Chugoku Gakuen

Since 1962

2021 Catalogue
Chugoku Gakuen Graduate School | Chugoku Gakuen University | Chugoku Junior College | Seeds Country Kindergarten

Table of Contents
Okayama City

1

Message from the President

2

Academic Philosophy

3

The Chugoku Gakuen Mascots

3

The Campus Park

3

History of Chugoku Gakuen

4

Chugoku Gakuen Organisational Chart

5

Teaching Staff Composition

6

The Faculty of International Liberal Arts

6

Students’ Statistics

7

Graduated Students’ Statistics

8

Location and Access

9

Campus Map

11

Extracurricular Clubs

12

Contact Details

13Okayama City
Okayama city and the wider prefecture have numerous places of cultural and historical interest.
Only a few of these are shown below.
Korakuen Park (left), adjacent to Okayama Castle, is known
as one of the three most beautiful parks in Japan. It is open
to the public and hosts a wide variety of colourful cultural
events as the seasons change. It also has booths that provide
refreshments and shadefrom the summer sun.
Okayama Castle (right) stands across the river from Korakuen
Park. It is open to the public and from the top floor you can lookout across most of the city. Inside, the bare wooden floors andexhibits hint at Japan’s long feudal history.
The Bikanchiku Historical District (left) in Kurashiki city
is famous for its original samurai period housing. You canenjoy a slow walk along the shopping streets and take aleisurely boat ride along the waterway. There are plenty ofrestaurants and souvenir stores where you can findmomentos to remind you of your visit.
The Hadaka Festival (right) is an exciting example of Japan’s colourful
and noisy festivals. It is one of Okayama’s most famous and popularfestivals, held at the Saidaiji Temple in February. Despite cold weather
and occasionally even snow, the male participants wear only aloincloth, giving the festival its unofficial name: The Naked Man
Festival. Thousands of men gather in the temple grounds, brave thepurifying fountain of freezing water, then battle to catch wooden sticks(shingi) thrown by a priest from a high window. Possession of the sticks
is hotly contested as the holders struggle to a finishing station to claim
substantial cash prizes.
The Urajya Dance Festival (left), held in August, isarguably the most popular festival in Okayama city’s annual
calendar. Dance teams representing public and privateorganisations participate in this bright celebration ofsummer. Participating teams design their own costumes
and choreograph. Face-painting adds to the colour. Teamsthen dance in a long procession down the city’s main streets.
1Message from the President
Prof. Kyozo Chiba, PhD.
Greetings, everyone. What normally comes to mind when we think of theconcept of “time”? Without a doubt, we tend to ignore the rhythm of oureveryday lives: getting out of bed, eating our meals, going to work, taking
classes, attending meetings, and our personal schedules. Conversely, butmore importantly, it is something that has become so natural that without
being conscious of it, we take it for granted.
I would like to attempt to look at the concept of time from a different
angle. Time, in and of itself, is one of the most fundamental measures of physical quantity andmost basic of concepts. However, it is not limited only to the physical domain. It is a componentof philosophical phenomena. Therefore, time is the aggregation of all philosophical and social
phenomena and becomes the basic measure for all of our daily life activities.
In this regard, time is an extremely universal concept, and it moves at the same pace foreveryone. Some might ask why it would be necessary to reiterate such an obvious point, or suchcommon knowledge? Certainly, we can’t try to change the nature of time, but if we think about
it in different terms, the way in which time passes for each person is distinct and separate. In
other words, even though the same amount of time passes for each person, the ideas that areborn, the things that are left behind, the results, and what they can achieve differs from person
to person.
The staff and teachers at Chugoku Gakuen University cooperate to facilitate a respectful,enriching university lifestyle for our students. We realize that all students have an individual
pace, and to the best of our ability, we work to support each and every student in a personable
and accommodating way.
I would like to express one more important matter concerning time. As everyone may know,
when an object is moved, the distance it moves divided by the time that it takes to move is its
speed. As well as time, speed is understood in the world as something that has tremendous
value. In the physical sciences, this speed relative to movement is called “velocity”. Although you
may often experience this in your everyday life, this velocity has two types. The first is constant
speed velocity, which entails moving at the same speed from the beginning to the end of a
specified distance. The other is called accelerated velocity, where an object’s speed gradually
increases as it moves from one place to another. The difference between these two kinds ofvelocity has a much deeper meaning than merely their definitions.
Let us try to use the analogy of a moving train. When two trains on separate tracks are moving
parallel to one another and moving at the same constant speed, the passengers on both trains
might feel as if they are moving on one train. At the same time, if one of the trains suddenly
speeds up, breaking the parallel movement, the passengers riding on the slower train will feel
as if they are stopping. This is the crucial key to the theory of relativity. In your schoolwork, andin all aspects of your daily life, if you do not focus on accelerating your velocity, you meet thesame fate as the train passengers that perceived they were slowing down and stopping. Let us
do our best to succeed.

