Japan Women's College of Physical Education
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is a private university
in Setagaya, Tokyo
, Japan
. The predecessor of the school, a juku
, was founded 1922. In 1965 it was chartered as a university.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Setagaya, Tokyo
Setagaya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood within the ward. The ward calls itself the City of Setagaya in English...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The predecessor of the school, a juku
Juku
Gakushū juku are special private schools that offer lessons conducted after regular school hours and on the weekends....
, was founded 1922. In 1965 it was chartered as a university.