Hirosaki Gakuin University opened in 1886 as the first general education school for females in Aomori prefecture.

The Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki supported Mr. Yoichi Honda's pioneering doctrine of Christian education for the nation.

Hirosaki Gakuin University, founded in the spirit of “Honoring God, Loving People,” opened as a junior college in 1950.

The university now comprises three undergraduate schools encompassing four departments and two graduate programs.

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