Fukui Prefectural Koshi High School (福井県立高志高等学校, ''Fukui Kenritsu Koshi Kōtō Gakkō'') is a
high school
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in
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
,
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
,
Japan
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, founded in 1948. The school is operated by the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education. As of April 2014, 1061 students (554 male, 507 female) were enrolled. In 2003 it was selected as a Super Science High School (
SSH
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) for five years by
MEXT
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of Japan. This designation was renewed in 2008 and again in 2013.
Courses
*General Course (full-time)
*Science and Mathematics Course (full-time)
Notable alumni
*
Kazuo Kawasaki
Ph.D
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, design director,
Ph.D
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in
Medicine
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*Akira Satō, former member of the
House of Representatives of Japan
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*
Hiroshi Takeshima
is a Japanese enka singer. He has one major hit with "Sapporo Elegy" in 2001. On December 30, 2021, Takeshima won the Japan Composer's Association Award at the 63rd Japan Record Awards
The was held on 30 December 2021.
Nominations and awards w ...
,
enka
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singer
*Shin'ichi Higashimura, mayor of Fukui
Access
The high school is about a 15-minute walk from
Fukui Station.
Sister school
*
George Washington High School, San Francisco, USA
See also
*
List of high schools in Prefecture
External links
Official Website
High schools in Fukui Prefecture
Schools in Fukui Prefecture
Educational institutions established in 1948
1948 establishments in Japan
Fukui (city)
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