Willam Metrel Vories, a Christian missionary, who arrived in Japan from the United States as a teacher of English in 1905, two years later founded a Christian missionary group called the Omi Mission . In addition to their a Christian misionary work, the Omi Mission established an architectural design company to secure their financial bases. It also went into business importing general merchandise and selling furniture. During the Taisho and the beginning of the Showa Eras it was well known for its activities in various fields. This study reviews various educational enterprises started by the Omi Misson with particular focuses on the Seiyu-en Yochien (Kindergarten of Pure Friends), the Omi Kinro-Jogakko (Omi Work-study Girls School) and the Omi Kasei-juku (Omi School of Home Economics). It also examines the philosophy behind these schools and how they attempted to teach the western style of dwelling amid the waves of modernization and westernization in Japan at the time. The education based on Christian ethics emphasized the western style of dwelling and had an influence on the intellect of Japanese women to aspire after the modern western family as a model.

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