[1] The original campus was destroyed in the Great Kantō earthquake; on 31 August 1923, a new campus was established in its present location in the Ōtsuka neighborhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, where the school buildings were constructed by 1936.

[1] Its faculties of graduate schools with Home Economics (master's program), Humanities and Science (doctoral program), started respectively in 1963 and 1976, and they were reorganized into the Graduate School of Humanities and Science starting in 1997 with master's research courses in humanities, science, and home economics.

みがかずば Migakazuba is a poem-based school song which was composed by Empress Shōken.みがかずば 玉も鏡も　なにかせん 学びの道も　かくこそありけれ[7] Without polishing, Gemstones or bronze mirror will not shine and transform into jewelry,

Likewise, studying continuously is important.The song was sung by the students of the affiliated elementary school before Helen Keller on April 26, 1937 in the Kiindo, auditorium.

In March 2022, Prince Hisahito of Akishino graduated from Ochanomizu Junior High School.