Leading the creation of a new society and pioneering the future: Yokohama City University
Over the course of three years from 2020, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spread across the globe. Amid the building of a new world, university education and international exchanges, too, have been pressed to undergo a major rethinking. To fulfill our mission as an institution of higher education, YCU has also strived to maintain and enhance the quality of its education, all while enacting measures including on-campus infection control, improvement of the online class environment, education-related digital transformation (DX), and international exchanges conducted online. In the areas of research and contribution to the community, we are making focused efforts in the development of domains that are strengths of YCU. These include research into COVID-19 and the application of its outcomes to society using data science; research into life sciences, medicine including cancer and intractable diseases; and research into urban problems and proposals for addressing them, contributing to policy-based healthcare in Yokohama and in Kanagawa Prefecture.
As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, we will make a return to pre-pandemic conditions that include in-person classes and international exchanges, while also making use of our experiences over the past three years to advance education and research that make use of online environments.
As President of YCU, I aim to present a vision under which we can play a leading role in the fields of education, research, and healthcare, advancing together with the international city of Yokohama to achieve our institution’s mission through its activities.

Michiko Aihara
YCU's 22nd President
President’s Vision 2023
Leading the creation of a new society and pioneering the future:
Yokohama City University
Education
Cultivation of human resources who will lead the future of communities and society and who will make contributions to the world- Cultivation of human resources who possess abundant education and advanced expertise backed by high ethical standards
- Provision of an environment that nurtures the capabilities for taking action at the global level
- Cultivation of human resources who are able to create new value and work toward solutions to societal issues
- Creation of an environment and learning that respect diversity
Research
Advancement of cutting-edge research that opens up the future- Promotion of creative and innovative research that contributes to solving global issues
- Promotion and transmission of world-class research
- Creation of innovation through leading interdisciplinary research
- Collaborative creation of a base for knowledge that connects to both our community and the world
Social contribution
Contribution to the sustainable development of both local and international communities- Contribution to the building of a healthy and vibrant society through the cultivation of outstanding human resources and the return of research achievements to society
- Provision of high-level and safe healthcare that adheres to the highest standards
- Promotion of industry-academia-government co-creation as a platform for solving issues in local and international communities
- Preparation of an environment that enables lifelong learning and cultivation of diverse human resources who support local communities
University operations
Operation that responds flexibly to social change and leads advancement- Autonomous and sustainable management through the strengthening of management foundations
- Strategic industry-academia-government collaboration and development planning
- A collaborative structure for academic and administrative staff who are capable of responding quickly to social changes
- Construction of an environment in which diversity is respected and all academic and administrative staff can play active roles
In 2028, YCU will celebrate its 100th anniversary, counting from the founding of Yokohama City College of Commerce. YCU Hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2021, counting from the opening of the Yokohama provisional hospital. Drawing on the traditions of these, YCU will continue contributing in wide-ranging ways to the advancement of society, seeking to always be a source of pride for the citizens of Yokohama.
(April 1, 2023)
YCU's mission is to fulfill its roles and responsibilities of education, research and medical care, and as a part of the urban social infrastructure of a knowledge-based society in the international city of Yokohama. We aspire to become a university that contributes to the development of a sustainable society and a university in which local residents can take pride.

- Education
- To nurture global human resources who can soar to the world from Yokohama
- Research
- To create and support leading research which contributes back to society
- Healthcare
- To provide top-quality healthcare and promote medical knowledge
Facts & Figures
4,279
undergraduate students
808
graduate students
758
faculty members
1,297
students actively utilizing our Career Support Center in a year
2,770
alumni registered with our Career Supporter System
History & Traditions

1960
Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus
YCU & Yokohama
A lot of our students come from Kanagawa prefecture and hold Yokohama close to their hearts, and because of that we aspire to become a university that contributes to the development of a sustainable society and a university in which local residents can take pride.
Campuses
Kanazawa-Hakkei Campus
22-2 Seto, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0027 JAPAN
Kanazawa-hakkei campus is YCU’s main campus, which houses the university’s trademark clock tower and ginkgo tree-lined main streets. Kanazawa-hakkei campus includes YCU’s Central Administration, all of YCU’s undergraduate schools (besides the School of Medicine), the Graduate School Urban Social and Cultural Studies, the Graduate School of International Management, and the Graduate School of Nanobioscience’s department of Materials System Science.
Fukuura Campus
3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004 JAPAN
Fukuura campus houses YCU’s undergraduate and Graduate Schools of Medicine, Yokohama City University Hospital, and the Advanced Medical Research Center. The university hospital is connected to the Yokohama Seaside Line’s Shidai-igakubu station and overlooks Tokyo Bay.
Maioka Campus
641-12 Maioka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama 244-0813 JAPAN
Surrounded by a vast amount of greens in Yokohama’s Totsuka Ward, YCU’s Maioka campus houses the Graduate School of Nanobioscience’s Department of Life and Environmental System Science and the Kihara Institute for Biological Research (KIBR), which is one of the foremost plant research institutions in the world studying wheat. The Maioka campus also houses the Kihara Memorial Room, and has, in recent times, been visited by the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita of Japan.
Tsurumi Campus
1-7-29 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045 JAPAN
Located in northeastern Yokohama, by the Tsurumi River, YCU’s Tsurumi campus was established in 2001 as a graduate school partnership between YCU and Japan’s largest comprehensive research institution, RIKEN. Tsurumi campus houses the Graduate School of Medical Life Science.
Minato Mirai Satellite Campus
2-2-1, Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012 JAPAN
In April 1st, 2020, Yokohama City University will open its new satellite campus within Yokohama Landmark Tower in the city’s Minato Mirai business district. The campus will be located within NANA Level (NANA Lv.), an innovation center managed by Mitsubishi Estates. The new campus will focus on providing data science courses through the newly established Graduate School of Data Science.