Youtokugakusha

Youtoku (養徳; ようとく lit. cultivate virtue) Gakusha (学舎; がくしゃ lit. dormitory) is the student dormitory located in Tokyo, which is owned by Nara prefectural Scholarship Foundation. It was first initiated in 1902 at Minobu (三宣; みのぶ) House in Ueno, Tokyo by the supporters who are from Nara Prefecture (奈良県; ならけん). After one and half decade, through the efforts of those predecessors, in 1917 the first building was founded at Bunkyō, Tokyo (文京区; ぶんきょうく Bunkyō-ku). Total 1400 students have graduated so far.