Keio University

A private research university in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1858 by Fukuzawa Yukichi. It is Japan’s oldest private institution of higher education.

Fukuzawa Yukichi: A Japanese educator and writer who founded Keio and advocated learning from the West. He founded the school that became Keio University.
Mita Campus: Keio University’s historic campus in Tokyo’s Minato ward, home to its central administration and several faculties. It is the university’s best-known campus and a center of its institutional identity.
Yukichi Fukuzawa Memorial Keio History Museum: A museum at Keio University documenting Fukuzawa Yukichi and the university’s history. Its collections preserve the founding story and institutional memory.
Keio Business School: A graduate business school at Keio University offering management education and research. It is a direct route from Keio’s teaching to business leadership and management practice.
Waseda University: A private research university in Tokyo founded in 1882 by Ōkuma Shigenobu. Waseda is Keio’s most familiar private-university rival in Tokyo.
Keio Gijuku: The educational institution founded by Fukuzawa Yukichi that developed into Keio University. Its transformation into a university is the institution’s direct origin.
Yagami Campus: A Keio University campus in Yokohama that houses the Faculty of Science and Technology and graduate programs. Its laboratories and engineering programs show Keio’s research-focused side.
Junichiro Koizumi: A Japanese politician who served as prime minister from 2001 to 2006 and studied at Keio University. His career is a prominent example of Keio alumni entering national politics.
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design: A Keio graduate school focused on media, design, and innovation across disciplines. Its programs apply research to new forms of communication and creative practice.
University of Tokyo: Japan’s leading national research university, established in 1877 in Tokyo. Its public status and national role contrast with Keio’s private institutional history.

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