Tokai High School

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Tokai High School (東海高等学校 Tōkai Kōtō Gakō) is a private high school in Nagoya, Japan. It was founded in 1888. it has been ranked as No.1 in Japan concerning the number of students admitted to medical departments at national universities in Japan for the past 8 years since 2008.^[1] According to Sunday Mainichi published on April 17, 2016, the number of students at Tokai High School admitted to medical departments at national universities in Japan in 2016 was 109.

Notable alumni

• Shigeo Fujii (professor of global environmental Studies at Kyoto University)^[2]
• Nobuyuki Hirano (president of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)^[3]
• Toshiki Kaifu (76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan)^[4]
• Masaaki Kanda (former governor of Aichi Prefecture)^[4]
• Taro Kimura (journalist)^[4]
• Kiyoshi Matsuda (professor of graduate school of human environmental studies at Kyoto University)^[5]
• Eiji Matsumoto (professor of engineering at Kyoto University)^[6]
• Tamio Miyake (NHK presenter)^[4]
• Shigefumi Mori (mathematician who won the Fields Medal)^[4]
• Kimihito Nakamura (associate professor of agriculture at Kyoto University)^[7]
• Arimasa Osawa (author who won the Naoki Prize)^[4]
• Hidehiko Saito (professor of medical department at Nagoya University)^[4]
• Setsuhisa Tanabe (professor of graduate school of human environmental studies at Kyoto University)^[8]
• Takeshi Umehara (president of the Kyoto City University of Arts)^[4]
• Ken Umeno (professor of physical statistics laboratory at Kyoto University)^[9]
• Yoshihiro Yasui (former chirman of Brother Industries)^[4]

References

1. "【親も知らない今どき入試】国公立大医学部合格者ランク　首都圏勢に伸び　東海８年連続トップ". ZAKZAK. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
2. "Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
3. 東海中学校・高等学校同窓会 [Tokai High School's alumni association]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Tokai High School's alumni association. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
4. "OB(卒業生)" [Alumni]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Tokai Junior & High School. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
5. 大学院人教員紹介 [Graduate School Staff Profiles]. Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
6. "Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
7. "Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
8. 大学院人教員紹介 [Graduate School Staff Profiles]. Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
9. "Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University" (in Japanese). Japan: Kyoto University. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°10′48″N 136°55′49″E / 35.18000°N 136.93028°E