Shudo Junior and Senior High School (修道中学校・修道高等学校) is a

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for boys located in Hiroshima City. It is one of the oldest high schools in Japan, with a history of over 290 years. The school was founded within the

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by the Fifth Lord of

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(広島藩), Yoshinaga Asano, in 1725. Shudo was originally the Domain School (藩校) teaching sons of samurais in the feudal domain, but was changed to a private school by the Twelfth Lord, Nagakoto Asano, in 1878. The school, students and teachers suffered severely from the

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dropped on Hiroshima City in 1945. Shudo is known as one of the prestigious schools in Japan. Shudo has educated generations of Japanese statesmen, bureaucrats, artists, professors, businessmen and athletes including Tomosaburo Kato, 12th

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, and Kōji Kikkawa, rock musician and actor. Football, swimming and climbing teams of the school have won the All Japan High School Championships several times.

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Notable alumni

* Tomosaburo Kato, 12th

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, Minister of Exports and Minister of Construction *

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, Minister of Environment *

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, President of the

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* Keizō Nozaki,

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, Member of the

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* Yūzan Fujita, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture * Sukeyuki Ban, Mayor of Hiroshima City *

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, Mayor of Hiroshima City *

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, Mayor of Hiroshima City * Tadashi Satō, Mayor of Hiroshima City * Daisuke Matsumoto, Member of the

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, Member of the

* San'yō Rai,

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philosopher, historian, artist and poet *

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, pioneer in metal and

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research *

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, discoverer of

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, historian * Kazuo Tsukuda, CEO of

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* Kōhei Matsuda, CEO of

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, Buddhist scholar *

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, Traditional Japanese-style painter * Sōkei Ueda, 16th grand master of Ueda Sōko-ryū tea ceremony school * Minoru Sasaki,

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of Imperial Army, commander at Battle of New Georgia * Yōzō Kaneko, Major-General of Imperial Navy, founder of Imperial Navy Air Service *

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, Television announcer * Kazuhiko Yukawa, screenwriter *

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, Animator and director *

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voice actor * Kōji Kikkawa, Rock musician and actor *

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, Singer, composer and lyricist of Les Romanesques *

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, Olympic swimming medalist dead in the

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* Kentaro Kawatsu, Olympic swimming medalist *

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, Olympic swimming medalist *

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, Olympic medalist of field hockey *

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, Olympic football medalist *

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, Olympic medalist of sprint relay * Yukio Shimomura, Football player, member of Olympic national team

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* {{coord, 34.3730, 132.4567, type:edu_region:JP, display=title Schools in Hiroshima Prefecture Junior high schools in Japan High schools in Hiroshima Prefecture Educational institutions established in 1725 University-preparatory schools Private schools in Japan Organizations based in Hiroshima 1725 establishments in Japan

Notable alumni

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