is a

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in Sagamihara,

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. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1900 in Hongō, Bunkyo-ku,

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, and was the fourth oldest women's college in Japan. It moved to its present location in Sagamihara in 1946 and was chartered as a university in 1949.

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Official website
Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Kanagawa Prefecture Women's universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges established in 1900 Western Metropolitan Area University Association 1900 establishments in Japan {{kanagawa-university-stub