Kobe College (Kobe Jogakuin) was founded in
1875 by women missionaries sent out by the
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions. Its original name, Kobe Home, was
changed to Kobe College in 1894. From the
beginning, our educational principles have
been the teachings of Christ and the
fostering of an international spirit.
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In 1923 the College was relocated from the city of Kobe
to the present Okadayama campus in Nishinomiya. The land
was acquired with donations made by alumnae and friends
of the College; many of the attractive
Mediterranean-style buildings on the new campus were
built with funds raised by Kobe College Corporation,
established in Chicago in 1890.
The beautiful natural surroundings and the international
spirit of the College continue to nurture our ideals of
liberal education and character-building with an emphasis
on the individuality of each student, the pride of this
institution. Today, in Japan as in other countries of the
world, the future of society needs the contributions of
young women. Kobe College is proud of its long tradition
of educating young women from junior high school through
college and graduate school, and continues its commitment
to the educational ideals of excellence for women.
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