is a girls' school in

Hakodate, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 households, and a population density of . Th ...

, Japan. It consists of Iai Joshi Women's senior and junior high school.

History

Founded by Merriman Colbert Harris and wife Flora Harris in 1874,History
/ref> Iai Joshi Academy is the oldest girls' school in Japan's northernmost island of

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

. In 1873, Harris, a missionary of the

Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939. It was also the first religious denomination in the US to organize itself nationally. In 1939, th ...

, was sent to Japan and stationed in

Hakodate is a Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31, 2024, the city had an estimated population of 239,813 with 138,807 househol ...

, one of the first cities in Japan whose ports were opened as a result of the

Ansei Treaties The Ansei Treaties (Japanese: 安政条約) or the Ansei Five-Power Treaties (Japanese: 安政五カ国条約) are a series of treaties signed in 1858, during the Japanese Ansei era, between Japan on the one side, and the United States, Great B ...

. The school started as a "day school" with an attendance of six in its first year.

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.iaijoshi-h.ed.jp/main/index.php High schools in Hokkaido