Musashi Junior & Senior High School
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is a distinguished privately
owned school
based in Nerima, Tokyo
.
It was founded in 1922 as Musashi High School, one of the first two schools using the old seven year system, taking students up to the equivalent of the first two years of university
in the current system. It became the prototype for modern integrated junior and senior high schools
. From its foundation, it has always been in the first rank for university admissions, and despite having only eighty students in each year, it contested Tokyo High School
for first place in admissions to Tokyo University. Furthermore, Musashi High is notorious for its high student employment rates of 39%, 19% above the national average of 20%.
After the education reforms of 1948, it was divided into Musashi Senior High School and Musashi Junior High School. Musashi University
was founded in 1949 and forms part of the same legal entity, however despite their physical closeness barely any of the High School's students go on to Musashi University after graduation.
It can be said to be the successor to the pre-war high school system. This can be seen in the way the students are treated as adults, with few school rules or dress codes, and the fact that students start learning a second foreign language in the junior high school.
Notable alumni include:
Private school
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owned school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
based in Nerima, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
It was founded in 1922 as Musashi High School, one of the first two schools using the old seven year system, taking students up to the equivalent of the first two years of university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the current system. It became the prototype for modern integrated junior and senior high schools
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. From its foundation, it has always been in the first rank for university admissions, and despite having only eighty students in each year, it contested Tokyo High School
Tokyo High School
Tokyo High School is an independent high school in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1872 in what is now Ueno district of Taitō under the name Ueno-juku. It moved to its present location in Ōmori, Ōta in 1934, and assumed its present name in 1954...
for first place in admissions to Tokyo University. Furthermore, Musashi High is notorious for its high student employment rates of 39%, 19% above the national average of 20%.
After the education reforms of 1948, it was divided into Musashi Senior High School and Musashi Junior High School. Musashi University
Musashi University
is a university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by leading businessman Kaichiro Nezu in 1922 as Musashi High School.It has faculties of economics, humanities, and sociology, as well as three graduate schools....
was founded in 1949 and forms part of the same legal entity, however despite their physical closeness barely any of the High School's students go on to Musashi University after graduation.
It can be said to be the successor to the pre-war high school system. This can be seen in the way the students are treated as adults, with few school rules or dress codes, and the fact that students start learning a second foreign language in the junior high school.
Notable alumni include:
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- Kiichi MiyazawaKiichi Miyazawawas a Japanese politician and the 78th Prime Minister from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993.-Early life and career:Miyazawa was born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University with a degree in law. In 1942 he joined the Ministry of Finance...
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(1947-1998) Novelist - Takeaki MatsumotoTakeaki Matsumotois a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after running unsuccessfully as an independent...
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