Joshibi University of Art and Design
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1900 |
| Location | Sagamihara (Kanagawa Prefecture) and Tokyo, Japan |
| Campus | Sagamihara, Suginami |
| Affiliations | Joshibi High School of Art and Design |
| Website | www.joshibi.ac.jp/index_e.html |
Joshibi University of Art and Design (女子美術大学? Joshibijutsu Daigaku) (abbreviated "女子美 (Joshibi?)") is a private women's art school in Suginami and Sagamihara in Japan.
The mission and aims of Joshibi, developing creative minds, encourages students to contribute to local, national and international societies, female independence and evaluation of social status for female through fine art and design, as well as train and educate qualified art tutors and creative artists.
Joshibi is the first fine art institution for female students in Japan and is the oldest private art school.
Joshibi was founded on October 30, 1900, as Private Women's School of Fine Arts (PWSFA) in Hongo-ku (now Bunkyo-ku); female students were not admitted to membership of the Tokyo University of the Arts until 1946.
Joshibi founding members include Tamako Yokoi (former tutor of Joshi-Gakuin School) and Bunzo Fujita (former Professor of Tokyo University of Arts). Fujita served the first principal, and created school's logo "美 (Bi?)". PWSFA was officially oped in April 1901 with 60 students at Yumi-cho. PWSFA suffered from financial difficulties six months after the school opened. Yokoi and Fujita petitioned Shidu Sato (wife of Susumu Sato (military physician)). Sato's family owned PWSFA in January 1902, Shidu served the second principal. Yokoi died on January 4, 1903, from stomach cancer.
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