Education & Childhood

What was life like in Japanese girls’ school dormitories during the Meiji and Taisho periods? Explore their rooms, routines, study, friendships, and daily life.

In Aya Koda’s novel Kimono, the mother of the main character, Rutsuko, becomes ill. Rutsuko and her grandmother hurry to...

What kind of girls attended schools in Meiji and Taisho Japan? Explore education, family backgrounds, and the different lives of female students.

What was school life like for female students in Meiji and Taisho Japan? Explore girls’ schools, uniforms, classes, dormitories, language, and popular culture.

What did German have to do with student slang in Meiji and Taisho Japan? Discover how Japanese students turned German words into their own playful language.

When we look at photographs and illustrations of Japan from the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods, we often see boy...