Nada High School
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Nada High School is the highest-ranked, private, college-preparatory, boys school located in Kobe, Japan. Nada High School is well known for its severe entrance examination
and superior education especially in sciences. Nada High School has sent the largest number of its students to The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University
, and other top-tier medical universities in Japan. Nada High School also sends its graduates to prestigious universities abroad (Harvard University
, The University of Chicago, Princeton University
, Cornell University
, Washington University, etc.)
Nada High School offers courses in English, Mathematics, Science, History, Ethics, Political Science, Economics, and a range of electives. In addition, the school offers a concentration program in Judo. The Judo class during freshman year are intended to commemorate the founder of the school, Kanō Jigorō
.
Nada High School also offers a range of extracurricular activities, including thirty-six interscholastic teams in sports, academic clubs, and student-run publications.
attempt Nada's entrance examination to see how they are. The Nada ranks number one amongst private high schools in Japan.
Nada High School completes the national curriculum by senior year. The last year is devoted to intense review and preparation for the university entrance exam.Nada High School excels especially in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Students of Nada High School often occupies Gold Medals for international science olympiads. They won totally 8 Gold Medals in international science olympiads. Many alumni of Nada High School succeeded as scholars including Ryōji Noyori
, a Nobel laureate of Chemistry in 2001. Nada High School has traditionally created many well-known writers as well, including Shusaku Endo
, Ramo Nakajima
, Genichiro Takahashietc.
School regulations are minimal. There are no school uniforms and no rules regarding possessions since 1970s, when students mobilized themselves to protest against such rules.
Nada Junior High School is known as well as Nada High School for its severe entrance exam. Every year, Nada Junior High School receives more than 500 applications.
The curriculum of Nada Junior High School is continuous to that of Nada High School, and students of Nada Junior High School are usually taught by the same teachers for 6 years from their entrance of Nada Junior High School to their graduation of Nada High School.
Nada High School and Nada Junior High School are located in the same site and share many facilities.
Many of club activities (except sport teams) are for both high school students and junior high school students, and the student government is also unified.
So it can be said that students from Nada Junior High School go to the same school for 6 years.
and superior education especially in sciences. Nada High School has sent the largest number of its students to The University of Tokyo, Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
, and other top-tier medical universities in Japan. Nada High School also sends its graduates to prestigious universities abroad (Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, The University of Chicago, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Washington University, etc.)
Nada High School offers courses in English, Mathematics, Science, History, Ethics, Political Science, Economics, and a range of electives. In addition, the school offers a concentration program in Judo. The Judo class during freshman year are intended to commemorate the founder of the school, Kanō Jigorō
Kano Jigoro
was the founder of judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the...
.
Nada High School also offers a range of extracurricular activities, including thirty-six interscholastic teams in sports, academic clubs, and student-run publications.
Ranking and Reputation
Every year, Nada High School receives over 140 applications for 40 Class positions. A considerable number of students from Tokyo and KyushuKyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
attempt Nada's entrance examination to see how they are. The Nada ranks number one amongst private high schools in Japan.
Nada High School completes the national curriculum by senior year. The last year is devoted to intense review and preparation for the university entrance exam.Nada High School excels especially in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Students of Nada High School often occupies Gold Medals for international science olympiads. They won totally 8 Gold Medals in international science olympiads. Many alumni of Nada High School succeeded as scholars including Ryōji Noyori
Ryoji Noyori
is a Japanese chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001. Noyori shared half of the prize with William S. Knowles for the study of chirally catalyzed hydrogenations; the second half of the Prize went to K. Barry Sharpless for his study in chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions...
, a Nobel laureate of Chemistry in 2001. Nada High School has traditionally created many well-known writers as well, including Shusaku Endo
Shusaku Endo
Shūsaku Endō was a 20th-century Japanese author who wrote from the unusual perspective of being both Japanese and Catholic...
, Ramo Nakajima
Ramo Nakajima
Ramo Nakajima was a respected Japanese cult novel writer, essayist, copywriter, and also appeared frequently on Japanese TV as an actor...
, Genichiro Takahashietc.
