Kobe College, Private women's university in Nishinomiya, Japan.
Kobe College is a private women's university in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. The campus covers roughly 35 acres (14 hectares) and features Mediterranean-style buildings with ivory walls and characteristic roof tiles in Okadayama.
Two Congregational missionaries founded the institution in 1875, making it the first higher education establishment for women in West Japan. It received official university status only in 1948.
Each student follows the motto 'Love thy God, love thy neighbor' while studying in one of five departments including English, music or psychology. This guiding principle shapes daily life across the entire grounds.
The Mary and Grace Stowe Dormitories offer 179 single rooms for students from regions outside Kansai who attend classes here. Rooms are spread across several buildings on the grounds.
The school badge was designed in 1885 by then president E.M. Brown and features a honewort motif, a plant with three-part leaves. This symbol represents the interplay of body, spirit and soul in the educational philosophy.
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