is a

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in Otsu, Shiga,

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. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1920. It was chartered as a junior women's college in 1950 and became coeducational in 1993.

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Educational institutions established in 1920 Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Shiga Prefecture Buildings and structures in Ōtsu 1920 establishments in Japan {{shiga-university-stub