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located in

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. It is one of two national women's universities in the country, the other being

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History

Nara Women's University was originally created in 1908 with the aim of training women teachers for ordinary schools, later to be reorganized and renamed with its current name in 1949. Until 1949 there were only two women's imperial quasi-universities in Japan, the

and Nara Women's University. Nara Women's University was formerly called .

Faculties

As of 2013, the university has three faculties: * the Faculty of Letters * the Faculty of Science * the Faculty of Human Life and Environment

Graduate school

As of 2013, the university has two graduate programs: * Master's Course of Humanities and Sciences * Doctoral Course of Humanities and Sciences

Buildings

The following buildings on the university's campus are designated Important Cultural Properties: * the Memorial Hall (formerly the main hall) * the Main Gate

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