School regulations are minimal. There are no school uniforms and no rules regarding possessions since 1970s, when students mobilized themselves to protest against such rules.
Nada Junior High School
Nada Junior High School is the affiliate school of Nada High School. It has 180 students per grade, and these students go Nada High School unconditionally after they graduate Nada Junior High School.Nada Junior High School is known as well as Nada High School for its severe entrance exam. Every year, Nada Junior High School receives more than 500 applications.
The curriculum of Nada Junior High School is continuous to that of Nada High School, and students of Nada Junior High School are usually taught by the same teachers for 6 years from their entrance of Nada Junior High School to their graduation of Nada High School.
Nada High School and Nada Junior High School are located in the same site and share many facilities.
Many of club activities (except sport teams) are for both high school students and junior high school students, and the student government is also unified.
So it can be said that students from Nada Junior High School go to the same school for 6 years.
Notable alumni
- Kan SuzukiKan Suzukiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Akashi, Hyōgo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1986. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
, member of Parliament - Kamon IizumiKamon Iizumiis the governor of Tokushima Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2007. A native of Osaka Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1984 before elected 'Governor of Tokushima Prefecture' in late 2003....
, member of Parliament - Kozo Hirabayashi, member of Parliament
- Jyuntaro Toyota, member of Parliament
- Yasuhiro TsujiYasuhiro Tsujiis a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and studied at the Johns Hopkins University...
, member of Parliament - Takeshi Nishida, member of Parliament
- Yasutoshi NishimuraYasutoshi Nishimurais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Akashi, Hyōgo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1985, attending the University of Maryland while in the...
, member of Parliament - Teru FukuiTeru Fukuiis a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1976. Leaving the ministry in 1999, he was elected to the House of...
, member of Parliament - Masahito MoriyamaMasahito Moriyamais a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo and graduate the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Transport in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in...
, member of Parliament - Yoshizumi Asano, head of Fuji Television
- Soichi Takabatake, CEO of Teijin.Co
- Kiyotaka Fuji, Louis Vuitton Japan Company president & CEO
- Masafumi MiyamotoMasafumi Miyamotowas the founder of Square in 1983. Initially, he was the president of the company which was a subsidiary of Denyuusha . While at the time game development was usually conducted by only one programmer, Miyamoto believed that it would be more efficient to have graphic designers, programmers and...
, founder of SQUARE CO., LTD - Ryōji NoyoriRyoji Noyoriis a Japanese chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001. Noyori shared half of the prize with William S. Knowles for the study of chirally catalyzed hydrogenations; the second half of the Prize went to K. Barry Sharpless for his study in chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions...
, Nobel laureate of Chemistry in 2001 - Shusaku EndoShusaku EndoShūsaku Endō was a 20th-century Japanese author who wrote from the unusual perspective of being both Japanese and Catholic...
, writer, Akutagawa PrizeAkutagawa PrizeThe is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa...
winner - Ramo NakajimaRamo NakajimaRamo Nakajima was a respected Japanese cult novel writer, essayist, copywriter, and also appeared frequently on Japanese TV as an actor...
, writer - Genichiro Takahashi, writer
- Masahiko KatsuyaMasahiko Katsuyais a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit. After failing the entrance exams for the University of Tokyo and the University of Tsukuba, Katsuya entered Waseda University in 1980. He started working for an editor of Bungeishunjū after graduating from the University in 1985.- External links :*...
, columnist, journalist - Toshiyuki KobayashiToshiyuki Kobayashiis a Japanese mathematicianknown for his original work in the field of Lie theory, and inparticular for thetheory of discontinuous groupsand the application of geometric analysis to representation theory...
, mathematician
See also
- Secondary education in JapanSecondary education in JapanSecondary education in Japan is split into middle schools which cover the seventh through ninth grades, and high schools which mostly cover grades ten through twelve...
- Higher education in JapanHigher education in Japan- University entrance :University entrance is based largely on the scores that students achieved in entrance examinations . Private institutions accounted for nearly 80% of all university enrollments in 1991, but with a few exceptions, the public national universities are the most highly regarded...