Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture

The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (文部省) was a former Japanese government ministry. Its headquarters were in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

The Ministry of Education was created in 1871. It merged with the Science and Technology Agency (科学技術庁) into the new Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on January 6, 2001.