Keio University
Minato-ku, 2 Chome-15-45 Mita, Tokyo
108-8345 Japan
About
Established in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa as a small school of Western learning, Keio has a history as Japan¡¯s very first private institution of higher learning. Over 160 years since its founding, Keio has thrived under its founder¡¯s motto of jitsugaku, or empirical science, as it continues to transform Japan as a modern nation through contributions to education, research, and medicine.
Jitsugaku ( Œgѧ )
Jitsugaku is a way of learning about the world pursued by Keio University¡¯s founder Yukichi Fukuzawa through the application of reason, observation, and verification, and it stemmed from his desire to break free of the Confucian ideals that informed scholarship in 19th-century Japan. Jitsugaku is science in the truest sense of the word and a powerful tool in Keio University¡¯s never-ending search for practical solutions to real-life problems.