Japan Coast Guard Academy

Japan Coast Guard Academy

海上保安大学校
Former names	Kure Maritime Safety University
Motto	正義仁愛 (Seigi Jin'ai)
Motto in English	Humanity & Justice
Type	University-level Service academy
Established	1951
Principal	Masaki Kasai
Students	Approximately 240 cadets
Location	5-1 Wakaba-cho, Kure-shi , Hiroshima 737-8512 , JAPAN
Campus	Suburban
Nickname	Hodai
Affiliations	NIAD-QE, GRIPS
Website	www.jcga.ac.jp

JCGA

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Japan Coast Guard Academy in Hiroshima

The Japan Coast Guard Academy (海上保安大学校, Kaijō Ho'an Daigakkō) (JCGA) is a university-level service academy established within the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for the purpose of developing Coast Guard Officers and training students to offer several recurrent education. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture.

The cadets and officer candidates rigorously learn specialized knowledge on international maritime law, naval police theory, maritime traffic policy, etc.

Graduates of JCGA go out into the convoy as junior officers, alternatively working at land-based offices and Coast Guard vessels as they advance in their careers.^{[1][2][circular reference]}