Toyo Eiwa University

is a private Christian university located in Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1989, it is part of a larger educational institution founded in 1884 by Canadian missionary Martha J. Cartmell.

Toyo Eiwa has two faculties, Human Sciences and Social Sciences. Within the former are the departments of Human Sciences and of Human Welfare. The latter has one department: Social Sciences. Features of Toyo Eiwa's curriculum include the freshman seminar and interdisciplinary lectures, open to all students. The university offeres instruction in foreign languages, including English, and requires information-science course of all students. Overseas study is facilitated by agreements with Smith College and Duke University in the United States and summer English programs at University of Victoria in Canada and Stanford University in the United States. In addition, Toyo Eiwa admits Japanese students who are returning or have returned from overseas, and students of other nationalities.

Toyo Eiwa also has a graduate school, tailored to working adults, men and women.

Notable graduates

Well-known graduates of Toyo Eiwa include announcer Tomomi Eguchi, actress Maki Mizuno, TBS announcer Hiroko Ogura, and actress Hanako Ōshima.

External links

* [http://www.toyoeiwa.ac.jp/e_index.html Toyo Eiwa Women's University] (in English)