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 training students to become Coast guard officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. The cadets learn specialized knowledge on international maritime law, naval police theory, maritime traffic policy and earn a Bachelor of Science following a rigorous 4 year and 9 month curriculum unique to the Academy.