Showa University of Music
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is a private university
in Asao-ku, Kawasaki
Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
. The predecessor of the school was founded in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo in 1930. It relocated to Atsugi, Kanagawa
and was chartered as a junior college in 1969. In 1984 it became a four-year college and adopted the present name. It relocated to its present location in Kawasaki in 1989.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Asao-ku, Kawasaki
Asao-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the 7 wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 167,792 and a density of 7,210 persons per km². The total area was 23.28 km².-Geography:...
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
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. The predecessor of the school was founded in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo in 1930. It relocated to Atsugi, Kanagawa
Atsugi, Kanagawa
is a city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 225,622 and a population density of 2,410 persons per km². The total area was 93.83 km²...
and was chartered as a junior college in 1969. In 1984 it became a four-year college and adopted the present name. It relocated to its present location in Kawasaki in 1989.