is a senior high school for girls in Mita,

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, it is on the grounds of a previous residence of

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. An annex facility was constructed in 2014.

Notable alumnae

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Kiyoko Okabe is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. She was born on March 20, 1949. She attended Keio University (1971) and completed the master’s program at the university’s law school (1974). In 1974, she was admitted as a legal apprentice, and wou ...

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Justice * Yasuko Komiyama, Politician *

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, Businesswoman * Mariko Asabuki, Writer *

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, Actress * Yuki Shibamoto, Actress *

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, Fencer

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Keio Girls Senior High School

Girls' schools in Japan Keio University High schools in Tokyo Minato, Tokyo {{Japan-school-stub

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