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 Aoba-ku,

Sendai, Miyagi is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date ...

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History

The Miyagi Girls' School was founded by the Reformed Church in the

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with the assistance of missionaries

Masayoshi Oshikawa Masayoshi Oshikawa (押川方義; 1850–1928) was a Japanese evangelist, political activist and founder and first president of Tohoku Gakuin University. Early life and education Masayoshi Oshikawa was born in 1850 in Iyo Province (current Ehi ...

and

William Edwin Hoy William Edwin Hoy (June 4, 1858 – March 3, 1927) was a Protestant missionary and educator in Japan and China. Early life and education William Edwin Hoy was born near Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania and graduated Franklin and Marshall College in 18 ...

in 1886. It was expanded into a high school in 1911, and chartered as a university in 1946.

Organization

Undergraduate

*Faculty of Arts **Department of English **Japanese Literature Department **Department of Human Culture **Psychology Department of Behavioral Sciences **Music department **Food and Nutrition Department **Life and Culture Department of Design **Department of clinical development **International Culture Department **Children's Department of Education

Graduate

*Humanities Graduate School of Humanities **English, Department of English and American Literature **Japanese Language and Literature Department **Human Culture Department **Life and Culture Design Department **Health and Nutrition Studies

Alumni

Toshiko Abe is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Miyagi Prefecture, she attended Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College and Mitsui Memorial Hospita ...

- politician *

Sayaka Ando is a Japanese gravure idol and fashion model. She made her debut in Eternal in 2004. She is a graduate of Miyagi Gakuin Women's University is a private university in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. History The Miyagi Girls' School was foun ...

- gravure idol

References

External links

Official website
Educational institutions established in 1886 Christian universities and colleges in Japan Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Miyagi Prefecture Women's universities and colleges in Japan Buildings and structures in Sendai 1886 establishments in Japan {{miyagi-university-stub