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Academic Philosophy
Chugoku Gakuen advocates ‘autonomous creation’ as an academic philosophy and promotes
the mental, moral, cultural, psychological and physical development of its students. We aim todevelop human resources who can contribute to the growth of society by becoming
independent thinkers creating their own lives, responding appropriately to a changing society.
Therefore, we will respect each student's characteristics as much as possible and provide
education aimed at improving their intellectual qualities, knowledge and humanity.

The Chugoku Gakuen Mascots
On the left is ‘Ide-kun’ (Idea boy). He looks likean inverted exclamation mark, indicating surpriseor wonderment. On the right is ‘Gaku-chan’ (Studygirl). Her head looks like the Chinese character 楽,meaning ‘fun’.
These mascots were created by students who
participated in a campus-wide competition to
design new mascots for Chugoku Gakuen.

The Campus ParkThe campus includes a scenic park with
open and shaded seating for students torelax during breaks from their studies. It
includes various species of trees includingplum (ume) and cherry (sakura) which
bloom pink in spring. Pathways provide
easy access in and out of the park andbetween various other parts of the campus.
Relaxing in the park, students can enjoya quiet time and in the late afternoons andevenings, one can hear the sounds of musicfrom the clubs and students enjoying
sports in the neighbouring sports hall.
On days of celebration such as
Graduation Day, a cool mist rises from avent in the middle of the park to mark the
special occasion.

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History of Chugoku Gakuen
April 1962

Hirata Gakuen Chugoku Women's Junior College established (Sendo-cho, Okayama
City)
Department of Home Economics established

April 1964

Department of Childcare expanded
Kindergarten Teacher Level 2 license courses approved
Designated an Official Dietitian Training Facility

January
1966

Hirata Gakuen Chugoku Women's Junior College renamed to Chugoku JuniorCollege

April 1966

Chugoku Junior College Department of English and Department of Music expanded

April 1968

Advanced courses for Music majors established

April 1986

Department of Childcare renamed to Department of Early Childhood Education
Department of English renamed to Department of English Literature

April 1988

Early Childhood Education major and English Literature major established

April 1992

Corporation renamed to Chugoku Junior College
Department of Home Economics renamed to Department of Human Life Sciences
Home Economics major renamed to Lifestyle Liberal Arts major

April 1992

Department of Business Management and Information Science expanded

April 1999

Department of Life Sciences renamed to Department of General Life Sciences
Department of Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition renamed to Department of Human
Nutrition
Department of English Literature renamed to Department of English
Communication
Nursing Care major and Welfare major established

December
2001

Corporation renamed to Chugoku Gakuen

April 2002

Chugoku Gakuen University establishedFaculty of Contemporary Life Sciences and Department of Human Nutrition createdApril 2004

Chugoku Junior College, Department of Early Childhood Education renamed to
Department of Childcare
Chugoku Junior College, Department of Business Management and Information
Science renamed to Department of Information Science and Business Management

April 2006

Chugoku Gakuen University, Faculty of Children, Department of Children
established
Chugoku Gakuen University, Graduate School of Contemporary Life Studies andDepartment of Human Nutrition established

April 2011

Chugoku Gakuen University, Graduate School of Children's Studies established

June 2012

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the school's founding

April 2015

Chugoku Gakuen University, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Department ofInternational Liberal Arts established

April 2019

Chugoku Gakuen University / Chugoku Junior College affiliated Seeds’ Country(‘Tanenokuni’) Kindergarten established4Chugoku Gakuen Organisational Chart
The chart below shows how various elements of Chugoku Gakuen are organized.

