Saint Joseph College, Yokohama

Saint Joseph College (セント・ジョセフ・カレッジ) was a Catholic international school, located on the "Bluff" in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school started as a division of Gyosei Gakuin in 1888 and was established as an independent school by the Marianists in 1901. St. Joseph closed with the graduating class of June 2000. It served kindergarten, elementary education and secondary education primarily to the expatriate community in Yokohama.

Saint Joseph's International College
セント・ジョセフ・インターナショナル・カレッジ
Location

Japan
Information
TypeK-12
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established{1901}
Closed2000
Infobox contains data translated from Japanese Wikipedia

The school was the host to Japan's first Scout troop, established in 1911.[1]

Alumni

References

  1. "History". Japan: The International Boy Scouts Troop One. 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  2. "SJC/SJIS Alumni".
  3. Obituary Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2010; page AA7.
  4. Haruna, Mikio (2003). 秘密のファイル〈上〉―CIAの対日工作. Shinchō Bunko (in Japanese). Shinchōsha. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-4-10-114821-2.
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