Taimei Elementary School

The school's year of establishment is 1878. A new building opened in 1912. Another new building was established after the Great Kanto Earthquake. Japanese government officials and opinion columnists being relatively expensive, especially as prices of school uniforms in general in Japan increased. The complete set had a cost of over 80,000 yen, more than $730 U.S. dollars. The price for the smallest compulsory set was over 100% more than that of the other uniform. ==Student body==

In 2016 the school had 334 students, with over 30 of them residing in the attendance boundary. Other students commuted from other areas such as Harumi and . ==Operations==

The cafeteria uses the same menu used in other Chuo City schools, although for special occasions it sources its broth from the owner of Ginza Kojyu. Area museums and theaters are places visited during field trips. The school also does annual dyeing lessons with a local kimono store, Ginza Motoji, where the children use leaves from the local willow trees to dye textiles. ==Notable alumni==

• Yukiji Asaoka • Shinzo Fukuhara • Mitsuharu Kaneko • Takeshi Katō • Tokoku Kitamura • Fumimaro Konoe • • Yoshiko Okada • Tōson Shimazaki ==See also==