Akita High School

Akita High School (秋田県立秋田高等学校, Akita Kenritsu Akita Kōtō Gakkō) is a high school in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.[1] Akita High is the oldest and first high school in the prefecture and one of the earliest pre-World War II middle schools in Japan.

Akita High School
秋田県立秋田高等学校
Address
1 Tegata aza Nakadai

,
Japan
Coordinates39.736584°N 140.133947°E / 39.736584; 140.133947
Information
TypePrefectural Senior Co-educational
EstablishedSeptember 1. 1873
School code05101C
Grades1st-3rd years Senior High School
GenderMixed
Enrollment822 (2017)
Color(s)Purple  
NicknameShuko
Websitewww.akita-h.akita-c.ed.jp

School activities

Baseball

Runners-up, Japanese High School Baseball Championship in 1915.

Basketball

Won Japanese championship in 1936.

Mountaineering

3-time runners-up, Inter-High School Championships

Judo

Japanese champions in 1931, runners-up in 1938.

Kendo

2-time Japanese champions in 1967 and 1968.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Akita Jet (6 January 2018). "Akita High School". Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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