Asano_Junior_&_Senior_High_School

Asano Junior & Senior High School

Asano Junior & Senior High School

Boys' private school (japan) school in Yokohama, Japan


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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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

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

The school property is 58,655m².[10][11][4]

Notable alumni


References

  1. "THE ASANO ACADEMY Junior and Senior High School - About Us". www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. Saito, Satoshi (2002). "Soichiro Asano". jstage.jst.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. "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.
  4. "Find aschool in Japan". Gaccom. 2021-07-11.
  5. "THE ASANO ACADEMY Junior and Senior High School - Event". www.asano.ed.jp. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  6. 浅野中学校. Education DIAMOND (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

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