is a high school in Japan, located in

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 ...

. It was founded in 1920 as a high school affiliated to Waseda University. Its motto is ., which is the same motto as for Waseda University.

Notable alumni

Politicians

* Hirotaka Akamatsu *

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Tadahiko Ito thumb is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two term ...

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* Yōhei Kōno * Noboru Takeshita *

Kensuke Miyazaki is a Japanese politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) between 2012 and 2016. Biography Born in Tokyo, Miyazaki was educated at Waseda University. He went on to work at companies ...

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Businessmen

* Nobuyuki Idei * Masaru Ibuka * Yusaku Maezawa

Academics

* Fukui Fumimasa *

Tomio Hora Tomio Hora (洞富雄, ''Hora Tomio'', (born 14 November 1906 in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, modern-day Chikuhoku; died 15 March 2000) was a Japanese historian and Waseda University professor, well known for his pioneering work on ...

Writers

* Tatsuzō Ishikawa *

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Hidemitsu Tanaka was a novelist of the ''Buraiha'' genre in Shōwa period Japan. His name was also pronounced "Tanaka Eiko" on occasion. Biography Tanaka was born in the uptown Akasaka district of Tokyo as the son of a historian; however, he was listed unde ...

Fumio Niwa was a Japanese novelist with a long list of works, the most famous in the West being his novel ''The Buddha Tree'' (Japanese ''Bodaiju'', "The Linden", or "The Bodhi Tree", 1956). He was ordained as a Shin Buddhist priest in his youth, but aba ...

Yoshinaga Fujita was a Japanese novelist and screenwriter. Prizes Fujita was the 125th recipient of the Naoki Prize in 2001 Novels * '' Adrift in Tokyo'' (Japanese title 転々, ''tenten'') * ''A Laughing Frog'' (Warau Kaeru) * ''Territory of Love'' (愛の領 ...

Ashihei Hino (born 玉井勝則, ''Tamai Katsunori''; 25 January 1907 – 24 January 1960) was a Japanese writer, whose works included depictions of military life during World War II. He was born in Wakamatsu (now Wakamatsu ward, Kitakyūshū) and in 1937 h ...

Mitsuharu Kaneko was a Japanese poet and painter. He was a recipient of the Yomiuri Prize. Biography Mitsuharu Kaneko was born in Tsushima, Aichi and attended the private Catholic school Gyosei Gakuen in Tokyo. He published his first poetry collection ''Akatsu ...

Yoshiki Hayama was a Japanese author associated with the Japanese proletarian literature Proletarian literature refers here to the literature created by left-wing writers mainly for the class-consciousness, class-conscious proletariat. Though the ''Encyclopæ ...

Isamu Yoshii Count was a Japanese ''waka (poetry), tanka'' poet and playwright active in Taishō period, Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. Attracted to European romanticism in his youth, his later works were more subdued. Early life Yoshii Isamu was born in th ...

Aizu Yaichi was a Japanese poet, calligrapher and historian. Biography Yaichi was born in the Furumachi area of Niigata, Niigata, and was a professor emeritus of ancient Chinese and Japanese art at Waseda University. His focus was mostly on Buddhist art of ...

Santōka Taneda was the pen-name of , a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku — a style which does not conform to the formal rules of traditional haiku. Early life Santōka was born in a village located in Yamaguchi prefect ...

Actors

* Takeshi Kato * Masahiko Tsugawa * Hisaya Morishige

Musicians

* Hachidai Nakamura * Satoshi Tomiie

Filmmakers

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* Satsuo Yamamoto *

Sōjirō Motoki was a Japanese filmmaker who served primarily as a film producer, but also as a writer and director (film), director. He was most famous for producing several films for Akira Kurosawa, including ''Seven Samurai'', ''Ikiru'' and ''Throne of Blo ...

Athletes

Kisshomaru Ueshiba was a prominent Japanese master of aikido.Pranin, S. A. (''c.'' 2009)Encyclopedia of Aikido: Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Retrieved on March 1, 2010. He was the son of Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, and became the international leader of aikido after ...

Onishi Tetsunosuke was a professor of Waseda University, coach of the Japan national rugby union team and Waseda University Rugby Football Club. He has been described as a Japanese Carwyn James and was a coach of considerable achievements. He also served as a member ...

Taizo Kawamoto was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. Club career Kawamoto was born in Seto on January 17, 1914. He played for Waseda WMW, which consisted of players and graduates of ...

Takashi Kondo is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings The name Takashi can have multiple different meanings depending on which kanji is used to write it. Some possible writings of the name include: *江詩 - "estuary , inlet, poem" *隆 - "prospe ...

Jiro Sato was a Japanese tennis player. He was ranked World No. 3 in 1933, but committed suicide in the Strait of Malacca during his trip to the Davis Cup in 1934. He received worldwide fame in Wimbledon 1932, when he beat the defending champion Sidney ...

Katsuo Takaishi was a Japanese swimmer, swimming coach and sports administrator. Takaishi was born in Osaka and graduated from Waseda University. During the 1923 Far Eastern Games held in Osaka, he won all three freestyle swimming events, which secured him a ...

* Atsushi Tani * Akira Fujita *

Tadao Horie was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Horie was born in Hamamatsu on September 13, 1913. He played for Waseda WMW, which was consisted of players from his alma mater, Waseda University. At that club, h ...

Tōru Mori was a Japanese professional baseball player. Born in Manchuria, he was brought up in Hakodate, Hokkaido, but later moved to Tokyo. He started his baseball career playing for the Waseda University team, before turning professional by joining the ...

Others

* Hajime Takano, journalist *

Oki Sato Oki Sato (佐藤オオキ, Satō Ōki, born 24 December 1977) is a Japanese architect, designer, and the founder of the Nendo design studio. He was born in Toronto, Canada, attended Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated in 2002 with a Maste ...

, architect *

Daisuke Nanba was a Japanese student who tried to assassinate the Crown Prince Regent Hirohito in the Toranomon Incident on December 27, 1923. Family and early life Daisuke Nanba was born to a distinguished family. His grandfather was decorated by the Emper ...

, assassin *

Fumihiro Joyu is a former spokesperson and public relations manager of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, and served as the ''de facto'' chief of the organization from 1999 to 2007, when he split and formed a new group. Background Fumihiro Joyu, orig ...

, Aum Shinrikyo spokesperson *

Kenichi Hirose was a member of the Japanese doomsday-cult group Aum Shinrikyo who was convicted and executed for murder during the Tokyo subway sarin attack. Early life Born in 1964, Hirose was an outstanding student in his early years. In 1983, Hirose was ad ...

, Aum Shinrikyo affiliate

Related books

* 早稲田大学高等学院編『三十周年記念誌 : 1979』(Japanese), published in 1980 * 早稲田大学高等学院編『継承そして創造 : 五十年の軌跡-未来に向けて』 (Japanese), published in 1999 * 早稲田大学高等学院米式蹴球部OB会編『半世紀の道のり : 早稲田大学高等学院米式蹴球部50年史』(Japanese), published in 2000

External links

Waseda University Senior High School
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