Rikkyo University (立教大学, Rikkyō daigaku), also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, based on Christian precepts, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. There is a suburban campus in Niiza in nearby Saitama.It is known for its liberal climate symbolized by the motto "academy of freedom" (自由の学府, jiyuu-no-gakufu) The university was founded in 1874 by Channing Moore Williams, who was a missionary of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Now it is the largest Anglican university in Japan. Faculties of social and natural science have been also established. The Main Library or Mather Library was built in 1918 and contains approx. 300,000 volumes (these are mainly Japanese books, journals, and periodicals). The Ikebukuro campus has 3 other libraries as well (the Social Sciences Library, the Humanities Library and the Natural Sciences Library). Rikkyo is a co-educational university. As of 2009, female students outnumber male students overall; however, male students outnumber female students at the graduate level. Every year around November, this university hosts its St. Paul's festival. Students prepare food and entertainment for other students, alumni as well as local community.