History
History of Kanagawa University
The history of Kanagawa University dates back to 1928, when YONEDA Yoshimori, at the early age of 29, founded the Yokohama Academy to meet a lively demand for night school classes among Yokohama's young workers.
He created his Academy with the conviction that, to ensure stability in tumultuous times, what society needed was the kind of young adult he described as "balanced and steady," that is, equipped with both a well-rounded education and self-discipline. In 1929 the Academy was renamed Yokohama College after acquiring status as a college under the educational system of the time. Reaching out actively to those with a desire to learn, from the early days the school held entrance examinations in many parts of the country, offered scholarships, and organized lectures open to the general public.
Kanagawa University has grown into one of Japan's leading institutions of higher education, with a total of 20,000 students in its ten undergraduate faculties (including evening divisions), nine graduate schools, and affiliated junior and senior high schools, and over 200,000 alumni active in every field. To this day, the University remains committed to nurturing excellence, and to the solid educational principles that support this tradition, as it prepares graduates to make a contribution in the real world.
YONEDA Yoshimori
Founder of Kanagawa University
Biography of YONEDA Yoshimori
| 1898 |
Born in Mitsuho Village (now Uchiko Town), Kita County, Ehime Prefecture |
| 1926 |
Graduated in law from Chuo University professional college |
| 1928 |
Founded Yokohama Academy |
| 1942 |
Elected to the House of Representatives (Ehime 1st District) |
| 1949 |
Appointed President of Kanagawa University |
| 1951 |
Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kanagawa University |
| 1978 |
Appointed Honorary Chairman of the Board |
| 1979 |
Named honorary citizen of Uchiko Town |
| 1987 |
Died at the age of 88 |
80 Years of History
| 1928 |
Yokohama Academy founded by YONEDA Yoshimori(Sakuragi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama) |
| 1929 |
Charter to establish Yokohama College received under the Professional School Order |
| 1930 |
Transferred to new Yokohama Campus in Rokkakubashi (on Foundation Day, May 15) |
| 1933 |
Scholarships established and scholarship exams held in major cities nationwide |
| 1949 |
Renamed Kanagawa University, acquiring university status under the reformed education system |
| 1950 |
Junior College established |
| 1967 |
Graduate Schools established |
| 1985 |
University Junior and Senior High Schools opened; Nakayama Campus opened |
| 1989 |
Hiratsuka Campus opened (renamed Shonan Hiratsuka Campus in 2001) |
| 1998 |
Yokohama Campus redevelopment program launched (completed in 2002) |
| 2002 |
Junior College dissolved |
| 2004 |
School of Law established |
| 2004 |
Minatomirai Extension Center (KU Port Square) opened |
| 2008 |
80th Anniversary of Foundation |
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