Asano Junior & Senior High School


Asano junior high school, often referred to as "Asano", is a private boys' school located in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

General

'''Asano junior high school, often referred to as "Asano", is a private boys' school located in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Asano Sōichirō and Asano Zaibatsu founded this school in 1920. The Academy consists of Asano Junior High School and Asano Senior High School with approximately 800 students respectively. Admission to the Junior High School is highly competitive. Every year, 270 out of approximately 1800 applicants are selected for admission, based on their scores during entrance examinations. Asano Junior and Senior high school students, between the ages of 13-18, spend six years developing into prime students. The school motto is, “Rise again every time you fall.” We believe that we can achieve our goals by continuously making efforts and persevering. This strong spirit of perseverance comes from the academy’s founder, Soichiro Asano, who spent his life contending with many ups and downs. The Academy aims to bring a well-balanced education based on what we call the “Three Main Pillars.” These being: studying, school events and club activities. Asano High School is rank 16 in Japan in 2019.

Clubs

At the Asano Academy, there are more than 30 clubs to choose from. Club practice takes place after classes. Clubs are Soccer, Track and Field, Baseball, American Football, Table Tennis, Climbing, Boxing, Archery, Judo, Badminton, Rugby, Tennis, Swimming, Basketball, Kendo, Handball, Volleyball, Go and Shogi, Brass Band, Chemistry, Drama, Journalism, Fine Arts, History Study, Geology, Railway Research, Japan Red Cross, Biology, Physics, Juggling, Debate, Reading and Japanese Calligraphy. The Graduation ceremony is held in march.

Facilities

The school property is 58,655m².
school library of about 70000 books
an auditorium
a gymnastic hall
an indoor swimming pool
a school field of artificial turf
two tennis courts
two handball courts
A huge Statue of Asano Soichiro is a symbol of the School.