is an upper secondary school in

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, Japan. It is a co-educational public school.

Overview

Before the school system was reformed after

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, this school used to be known as and .Under the old system of education in Japan, Middle School had a five-year course for boys aged 12 and over, and Girls' High School had a four or five-year course for girls at the same age. Some five-year course's students go on to the schools of higher education when they finish the fourth grade. Due to World War II, the five-year course was sometimes shortened to four years. The two schools became Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School in 1949. The official founding year is 1906 when Daini-Kagoshima Middle School was founded. However, Daini-Kagoshima Middle School is regarded as one of the successors of in

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, which originated from the

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called in

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. The school's main building with the dome was built in 1930 (early Showa era) as the Daini-Kagoshima Middle School's building. The school is located on the south () side of the . In addition, there are birthplaces of

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, also called , near the school. The school was named for these reasons. The

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in the schoolyard are the school symbols. The school emblem features deer antlers and a flower of

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. Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru High School is the rival school. As of 2022, this school has which is three-year course.

Notable alumni

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- member of the National Diet, Minister of Justice, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Measures for Declining Birthrate * Osanori Koyamaalumni of Daini-Kagoshima Middle School - member of the National Diet, Minister of Construction, Minister of State for Director General of Environment Agency *

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, Japan Academy Prize &

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, Professor Emeritus at

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, Distinguished Professor at

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* Kikuo Arakawa - medical scientist, cardiovascular scientist, internist, World Hypertension League Award, International Society of Hypertension Distinguished Fellow Award, Professor Emeritus at

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, the 12th President of the International Society of Hypertension *

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- chemist of

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, Professor Emeritus at

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* Kunio Shiota - life scientist, biochemist, Professor Emeritus at University of Tokyo *

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- organic chemist, Japan Academy Prize & Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy, Professor Emeritus at

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* Akitsune Imamuraalumni of predecessors before 1906 - seismologist ;Culture * Katsusuke Miyauchi - author of fiction and essays, ,

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for Literature *

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- artist and author of picture books in America, the Caldecott Honor *

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- manga artist *

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- voice actor, actor *

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- comedian, actor, television presenter *

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- actor * Takeji Fujishima - ''

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'' painter, Order of Culture *

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- print artist, book designer ;Sports * Jun'ichi Miyashita - swimmer, Olympics bronze medalist * Sanpō Toku - ''

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Surrounding area

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* Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau * Northern *

Museum of the Meiji Restoration The is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration. In the basement hall, sound, light, and robots are used to present a three-dimensional experience of ...

* * Kagoshima Women's College Eastern * * (a shinto shrine) Western *

Kagoshima-Chūō Station is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima, the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuk ...

Amu Plaza Kagoshima is the terminal building adjacent to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. It is owned by the Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation, which belongs to JR Kyushu. Amu Plaza Kagoshima has about 190 shops. When it opened on 17 September 2004, its floor space w ...

and Amuran Ferris wheel

Notes

References

External links

Kagoshima Prefectural Konan Senior High School official website
(in Japanese)
Kagoshima Prefectural Konan Senior High School blog HP
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