Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School

Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, also referred to as Kobe High School, is a high school in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The school is the second oldest in Hyōgo Prefecture.

WWW hyogo-c.ed.jp/~kobe-hs

Overview

The school has 1076 students ranging in age from 15–18 as of June 2020. It offers both a science program and a general program. Many students have the strong intention of getting into National Universities and more than 70% of graduates got into national, prefectural and other public universities and colleges.
Focus on science:
The school has held the designation "Super Science High School" since 2004.
Extracurricular activities:

Exchange programs:

Chatham Grammar School for Boys in England
Raffles Institution in Singapore

Rankings

Hensachi ranking is 71–77, the 2nd out of 396 High Schools in Hyōgo Prefecture, the 8th out of 10,053 in Japan

Notable people

Shigeaki Hinohara Japanese physician, grantee of the Second Prize and the Order of Culture
Masaru Ibuka co-founder of Sony Corporation, So Yamamura is his contemporary while in the Hyogo Prefectural 1st Kobe Boys' School. "Ibuka Hall" named after him is within its campus
Yoshitada Konoike a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet
Kyoko Matsuoka children's author and translator
Yasuo Matsushita the 27th Governor of the Bank of Japan, a director of the Bank for International Settlements
Haruki Murakami a Japanese writer who received numerous awards, including the World Fantasy Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, and the Jerusalem Prize
Chikage Oogi Japanese actress and politician, the first female President of the House of Councillors in 2004
Jirō Shirasu Japanese bureaucrat and businessman
Tadao Takashima Japanese actor and jazz musician who appeared in more than 100 films, including the Toho productions King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon, and Frankenstein Conquers the World and performed in stage musicals such as My Fair Lady and appeared in several television shows
Tadao Takayama Japanese football player and educator, namely principal of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School, professor at Mukogawa Women's University and superintendent of education of Takarazuka City
Yumeji Takehisa a Japanese poet and painter, known foremost for his Nihonga illustrations of bijin, beautiful women and girls
So Yamamura a Japanese actor and film director, well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet, in Tora! Tora! Tora!, and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho
Tadao Yanaihara former president of University of Tokyo, former member of Japan Academy, conferred senior grade of the third court rank and Grand Cordon in the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Kōjirō Yoshikawa a Japanese sinologist noted for his studies of Chinese history and Classical Chinese literature, especially the Book of Documents (Shujing) and ''Analects of Confucius''