Kanazawa Gakuin University (金沢学院大学, Kanazawa gakuin daigaku) is a private university in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. The school opened initially as Kanazawa Private Women's College in 1946, and became Kanazawa Women's University in 1987. It became coeducational and took on its current name in 2017.
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Kanazawa Gakuin College is a private junior college in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. Originally established in 1950 as a women's junior college, it became coeducational in 1998.
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Hokuriku University, abbreviated as Hokudai is a private university in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. The university is locally nicknamed Hokudai, though typically the term is used nationwide to refer to Hokkaido University.
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The Botanic Garden, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University is a botanical garden operated by Kanazawa University. It is located at the university's Kakuma Campus in Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
The garden was established in 1949, and in 1995 moved to its current location. Its mission is to advance botanical research and education, and to conserve genetic resources. It publishes the "Annual report of Botanic Garden, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University".
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Shinuchikawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 37.3 km2. The dam impounds about 2 ha of land when full and can store 61 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1981 and completed in 1984.
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Kanazawa University Senior High School) is a national high school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
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In recent years, Kanazawa Gakuin University has been dominant in collegiate sumo wrestling tournaments. Professional sumo wrestler Enhō is a graduate of Kanazawa Gakuin University. In December 2023, fourth-year student Ikeda Shun took first place at the All-Japan Sumo Championship for amateurs.