Musashi High School and Junior High School (武蔵高等学校 中学校, Musashi Kōtōgakkō Chūgakkō) is a private boys senior high school in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It is an affiliate of the Musashi University.
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History
The school was founded by industrialist Nezu Kaichirō in 1922 as Musashi High School, and used a seven-year system. After the education reforms of 1948, the school was divided into Musashi Senior High School and Musashi Junior High School. Musashi University was founded in 1949 and forms part of the same legal entity.
Academics
An entrance exam is required for admission. The school aims to produce graduates who are "individuals capable of independent thought and research".
Notable alumni
Akito Arima (1930–2020), physicist and former Minister of Education
Toshiro Fujita (1948–), physician and scientist
Yoshitsugu Harada (1952–), politician
Hiroshi Hoketsu (1941–), equestrian
Shinya Inoué (1921–2019), biophysicist
Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917–1998), Cole Prize-winning mathematician
Tamio Kageyama (1947–1998), novelist
Seiji Kameda (1964–), music producer
Seiji Kihara (1970–), politician and former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Takeaki Matsumoto (1959–), politician and former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hiroshi Miyazawa (1921–2012), former Minister of Justice
Kiichi Miyazawa (1919–2007), former Prime Minister of Japan from 1991 to 1993
Taizo Nishimuro (1935–2017), CEO of Japan Post Holdings
Yoshinobu Nishizaki (1934–2010), film producer
Shōichi Saba (1919–2012), former CEO of Toshiba
Toshitsugu Saito (1944–), politician and former Minister of Defense
Isao Sasaki (1942–), actor
Masahiko Shibayama (1965–), politician and former Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
Tsuneo Tamagawa (1925–2017), mathematician
Naoki Tanaka (1940–), former Minister of Defense
Morikazu Toda (1917–2010), physicist
Hiroomi Umezawa (1924–1995), physicist
Eiiti Wada (1931–), computer scientist