Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 ''Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō'') is an independent high school in Ōta,

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was founded in 1872 in what is now

Ueno is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Na ...

district of

Taitō is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is known as Taitō City. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 186,276, and a population density of 18,420 persons per km2. The total area is . Thi ...

under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in

Ōmori is a district located a few kilometres south of Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan accessed by rail via the Keihin Tohoku line, or by road via Dai Ichi Keihin. Ōmorikaigan, the eastern area of Ōmori, can be reached via the Keikyu line. Ōmori is one of ...

, Ōta in 1934, and assumed its present name in 1954 (a former "Tokyo High School" having become part of Tokyo University). It became co-educational in 1971.

Notable alumni

Writers

* You Sano, mystery novelist *

Yūzō Yamamoto was a Japanese novelist and playwright. His real name was written as "山本勇造" but pronounced the same as his pen name. Biography Yamamoto was born to a family of kimono makers in Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture. After finishing high s ...

, playwright

Entertainers

Hiroya Ishimaru is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series ''Mazinger Z'' and its sequels. He also voiced Tutty from '' Bosco Adventure'' and Ultraman Taro in recurring Ultra Series entrie ...

, voice actor *

Makidai Makidai (stylized as MAKIDAI; born 27 October 1975, in Sakae-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese dancer, DJ, actor and television presenter. He is a former performer of Exile and member of PKCZ. He is a former member of the first gener ...

, dancer *

Shinji Maki was a Japanese mandan comedian who played the ukulele. Biography Maki was born in Meguro, Tokyo on 26 September 1934. His real name was . His appearance in the live vaudevillian show ''Shiroto Yose'' featuring amateur entertainers established h ...

, ukelele player *

Yuka Nomura Yuka Nomura (野村佑香; ''Nomura Yūka'', born March 20, 1984) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Filmography * (1994) * 新生トイレの花子さん (''Shinsei toire no hanako-san'') (1998) * (2001) * ...

, actress *

Tatekawa Danshi was a popular Japanese Rakugo entertainer from Koishikawa, Tokyo. Born ''Katsuyoshi Matsuoka (松岡克由)'', he was a disciple of . Katsuyoshi would adopt the name of the famed Meiji era rakugoka ''Danshi Tatekawa'' ( ja) in 1963 upon his ...

, Rakugoka

Athletes

Taku Bamba Taku Bamba (''番場琢'' - Bamba Taku; born January 30, 1982) is a Japanese professional racing driver. Complete Super GT results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) References 1982 ...

, race car driver *

Asuka Cambridge is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field Sprint (running), sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.03 in the 100m gives him Japan's 6th fastest time. He is a two-time East Asian Games gold medallist and ...

, sprinter * Kyosuke Horie, rugby player * Yuya Iwadate, footballer * Chinatsu Mori, shot putter * Yuya Saito, rugby player * Tomokazu Soma, rugby player

Others

Shigetarō Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Early life and education A native of Tokyo, Shimada graduated from t ...

, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and war criminal

References

External links

School website
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