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Teaching Staff Composition
Full-time teaching staff
Associate
Professor
Lecturer
Professor

Vice
AssistantTotal
President
Professor
3
1
2
Faculty of Contemporary Life Sciences, Dept. of Human Nutrition (incl. Graduate School)
7
6
4
6
23
Faculty of Children Studies, Department of Children Studies (incl. Graduate School)
5
4
4
3
16
Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Department of International Liberal Arts
5
2
1
12
4
Department of Human Life Sciences
342
9Department of Childcare
4
3
3
1
11
Department of Information Science and Business Management
3
2
3
8
1
2
26
24
18
11
82
President

President

University

JuniorCollege
Total

Seeds’Country
Kindergarten

Principal

DeputyDirector

1

1

Chief
Nursery
Teacher2Childcare
Teacher
19

Part-time
Nursery
Teacher6

Misc.
Support
Staff
16

Total
45

The Faculty of International Liberal Arts
The Faculty of International Liberal Arts’ curriculum enables and encourages its students
to participate in internships at companies and organisations to develop their professional
knowledge and skills and to study abroad to develop their foreign language abilities.
Visiting Professors
HisashiMatsudaMotoyoshi
Nakashima

Hakuo
Aoe

Taizo
FuruichiNarimasa
Tokugawa

President
OkayamaChamber ofCommerce andIndustry

President
Nakashima
Propeller Co.
Ltd.

President of
JA Okayama
CentralChamberPresident ofTomiyaCorporation Inc.

15th Head of the
Mito Tokugawa
Family6Students’ Statistics
Chugoku Gakuen University
Faculty, Department
Graduate School of Contemporary Life Sciences
Graduate School of Children Studies
Total

1st-year10
1

2nd-year
0
4
4

Total
1
4
5

Faculty, Department
Contemporary Life Sciences,
Human Nutrition
Children Studies,Children Studies
International Liberal Arts,
International Liberal Arts
Total

1st-year50

2nd-year40

3rd-year53

4th-year
42

Total
185

79

96

106

84

365

19

41

23

34

117

148

177

182

160

667

1st-year
50
84
49
183

2nd-year
62
106
65
233

Total
112
190
114
416

Chugoku Junior College
Department
Human Life Sciences
Childcare
Information Science and Business Management
Total
Seeds’ Country Kindergarten (Registered kindergarten)
Age
Number

0
12

1
24

2
24

3
40

7

4
43

5
49

Total
192

Graduated Students’ Statistics
Faculty, Department
Graduate Graduate School of Contemporary Life Sciences
SchoolGraduate School of Children Studies
Contemporary Life Sciences, Human Nutrition
University Children Studies, Children Studies
International Liberal Arts, International Liberal Arts
Human Life Sciences
Human Nutrition
Childcare
English Communication
Music
Information Science and Business Management
JuniorHome Economics
College
Subtotal
Early Childhood Education
Long-term care welfare
Advanced
English Communication
CoursesMusic
Subtotal
Total

Graduates
15
18
895
912
56
5,429
3,135
7,744
2,736
3,157
2,121
292
26,510
76
480
43
715
1,314
27,824

Some of our recent graduates in their workplaces
Contemporary Life Sciences

Children Studies

International Liberal Arts

Akari Andou
Kojima Seiko Hospital

Kana Kazekawa
Sanyo Elementary School Teacher

Hiroki Nanba
Tour Planner, Ryobi Travel

Human Life
Sciences

Childcare

Information Science &Business Management

Sayo Otani
Welfare and Long-term Carer,
Sompo Care

Aoi Takemoto
Teacher, Minori Kindergarten

Maho Nakamura
Reception staff, Okayama
TOYOPET Co. Ltd.

