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Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui ...

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. The predecessor of the school, Hiroshima Joggakai , was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The original school, when it was established in 1886, was the first school for women in the city of Hiroshima. The school's first building, built in 1892, was one of the earliest Western buildings in the Hiroshima region. The university is affiliated with Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior and Senior High Schools.

External links

Official website

References

Educational institutions established in 1886 Christian universities and colleges in Japan Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Hiroshima Prefecture Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia Women's universities and colleges in Japan 1886 establishments in Japan {{hiroshima-university-stub