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November 30, 1992

Applied for approval of establishing the masters course for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies, Kanagawa University Graduate School

March 19, 1993

Establishment of the masters course major in history and folklore studies for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies, Kanagawa University Graduate School, approved by the Ministry of Education (presently, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

April 1, 1993

Established the masters course major in history and folklore studies for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies (for 10 students to be accepted)

November 30, 1994

Applied for approval of establishing the doctoral course for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies, Kanagawa University Graduate School

March 16, 1995

Establishment of the doctoral course major in history and folklore studies for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies approved by the Ministry of Education (presently, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

March 25, 1995

Conducted graduation ceremony, celebrating the first graduates with masters degrees from the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies (7 masters)

April 1, 1995

Established the doctoral course major in history and folklore studies for the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies (for 3 students to be accepted)

February 1, 1996

Published the first issue of the annals “History and Folklore Studies”

April 1, 1996

Accepted the first foreign students sponsored by their governments (research students) to the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies

April 1, 1999

Introduced day-time and evening courses and increased the number of students to be accepted from 10 to 20 accordingly

May 21, 1999

Decided to conduct entrance examinations to the Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies in autumn each year, starting with the examinations to enter Kanagawa University’s graduate schools for the 2000 academic year

July 25, 2003

“The Systematization of Nonwritten Cultural Materials for the Study of Human Societies,” a research theme conducted primarily by the Graduate School of History & Folklore Studies (Program Leader: Professor Ajio Fukuta) was adopted to the 21st Century COE Program by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

December 7, 2003

Held a public symposium to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Graduate School of History & Folklore Studies and a celebration party; the symposium featuring the theme of “Interplay of History and Folklore – Recording and Remembering” and attended by 143 people while 102 people attending the celebration party