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Morioka Third High School

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Established
  
April 1, 1963

Campus
  
Urban

Founded
  
1 April 1963

Grades
  
10-12

Phone
  
+81 19-661-1735

Morioka Third High School

Type
  
Public secondary, co-educational

Website
  
www2.iwate-ed.jp/mo3-h/

Address
  
Japan, 〒020-0114 岩手県盛岡市 高松四丁目17番16号

Similar
  
Shiritsum School, Morioka University High Sch, Iwate University, Iwate Girls' High School, Moriokam High School

The Morioka Daisan High School (岩手県立盛岡第三高等学校, Iwate-kenritsu Morioka Daisan Kōtōgakkō), commonly referred to as Morioka Third High School or San-Kō, is located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the third oldest public high school in the city, founded in 1963. It has a student body of approximately 1,000 students. The school is managed by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education.

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Morioka Third High School's symbol is the Ōtori, which corresponds to "freedom, peace, truth, dreams and intellect that will spread without limit".

In 2001, the school replaced its old school building with a newer, larger facility. Most of the school is not air conditioned in the summer, but the entire school is heated, including the corridors. The school has two gymnasiums, however one is almost exclusively used for volleyball practice and games only.

School uniforms

The students are required to wear standard Japanese high school uniforms.

School clubs

The school has daily sports club activities for kendo, judo, archery, athletics, basketball, volleyball, handball, table tennis, tennis, soft tennis, badminton, soccer, swimming, rowing, skiing, rugby, rhythmic gymnastics, baseball and skating.

Additionally there are clubs for the school newspaper, photography, chorus, brass band, theater, biology, flower arranging, astronomy, fine art, physics, Japanese literature and Go

Notable alumni

  • Akahira Hiroshi - Television announcer
  • Masanori Murakawa - Japanese professional wrestler and former Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator
  • Fumito Kumagai - Businessman and former Livedoor Co. director
  • Shingo Kimura - Television announcer
  • References

    Morioka Third High School Wikipedia