Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior & Senior High School

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 Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born ...

, so a new building in Ikebukuro opened in 1923. The school was re-established in the post-

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

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
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Notable alumni

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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. ...

, 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

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