Information Site for University Entrance Exam Students 'Obunsha Daigaku Juken Passnavi' Celebrates 25th Anniversary in April 2026
Obunsha's 'Daigaku Juken Passnavi', Japan's largest university information portal boasting 170 million annual PVs, celebrated its 25th anniversary in April 2026.
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Obunsha Co., Ltd. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo / President: Hideki Kumekawa), an educational publisher, is pleased to announce that "Daigaku Juken Passnavi", an information site for university entrance exam students operated by the company, celebrated its 25th anniversary since its launch in April 2001.
"Daigaku Juken Passnavi" Top Page: https://passnavi.obunsha.co.jp/
"Daigaku Juken Passnavi" began providing its services in April 2001.
Since its launch, we have provided the latest university and entrance examination information linked with "Keisetsu Jidai" and "Keisetsu Jidai Special Editions" to examinees nationwide, supporting them in passing their schools of choice and realizing their desired career paths.
Thanks to everyone's support, we have been able to reach this 25th-anniversary milestone.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has used "Passnavi" up to now.
## History and Present of "Daigaku Juken Passnavi"
In 2001 (our company's 70th anniversary), "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" was planned and released as an exam information provision service for the internet era.
For details on the background during planning and the thoughts put into development, please refer to our company's 90th-anniversary history book below.
- From Obunsha's 90th Anniversary Commemorative Book "90 Years of History of Obunsha" (Digital Version)
- From Obunsha's 90th Anniversary Commemorative Book Supplement "Obunsha Target 90" (Digital Version)
After 25 years since the service launch, the current "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" has grown into the "largest-scale in Japan" university information portal site, with approximately 170 million annual page views (from April 2024 to March 2025).
## Current "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" Top Page
"Daigaku Juken Passnavi" Top Page: https://passnavi.obunsha.co.jp/
"Daigaku Juken Passnavi" began providing its services in April 2001.
Since its launch, we have provided the latest university and entrance examination information linked with "Keisetsu Jidai" and "Keisetsu Jidai Special Editions" to examinees nationwide, supporting them in passing their schools of choice and realizing their desired career paths.
Thanks to everyone's support, we have been able to reach this 25th-anniversary milestone.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has used "Passnavi" up to now.
## History and Present of "Daigaku Juken Passnavi"
In 2001 (our company's 70th anniversary), "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" was planned and released as an exam information provision service for the internet era.
For details on the background during planning and the thoughts put into development, please refer to our company's 90th-anniversary history book below.
- From Obunsha's 90th Anniversary Commemorative Book "90 Years of History of Obunsha" (Digital Version)
- From Obunsha's 90th Anniversary Commemorative Book Supplement "Obunsha Target 90" (Digital Version)
After 25 years since the service launch, the current "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" has grown into the "largest-scale in Japan" university information portal site, with approximately 170 million annual page views (from April 2024 to March 2025).
## Current "Daigaku Juken Passnavi" Top Page