Meiji Gakuin University
35°38′15.72″N 139°43′51.95″E / 35.6377000°N 139.7310972°E
明治学院大学 | |
| Motto | Do For Others (他者への貢献, Tasha e no Kōken) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1863 |
| President | Hiroyoshi Udono |
Academic staff | 1,693 (2007) |
| Students | 12,182 (2008) |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Meiji Gakuin University (明治学院大学, Meiji gakuin daigaku) is a private, Christian university with the main campus in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and a satellite campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa. It was established in 1863. The Rev. Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this university and wrote the lyrics of its college song.