Koyo Gakuin High School
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Koyo Gakuin High School(甲陽学院高等学校) in Nishinomiya between Osaka and Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, combines junior and senior high schools for boys. Founded as a middle school in 1917 by Komakichiro Iga, supported by Tatsu-uma Family since 1920. Tatsu-uma Family is an owner of Hakushika brand, Japanese Refined Sake. It was reorganized into junior and senior high schools under the education reforms of 1948. Many of its alumni have succeeded in fields like business, medicine and academic.
Famous alumni include:
- Nobutada Saji, CEO of Suntory Ltd.
- Kazuhiko Nishi, founder of ASCII Corporation
- Hidesaburou Hanafusa, Professor Emeritus, Rockefeller University
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