Shoheizaka Gakumonjo, which was under the direct control of the bakufu, was given this name or was called Shoheiko, since it faced the slope of Shohei-zaka.
幕府直轄の昌平坂学問所（しょうへいざかがくもんじょ）は、昌平坂に面していたので昌平坂学問所、または昌平黌(こう)とよばれた。