The , or 学校法人学習院, historically known as the Peers' School,
History
The Peers' School was founded in 1847 by Emperor Ninkō in
Kyoto and placed under the administration of the Imperial Household Agency.
Its purpose was to educate the children of the Imperial aristocracy (
kuge).
Prior to the disestablishment of the
Kazoku in 1947, commoners had restricted access to
Gakushuin, with limited slots only to the Elementary School and Middle School.
In 1947, with the American-mandated disestablishment of the peerage system, enrollment in Gakushuin was fully opened to the general public. At the same time, administration of the school was transferred to the Ministry of Education.
Precepts
Emperor Ninko had four maxims inscribed on the walls of the
Gakushūin building,
including
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Walk in the paths trodden by the feet of the great sages.
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Revere the righteous canons of the empire.
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He that has not learned the sacred doctrines, how can he govern himself?
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He that is ignorant of the classics, how can he regulate his own conduct?
The school was moved to Tokyo in 1877.
Timeline
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1847: founded as Peers' School
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1877: the school was established in Tokyo
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1884: Gakushūin became an Imperial institution.
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1885: Peeresses' School was created
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1947: Gakushūin became a private institution.
Gakushuin Corporation
The present-day Gakushuin School Corporation comprises the following institutions:
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Gakushuin University
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Gakushuin Women's College
Presidents
Notable alumni and faculty members
Teachers
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R. H. Blyth—taught at Gakushūin
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Kanō Jigorō—taught at Gakushūin
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Inagaki Manjirō—taught briefly at Gakushūin
Alumni
- For alumni of Gakushuin University, see: Gakushūin University#Notable alumni
- Imperial House of Japan
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Yoshihito, Emperor Taishō - late 123rd Emperor of Japan
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Hirohito - late 124th Emperor of Japan
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Nagako, Empress Kōjun, late Empress Dowager
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Akihito - Former 125th Emperor of Japan
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Naruhito - Current 126th Emperor of Japan
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Masahito, Prince Hitachi - brother of Emperor Akihito
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Hanako, Princess Hitachi - wife of the Prince Hitachi
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Fumihito, Prince Akishino - son of Emperor Akihito
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Kiko, Princess Akishino - wife of the Prince Akishino
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Kazuko, Princess Taka - sister of Emperor Akihito
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Shigeko, Princess Teru - sister of Emperor Akihito
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Atsuko Ikeda - sister of Emperor Akihito
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Takako Shimazu - sister of Emperor Akihito
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Sayako Kuroda - daughter of Emperor Akihito
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Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu - brother of Emperor Shōwa
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Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu - wife of the Prince Takamatsu
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Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu - brother of Emperor Shōwa
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Takahito, Prince Mikasa - brother of Emperor Shōwa
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Yuriko, Princess Mikasa - wife of the Prince Mikasa
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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa - son of the Prince Mikasa
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Yasuko Konoe - daughter of the Prince Mikasa
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Masako Sen - daughter of the Prince Mikasa
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Princess Akiko of Mikasa - daughter of Prince Tomohito
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Princess Yōko of Mikasa - daughter of Prince Tomohito
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Norihito, Prince Takamado - son of the Prince Mikasa
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Princess Tsuguko of Takamado - daughter of the Prince Takamado
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Princess Noriko of Takamado - daughter of the Prince Takamado
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Princess Ayako of Takamado - daughter of the Prince Takamado
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Yoshihito, Prince Katsura - son of Prince Mikasa
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Aiko, Princess Toshi - daughter of Emperor Naruhito
- Korean Imperial House of Yi
- Others
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Huisheng Aisin-Gioro, Qing Princess, Niece of Puyi
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Kuniko Asagi
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Tarō Asō, former Prime Minister of Japan
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Yoshihiko Funazaki, Author
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Toshiyuki Hosokawa
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Yasuko Ikenobo
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Marina Inoue
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Tetsuya Kakihara
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Akiko Kamei
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Hisaoki Kamei
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Michihiko Kano
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Akiko Kobayashi
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Kiyoshi Kodama
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Yoshiki Kuroda
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Yuki Kawauchi, Runner
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Yukio Mishima, Author
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Hayao Miyazaki, Director
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Keiko Nagaoka
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Hiroyuki Namba
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Shiono Nanami, Author
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Yoko Ono
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Yoshinobu Shimamura
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Yoshiki Tanaka, Author
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Satomi Ton
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Tokugawa Tsunenari
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Mona Yamamoto
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Akira Yoshimura, Author
In fiction
In the novel
Spring Snow by
Yukio Mishima, set in the early 1910s, the characters Kiyoaki Matsugae and Shigekuni Honda attend the school.
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