Hitotsubashi University

Hitotsubashi University traces its origin to the Commercial Training School privately founded by Arinori Mori in Ginza, Tokyo in 1875. The Commercial Training School changed its name to the Tokyo Commercial School in 1884, to the Higher Commercial School in 1887, and to the Tokyo Higher Commercial School in 1902. In 1920 the status of the school was raised to that of a university, and it became the Tokyo University of Commerce. In 1949 the Tokyo University of Commerce became Hitotsubashi University and took a further step toward becoming a truly comprehensive university for the social sciences. In 1951 the University established a four-faculty system consisting of the Faculties of Commerce and Management, Economics, Law, and Social Sciences, and this system remains unchanged today. In 1953 the four Graduate Schools affiliated to the faculties were established. The Graduate School of Language and Society was added in 1996, followed by the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy in 1998. In order to meet the needs of the times, the University set up a Law School affiliated to the Graduate School of Law in 2004 and also established the Hitotsubashi School of International and Public Policy in 2005. In 2010 the University celebrated the 135th anniversary of its founding and the 80th anniversary of its relocation to Kunitachi in western Tokyo, and continues to strive to be the most attractive university possible.