Hitotsubashi University

Hitotsubashi University is a national university corporation, and is the only university in Japan to specialize exclusively in the humanities and social sciences. The University was originally established in 1875 as a private entity called the Institute for Business Training. It educated the businessmen who went on to become the driving force behind the modernization of Japanese society following the collapse of the feudal Tokugawa Shogunate. Ever since, Hitotsubashi has been at the forefront of Japan`s economic and social progress. It has become the country`s premier institution for education and research in the social sciences but has always maintained its emphasis on practical learning.

Hitotsubashi University was established as a center of education and research embracing every field of the social sciences, which make up the learning of civil society. The University has contributed to the development of Japan’s political and economic society and the nurturing of its creative driving force through its liberal academic traditions. Its standards of education and research, including those in the humanities, are extremely high, and since its establishment it has produced many highly talented graduates who have been active not only in Japan but also internationally.

Foundation year:1875
Short name:N/A
Type:Public
Students:6550
Faculty:420
Faculty/Students Ratio:16:1
Region:Asia
Location:Kunitachi, Tokyo