The kanji of the word "Bunkyo" mean education and learning. The university offers courses mainly in education and research of the cultural and social sciences, and is well known for its teacher training. Previously the school was a girls' school called Rissho Women's University; when it became coeducational in 1976 its name was changed to Bunkyo University.
In 1966, Rissho Women's University was established at the Koshigaya Campus in Koshigaya-city, Saitama-prefecture, Japan. The name was changed to Bunkyo University in 1976 and began educating male and female students the next year. The Rissho Institute Legal Educational Foundation, which established the university, changed its name to the Bunkyo University Institute Legal Education Foundation in 1983. The Shonan Campus was established in the city of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in 1985.
1927 Rissho Kindergarten and Rissho Needlework School for Girls founded.
1928 Rissho Women's Vocational School founded.
1932 Rissho Institute High School for Girls founded.
1953 Rissho Institute Women's Junior College founded.
1966 Rissho Women's University founded; Koshigaya campus opened. Faculty of Home Economics Study established.
1969 Faculty of Education established.
1976 Faculty of Human Sciences established. University's name changed to Bunkyo University.
1977 Bunkyo University becomes coeducational.
1980 Faculty of Information and Communications established. Faculty of Home Economics Study eliminated.
1985 Shonan campus opened.
1987 Faculty of Language and Literature established.
1990 Faculty of International Study established.
1992 Special Postgraduate Course in education established.
1993 Bunkyo University Graduate School founded; School of Human Sciences (Master's Program) established. Special department course (foreign student program) established.
1999 School of Language and Culture (Master's Program) established in graduate school.
2000 Doctorate program added to School of Human Sciences in graduate school.
2005 School of Information Study established in graduate school.
Faculties: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences, Faculty of Language and Literature
Graduate Schools: School of Human Sciences, School of Language and Culture
Special Postgraduate Course: Education Major
Special Department Course: Foreign Student Department
Research Institute: Institute of Clinical Counseling, Institute of Language and Culture, Institute of Living Science, Institute of Educational Research
Centers: Lifelong Learning Center, Information Center, Health Center
Bunkyo University Secretariat Headquarters (Hatanodai, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan)
Centers: International Exchange Center, Entrance Center
The headquarters of the university secretariat for the Bunkyo University Institute Legal Educational Foundation are located at this site. The secretariat, the attached junior high school, the attached senior high school, and the Bunkyo University Institute's kindergarten are all located at this campus.
Although the junior college is not an organization of Bunkyo University, it is located on the Bunkyo University Shonan campus and is closely affiliated with Bunkyo.
There are three university research institutes and two graduate school research institutes. All research institutes of Bunkyo University (graduate school institutes included) are located at the Koshigaya Campus except the Shonan Research Institute at Shonan Campus.
There are various university centers. The Lifelong Learning Center is located on the Koshigaya Campus, the International Exchange Center and the Entrance Center are located in Hatanodai at the campus of the university secretariat, and Information Centers and Health Centers are located on both campuses.
Model schools attached to the university offer a complete education from kindergarten through graduate school. The elementary school is located in Ishikawadai, and the other schools are located in Hatanodai.
Bunkyo University Institute Kindergarten (Hatanodai)
