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In Azabu Toriizaka, Tokyo, in 1884, Toyo Eiwa Jogakko was opened
by Martha J. Cartmell, a missionary sent by the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church of Canada (currently the United
Church of Canada).
Overcoming many difficulties, such as a backlash against Europeanism,
the rise of nationalism and other pressures during World War II, our
school has still been standing true to the purpose of its founders and
teaching in the Christian spirit. Toyo Eiwa, which started with two
students, currently has a total enrollment of nearly 3,830 students.
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Toyo Eiwa Jogakko in the 1910s |
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A Western-style cooking class in the 1900s |
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The school building designed by W. M. Vories (Completed in 1933) |
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Toyo Eiwa Kindergarten in the 1930s |
Miss Hamilton, the final Canadian missionary to serve as headmistress, together with students (1938). |
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The school emblem |
The school anthem |
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"After the rain, we see a rainbow. Let's believe in
the rainbow blessing," Isabella S. Blackmore encouraged her students
and colleagues after the school building frames
collapsed twice as a result of storm damage
1863 - 1942
Serving as the principal four times, Miss Blackmore held office for forty
years. She educated the girls based on Puritan religious ideas, and her
educational motto was "Freedom lies in strictness." Navigating
the crisis in Christian education caused by the 1899 announcement
of the Ministry of Education, she reorganized and developed the school. When Toyo Eiwa
Collegiate Department was affiliated with Tokyo Woman's Christian University, she
became Chair of the Board of the university. Moreover, she took on heavy responsibilities for both
the Nagasaka Orphanage and the Kobokan Settlement. She also strived for the expansion
and practice of social work.
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Wataru Nagano
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“Even old traditions become meaningless if they are simply conceptualized, stereotyped, ideological notions. No meaning or significance can be found in priding ourselves on traditions unless they are living traditions, which have always followed a path of constant active advancement. The important thing is that judgment of value can be given as to whether or not those traditions inherently contain some kind of thoroughly consistent and immovable spirit that forms their backbone.”
1904-1983
Mr. Wataru Nagano was appointed as a science teacher at Toyo Eiwa Jogakko in 1933. During the harsh conditions of the wartime period, he acted as the de facto head of the girls’ school after the female Canadian missionaries returned to Canada. After the end of World War II, he served for 25 years as chancellor, working for the recovery of the school, expanding its grounds, and carving out the road for the development of Toyo Eiwa into a comprehensive educational institution. He loved Lake Nojiri, and worked hard towards the postwar reconstruction of the Nojiri Campsite.
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"Education is not merely to transmit knowledge, but
also to cultivate sensitivity of the joy in contemplation
of creation and the mental exertion this
requires, as well as the quest for knowledge. I felt
this keenly even at the early age of twenty. What I
learned in my school days in Azabu is indelibly
imprinted in my mind."
1893 - 1968
Graduated from Toyo Eiwa Jogakko in 1913.
While in
school, Hanako Muraoka was introduced to Nobutsuna Sasaki, a leading
poet, by her classmate, Byakuren Yanagihara. Among his followers, she met Hiroko
Katayama, a graduate of Toyo Eiwa, who influenced her enormously in literary and spiritual
matters. After the war, she successively filled various positions both on government boards
and in cultural organizations. Besides a collection of fairy tales titled Tampopo no Meshe
published many books, including the translations of the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery.
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1884 |
Toyo Eiwa Jogakko was founded in Azabu Toriizaka
(now Roppongi), Tokyo. |
1888 |
Toyo Eiwa Primary School was opened. |
1905 |
Mission Training School for Kindergarten Teachers
started with student teaching at Baika Kindergarten
in Ueda, Nagano. |
1914 |
Opened Toyo Eiwa Kindergarten. |
1919 |
Mission Training School for Kindergarten Teachers
was moved to Tokyo and became a department of
Toyo Eiwa Jogakko. |
1927 |
The school emblem and students' uniform were
made official. |
1928 |
The school motto, "Reverence and Service" and the
school banner were finalized. |
1934 |
Celebrated the 50th anniversary and established the
school anthem. |
1945 |
Changed its school name to Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin. |
1947 |
Postwar educational reforms brought the 6-3-3
school system to Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin. |
1950 |
Opened the Child Education Department of Toyo
Eiwa Junior College. |
1954 |
Opened the English Department of the Junior
College. |
1959 |
Built the off-campus facilities in Karuizawa, Nagano. |
1970 |
Rebuilt the off-campus facilities by Lake Nojiri,
Nagano. |
1973 |
The Junior College opened Kaede Kindergarten. |
1984 |
Celebration of the 100th anniversary |
1986 |
The Junior College moved to Yokohama and opened
the International Liberal Arts Department. |
1989 |
Opened Toyo Eiwa University at the Yokohama
Campus and established the Faculty of Humanities. |
1993 |
The evening Graduate School was opened at the
Roppongi Campus. |
1995 |
The University faculties were reorganized into the
Faculty of Human Sciences and the Faculty of Social
Sciences. |
1997 |
The Center for Continuing Education was opened at
the Yokohama Campus. |
1998 |
The Junior College was closed. |
2014 |
Celebration of the 100th anniversary of Toyo Eiwa Kindergaten |
2019 |
Celebration of the 135th anniversary
Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the University |
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