Matsumoto Agatagaoka High School

Matsumoto Agatagaoka High School^[1] was first opened as Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto No. 2 Junior High on 17, April, 1923. On 1, April, 1948 it was renamed Nagano Prefectural Matsumoto Agatagaoka High School. The school's name comes from its location in Agata.

The high school offers both a general course and an English course. In 1994, the English program was established. The general education course accepts 280 students per year while the English course accepts 40. There have been more than 27 thousand graduates since the founding of the school.

The common name for the school is Kenryo (縣陵), and the school festival is called Kenryosai (縣陵祭).

The four points of the school symbol represent the Japanese Alps. It was designed by a high school staff member in 1923. The current design was revised in 1948.

The school has had four songs. The current song is Wakaki Warera (若き我等). The music is by Kiyoshi Nobutoki, with lyrics by Tatsuyuki Takano [ja].

About 140 to 150 students are accepted to national and public universities in Japan each year. Among them, about 50 are accepted to Shinshu University. There are successful applicants to Hokkaido University, Tohoku University, Nagoya University, and Osaka University every year. Students have also been accepted to Kyoto University and Tokyo University. About 150 students are accepted to private universities such as Waseda University, Keiou University, Jochi University, Meiji University, Rikkyo University, and Hosei University every year.