| 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
| Year | Households | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1592 | ||
| 1730 | 70[10] | |
| 1815 | 99 | |
| 1887 | 467 | 2,659 |
| 2016 | 7,160 | 14,095 |
As of 1 October 2016, there were 14,095 people residing in this neighborhood, which contained 7,160 housing units.
| Aza | Households | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akanuma | 111 | 210 | |
| Ienoshita | 454 | 728 | |
| Ikari | 185 | 422 | |
| Itabashizoe | 255 | 498 | |
| Obukuro | 45 | 101 | |
| Omaki | 267 | 569 | |
| Kito | 137 | 226 | |
| Kanisawa | 17 | 41 | |
| Kawasaki | 398 | 722 | |
| Konumafurukawabata | 142 | 336 | |
| Kondosekikoshi | 151 | 344 | |
| Kondosekizoe | 111 | 212 | |
| Suiko | 71 | 109 | |
| Takada | 138 | 304 | |
| Tsutsumishiki | 83 | 159 | |
| Tsurubemachi | 432 | 829 | |
| Doteshita | 293 | 485 | |
| Toyonoue | 111 | 236 | |
| Toyonooki | 354 | 633 | |
| Toyoguchi | 382 | 938 | |
| Toyonoshita | 159 | 303 | |
| Naganuma | 88 | 188 | |
| Nabenuma | 158 | 391 | |
| Nikaidutsumi | 127 | 279 | |
| Nukazuka | 371 | 658 | |
| Nozoe | 312 | 616 | |
| Hasunuma | 315 | 558 | |
| HIrune | 212 | 333 | |
| Hiroomote | 225 | 492 | |
| Futatsuya | 126 | 252 | |
| Miyata | 32 | 109 | |
| Yachioki | 79 | 151 | |
| Yachida | 328 | 624 | |
| Yanaisado | 320 | 722 | |
| Yashikida | 171 | 317 | |
| total | 7,160 | 14,095 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan | ||||||||||
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| Other Names: | --> | ||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||
| Colours: | --> | ||||||||||
| 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]
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]
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]
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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]
Hiroomote ES host a school play entitled "Gakushu Happyokai" every year at Hirosho Arena.[35] This performing arts show had been called "Gakugeikai".[36]
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]
Japanese primary schools do not employ janitors, and student have to clean it up themselves.[40] [41]
| Years | Principal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1874-1886 | seven Shuza | |
| 1886-1887 | Keikichi Konuki | |
| 1887-1890 | Heikichi Sakamoto | |
| 1890-1891 | Tadataka Kinouchi | |
| 1891-1893 | Naoji Shimoda | |
| 1894-1897 | Kosuke Aoki | |
| 1898-1909 | Yunosuke Matsuyama | |
| 1910-1911 | Chozo Hirasawa | |
| 1912-1913 | Masashi Sato | |
| 1914-1916 | Kyukichi Goto | |
| 1917-1918 | Yasushi Ono | |
| 1919-1920 | Masashi Sato | |
| 1921 | Toshio Ito | |
| 1922-1924 | Uira Sato | |
| 1925-1927 | Kikuji Sato | |
| 1928-1929 | Isamu Negishi | |
| 1930-1931 | Kikuji Sato | |
| 1932 | Etsujiro Matsuhashi | |
| 1933-1939 | Tokunosuke Sugai | |
| 1940 | Koji Masgi | |
| 1941-1943 | Kuemon Sekine | |
| 1944-1945 | Kinikazu Kondo | |
| 1946-1948 | Saburo Kato | |
| 1949-1953 | Yasuo Tan | |
| 1954 | Masanao Miura | |
| 1955-1956 | Kenji Takai | |
| 1957-1958 | Masutaro Kagaya | |
| 1959-1960 | Koichi Takahashi | |
| 1961-1962 | Keijiro Shindo | |
| 1963-1965 | Seike Nakayama | |
| 1966-1967 | Yoshio Hiratsuka | |
| 1968-1969 | Shigekichi Toyoshima | |
| 1970-1971 | Takao Omori | |
| 1972-1974 | Kinzaburo Tsuruya | |
| 1975-1978 | Io Kikuchi | |
| 1979-1980 | Hiroshi Konno | |
| 1981-1983 | Nao Honda | |
| 1984-1987 | Ryusuke Sasaki | |
| 1988-1989 | Kiyoshi Horii | |
| 1990-1994 | Yuichi Sakurada | |
| 1995-1996 | Magoichi Sawaguchi | |
| 1997-1998 | Katsumi Oishi | |
| 1999-2001 | Masatoshi Saga | |
| 2002-2004 | Makoto Hagawa | |
| 2005-2006 | Yasuji Sasaki | |
| 2007-2010 | Mari Sagawa | |
| 2011-2013 | Shumi Saito | |
| 2014-2015 | Yuriko Takahashi | |
| 2016-2017 | Manabu Chiba | |
| 2018-2019 | Kazuki Hoshino | |
| 2020–present | Tomoko Owada |
| Joto Junior High School | |
| Native Name: | 秋田市立城東中学校 |
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| City: | Akita City |
| Zipcode: | 010-0041 |
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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]