Umeko is appointed to a post at the Peeresses' School. 1889 Umeko goes to Bryn Mawr College as a student. Umeko is appointed to a post at the Teachers' College for Women as well as the Peeresses' School. Umeko opens Joshi Eigaku Juku in Ichiban-cho, Kojimachi Ward, and 10 student enroll. The school building burns down as a result of the Great Kanto Eathquake.
Classes continue in a makeshift classroom.
Umeko Tsuda dies at the age of 64. Ai Hoshino takes over as President. The school changes its name form Joshi Eigaku Juku to Tsuda Eigaku Juku. Permission is granted to establish a department of science. The school changes its name from Tsuda Eigaku Juku to Tsuda Juku Senmon Gakko.