Shoin Junior and Senior High School

School in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Shoin Junior and Senior High School (Tokyo) (松蔭中学校・高等学校 (東京都), Shōin Chūgakkō Kōtō Gakkō) is a Japanese high school located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo.^[1] It is affiliated with the Shoin University. The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1941. It was chartered as a Junior and Senior High School in 1947, and become coeducational in 2005.

History

• 1941: Shoin Women's School was established.
• 1947: Shoin Junior High School was chartered by the Ministry of Education (now, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology).
• 1948: Shoin High School was chartered by the Ministry of Education.
• 1948: Shoin Kindergarten (coeducational) was chartered by the Ministry of Education.
• 2005: Shoin Junior and High School became coeducational.
• 2008: Foreign language education program was introduced.

Notable alumni

• Tomomi Kahala, singer^[2]
• Yumi Maruyama, former volleyball player^[3]

See also

• List of high schools in Tokyo

References

1. "学校法人 松蔭学園 松蔭中学高等学校 – 学校法人松蔭学園松蔭中学高等学校のウェブサイト。".
2. Notable Alumni Ranking in Japanese High School
3. Who's who dictionary of Japanese people

External links

• Tokyo portal

• Shoin Junior and Senior High School official website (in Japanese)
• Shoin University official website (in Japanese)

35°39′47″N 139°40′30″E / 35.66306°N 139.67500°E / 35.66306; 139.67500