 The University of the Sacred Heart, successor to the Sacred Heart Koto Senmon School which was established in 1916 and reorganized into a university with the current name in 1948, is one of the oldest women's universities in Japan.Its important alumnae include the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata and Empress of Japan Michiko.One of the two campuses of the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing is also located in Hiroo.