Todaiji Gakuen
Private school in Nara, Japan
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Tōdaiji Gakuen (Japanese: 東大寺学園, romanized: Tōdaiji Gakuen is a private school, combined middle and high school in the city of Nara, Japan.
School typePrivate school
Established1926
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| School type | Private school |
| Established | 1926 |
History
The school was founded in 1926 as an offshoot of Tōdai-ji temple. It began as an evening middle school (夜間中学) for working students. Daytime education began in 1963, when the current name was adopted, and evening education was dropped in 1977.
Noted alumni
- Tetsuji Nakamura, member of the House of Representatives
- Kazuyoshi Shirahama, House of Councillors member
- Shinichi Kitaoka, United Nations representative
- Ryōsuke Yasunami, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
- Takahiro Kimura, animator and character designer
- Ichirō Sakaki, light novel writer
- Banmei Takahashi, film director
- Atsushi Yamanishi, actor
- Shinichi Kitaoka, political scientist
- Kan Kimura, Professor, Kobe University