Kaisei Academy
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The Kaisei Academy is a privately owned Japanese boys school founded in 1871 which has produced many notable alumni. Its motto is "The pen is mightier than the sword", and is often known by the Japanese abbreviation "pen-ken" (pen-sword). It is located in Arakawa, Tokyo.
[edit] Noted alumni
- Keisuke Okada, (1868 – 1952) Prime Minister from 1934-36
- Kikunae Ikeda, (1864 – 1936) who discovered the flavour umami
- Physicist Hantaro Nagaoka, (1865 – 1950), who developed the Saturnian model of the atom
- Poet Masaoka Shiki, one of the "four great masters" of the haiku
- Poet and author Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943), leading figure in the Meiji Romantic movement.
- Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki (1868-1918), planner of the Japanese strategy at the Battle of Tsushima
- Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi (1892 - June 4, 1942), commander of the aircraft carrier Hiryū at the Battle of Midway
- Count Otani Kozui (1876-1948), Buddhist Abbot and explorer of Central Asia
[edit] Trivia
Famous people who failed the entrance examination include author and activist Yukio Mishima.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Kaisei Academy
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