Kobe College
Experience a liberal arts education at a women's college
Quick facts
Location: Kobe
University Type: Liberal Arts
City Size: Bigger than Norwich
Climate: Temperate humid, quite mild winters and hot, moist and rainy summers.
Cost of living: Cheaper than Norwich
Local Language: Japanese
Be Inspired: For meat lovers, try some Kobe beef.
What's Unique: Be with nature. Kobe College is covered in 35% forest where you can find plenty of wild birds, plant and the campus has many green areas.
Did you know: Kobe College values small-group instruction and aims to provide exchange students opportunities to immerse themselves in Japanese culture.
Why choose Kobe
Kobe College (KC), is a private non-sectarian liberal arts college located in Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. Chartered in 1948, it is the first women's college with university status in West Japan.
Since its foundation in 1875, Kobe College continues to provide a well-balanced education for women based on Christian principles.
There are 2,624 students in Kobe College, which has five departments: English, general culture, music, psychology and Biosphere Sciences. Students study in small classes; they can focus on their study and the relationship between students and teachers can be much closer.
Nishinomiya City is located in the south east of Hyogo Prefecture between the cities of Kobe and Osaka. The city can be divided into two areas; a mountainous area in the north and a coastal plain in the south. Mount Kabuto is situated in the middle of the city.
Nishinomiya is blessed with a rich natural environment, convenient transportation and numerous educational and cultural facilities, making it an excellent city to live it. The city boasts several shopping malls such as the Lalaport Koshien and the Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens as well as the Kitayama Botanical Garden which contains a greenhouse, flower collections, and cherry trees. Cultural features include the Hirota Shrine, the Hyogo Performing Arts Centre and the Grave of the Fireflies. Nishinomiya is the setting for the popular light novel, manga, and anime series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Kobe is a thriving centre of culture, with Japanese traditions mixing with western influence. It is the birth place of karaoke and has a great jazz scene. The likes of Louis Armstrong visited the city many times to play in clubs. You''ll also discover they are the Sake capital of Japan where you can take tours to discover the history.
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