Yokohama College of Pharmacy
Encyclopedia
is a private university
in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
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It was established in 2006 on the site of the former Yokohama Dreamland
amusement park, converting the existing hotel building into classrooms and a library.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
in Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 273,418 and a density of 7,640 persons per km². The total area was 35.70 km².-Geography:...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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It was established in 2006 on the site of the former Yokohama Dreamland
Yokohama Dreamland
Yokohama Dreamland was an amusement park that operated in Totsuka, Yokohama, Japan from 1964 to 2002. It closed permanently on February 17, 2002 due to financial issues. The amusement park was turned into a prison in 2006.-External links:...
amusement park, converting the existing hotel building into classrooms and a library.