Merchant Marine School - Shosengakko

Japanese: 商船学校 - しょうせんがっこう

〘noun〙 A school that, under the old system, taught specialized skills and knowledge about navigation and engineering to train crew members for merchant ships. The three higher mercantile marine schools in Tokyo, Kobe, and Shimizu were merged under the new education system after World War II to form two schools, Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine and Kobe University of Mercantile Marine. Currently, there are five national mercantile marine colleges, including in Toyama and Hiroshima. [Official Regulations for Mercantile Marine Schools (1896)]

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Japanese:

〘名〙旧制で、商船の乗組員を養成するために、航海や機関についての専門的な技術・知識を教育する学校。東京・神戸・清水の三か所にあった高等商船学校は、第二次大戦後の新学制で統合され、東京商船大学と神戸商船大学の二校となった。現在、富山、広島など五か所に国立の商船高等専門学校がある。〔商船学校官制（明治二九年）（1896）〕

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