Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy and Keio University, Which Merged in 2008, Had Long-standing Ties
Local Ties
The Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy Shiba Campus (current Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus) was located about 2.3 km from Keio University’s Mita Campus, about a 20-minute walk.
In addition, just 200 m from the Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus was the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases (established in 1892) where Shibasaburo Kitasato served as first director. The land here was once owned by Yukichi Fukuzawa, founder of Keio University. Fukuzawa provided the land and assisted in establishing the research institute for Shibasaburo Kitasato on his return from studying in Germany.
Their friendship began at this time and Kitasato later served as the first dean of Keio University School of Medicine and the first director of Keio University Hospital.
*Photos provided by the Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies, Keio University
Intellectual Connections
The founder of Kyoritsu University of Pharmacy was Noboru Kojima, a graduate of Keio University’s Faculty of Economics In addition, Eikichi Kamata, a former President of Keio University, served as an advisor to Kyoritsu Women’s Professional School of Pharmacy, as it was then known, and helped lay the foundation for the college.