Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School
| Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School 大阪府立北野高等学校 | |
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2-5-13, Shin-Kitano, Yodogawa-ku , 532-0025 | |
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| Former names | European-style school[1] Osaka Prefectural First Secondary High School Osaka Prefectural Kitano Secondary High School Osaka Prefectural Kitano Senior High School |
| Established | 1873[1] |
| Authority | Osaka Prefecture |
| School code | 27101C |
| Website | https://www.osaka-c.ed.jp/kitano/90english/index-en.html |
Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School (大阪府立北野高等学校, Ōsaka Furitsu Kitano Kōtōgakkō) is a secondary school in Osaka, Japan founded in 1873.[1]
It moved to its current location in Yodogawa Ward in 1931. The school is operated by the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education. It has been named a model school by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.[2]
History
Kitano High School was founded as a European-style school at Namba Mido in 1873, and re-established as Osaka Prefectural First Secondary High School in 1877. In 1889, the school was moved to the new building to at Dojima, and a school logo was also made at the same year. In 1902, the school was moved again to Kitano, and renamed Osaka Prefectural Kitano Secondary High School. After 29 years, the school was moved to the current location.
After World War II, in 1948, the school was renamed Osaka Prefectural Kitano Senior High School, and began exchange of students and teachers with Osaka Prefectural Otemae High School.[1]
Alumni
Prominent alumni include
- Hidetsugu Yagi (1886-1976), inventor of the Yagi Antenna
- Osamu Hayaishi, winner of the Wolf Prize in Medicine
- Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), manga artist
- Toshiya Kuge (1981-2001), 20-year-old September 11 victim[3]
- Den Fujita, founder of McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd
- Kenji Kasahara
- Tōru Hashimoto, former mayor of Osaka City
- Yuzo Saeki, painter
- Hisaya Morishige, actor and comedian
- Hiroshi Noma, author
- Motojirō Kajii, author
- Shika Kawajo, politician
- Ryōichi Kuroda, politician
- Midori Matsushima, politician
- Kanae Yamamoto, politician
- Tamiki Wakaki, manga artist
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "School History". Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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- ^ "Passenger: Toshiya Kuge". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2001-10-28. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
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