High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ueno Gakuen University is a private university in Taito, Tokyo, Japan, established in 1958. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1904. Private universities are not operated by governments though many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on the region, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities compare to public universities and national universities.