Azabu High School
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Azabu High School in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo, combines junior and senior high schools.
Azabu High School admits pupils from around the country, and many of its alumni have succeeded in fields like politics, finance, literature and entertainment. Founded as a middle school in 1895 by Soroku Ebara, it moved to its present location in 1900. It was reorganized into junior and senior high schools under the education reforms of 1948.
The school has exchange programs with Winchester College, England and Ningbo Li Huili Vocational High School, China.
Famous alumni include:
- Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto
- Yoshiro Nakamatsu, inventor of the floppy disc
- Kuroda Iou, manga artist