Aomori High School

Public school in Aomori, Aomori, Japan

40°48′32.1″N 140°46′1.9″E / 40.808917°N 140.767194°E / 40.808917; 140.767194InformationTypePublicMottoSelf discipline, sincerity and diligence, responsibility for harmony (自律自啓・誠実勤勉・和協責任)EstablishedSeptember 11, 1900 (1900-09-11)PrincipalShinji ShishikuraGrades1–3GenderCoeducationalWebsitewww.aomori-h.asn.ed.jp

Aomori High School (青森県立青森高等学校, Aomori Kenritsu Aomori Kōtō Gakkō) is a high school in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Originally a junior high school named Aomori Prefectural Third Junior High School (青森県立第三中学校, Aomori Kenritsu Daisan Chūgakkō), the school was established on September 11, 1900.^[1]

Aomori Prefectural First Junior High School in Hirosaki and Aomori Prefectural Second Junior High School in Hachinohe were later renamed Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School and Aomori Prefectural Hachinohe High School respectively. Aomori Prefectural Third Junior High School in the city of Aomori was also renamed Aomori Prefectural Aomori High School.

The school later moved to the site of the former military camp where the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment involved in the Hakkōda Mountains incident was based. In the 1902 accident, 199 out of 210 soldiers on winter training exercises perished.^[2]

In 2000, one of the school's chairmen embezzled 34 million yen from the school's 100th anniversary funds.^[3]

Notable alumni

Toru Abo, immunologist^[c]
Noriko Awaya, singer^[4]^[b]
Osamu Dazai, writer^[5]
Chiharu Igaya, former alpine ski racer^[6]
Mika Iida, retired professional wrestler^[c]
Tomohiro Katō, spree killer^[7]
Yao Kitabatake, poet and children's literature writer^[4]^[b]
Michio Mamiya, composer^[6]
Keizo Miura, skier and mountain photographer^[4]
Yūichirō Miura, skier and alpinist^[8]^[c]
Teruo Murakami, former table tennis player^[8]^[c]
Kodai Naraoka, badminton player
Tohl Narita, visual artist^[a]
Kinya Oyanagi, retired professional wrestler^[c]
Kyōichi Sawada, photographer^[9]^[c]
Goro Shibutani, former table tennis player^[8]^[c]
Akimitsu Takagi, writer^[10]
Masaki Tamura, cinematographer^[8]^[c]
Toshibumi Tanaka, politician and first Governor of Hokkaido^[10]
Shūji Terayama, writer^[11]^[c]

Notes

^a denotes an alum of Aomori High School (pre-integration)
^b denotes an alum of Aomori Girls' High School
^c denotes an alum of Aomori High School (integrated)

References

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^ ^a ^b Kanazawa (1988), pp. 227–235.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kanazawa (1988), pp. 294–302.
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^ "Shuji Terayama". Minato City Library. Retrieved 2008-07-21.