Kanazawa College of Art
| 金沢美術工芸大学 | |
| Undergraduates | 145 |
|---|---|
| Postgraduates | 32 |
| 7 | |
| Location |
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan 36°33′23″N 136°40′38″E / 36.55627°N 136.67729°E |
| Language | Japanese |
The Kanazawa College of Art (金沢美術工芸大学, Kanazawa Bijutsu Kōgei Daigaku, literally Kanazawa Art and Industrial Design University) (colloquially known as Bidai) is a university in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. It was founded in 1946 by the municipal government following World War II. The graduate program opened in 1979. Currently, on an annual basis the school enrolls 145 undergraduates, 32 for the master’s program and seven in the doctoral program.
Notable alumni
- Shigeru Miyamoto - video game designer for Nintendo
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi - animation director for Studio Ghibli
- Naohisa Inoue - painter
- Kazuyoshi Hayagawa - television commercial director
- Mamoru Hosoda - animation director
- Kinuko Y. Craft (Kinuko Yamabe) - painter, illustrator
- Akiko Higashimura - manga author
External links
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