Shin-Ochanomizu
Shin-Ochanomizu
Station lies on Tokyo Metro
Chiyoda Line in the Ochanomizu area
of Kanda district of Chiyoda Ward
of Tokyo. It is located on the south
bank of Kanda River just below the
JR East Ochanomizu Station, and
is linked to Ogawamachi and Awajicho
Stations by means of underground
passageways. The most prominent
features of Shin-Ochanomizu Station
are the murals on the station walls,
which depict the months and events
of the Japanese calendar.
Holy
Resurrection Cathedral
Just
outside Exit B1 of Shin-Ochanomizu
Station is the Holy Resurrection
Cathedral. Also called Nikolai
Cathedral or Nikolai-do
, the cathedral is a Russian
Orthodox church that took its name
from its founder St. Nikolai Kassatkin
(1836-1912). St. Nikolai Kassatkin
was a Russian missionary who came
to Japan in 1861 and spent the rest
of his life here propagating the
Russian Orthodox faith. The Byzantine-style
church, designed by Josiah Conder,
was completed in 1891. In 1923 during
the Great Earthquake, the cathedral
was badly damaged. Fire further
damaged the building, and major
rebuilding took place. The rebuilt
Cathedral, this time designed by
Shinito Okada, was re-consecrated
in December 1929. The church is
open for services on Sundays.
Nihon
University
Nihon
University was founded on October
4, 1889 by Count Akiyoshi Yamada
as Nihon Law School. Akiyoshi Yamada
was a scholar who devoted his life
to modernize Japan. He was also
Minister of Justice under the Meiji
government, and in this capacity
he studied the legal systems of
the U.S.A. and Europe. In contrast
to others of his time who wanted
to westernize Japan, Akiyoshi Yamada
wanted legal principles that were
rooted in Japanese history, culture,
and traditions. It was with this
conviction that he founded Nihon
Law School, which today is the Department
of Law.
Today,
Nihon University is the largest
university in Japan. It has 15 colleges
– College of Law, College of Humanities
and Sciences, College of Economics,
College of Commerce, College of
Art, College of International Relations,
College of Science and Technology,
College of Industrial Technology,
College of Engineering, School of
Medicine, School of Dentistry, School
of Dentistry at Matsudo, College
of Bioresource Science, College
of Pharmacy, and Correspondence
Division. Five of these colleges
– Colleges of Law, Economics, Science
& Technology, Dentistry, and
Correspondence Division – are located
in Chiyoda close to Shin-Ochanomizu
Station.
Nihon
University is a reputed university
and has produced numerous CEO's
of Japanese companies. The College
of Art is particularly well-known
for having produced cinema, theater,
and broadcasting personalities.
The
mission of Nihon University is “to
develop cultured people who are
sound of mind and body and conduct
in-depth academic research by gathering
a broad range of knowledge from
around the world”.
