Otsuma Women's University

Otsuma Kotaka (大妻コタカ) was a pioneer of traditional women's education, emphasizing scientific training in homemaking skills.

For almost twenty years the university specialized in home economics and became synonymous with the education of ‘good wives and wise mothers’ (良妻賢母, ryōsai-kenbo).

In 1967 the university expanded with establishment of a Faculty of Language and Literature and construction of a second campus in Sayamadai, Saitama.

The subsequent shift to a demand for four-year graduates has resulted in the retrenchment of the junior college and the creation of several new faculties, including Social Information Studies and Comparative Cultures.

On December 26, 1975, Popular girl group, The Candies performed their concert at that location.