Keio University
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Keio University, abbreviated as Keio or Keidai, is a private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was g
The founder of Keio Fukuzawa Yukichi's statue on Hiyoshi campus.
Keio Gijuku in Tsukiji in 1869
Keio University in May 1912
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Fukuzawa Yukichi
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Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese writer, educator, and philosopher who is regarded as one of the key figures of the Meiji era for his efforts to introduce and promote Western ideas and institutions in
Keio University
…alongside the University of Tokyo) to be a member of the World Economic Forum's Global University Leaders Forum. Keio traces its history to 1858 when Fukuzawa Yukichi started to teach Dutch while he was a guest of the Okudaira family. In 1868 he changed the name of the school to Keio Gijuku and devoted his time to…
Fukuzawa in 1891
Fukuzawa's childhood home in Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture
Fukuzawa in 1862
Fukuzawa posing in Utrecht as part of the First Japanese Embassy to Europe in 1862