Shuyukan

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Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan Senior High School (Japanese: 福岡県立修猷館高等学校）is a co-ed public senior high school located in Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. It is considered to be an elite school that produces a number of graduates who continue their studies at University of Tokyo as well as locally-famous Kyushu University. The school yard hosts a descendant of Isaac Newton's apple tree.

Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Distinguished alumni 3.1 Politics 3.2 Journalism 3.3 Business 3.4 Law 3.5 Medicine 3.6 Government 3.7 Culture 3.8 Entertainment 3.9 Athletics 4 References

[edit] History

February 6, 1784 Opening of Shuyukan as a Han-School of Fukuoka-Han^[1].

[edit] Organization

There are no vocational courses, only an ordinary (college preparatory) course exists. In the second year, students choose between Arts and Science streams. In addition, there are Super-Art stream, Super-Science stream, and Pre-Med stream for advanced students.

[edit] Distinguished alumni

The large number of distinguished alumni are called Shuyu Range.

[edit] Politics

• Kōki Hirota - The 32nd prime minister of Japan.

• Kaneko Kentarō - Drafter of the Meiji Constitution.

• Hiraoka Kotarō - The first president of Genyōsha.

• Seigō Nakano - Totalitarianism Political Leader

• Taketora Ogata - Vice prime minister in Shigeru Yoshida ministry and the former president of Liberal Party.

• Abe Iso - Christian Socialist

• Taku Yamasaki - Former vice president of Liberal Democratic Party

[edit] Journalism

• Shinichi Hakoshima - Former president of Asahi Shimbun

[edit] Business

• Dan Takuma - Director-General of Mitsui Zaibatsu

• Nobuo Mii - Former vice president of IBM Corporation

• Masahiro Nakagawa - Vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.

• Syugo Matsuo - Former chairman of Sony Music Entertainment.

• Yasuchika Hasegawa - President of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

[edit] Law

• Kōtarō Takana - Judge of International Court of Justice

[edit] Medicine

• Seigō Izumo - Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

[edit] Government

• Akashi Motojirō - General in the Imperial Japanese Army , The 7th Governor-General of Taiwan

[edit] Culture

• Tempu Nakamura - Yoga Master

• Yumeno Kyūsaku - author of Detective Fiction

• Sanzo Wada - painter, winner of 1954 Academy Award for Costume Design (Color)

[edit] Entertainment

• Jōji Yanami - voice actor of Anime

[edit] Athletics

• Tetsuo Hamuro - Gold Medalist in the 200 m Breaststroke event of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany

[edit] References

1. ^ Han is a samurai's feudal prefectural government in the Edo Period.