Gakushūin
Sign in to savethumb|Gakushuin emblem thumb| right|thumb|Gakushūin in 1933 The , or , historically known as the '''Peers' School, is a Japanese educational institution in Tokyo, originally established as Gakushūjo''' to educate the children of Japan's nobility. The original school expanded from its original mandate of educating the social elite and has since become a network of institutions which encompasses preschool through tertiary-level education.
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- In fiction
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thumb|Gakushuin emblem thumb| right|thumb|Gakushūin in 1933 The , or , historically known as the '''Peers' School, is a Japanese educational institution in Tokyo, originally established as Gakushūjo''' to educate the children of Japan's nobility. The original school expanded from its original mandate of educating the social elite and has since become a network of institutions which encompasses preschool through tertiary-level education.
==History== The Peers' School was founded in 1847 by Emperor Ninkō in Kyoto and placed under the administration of the Imperial Household Agency. Its purpose was to educate the children of the Imperial aristocracy (kuge). Prior to the disestablishment of the Peerage in 1947, commoners had restricted access to Gakushuin, with limited slots only to the Elementary School and Middle School.