abbreviated , is a private school for girls located in Tokyo, Japan. Joshibi especially emphasizes

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and design studies. Joshibi graduates are actively involved in various field in and out of Japan, as artists,

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s, and creative artists.

History

Joshibi High School of Art and Design was established in 1915 as an affiliated school with

Joshibi University of Art and Design (abbreviated "") is a private women's art school in Suginami and Sagamihara in Japan. The mission and aims of Joshibi, developing creative minds, encourages students to contribute to local, national and international societies, female independenc ...

. Bunzo Fujita (former Professor of

Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul ...

) was appointed to the first school principal. Joshibi High School of Art and Design was renamed as "Sato Girls' High School" in 1916 due to financial subsidies by Sato's family, the school name backed to the original name of "Joshibi High School of Art and Design" in 1951. The school was founded at Hongō-ku (currently Bunkyō, Tokyo), later moved to Wada,

Suginami is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...

in 1945 due to fire caused by

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. Joshibi High School building was completed newly built with three-story high and second basement floor structure in January 2010. Johshibi High School of Art and Design celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2015. The 100th anniversary art exhibition was organized at the Ueno Royal Museum between May 17 and 24, 2015.

School life

Joshibi students will study fine arts and design throughout the years, students highly study and improve their skills in sketching, painting,

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, sculpture, printing,

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, and

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. There are variety of school events organized throughout the years, include art exhibitions, painting Competitions, Public art/design competitions, painting trips, school trip, and athletic day. An art festival held in October called (or , is the largest school event for Joshibi students displaying art and design works, performing creative exhibition, sporting and cultural events.

Notable alumnae

Nagi Noda was a Japanese pop artist and art director born in Tokyo. Noda spent much of her career working as a freelance art director. She directed multiple campaigns for brands such as Nike, Laforet, and Panasonic. In addition to her commercial works, she ...

(Creator, Art Director) *

Yoshiko Mita (born October 8, 1941) is a Japanese actress. Born in the city of Osaka, she graduated from Joshibi High School of Art and Design in Suginami, Tokyo. In 1960, she was hired by Toei and made her acting debut. She remained with Toei until 1967, t ...

(Actress) *

Jitsuko Yoshimura is a Japanese film and television actress. She was discovered by Shōhei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film ''Pigs and Battleships''. She went on to appear in films like Imamura's ''The Insect Woman'', Kaneto Shindō's '' Onibaba'', for w ...

(Actress) *

Kaori Momoi is a Japanese actress. Life and career Momoi was born in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 12, she traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years, she returned to Tokyo. She graduated from Japan's Bungakuza School of ...

(Actress) *

Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Inujini seshi mono'', '' Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o!'' and ''Sorobanzuku''. She also won the award for best actress at the 13th Hochi Film A ...

(Actress) *

Mariko Kawana (born November 9, 1967) began the most notable phase of her life as a Japanese model and actress who has appeared in softcore pink film and V-Cinema, and who has also been a hardcore adult video (AV) performer and director. She was one of the e ...

(Author,

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) *

Umeka Shōji is a Japanese voice actress from Kanagawa Prefecture. She is affiliated with Aoni Production and has voiced for various anime, video games, and television shows since beginning her career in 2005. Her major roles in video games include Coyori in ...

(

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) *

Naoko Kume is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July ...

(Swimmer)

External links

Joshibi High School of Art and Design
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