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Ôkuma was succeeded as [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] by [[Aoki Shuzo|Aoki Shûzô]] in [[1889]].

Ôkuma was succeeded as [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs|Foreign Minister]] by [[Aoki Shuzo|Aoki Shûzô]] in [[1889]].

Ôkuma was the founder of the Tokyo ''Senmon Gakkô'', which later became Waseda University; Ôkuma then became the first ''sôchô'' (overall head) of the university. A bronze statue of him which now stands on campus was originally completed in 1932/10, for the 50th anniversary of the university's founding. It was designed and made by [[Asakura Fumio]] ([[1883]]-1964), and stands 2.89 meters tall, atop a stone base 2.12 meters high. Asakura also made two other statues of Ôkuma, one erected in Shiba Kôen in 1916, and one erected at the [[National Diet]] Building, in 1938.<ref>Plaque on-site at Waseda University.</ref>

Ôkuma was the founder of the Tokyo ''Senmon Gakkô'', which later became Waseda University; Ôkuma then became the first ''sôchô'' (overall head) of the university. The Ôkuma Auditorium (''Ôkuma kôdô''), one of the most famous and distinctive buildings on Waseda's main campus for its clock tower, is named for him. A bronze statue of Ôkuma which now stands on campus was originally completed in 1932/10, for the 50th anniversary of the university's founding. It was designed and made by [[Asakura Fumio]] ([[1883]]-1964), and stands 2.89 meters tall, atop a stone base 2.12 meters high. Asakura also made two other statues of Ôkuma, one erected in Shiba Kôen in 1916, and one erected at the [[National Diet]] Building, in 1938.<ref>Plaque on-site at Waseda University.</ref>

Ôkuma is buried at Tokyo's [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]].

Ôkuma is buried at Tokyo's [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]].