is a
private university
Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...
in
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
The predecessor of the school was founded in 1910 in
Kanda, Tokyo as the . After the
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
The struck the Kantō Plain on the main Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58:44 JST (02:58:44 UTC) on Saturday, September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes. Extensive firestorms an ...
, it relocated to
Shinagawa. It relocated again to
Ota-ku, Tokyo in 1933, and to its present location in Yokosuka in 1964. It was chartered as a coeducational university in 1964.
Kanagawa Dental University Junior College is a subsidiary of the Kanagawa Dental College, and shares the same campus.
Alumni
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Etsuji Arai
is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukaya, Saitama and graduate of Kanagawa Dental College
is a private university in Yokosuka, ...
(born 1957), politician
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Educational institutions established in 1910
1910 establishments in Japan
Private universities and colleges in Japan
Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Dental schools in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1964
1964 establishments in Japan