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Education

There is heavy emphasis on learning and discipline. Ethics class is compulsory but religious and biblical studies are optional.

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Eiko Gakuen
Jesuit secondary schools in Japan Boys' schools in Japan Educational institutions established in 1947 1947 establishments in Japan Schools in Kanagawa Prefecture Buildings and structures in Kamakura, Kanagawa

Education

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