Address: 2-3-7 Kamitakada, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3389-7211 / Fax: +81=3-3386-6494
Website: http:// www.otsumanakano.ac.jp/ -Arts for Mankind -Otsuma Nakano Junior & Senior High School

Annual School Profile – 2024
School Board Chairperson:

Mr. Masanao Ito

Mr. Takao Morohashi
School Principal:
Head of School Administration Office: Mr. Fujio Nagasawa
Grade level offered:

Grade (Year) 7th to Grade (Year) 12th
Students’ ages range from 12 years old to 18 years old.

Total Enrollments in 2024(As of May 1st 2024: 761 students enrolled in Junior High School
640 students enrolled in Senior High School
Totally 1401 students enrolled.
Introduction:
Otsuma Nakano Junior & Senior High School is a private six-grade girls’ school for secondary
education with approximately 1500 students and 130 faculty members, including teachers,
instructors, nurses, accountants and office workers. Otsuma Nakano is one of the private middle
schools affiliated with Otsuma Gakuin Educational Institution, which was founded 1908. This
educational institution has a history of more than 100 years to send out intellectual, hardworking
and ambitious women to the world.
Otsuma Nakano School is located in the heart of Tokyo, and our students commute from all over
the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Most of their commuting times by bus, train, or walking are within one
hour. Walking down the busy street from the Nakano station, you might notice a modern complex ofseveral school buildings.
Otsuma Nakano is also affiliated with Otsuma Women’s University. Therefore, our graduates arequalified to enter the university if their grade average is met with certain requirements. They also
get acceptances from many other Japanese prestigious universities, including national universities
such as Tokyo University, and private universities such as Waseda University, Keio University, andsome others.
School Curriculum:
Our education system is divided into junior high education and senior high education. Eacheducation system has its aim to foster students’ skills depending on its stage and to have them fully
fledged at the end of our school program. The school is proudly committed to understanding andmeeting the needs of our students. We encourage students to continue to be curious, ask questions,and gain strategies for research and inquiry, while giving necessary attention to essential skilldevelopment. Students are encouraged to be thoughtful in their actions, be active learners andenthusiastic participants and contributors in the life of the school community.
Otsuma Nakano is now committed to "Global Education Program". Since 2015, Otsuma Nakano
has been designated as one of the "Super Global High School Associates" by the Ministry of Educationof Japan. The school is keen to provide an outstanding international education programs in order torealize our missions for "Global Education". The purpose of this program is, under our School Policy"Arts for Mankind", to foster global leaders at our school, who have global citizenship in mind, andmake great contributions to the society. It also focuses on understanding the rapidly developingworld and fostering global leaders that can be internationally active in the future.
Course of Studies:
Otsuma Nakano Junior and Senior High School education system consists of three courses: Core
Course, Advanced Course, and Global Leaders Course.
1) Core Course: The main purpose of this course is to strengthen the students’ basic skills andproficiency and encourage them to master further advanced knowledge for their study.
2) Advanced Course: The aim of this course is to enhance the students’ abilities at a considerablyhigh level. The students of this course are challenged to gain deeper understanding andappreciation of the complexity of any given body of knowledge or set of skills.
3) Global Leaders Course: Starting in 2016, this course is designed for the students to understandthe rapidly developing world and to foster global leadership that can be helpful in the future.
Facilities:
Main Arena, Waetsuan (Japanese Room), Music Room, Chemistry Laboratory, COSMOS Agora(Cafeteria), Library, Patio. Every Classroom is equipped with an interactive whiteboard or smart
board, which is connected to the server through the school-wide local area network.
Extra-curricular activities:
We firmly believe that a well-rounded and healthy individual has a range of recreational interests.
Our extracurricular program is designed to offer the opportunity to expand their interests and skills.
It provides the varying interests and talents of our students in a relaxed and fun-filled manner. Our
extensive program runs after school Monday to Friday, and Saturday afternoon.
Cultural Club Activities:
Koto Club, Pop Music Club, Chorus Club, Brass Band Club, Drama Club, Tea Ceremony Club,Flower Arrangement Club, Living Art Club, Calligraphy Club, Art Club, Cooking Club, Manga Club,Biology Club, Chemistry Club, Junior Red Cross, Literature Study Club, Peace Study ClubSports Club Activities:
Dance Club, Cheerleading Club, Table Tennis Club, Tennis Club, Soft Tennis Club, Badminton
Club, Softball Club, Skiing Club, Kendo Club, Basketball Club, Volleyball Club
Future courses / Advance to Higher Learning:・ The number of the graduates in the academic year of 2015 is 219.
・ The number of the graduates who went on to university is 205.
・ The number of the graduates who went on to junior college is 2.
・ The number of the graduates who went on to vocational / technical college is 4.
・ 26 students are now preparing for university entrance exams for another academic year.
The universities from which our 2015 graduates have been offered:
National / Public Univ.: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (1), Hokkaido University (1),Chiba University (2), Yamagata University (1), Tottori Public University (1)Private Univ.: Waseda University (10), Keio University (2), Sophia University (17), InternationalChristian University (1), Tokyo University of Science (8), Ritsumeikan University (1),Meiji University (10), Aoyama Gakuin University (21), Rikkyo University (22), Chuo University (9),Hosei University (21), Gakushuin University (3), Otsuma Women’s University (57), Tsuda College

(1), Tokyo Woman’s Christian University (16), Japan Women’s University (19),Foreign Univ.: Loyola University of Chicago (1), University of Wisconsin-Superior (1), University ofIowa (1), El Camino College (1)- these acceptance in 2014, Kyung Hee University (1), Chung-angUniversity (1), * ( )- the number of the graduates who accepted the admission offer.