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is private boys' junior and senior high school in
Ikebukuro
is a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits. It is considered the second largest ...
,
Toshima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, a ...
.
History
Bishop
Channing Moore Williams
Channing Moore Williams (July 17, 1829 – December 2, 1910) was an Episcopal Church missionary, later bishop, in China and Japan. Williams was a leading figure in the establishment of the Anglican Church in Japan. His commemoration in some Angl ...
established Rikkyo Junior High School in
Tsukiji
Tsukiji (築地) is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Literally meaning "reclaimed land", it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 18th century during the Edo period. The eponymous Tsukiji fish market opened in 193 ...
, Tokyo in 1896. The original building was destroyed by the
Great Kantō earthquake
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, so a new building in Ikebukuro opened in 1923. The school was re-established in the post-
World War II
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period in 1948.
The school was renamed Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior High School in 2000, and in the same year its senior high school division was established.
[History]
" Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior and Senior High School. Retrieved on April 18, 2016. "立教池袋中学校・高等学校 〒171-0021 東京都豊島区西池袋5-16-5 "
Notable alumni
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Takeshi Takashina
was an Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Guam.
Biography
Early military service
Takashina was born in Chiba Prefecture and was a graduate of the 25th class of the Imperial Japanese ...
,
Imperial Japanese Army
The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...
general
*
Hiroshi Sekiguchi
is a Japanese actor, ''tarento'', television presenter, newscaster, businessman and manager. He is a representative of the talent agency Sankei. He lives in Setagaya, Tokyo. He is the eldest of two brothers.
Sekiguchi's father is Shuji Sano, wh ...
, actor (middle school)
*
Monta Mino
, born , is a Japanese television presenter. Mino is recognized by the ''Guinness World Records'' as being the TV host with the most hours of live TV appearances in a week (22 hours, 15 seconds), as of April 2008. This breaks his earlier 2006 rec ...
, TV presenter (middle school)
*
Oji Hiroi
, real name , is an author and video game developer. He co-authored '' Samurai Crusader'' with Ryoichi Ikegami. He also created the '' Far East of Eden'' and ''Sakura Wars'' role-playing video game franchises, and wrote the ''Sakura Wars'' manga.
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, author (middle school)
*
Bokuzen Hidari
was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Kotesashi Village (now part of Tokorozawa), Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Lower Depths'' and ''Ikiru''. Hidari was f ...
, actor
*
Jōtarō Kawakami
Jōtarō Kawakami(Japanese: 河上 丈太郎, ''Kawakami Jōtarō;'' 3 January 1889 – 3 December 1965) was a Japanese politician who was initially the leader of the Rightist Socialist Party, and then later a leader of the united Japan Socialis ...
, politician
*
Masato Yokota
is a Japanese track and field athlete, specializing in the 800 metres. He was Japanese record holder in the 800 metres from October 18, 2009 until May 11, 2014.
He graduated the Keio University. He trains at Fujitsu Track & Field team. As the ...
, track and field athlete
*
Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋 幸宏 ''Takahashi Yukihiro'', born June 6, 1952) is a Japanese musician, singer, record producer and actor, who is best known internationally as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, and as the fo ...
, musician (middle school)
*
Kento Misao
is a Japanese professional footballer who will play as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven
Club career
Converted to a central midfielder during his time in Tokyo Verdy's youth ranks, after a short tr ...
, footballer
References
External links
Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior and Senior High School
English Information
High schools in Tokyo
Schools in Tokyo
1896 establishments in Japan
Educational institutions established in 1896
Boys' schools in Japan
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