Sanyo Gakuen University
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is a private
women's college in Okayama, Okayama
, Japan
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a junior college (called Sanyo Gakuen College) in 1969. The international liberal arts course of the college became a four-year college (called Sanyo Gakuen University) in 1994.
Private university
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women's college in Okayama, Okayama
Okayama, Okayama
is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of August 2010, the city has an estimated population of 705,224 and a population density of 893 persons per km². The total area is 789.88 km²....
, Japan
Japan
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. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1886, and it was chartered as a junior college (called Sanyo Gakuen College) in 1969. The international liberal arts course of the college became a four-year college (called Sanyo Gakuen University) in 1994.