, also referred to as Kobe High School, is a high school in

Kobe, Hyogo Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which ...

, Japan. The school is the second oldest in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Overview

The school has 1076 students ranging in age from 15–18 as of June 2020. It offers both a science program (Sougourigakuka) and a general program. Many students have the strong intention of getting into

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and more than 70% of graduates got into national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges.神戸高等学校　(Kobe Kōtō Gakkō)〈Kobe High School〉/ Minna no Kōkō jōhō 〈High School Information for Everyone〉
/ref> Focus on science: The school has held the designation "Super Science High School" (SSH) since 2004. Extracurricular activities: *

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* sports days * music concerts Exchange programs: *

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in England *

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in Singapore

Rankings

Hensachi ranking is 71–77, the 2nd out of 396 High Schools in Hyōgo Prefecture, the 8th out of 10,053 in Japan

Notable people

Shigeaki Hinohara was a Japanese physician. In 1941 he began his long working association with St. Luke's International Hospital in central Tokyo and worked as a medical doctor throughout the wartime firebombing of the city. From 1990 he served as the hospital's ...

Best three and other 17 notable people, of those who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School
/ref> Japanese physician, grantee of the Second Prize and the

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Masaru Ibuka Masaru Ibuka (井深大 ''Ibuka Masaru''; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony, along with Akio Morita.Kirkup, James"Obituary: Masaru Ibuka,"''Independent'' (London). December 2 ...

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co-founder of

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So Yamamura was a Japanese actor and film director. He was also known by the name Satoshi Yamamura, while his actual birth name is Koga Hirosada. Yamamura graduated from University of Tokyo. In 1942, Yamamura and Isao Yamagata formed the ''Bunkaza Theatre ...

is his contemporary while in the Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys’ School. "Ibuka Hall" named after him is within its campus *

Yoshitada Konoike was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature), formerly Minister of State for Disaster Mnagement. A native of Amagasaki, Hyōgo and graduate of Waseda Univers ...

a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the

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in the

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* Kyoko Matsuoka children's author and translator * Yasuo Matsushita the 27th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), a director of the

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(BIS) *

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his ...

a Japanese writer who received numerous awards, including the

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, the

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, the

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, and the Jerusalem Prize *

Chikage Oogi , real name (born 10 May 1933 as , is a Japanese actress and politician. During her 30-year-long political career, she served in some important posts. She became the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004. Her pseudonymous ...

Japanese actress and politician, the first female President of the

in 2004 * Jirō Shirasu Japanese bureaucrat and businessman *

Tadao Takashima (27 July 1930 – 26 June 2019) was a Japanese actor and jazz musician. He appeared in more than 100 films, including the Toho productions '' King Kong vs. Godzilla'', ''Atragon'', and ''Frankenstein vs. Baragon''. He also performed in stage ...

Japanese actor and

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musician who appeared in more than 100 films, including the

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productions ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Frankenstein Conquers the World is a 1965 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno and Tadao Takashima, with Koji Furuhata as Frankenstein and Haruo Nakajima as Baragon. An international co-producti ...

'' and performed in stage musicals such as ''

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'' and appeared in several television shows *

Tadao Takayama was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was also educator, namely principal of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, professor at Mukogawa Women's University and superintendent of education of Takarazuka City. Ea ...

最初のショートパス経験者昭和５年の日本代表校長でサッカー・コーチ　高山忠雄〈The first Japanese who experienced short-pass, Tadao Takayama (ex-member of Japan National Football Team, principal and soccer coach)〉
/ref>　Japanese football player and educator, namely principal of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, professor at

Mukogawa Women's University is a private university located near Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan, founded in 1939. It has an international branch campus in Spokane, Washington, USA: Mukogawa U.S. Campus. History * Feb 25, 1939 Educational Corporation Mukog ...

and superintendent of education of Takarazuka City * Yumeji Takehisa a Japanese poet and painter, known foremost for his ''

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'' illustrations of ''

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'', beautiful women and girls *

a Japanese actor and film director, well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral

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of the

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, in ''

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'', and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in '' Gung Ho'' *

Tadao Yanaihara was a Japanese economist, educator and Christian pacifist. The first director of Shakai Kagaku Kenkyūjo (Institute of Social Science or Shaken) at the University of Tokyo,Banno, Junji. Social Science. Newsletter of the Institute of Social Scienc ...

former president of

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, former member of

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, conferred senior grade of the third court rank and Grand Cordon in the Order of the Sacred Treasure * Kōjirō YoshikawaSeries; Secret Stories ⑰ Kōjirō Yoshikawa｜KOBECCO
a Japanese sinologist noted for his studies of Chinese history and

Classical Chinese Classical Chinese, also known as Literary Chinese (古文 ''gǔwén'' "ancient text", or 文言 ''wényán'' "text speak", meaning "literary language/speech"; modern vernacular: 文言文 ''wényánwén'' "text speak text", meaning "literar ...

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, especially the '' Book of Documents (Shujing)'' and ''

Analects of Confucius The ''Analects'' (; ; Old Chinese: '' ŋ(r)aʔ''; meaning "Selected Sayings"), also known as the ''Analects of Confucius'', the ''Sayings of Confucius'', or the ''Lun Yu'', is an ancient Chinese book composed of a large collection of sayings a ...

References

External links

To all the students of Kobe High School｜Visit of students of elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan神戸高校WEB OPEN HIGH SCHOOL

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