Mejiro Gakuen got its start in 1923 as Kenshin Gakuen on an elevated location in Shinjuku. Supported by the principles of "Shu," "Shi" and "Shin" set as the spirit of the institution by the founder, Professor Juen Sato, the school has developed into a comprehensive educational institution with a junior high school, senior high school, junior college, university, and graduate school, as well as a number of affiliate institutions. Even while maintaining the excellent traditions accumulated over 97 years of history, the school is constantly reading the latest trends to ensure continued growth in concert with a rapidly changing modern society. Never an institution to stand still, Mejiro Gakuen is even now forging ahead to carve out a new history.
About
aboutHistory
In the course of rapid growth,
Mejiro Gakuen has carved out a solid history.
Chronology
| 1923 | Kenshin Gakuen founded |
| 1929 | Mejiro School of Commerce established |
| 1944 | Mejiro Girl’s School of Commerce established |
| 1948 | Converted into Mejiro Gakuen Junior and Senior High School |
| 1959 | Mejiro Gakuen a kindergarten founded |
| 1963 | Mejiro Gakuen Women’s College founded |
| Department of English Language and Literature established | |
| 1964 | Mejiro Gakuen Women College Department of Japanese Language and Literature and Department of Living Science established |
| 1994 | Mejiro University founded |
| Faculty of Humanities, Department of Area Studies and Department of Language and Culture established | |
| 1997 | Japanese and Asian Studies Program began |
| 1999 | Mejiro University Graduate School founded |
| Graduate School of International Studies established | |
| 2000 | Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Department of Psychological Counseling, Department of Media Presentation, and Department of Social Information established |
| Mejiro Gakuen Women’s College renamed Mejiro University College | |
| Mejiro University College, Department of Language and Media Literacy established | |
| 2001 | Faculty of Humanities, Department of Studies on Contemporary Society established |
| 2002 | Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration established |
| Graduate School, Graduate School of Psychology established | |
| 2003 | Mejiro University College, Department of Child Studies established |
| 2004 | Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Department of Social Welfare Services established |
| Graduate School, Graduate School of Business Administration and Graduate School of Psychology [Doctoral Program in Psychology] established | |
| 2005 | Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Department of English Language Studies and Department of Asian Language Studies established |
| Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Department of Occupational Therapy established | |
| 2006 | Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Department of Community Studies established |
| Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Therapy established | |
| Faculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing established | |
| 2007 | Faculty of Human and Social Sciences divided into Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Studies on Contemporary Society |
| Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Child Studies established | |
| Graduate School, Graduate School of Social Work Services established | |
| Mejiro University College, Department of Confectionery Arts established | |
| 2008 | Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Department of Chinese Language Studies, Department of Korean Language Studies, and Department of Japanese Language Studies established |
| Graduate School, Graduate School of Language and Culture Studies established | |
| 2009 | Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Childhood Education and Welfare established Graduate School, Graduate School of Business Administration [Doctoral Program in Business Administration] and |
| Graduate School of Nursing established | |
| Mejiro Gakuen Junior and Senior High School renamed Mejiro Kenshin Junior and Senior High School | |
| 2010 | Mejiro University College, Department of Business Studies established |
| 2012 | Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Department of Japanese Language Studies renamed Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Department of Japanese and Japanese Language Education |
| Graduate School, Graduate School of Rehabilitation established | 2018 | Faculty of Media Studies, Department of Media Studies established | 2019 | Mejiro University College, Department of Dental Hygiene established | 2020 | Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychological Counseling established |