Asano Junior & Senior High School
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Asano Junior & Senior High School (浅野中学校高等学校, Asano Chūgakkō Kōtōgakkō), often referred to as "Asano", is a private boys' school located in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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| Type | Boys' Private school (Japan) |
| Motto | Rise again every time you fall. |
| Established | 1920 |
| Founder | Asano Soichiro of Asano zaibatsu |
| Staff | 109 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Enrollment | about 1600 |
| Website | http://www.asano.ed.jp/en/index.html |
General
[edit]Asano Junior & Senior High School (浅野中学校高等学校, Asano Chūgakkō Kōtōgakkō), often referred to as "Asano", is a private boys' school located in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.[1][2] Asano Sōichirō (the founder of Asano zaibatsu) and Asano zaibatsu (Asano Conglomerate)[3] founded this school in 1920.[1][4][5] The Academy consists of Asano Junior High School (Grades 7-9) and Asano Senior High School (Grades 10-12) with approximately 800 students respectively.[1][6] Admission to the Junior High School is highly competitive. Every year, 270 out of approximately 1800 applicants are selected for admission, based on their scores during entrance examinations. Asano Junior and Senior high school students, between the ages of 13 and 18, spend six years at the school.[1] The school motto is, “Rise again every time you fall.” Asano High School is ranked #12 in Japan in 2021.[7]
Clubs
[edit]At the Asano Academy, there are more than 30 clubs to choose from. Club practice takes place after classes (frequency depending on each club).[8] Clubs are Soccer, Track and Field, Baseball, American Football, Table Tennis, Climbing, Boxing, Archery, Judo, Badminton, Rugby, Tennis, Swimming, Basketball, Kendo, Handball, Volleyball, Go[6] and Shogi, Brass Band, Chemistry, Drama, Journalism (School Paper), Fine Arts, History Study, Geology, Railway Research, Japan Red Cross, Biology, Physics, Juggling, Debate, Reading and Japanese Calligraphy.[8] The Graduation ceremony is held in March.[9]
Facilities
[edit]The school property is 58,655m².[10][11][4]
- school library of about 70000 books[12][5]
- an auditorium[10]
- a gymnastic hall[10][4][5]
- an indoor swimming pool (closed in winter)[13][6][4][5]
- a school field of artificial turf[10]
- two tennis courts[10]
- two handball courts[10]
- A huge Statue of Asano Soichiro is a symbol of the School.[10][14][15][16][5]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Akira Nishio, Shogi player
- Tokuji Iida, baseball player
- Kazumi Watanabe, sport shooter
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "THE ASANO ACADEMY Junior and Senior High School - About Us". www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "School / Educational Facility around Shin-Koyasu (page 2) | Japan Travel by NAVITIME - Japan Travel Guides, Transit Search and Itinerary Planner". japantravel.navitime.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Saito, Satoshi (2002). "Soichiro Asano". jstage.jst.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ a b c d NGS WEB学校説明会 浅野中学・高等学校, retrieved 2021-07-11
- ^ a b c d e "私学の魂 浅野中学校・高等学校" (PDF). syutoken-mosi. 2021-07-12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Find aschool in Japan". Gaccom. 2021-07-11.
- ^ inter-edu.com 受験と教育の情報サイト、2021年東京大学合格者高校別ランキング合格数順
- ^ a b "THE ASANO ACADEMY Junior and Senior High School - Activities". www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "THE ASANO ACADEMY Junior and Senior High School - Event". www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g 浅野学園 浅野中学・高等学校 - キャンパス紹介. www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "首都圏 男子・共学 27校 敷地面積比較（都立・県立含む）(ID:3187950) - インターエデュ". www.inter-edu.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ 浅野中学校. Education DIAMOND (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ bean (20 Jun 2018). 浅野学園浅野中学（SAPIX）. 運命90、努力10 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ 浅野総一郎とキリンビール工場見学. 感じたまま (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ Bronze statue of Asano Soichiro 浅野総一郎翁銅像を訪ねる. blog横浜探訪3 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ 【第2回】学校のシンボル : 連載一覧 : さぽナビ | Z会. www.zkai.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.