Ochanomizu University

The university traces its origins to 1875, when '''Tokyo Women's Normal School''' was founded in Tokyo's Ochanomizu neighborhood (now Yushima, Bunkyo-ku). It subsequently underwent a series of name changes: "The Women's Campus of Tokyo Normal School", "The Women's Campus of Higher Normal School", "Women's Higher Normal School", and "Tokyo Women’s Higher Normal School". It was established as Ochanomizu University in 1949 Since 2007, the Graduate School was positioned to lead and strengthen education and research when they reorganized Graduate School of Humanities and Science to the Institute for Human Life Innovation and the Institute for Education and Human Development. == School Song ==

みがかずば Migakazuba is a poem-based school song which was composed by Empress Shōken.みがかずば 玉も鏡も なにかせん 学びの道も かくこそありけれ Without polishing, Gemstones or bronze mirror will not shine and transform into jewelry, Likewise, studying continuously is important.The song was sung by the students of the affiliated elementary school before Helen Keller on April 26, 1937 in the Kiindo, auditorium. == Alumni ==

• Sada Orihara – the first woman to attend the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan ==Affiliated institutions==

Ochanomizu's campus also contains a number of schools for pre-university students affiliated with the university: Ochanomizu Kindergarten, Ochanomizu Elementary, Ochanomizu Junior High School, and Ochanomizu High School. In March 2022, Prince Hisahito of Akishino graduated from Ochanomizu Junior High School. == References ==