establishes the Faculty of Human and Social Studies.
Basic data
Locations
Hino Campus (Ōsakaue, Hino City, Tokyo)
Shibuya Campus (Higashi, Shibuya City, Tokyo)
Image
It has the shape of a cherry blossom.
Lyrics: Utako Shimoda, Composition: Kōichi Sawada
Education and research
Organization
Faculty of Humanities
Department of Japanese Literature
Department of English Literature
Department of Aesthetics and Art History
Faculty of Human Life Science
Department of Food and Health Science
Registered Dietitian Major
Food Science Major
Health and Nutrition Major
Department of Human Environmental Science
Department of Life and Culture
Life Psychology Major
Early Childhood Education Major
Department of Contemporary Human Life Science
Faculty of Human and Social Studies
Department of Humanity and Social Science
Department of Contemporary Sociology
Junior college
Department of Japanese Communication
Department of English Communication
Graduate School of Humanities
Japanese Literature Program (Master's and Doctoral Programs)
Education
Jissen Women's University has its own scholarship program, and has reached the point where students can apply for them according on their situation.
Grant-type
Shimoda Scholarship
Sakura Scholarship
University President's Award Scholarship
Sugako Tonohara Scholarship
Noboru and Akiko Hayama Scholarship - Noboru Hayama is the founder of Riso Scientific Industries Corporation
Faculty Scholarships (scholarships aimed at those with sudden changes in household budgets)
Loan-type
General scholarships
Emergency Special Scholarship (a scholarship aimed at those with sudden changes in household budgets)
Emergency loan for school fees (a scholarship aimed at those with sudden changes in household budgets)
Student life
School festival
Tokiwa Festival
A school festival shared by Jissen Women's University and the Junior College. The festival is held in October and November. The name of the Tokiwa Festival derives from "Tokiwamatsu-chō", the old town name of Shibuya, Tokyo, where the school building was located before it relocated to Hino City. Moreover, since the leaves of the evergreen pine tree are always green and do not change colour, it also includes the meaning of permanence.
University officials and organizations
University affiliate organizations
Mukōda Library
Jissen Women's University Supporters' Association
List of university officials
List of people at Jissen Women's University
Facilities
Campuses
Faculty using Hino Campus: Faculty of Human Life Science
Graduate school using Hino Campus: Graduate School of Human Life Science
Transportation access
14-minute walk from Hino Station operated by JR East
Faculties using Shibuya Campus: Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Human and Social Studies, Junior College
Graduate schools using Shibuya Campus: Graduate School of Humanities, Graduate School of Human and Social Studies
Transportation access
10-minute walk from Shibuya Station operated by JR East, Tōkyū, Keiō Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.
12-minute walk from Omotesandō Station operated by Tokyo Metro
External affairs
Agreements with other universities
National, academic exchange, etc. partner universities
The Open University of Japan
International, academic exchange, etc. partner universities
University of the Fraser Valley (British Columbia, Canada)
Dankook University (Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Korea)
Communication University of China (Beijing, China)
Dutch National Southern University (Limburg, The Netherlands)
Partnerships with companies
Japan Sumo Association (design of merchandise and volunteering at tournaments)
Notable people
Reiko Matsushita - politician
Affiliated schools
Jissen Women's Educational Institute Junior and Senior Schools
Jissen Women's University Junior College