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Location and Access
Chugoku Gakuen University, Chugoku Junior College
The city of Okayama is located on the main Japanese island of Honshu, between Osaka andHiroshima.

(Google Maps)

The campus is situated in the city's quieter, western outskirts, with convenient rail and roadaccess from Okayama city centre to the east and Kurashiki city centre to the west.

(Google Maps)

By plane to Okayama airport
Approximately a 80-minute flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport. An airport bus then takes about
40 minutes to Okayama Station.
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By bullet train (Shinkansen) to Okayama Station
From Kansai International Airport approximately 2 hours
From Hiroshima approximately 40 minutes
From Osaka approximately 44 minutes
From Tokyo approximately 119 minutes
To JR Niwase Station (the nearest station to Chugoku Gakuen University and Chugoku JuniorCollege)
From Okayama Station approximately 6 minutes
From Kurashiki Station approximately 9 minutes
To Chugoku Gakuen University campus from Niwase Station
Approximately a 13-minute walk or five minutes by taxi. There is a taxi stand at Niwase Station.
By car from Okayama Station
Depending on traffic conditions, approximately 20-30 minutes.
Chugoku Gakuen Seeds’ Country Kindergarten (Registered kindergarten)

Seeds’Country
Kindergarten

Chugoku
GakuenUniversity(Google Maps)

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Campus Map① Faculty of Contemporary Life Sciences ② Main administrative building ③ Classrooms④ Classrooms ⑤ Sports hall and gymnasium ⑥ Storage building ⑦ Music rooms and offices⑧ Music hall ⑨ Faculty of International Liberal Arts ⑩ Employment Support Centre⑪ Computer Suites & Classrooms ⑫ Faculty of Children Studies and auditorium ⑬ Library⑭ Garden ⑮ Main gate ⑯ Central gate ⑰ South gate ⑱ Student car park 1⑲ Student car park 2 ⑳ Sports ground ㉑ Halls of residence (Female students only)11Extracurricular Clubs
Extracurricular Club Activity

Membership
6
12

Alumni Association
Culture Festival Executive Committee
CulturalLight Music
Volunteerism
Wadaiko Drums
Brass Band
English Drama
Tea Ceremony
Child Support ‘Masshiro’Membership
50
40
6
3~10
6
3
100 (Incl. 10
volunteers）

National Registered
Dietitian

10Children’s Events

40 (Approx.
6 per event)

Physical Education
Futsal Soccer
Basketball
Badminton
Japanese Style Baseball
Women’s Softball
University Volleyball Team

Membership
15
10
40
15
14
11

Volleyball

13

Dance

19

Skateboard, Snowboard

6

Gymnastics
Running ‘Rankura’

10
13

Below are some of our cultural and physical education clubs.

Dance

Women’s softball

Light music

Basketball

Volleyball

Taiko

University Volleyball
Team

Brass band

National Registered
Dietitian (Volunteerism)

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Contact Details
For more information about Chugoku Gakuen University, Chugoku Junior College or Seeds’Country Kindergarten, please visit our website at <www.cjc.ac.jp> (Japanese only) or write to,call or Email Associate Professor Paul Moritoshi (English and Japanese) at the addresses below:

Chugoku Gakuen University, Chugoku Junior College
Niwase 83, North Ward, Okayama City,
Okayama Prefecture, 〒701-0197
Tel.: 086-293-1100 (Main number),Fax.: 086-293-3993
Email: info@cjc.ac.jp
HP: www.cjc.ac.jp

Seeds’ Country Kindergarten (‘Tane no kuni Kodomoen’)
Nakanatsukawa 351, North Ward, Okayama City,
Okayama Prefecture, 〒701-0163
Tel.: 086-293-1161,
Fax.: 086-293-1162
Email：tanenokuni@cjc.ac.jp
HP: www.tanenokuni.com
Alternatively, for English, contact Professor Paul Moritoshi:
Tel.: (86) (0)86-293-3313-415 (English and Japanese)
Email.: paulmoritoshi@cjc.ac.jp or paulmoritoshi@g.cjc.ac.jp13