Nagoya City University, abbreviated to Meishidai, is a public university in Japan. The main campus is located in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City. Other three campuses are also located in the city. Looking back into the histories of its two predecessors, Nagoya Pharmaceutical College originated in 1884 as a private school named “Nagoya School of Pharmacy.” It then grew to Nagoya Pharmaceutical Training School in 1936 and to Nagoya Pharmaceutical College in 1949. On the other hand, Nagoya Women’s Medical College came into being in 1943 as a five-year school formerly named “Nagoya Municipal Women’s Higher Medical School” in response to the calling of the time. It was the nation’s first public “women’s medical college.” Instituting additional three preparatory courses in 1947, it became Nagoya Women’s Medical College.