The school opened initially as Kanazawa Private Women's College in 1946, and became Kanazawa Women's University in 1987.
[1] In recent years, Kanazawa Gakuin University has been dominant in collegiate sumo wrestling tournaments.
[2] Professional sumo wrestler Enhō is a graduate of Kanazawa Gakuin University.
[2] In December 2023, fourth-year student Ikeda Shun took first place at the All-Japan Sumo Championship for amateurs.
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