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Atsugi is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United ...

Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

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. Founded as a women's school in 1941, Shoin became coeducational in 2004. It is a member of the

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History

The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1941. It was chartered as a women's junior college in 1985 and became a four-year college in 2000. In 2004, it became coeducational, adopting the present name. The Graduate School was founded in 2006, building upon existing institutional structures.

Campuses

Shoin has four

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-Morinosato Main Campus **Shoin

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Atsugi Station is a union station, joint-use passenger railway station located in the city of Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan. It is jointly operated by the private railway company Odakyu Electric Railway and by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Odakyu manages t ...

Campus * Shimokitazawa Campus *Kitazawa Station Campus

Faculties and Departments

Undergraduate program

*Faculty of Business Administration and Corporate Culture (経営文化学部) **Department of Business Management (ビジネス・マネージメント学科) **Department of Business and Law (経営法学科) *Faculty of Communication and Culture (コミュニケーション文化学部) **Department of Japanese Culture and Communication (日本文化コミュニケーション学科) **Department of Intercultural Communication (異文化コミュニケーション学科) **Department of Psychology for Everyday Life (生活心理学科) **Department of Child Welfare (こども学科) *Faculty of Tourism, Media, and Cultural Studies (観光文化メディア学部) **Department of Tourism and Cultural Studies (観光文化学科) **Department of Media and Information Studies (メディア情報文化学科) *Faculty of Nursing (看護学部) **Department of Nursing (看護学科)

Graduate program

*Graduate School of Business (経営管理研究科) *Graduate School of Nursing (看護学研究科)

Athletics

The Shoin women's basketball team is one of the most celebrated in the county. Shoin was the winner of All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship tournament in 2005 and 2013. Shoin has participated in the All Japan Basketball Championship tournament ten times since its creation in 2000.All Japan Basketball Championship's Page
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Notable faculty

* Hiroyuki Yoshiie — member of the house of representatives

Notable alumni

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Zard (stylized as ZARD) were a Japanese pop rock group, originally with five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as its only constant member. Izumi Sakai was also the band's core member. Zard's work was sold under the record label B-Gram Reco ...

) — singer and lyricist, the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s * Mio Shinozaki — professional basketball player

Affiliated schools

*Shoin Preschool (松蔭幼稚園) * Shoin Junior High School (松蔭中学校) * Shoin Senior High School (松蔭高等学校)

References

External links

Official website

Flickr page
Universities and colleges established in 1941 Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture Western Metropolitan Area University Association 1941 establishments in Japan Atsugi, Kanagawa {{kanagawa-university-stub