Hiroomote Explained

Hiroomote
広面
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Akita City
Etymology:Shiroomote (城面) [1]
Pushpin Relief:1
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Name1: Akita Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: Akita
Population As Of:1 October 2016
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:14095
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Japan Standard Time
Utc Offset1:+9
Postal Code Type:Yubin Bango
Postal Code:010-0041[3]
Area Code:018[4]
Registration Plate:Akita[5]

is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Annexed by the city in 1941,[6] it borders the neighborhoods of Shimokitate on the east, Yanagida on the north, Tegata on the west and Sakura and Yokomori on the south that is bounded by Taihei River.[7] Developed primarily in the post-World War II era, it is residential with commercial uses fronting prefectural roads

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Households and population

YearHouseholdsPopulation
1592
173070[10]
181599
18874672,659
20167,16014,095

As of 1 October 2016, there were 14,095 people residing in this neighborhood, which contained 7,160 housing units.

AzaHouseholdsPopulation
Akanuma111210
Ienoshita454728
Ikari185422
Itabashizoe255498
Obukuro45101
Omaki267569
Kito137226
Kanisawa1741
Kawasaki398722
Konumafurukawabata142336
Kondosekikoshi151344
Kondosekizoe111212
Suiko71109
Takada138304
Tsutsumishiki83159
Tsurubemachi432829
Doteshita293485
Toyonoue111236
Toyonooki354633
Toyoguchi382938
Toyonoshita159303
Naganuma88188
Nabenuma158391
Nikaidutsumi127279
Nukazuka371658
Nozoe312616
Hasunuma315558
HIrune212333
Hiroomote225492
Futatsuya126252
Miyata32109
Yachioki79151
Yachida328624
Yanaisado320722
Yashikida171317
total7,16014,095

Schools

Hiroomote Elementary School

Hiroomote Elementary School
秋田市立広面小学校
Motto:緑と太陽の広小 [11]
Motto Translation:School of greenery and sunshine
Location:Kanisawa 29, Hiroomote, Akitashi, Akitaken
Country:Japan
Zipcode:0100041
Coordinates:39.7288°N 140.1448°W
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Type:Elementary school
System:Japanese curriculum
Religious Affiliation:none
Grades:1st grade-6th grade
School Board:City of Akita Board of Education
Principal:Tomoko Owada[12]
Headmaster:Hiroshi Kikuchi
Staff:42
Medium Of Language:Japanese
Enrollment:550[13]
Enrollment As Of:2019
Gender:Mixed
Age Range:6-12
Campus Size:21,516 sqm
Campus Type:Urban
Classes:21
Nickname:Hirosho
Newspaper:Koho Hiroomote[14]
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Rival:Higashi Elementary School
Mascot:Green Boy and Sun Girl[15]
Feeder Schools:Akita City Joto Junior High School (1979-present)
Akita Higashi Junior High School (1953-1979)
Tegata Junior High School(-1953)
Kubota Junior High School(-1953)

Hiroomote Elementary School is a coeducational primary school located in Hiroomote, Akita City in Akita Prefecture, Japan, teaching children of aged 6 to 12 years. The school starts in April and ends in March,[16] and the nickname is Hirosho. It was founded in 1874, and the school had its 140th anniversary celebration in 2015.[17] [18] [6] [19] The neighbouring places include an area of native forest named "Woods of Green Boy" as a part of Tegatayama.[20] It is governed by the City of Akita Board of Education, and the staff is composed of a principal, an associate principal, classroom teachers and an administration team of staff, totally 42 persons.[6] The principal from 2018 to 2020 was Kazuki Hoshino. The current principal is Tomoko Owada.[21]

History

The school was formed in a private house of Yanaisado, Hiroomote Village, Minamiakita District, Akita, on 3 November 1874 (Meiji 7). The former school building was located in Tsurubemachi, a current E-pal site.The school moved to its current location in 1977 and a new swimming pool was opened in 1980. The Hiroomote baseball club won prefectural titles several times under the reign of manager Tatsuro Tsuruta(鶴田達郎) in late 70's and 80's.[22] The team was also coached by former Nipponham Fighters pitcher, Mikio Kudo.[23] They have got 2-time prefectural gold medal at NHK School Choir Competition in 2007 and 2011,[6] and 2-time prefectural champion of "30 persons 31 legs" race in 2000 and 2001. They also have in-hospital classrooms called “Himawari class (elementary school students)” at Akita University Hospital.[24] [25] Hiroomote Jidokan (広面児童館, children's center) is attached and it occasionally turned out to be a polling station placing ballot boxes.[26] [27]

