is a Japanese high school, founded in 1937 in Aoyama, Minato-ku, as the ), which moved to Miyamae, Suginami-ku in 1939, and changed its name in 1950 to Nishi High School, with "Nishi" meaning "West". It was well known in the 1950s and 1960s for the large proportion of graduates who gained admission to the prestigious national universities, such as the

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and the

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, though it suffered a decline later. As Nishi High School in 2001 was designated as one of the four high schools for the Tokyo Government's emphasis for continued education to college ( 進学指導重点校), it was once again being referred to as one of the best public high schools in Japan. The students' active

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include:

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, brass band and others.Club Activities, part of the Official Site
(in Japanese) Nishi High School is located within ten minutes' walk from

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of Keio Inokashira Line railway, and 20 minutes' walk from

Nishi-Ogikubo Station is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Nishi-Ogikubo Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Chūō-Sōbu Line. Station layout The station h ...

of JR Chūō Main Line railway.

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Official site
(in Japanese)
Nishi High School Alumni Association
(in Japanese) {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1937 High schools in Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education schools 1937 establishments in Japan

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