Tsurumi University
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Tsurumi University | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1953 |
| Location | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Website | Official website |
Tsurumi University (鶴見大学 Tsurumi Daigaku) is a private university in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tsurumi University traces its origin to Tsurumi Girls' High School, which was established in 1925. In 1953, Tsurumi Girls' Junior College was established, and it was chartered as Tsurumi Girls' University in 1963. In 1973, the name was changed to Tsurumi University, when boys were admitted. It continues now as a co-ed university.
Tsurumi University comprises the School of Dental Medicine (six-year program), the School of Literature (four-year program), and Tsurumi Junior College (two-year program for the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education and three-year program for the Department of Dental Hygiene). Graduate programs are available in both the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Literature.
The Tsurumi University School of Literature has four departments: the Department of Japanese Literature, the Department of English and American Language and Literature, the Department of Cultural Properties, and the Department of Library, Archival and Information Studies.
At Tsurumi University, there are 498 faculty members for a student population of 3099 (2014 data).
Some major facilities of Tsurumi University are the Tsurumi University Dental Hospital, the Tsurumi University Library (one of the top university libraries in Japan), the Institute of Buddhist Culture, and the Tsurumi University Center for International Exchange.
The official mascot characters of Tsurumi University are Tsurumin and Tsurutan. The university is well-known in Japan for having a strong baseball program.
Tsurumi University is located between the well-known cities of Kawasaki and Yokohama, with close proximity to Tokyo. Access to Tsurumi University is by the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Tsurumi Line and the Keikyu Line, as well as the Yokohama Municipal Bus System.[1] Students come from all over Kanagawa Prefecture and the Greater Tokyo Area, as well as from other regions of Japan.
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Coordinates: 35°30′20″N 139°40′26″E / 35.50556°N 139.67389°E