Kanto Gakuin University
Encyclopedia
is a private university
located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
, Japan
. The school's official English name is Mabie Memorial School.
, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, in 1884. The school's name was changed to Kanto Gakuin in 1919.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a density of 6,760 persons per km². The total area was 31.01 km². The ward symbol, established 1987, expresses the image of sea, waves, and a sea...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The school's official English name is Mabie Memorial School.
History
It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold BennettAlbert Arnold Bennett
Albert Arnold Bennett was a Baptist missionary and hymn composer who founded the Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama, which later became Kanto Gakuin University.-Early life:...
, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, 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
- Department of Law Policy
- 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
- Mutsuura (YokohamaYokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
) - the College of Economics, the College of Engineering, the College of Human and Environmental Studies, and the Graduate School of Law - Kamariya (YokohamaYokohamais the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
) - the College of Humanities - Odawara (Odawara) - the College of Law
Sports, clubs, and traditions
The colors of the University are Green and Gold.- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team (Kanagawa Baseball League Division I) - won 46 league championships - American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team (Kantoh Collegiate Football Association Division I) - Rugby footballRugby footballRugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
team (Kanto College League Division I) - reached the national championships nine times and won five times; also has eight league championships- University championship rugbyUniversity championship rugbyThe All-Japan University Rugby Football Championships have been held annually since 1964 to determine the top University Rugby team.In 1964 only 4 teams competed...
- University championship rugby
- In the Department of English, the University does foreign exchange to several countries, including its sister school, Linfield CollegeLinfield CollegeLinfield College is an American private institution of higher learning located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. As a four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college with a campus in Portland, Oregon, it also has an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the...
, in McMinnville, Oregon, USA.
Noted staff
- Hiroshi Haruguchi
- Fumihiro Hayashi
- Hideo Homma
- Shinichi Kubo
- David J Minton
- Kazuo Misono
- Masayasu Narumi
- Soshiro Osumi
- Hiroshi TakahashiHiroshi Takahashi (architect)is a Japanese architect.Takahashi was born in Tokyo and received his graduate degree in architecture from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1978. In 1985, he joined the faculty at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1988, he and Akiko Takahashi founded the firm Workstation in Yokohama...
Notable alumni
- Tomoko KanedaTomoko Kanedais a Japanese voice actress, J-Pop singer, and radio personality who was born in Yokohama, Japan. She had worked at Aoni Production for 11 years, and had worked at freelance since April 2011, and it was announced to belong to Across Entertainment in August 2011. She graduated from Department of...
(Voice actress) - Yusaku MatsudaYusaku Matsudawas a Japanese actor. Yusaku was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi to a Zainichi Korean mother. His father is not known. His date was wrongly recorded as 1950 on his birth records due to a parental error in filing a report.-Career:...
(Actor) - Takuro MiuchiTakuro MiuchiTakuro Miuchi is a Japanese rugby union player, who plays number eight. He was captain of the Japan national rugby union team until relieved of that responsibility by Japan national team coach Jean-Pierre Elissalde in a surprise move during February 2006...
(Rugby Player) - Takako TokiwaTakako TokiwaTakako Tokiwa is a Japanese actress. Takako was born in Yokohama, Japan.She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award at the Japanese Academy Awards in 2005 for her performance in Akai Tsuki.- Films :...
(Actress) - Takeya MizugakiTakeya MizugakiTakeya Mizugaki is a Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 2011, Mizugaki is ranked the #10 bantamweight in the world by Sherdog....
(Mixed Martial Artist) - hitomiHitomibetter known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
(Singer-songwriter, record label owner and executive, and animal rights activist) - Dr. Raymond P. Jennings (Theology Professor) 1949-1960. Photographer, Minister, Reporter/Analyst,
- All members of Asian Kung-Fu GenerationAsian Kung-fu Generation, typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi...
(rock band)