is a private

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located in

Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 Wards of Japan, wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a population density, density of 6,760 persons per km². The total area was . The war ...

, Japan.

History

It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, established in 1884. The school's name was changed to Kanto Gakuin in 1919.

Organization

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Humanities, the College of Economics, the College of Law, the College of Engineering. Bachelors programs are offered through the College of Human and Environmental Studies. J.D. Program is offered through the Graduate School of Law. *The College of Humanities **Department of English **Department of Comparative Culture **Department of Applied Sociology *The College of Economics **Department of Economics **Department of Business *The College of Law **Department of Law *The College of Engineering **Department of Mechanical Engineering **Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering **Department of Network and Multi-Media Engineering **Department of Architecture **Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering **Department of Applied Material and Life Science *The College of Human and Environmental Studies **Department of Modern Communication **Department of Human Environmental Design **Department of Health and Nutrition **Department of Human Development *The Graduate School of Humanities *The Graduate School of Engineering *The Graduate School of Economics *The Graduate School of Law

Campus

*Kanazawa-Hakkei (

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) - the College of Economics, the College of Engineering, the College of Human and Environmental Studies, and the Graduate School of Law *Kanazawa-Bunko (Yokohama) - the College of Humanities *Odawara (

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) - the College of Law

Kanto Gakuin Women's Junior College

was a private

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. It opened in 1950 as , affiliated with Kanto Gakuin University.History of Kanto Gakuin
On April 1, 1957, the junior college was renamed . On April 1, 1967, the junior college became a women's junior college and was renamed Kanto Gakuin Women's Junior College. It closed on September 30, 2004. The junior college offered courses in Japanese literature, English language, life culture, home economics, food science and nutrition, early childhood education, and management information.

Sports, clubs, and traditions

The colors of the university are green and gold. *

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team (Kanagawa Baseball League Division I) - won 46 league championships *

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team (Kantoh Collegiate Football Association Division I) *

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team (Kanto College League Division I) - reached the national championships nine times and won five times; also has eight league championships ** University championship rugby *In the Department of English, the University does foreign exchange to several countries, including its sister school, Linfield University, in McMinnville, Oregon, USA.

Notable alumni

* All members of

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(rock band) * Pape Mour Faye, basketball player * Masashi Hosoya, basketball player *

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, voice actress *

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, politician * Takuro Miuchi, rugby player * Takeya Mizugaki (M.S. Electrical Eng.), professional

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, former WEC #1 Contender, current UFC Bantamweight * Takahiro Shimoyama, basketball player

References

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* {{authority control Christian universities and colleges in Japan Private universities and colleges in Japan United Church of Christ in Japan Universities and colleges in Yokohama Junior colleges in Japan