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Not to be confused with another school of the same name that became part of University of Tokyo in 1949.

Tokyo High School
Ōmori, Tokyo Japan
Information
Type	high school
Established	1872
Enrollment	co-educational in 1971
Affiliation	independent
Website	http://www.tokyo-hs.ac.jp/

Tokyo High School (東京高等学校 Tōkyō Kōtōgakkō) 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 (a former "Tokyo High School" having become part of Tokyo University). It became co-educational in 1971.

Notable alumni

Writers

• You Sano, mystery novelist
• Yūzō Yamamoto, playwright

Entertainers

• Hiroya Ishimaru, voice actor
• Makidai, dancer
• Shinji Maki, ukulele player
• Yuka Nomura, actress
• Tatekawa Danshi, Rakugoka

Athletes

• Taku Bamba, race car driver
• Asuka Cambridge, sprinter
• Kyosuke Horie, rugby player
• Yuya Iwadate, footballer
• Chinatsu Mori, shot putter
• Yuya Saito, rugby player
• Tomokazu Soma, rugby player

Others

• Shigetarō Shimada, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral and war criminal

See also

• List of high schools in Tokyo

External links

• School website (in Japanese)