Waseda is one of Japan's top private, co-educational institutions of higher learning. Founded as a college with three departments under the old system of Japanese higher education, it has grown to become a comprehensive university with two senior high schools and an Art and Architecture School.

Tokyo (literally, "eastern capital") is the de facto capital of Japan and home to the Japanese government and emperor. It is also the nation's most populous urban area and one of 47 prefectures of Japan. As the nation's center of politics, business, finance, education, mass media, and pop culture, Tokyo has Japan's highest concentration of corporate headquarters, financial institutions, universities and colleges, museums, theaters, and shopping and entertainment establishments. It boasts a highly-developed public transportation system with numerous train and subway lines.