Kaisei Academy

Kaisei Academy (Japanese: 開成学園, Kaisei Gakuen) is a private secondary school for boys located in Arakawa, Tokyo.

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Kaisei Academy 開成学園 (Kaisei Gakuen)
Location

Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Information
Type	Private
Established	1871
Headmaster	Tsutomu Nomizu
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	2,100^[1]
Website	www.kaiseigakuen.jp (in Japanese)

Overview

Kaisei Academy admits approximately 300 students to its junior high school and 400 to its high school each year. The school's motto is a tradition of 質実剛健 (shitsujitsugouken), a yojijukugo Japanese phrase meaning “strong and simple”. Its English motto is "The pen is mightier than the sword".

History

The school was founded in 1871 by Sano Kanae, a lecturer of Western studies, gunnery, and oceanography.^[2] Initially established as Kyōryū Academy (共立学校), the school was closed after Sano's death in 1877. In 1878, the school was reopened, and Takahashi Korekiyo, then a professor, became the first principal of the restructured institution, transforming it into a preparatory boarding school.^[3] In 1879, 112 out of 466 students were admitted to university.

The school was renamed Kaisei Academy in 1895.

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Notable alumni

Keisuke Okada, (1868–1952) Prime Minister (1934–1936)
Kikunae Ikeda, (1864–1936) Chemist who identified umami
Takahira Kogorō, (1854–1926) Diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (1900–1909)
Hantaro Nagaoka, (1865–1950) Physicist who proposed the Saturnian model of the atom
Masaoka Shiki, (1867–1902) Poet, one of the "four great masters" of haiku
Tōson Shimazaki, (1872–1943) Poet and author, a leading figure in Meiji Romanticism
Akiyama Saneyuki, (1868–1918) Admiral, planner of the Japanese strategy at the Battle of Tsushima
Tamon Yamaguchi, (1892–1942) Vice Admiral, commander of the aircraft carrier Hiryū at the Battle of Midway
Toshirō Mutō, (born 1943) Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan
Fumio Kishida, (born 1957) Prime Minister (2021-2024)
Chikahiko Koizumi, (1884-1945) Surgeon Vice-General of Japan^[4]

Overview

History

Notable alumni

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