Aomori High School Explained
| Aomori High School |
| Native Name: | 青森県立青森高等学校 |
| Type: | Public |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Principal: | Shinji Shishikura |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Grades: | 1–3 |
| Streetaddress: | 8-1-2 Sakuragawa |
| City: | Aomori |
| State: | Aomori |
| Zipcode: | 030-0945 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Free Label: | Emblem |
is a high school in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Originally a junior high school named, 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
- Noriko Awaya, singer
- Osamu Dazai, writer[4]
- Chiharu Igaya, former alpine ski racer
- Mika Iida, retired professional wrestler
- Tomohiro Katō, spree killer[5]
- Yao Kitabatake, poet and children's literature writer
- Michio Mamiya, composer
- Keizo Miura, skier and mountain photographer
- Yūichirō Miura, skier and alpinist
- Teruo Murakami, former table tennis player
- Kodai Naraoka, badminton player
- Tohl Narita, visual artist
- Kinya Oyanagi, retired professional wrestler
- Kyōichi Sawada, photographer[6]
- Goro Shibutani, former table tennis player
- Akimitsu Takagi, writer
- Masaki Tamura, cinematographer
- Toshibumi Tanaka, politician and first Governor of Hokkaido
- Shūji Terayama, writer[7]
Notes
- denotes an alum of Aomori High School (pre-integration)
- denotes an alum of Aomori Girls' High School
- denotes an alum of Aomori High School (integrated)
References
Bibliography
- Book: Kanazawa, Shigeru . Hokkashinsha . 1988 . 1st . ja . ja:母校賛歌 青森高校物語 . Anthem of Alma Mater Aomori High School Story.
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.tosei-e.asn.ed.jp/~h/100kousha/enkaku.htm . ja:沿革 . Japanese . Aomori Prefectural Aomori High School . 2008-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722102349/http://www.tosei-e.asn.ed.jp/~h/100kousha/enkaku.htm . 2011-07-22 .
- Web site: http://www.japan.road.jp/History/Aomori-R103.htm . ja:国道103号 . Japanese . Shigeyuki Matsunami . 2008-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071103001537/http://japan.road.jp/History/Aomori-R103.htm . 2007-11-03 .
- Web site: http://www.toonippo.co.jp/shasetsu/sha2004/sha20040318.html. ja:生徒の教育環境を最優先に. Japanese. Toonippo. 2004-03-18. 2008-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080225093807/http://www.toonippo.co.jp/shasetsu/sha2004/sha20040318.html. 2008-02-25. dead.
- Web site: AOMORI CITY in Brief Report 2004 . . 2008-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002164624/http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/koho/shisei/shisei2004/english/03yukari/main.html . October 2, 2008 .
- Web site: Tokyo killer announced his intentions through SMS . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610092042/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C23837279-2703%2C00.html . dead . 2008-06-10 . . 2008-06-10 . 2008-07-21 .
- Web site: 展示室D前廊下 澤田教一:安全への逃避(in Japanese language). Aomori Museum of Art. 2015-02-03.
- Web site: Shuji Terayama. Minato City Library. 2008-07-21.
