Himeji Dokkyo University (姫路獨協大学 Himeji dokkyō daigaku) is a private university in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1881, and it was chartered as a university in 1986. On May 26, 2010, the decision was taken to stop accepting new student applications to the law school, which was opened in April 2006.[1]