Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School

Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School (兵庫県立神戸高等学校, Hyōgo kenritsu Kobe Kōtō Gakkō), also referred to as Kobe High School, is a high school in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The school is the second oldest in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School 兵庫県立神戸高等学校
Main Gate and Main Entrance
Address
1-5-1 Shironoshita-dori, Nada-ku Kansai Kobe , Hyōgo Prefecture 657-0804 Japan
Information
School type	public
Motto	質素剛健 自重自治.[1] (Simplicity Strength Independence Self-Governance[2])
Established	March 16, 1896
Founder	Hyōgo Prefecture
School code	28102G
Grades	1-3
Website	https://www.hyogo-c.ed.jp/~kobe-hs/

Overview

The school has 1076 students ranging in age from 15-18 as of June, 2020.[2][3] It offers both a science program (Sougourigakuka) and a general program. Many students have the strong intention of getting into National Universities and more than 70% of graduates got into national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges.[4]

Focus on science:

The school has held the designation "Super Science High School" (SSH) since 2004.[2]

Extracurricular activities:

• cultural festivals
• sports days
• music concerts

Exchange programs:

• Chatham Grammar School for Boys in England
• Raffles Institution in Singapore[2]

Rankings

Hensachi ranking is 71–77, the 2nd out of 396 High Schools in Hyōgo Prefecture, the 8th out of 10,053 in Japan[5]

Notable people

• Shigeaki Hinohara[6][7] Japanese physician, grantee of the Second Prize and the Order of Culture
• Masaru Ibuka[8][9][7] co-founder of Sony Corporation, So Yamamura is his contemporary while in the Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys’ School.[8] "Ibuka Hall" named after him is within its campus[10]
• Yoshitada Konoike[11] a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet
• Yasuo Matsushita[12] the 27th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), a director of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Haruki Murakami[13][7] a Japanese writer who received numerous awards, including the World Fantasy Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, and the Jerusalem Prize
• Chikage Oogi[14] Japanese actress and politician, the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004
• Jirō Shirasu[15][7] Japanese bureaucrat and businessman
• Tadao Takashima[16][7] Japanese actor and jazz musician who appeared in more than 100 films, including the Toho productions King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon, and Frankenstein Conquers the World and performed in stage musicals such as My Fair Lady and appeared in several television shows
• Tadao Takayama[17]　Japanese football player and educator, namely principal of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, professor at Mukogawa Women's University and superintendent of education of Takarazuka City
• Yumeji Takehisa[18][19][7] a Japanese poet and painter, known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls
• So Yamamura[20][7] a Japanese actor and film director, well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet, in Tora! Tora! Tora!, and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho
• Tadao Yanaihara[21][22] former president of University of Tokyo, former member of Japan Academy, conferred senior grade of the third court rank and Grand Cordon in the Order of the Sacred Treasure[23]
• Kōjirō Yoshikawa[7][24] a Japanese sinologist noted for his studies of Chinese history and Classical Chinese literature, especially the Book of Documents (Shujing) and Analects of Confucius

References

1. 兵庫県立神戸高等学校　(The World Wide Web Site, Hyogo Prefectural KOBE High School)(in Japanese)
2. Kobe High School(in English)
3. 神戸高等学校　(Kobe Kōtō Gakkō)〈Kobe High School〉/ 日本の学校　(Nihon no Gakkō) 〈Schools in Japan〉(in Japanese)
4. 神戸高等学校　(Kobe Kōtō Gakkō)〈Kobe High School〉/ Minna no Kōkō jōhō 〈High School Information for Everyone〉(in Japanese)
5. "神戸高校（兵庫県）の情報（偏差値・口コミなど）みんなの高校情報" [Kobe High School – High school information for everyone]. minkou.jp. Retrieved 2020-10-14. (in Japanese)
6. Shigeaki Hinohara (listed in the 48th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
7. Best three and other 17 notable people, of those who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School(in Japanese)
8. Series; Secret Stories ⑭ Masaru Ibuka｜KOBECCO (in Japanese)
9. Masaru Ibuka (listed in the 4th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
10. "Issei Kaikan Ibuka Hall" (the last picture but one)(in Japanese)
11. Yoshitada Konoike (listed in the 19th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
12. Yasuo Matsushita (listed in the 33rd space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
13. Haruki Murakami (listed in the 39th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
14. Chikage Oogi (listed in the 36th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
15. Jirō Shirasu (listed in the 49th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
16. Tadao Takashima (listed in the 17th space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
17. 最初のショートパス経験者 昭和５年の日本代表 校長でサッカー・コーチ　高山忠雄〈The first Japanese who experienced short-pass, Tadao Takayama (ex-member of Japan National Football Team, principal and soccer coach)〉(in Japanese)
18. TAKEHISA Yumeji (竹久夢二) (in English)
19. Yumeji Takehisa (listed in the 42nd space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
20. So Yamamura (listed in the 23rd space)｜Notable people who graduated from Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School and its predecessors (in Japanese)
21. 矢内原忠雄 (Yanaihara Tadao)（1893～1961） (in Japanese)
22. THE PACIFIST DISSENT OF YANAIHARA TADAO, 1931-1945 Jennifer Jane Shapcott p.23/226 (in English)
23. "About: 矢内原忠雄". ja.dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-14. (in Japanese)
24. Series; Secret Stories ⑰ Kōjirō Yoshikawa｜KOBECCO (in Japanese)

External links

• To all the students of Kobe High School｜Visit of students of elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan(in Japanese)
• 神戸高校WEB OPEN HIGH SCHOOL(in Japanese)
• KOBE High School Baseball Club(in Japanese)