Saint Joseph College, Yokohama
Saint Joseph College (セント・ジョセフ・カレッジ) was a Catholic international school, located on the "Bluff" in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school started as a division of Gyosei Gakuin in 1888 and was established as an independent school by the Marianists in 1901. St. Joseph closed with the graduating class of June 2000. It served kindergarten, elementary education and secondary education primarily to the expatriate community in Yokohama.
| Saint Joseph's International College セント・ジョセフ・インターナショナル・カレッジ | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Yokohama City Japan | |
| Information | |
| Type | K-12 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | {1901} |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Infobox contains data translated from Japanese Wikipedia | |
The school was the host to Japan's first Scout troop, established in 1911.[1]
Alumni
- Ureo Egawa (Willy Mueller), class of 1921, actor[2]
- Charles J. Pedersen, class of 1922, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987[2]
- Andy Albeck (1921–2010), head of United Artists movie studio[3]
- Isamu Noguchi, class of 1921, Japanese-American artist and landscape architect[2]
- E. H. Eric (Taibi Erick Sevaldsen) (1929–2000), class of 1949, stand-up comedian, emcee[2]
- Masumi Okada (Otto Sevaldsen) (1935–2006), class of 1949, actor, singer, stand-up comedian, emcee, and film producer[2]
- Willy Okiyama (William James Naraindas), class of 1955, singer[2]
- Marcos Fernandes, class of 1973, musician[2]
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References
- "History". Japan: The International Boy Scouts Troop One. 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- "SJC/SJIS Alumni".
- Obituary Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2010; page AA7.
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