Kanazawa Gakuin University

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.[1]

## Sports

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In recent years, Kanazawa Gakuin University has been dominant in collegiate sumo wrestling tournaments.[2] Professional sumo wrestler Enhō is a graduate of Kanazawa Gakuin University.[2] In December 2023, fourth-year student Ikeda Shun took first place at the All-Japan Sumo Championship for amateurs.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "About us". 金沢学院大学について (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
2. ^ a b Fukano, Rinnosuke (June 12, 2023). "石川から日本一へ、炎鵬生んだ「地方の雄」 金沢学院大相撲部" [From Ishikawa to No. 1 in Japan: The "regional hero" that produced Enho, Kanazawa Gakuin University Sumo Club]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
3. ^ "相撲の全日本選手権 金沢学院大学４年の池田俊選手が優勝" [Kanazawa Gakuin University fourth-year student Shun Ikeda wins the All Japan Sumo Championship]. NHK. December 3, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)

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