Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School

• Develop individuality • Value effort and take responsibility • Cultivate both intellect and physical well-being ==History==

Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School was established on 16 September 1888. It is one of the long-established public high schools in Tokyo and has developed a reputation for academic achievement. The school has been designated multiple times as a Super Science High School (SSH), a programme established by MEXT to promote advanced science education. It has also participated in the Team Medical (TM) initiative, which encourages students to pursue medical and healthcare-related careers. ==Timeline==

• 2004 — Designated as a Super Science High School (SSH) for a three-year period • 2007 — Second SSH designation (five-year period) • 2012 — Begins a two-year transitional SSH period • 2014 — Third SSH designation (five-year period) • 2016 — Designated as a Team Medical (TM) school • 2017 — Celebrates its 130th anniversary; renovation of the martial arts building begins • 2019 — Fourth SSH designation (five-year period) • 2024 — Enters a transitional period following the fourth SSH designation ==Campus==

File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 7.JPG|School building in 2006 File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 2.JPG|New school building File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 3.JPG|Atrium staircase File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 4.JPG|School corridor File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 5.JPG|Clubroom building File:Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School 6.JPG|Radian Pond on campus ==Access==

• 1 minute on foot from Nishi-waseda Station on the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line • 10 minutes on foot from Takadanobaba Station on the Yamanote Line, Seibu Shinjuku Line, and Tokyo Metro Tozai Line ==Notable alumni==

• Tadatoshi Fujimaki (manga artist) • Masato Hagiwara (actor) • Tomoyuki Hoshino (author) • Kiyoshi Jinzai (novelist) • Nana Katase (actress) • Hiroshi Komiyama (scientist) • Shinichiro Kurimoto (author and politician) • Ichiro Miyashita (politician) • Tadashi Sasaki (banker) • Hideo Shima (engineer) • Mitsuru Yoshida (author) ==References==