They say November 16 is anniversary of preschool.
In 1875 the first Japanese women's teacher training institute was opened. It is known as Ochanomizu University (お茶の水女子大学：ocha no mizu joshi daigaku) now. It is one of only two national women's universities in Japan.
On November 16, 1876 the first preschool in Japan was opened within the precincts of the university. There were 50 infants of the upper class entered the preschool.
In Japan there are two kinds of preschools. One is called yochien (幼稚園), kindergarten which is under control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. There are 13,949 kindergartens in 2005. Among them 49 is national, 5,546 is public, and 8,354 is private.
The other is hoikuen (保育園), nursery school, which is under control of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are 22,925 nursery schools in 2009. Among them 11,008 is public and 11,917 is private.
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