Students, logo, uniform and school lunches

As of 2019, the school has a roll of 550 students.[6] The Hiroomote ES logo consists of "hiro" letter in kanji and three unhulled rice, which represents Virtue, Wisdom and Body.[28] It does not have a compulsory uniform that must be worn daily except for gym clothes. Kyushoku (School meals) are prepared in the school kitchen, and provided in Hiroomote ES.[29]

Curriculum

Core subjects include

Source:[31]

Sports day

They have a "Hirosho Dai Undokai", Sports Day event in May, and the school is divided into red, white and blue teams, which compete in footraces, obstacle races, tamaire (a kind of basketball), and relay races. All grades participate in the half-day festivities, families join in to watch, to set up the tents, to cheer their children.[32] [33] [34]

School shows and productions

Hiroomote ES host a school play entitled "Gakushu Happyokai" every year at Hirosho Arena.[35] This performing arts show had been called "Gakugeikai".[36]

School trips and camps

11-year-old students usually have a stay & camp at Mantarame(39.7984°N 140.2253°W) of Taiheizan Resort Park located in the skirt of Mt. Taihei.[37] This lodging training had been done at Omoriyama Boys' House(39.671°N 140.0726°W) until 2002.[38] 12-year-old pupils have their largest school trip to Sendai area.[39]

No janitors

Japanese primary schools do not employ janitors, and student have to clean it up themselves.[40] [41]

Notable alumni

Principals

Years Principal
1874-1886 seven Shuza
1886-1887 Keikichi Konuki
1887-1890 Heikichi Sakamoto
1890-1891 Tadataka Kinouchi
1891-1893Naoji Shimoda
1894-1897Kosuke Aoki
1898-1909Yunosuke Matsuyama
1910-1911Chozo Hirasawa
1912-1913Masashi Sato
1914-1916Kyukichi Goto
1917-1918Yasushi Ono
1919-1920Masashi Sato
1921Toshio Ito
1922-1924Uira Sato
1925-1927Kikuji Sato
1928-1929Isamu Negishi
1930-1931Kikuji Sato
1932Etsujiro Matsuhashi
1933-1939Tokunosuke Sugai
1940Koji Masgi
1941-1943Kuemon Sekine
1944-1945Kinikazu Kondo
1946-1948Saburo Kato
1949-1953Yasuo Tan
1954Masanao Miura
1955-1956Kenji Takai
1957-1958Masutaro Kagaya
1959-1960Koichi Takahashi
1961-1962Keijiro Shindo
1963-1965Seike Nakayama
1966-1967Yoshio Hiratsuka
1968-1969Shigekichi Toyoshima
1970-1971Takao Omori
1972-1974Kinzaburo Tsuruya
1975-1978Io Kikuchi
1979-1980Hiroshi Konno
1981-1983Nao Honda
1984-1987Ryusuke Sasaki
1988-1989Kiyoshi Horii
1990-1994Yuichi Sakurada
1995-1996Magoichi Sawaguchi
1997-1998Katsumi Oishi
1999-2001Masatoshi Saga
2002-2004Makoto Hagawa
2005-2006Yasuji Sasaki
2007-2010Mari Sagawa
2011-2013Shumi Saito
2014-2015Yuriko Takahashi
2016-2017Manabu Chiba
2018-2019Kazuki Hoshino
2020–presentTomoko Owada
source:[42] [12]

Surroundings

Joto Junior High School

Joto Junior High School
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, referred to as "Joto" by most, is a public school in Japan. It teaches teenagers between seventh and ninth grades.[63] Akita's Joto claimed its maiden title at Japan’s National Junior High School Baseball Championship at Yokohama Stadium in 1982.[64] [65]

Notable alumni

Shrines and temples

Public services

Post offices

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