“Toilets are especially smelly.” That is how one student described \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821. It is one of Chiba’s oldest junior high schools.
Let’s step inside \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821. This public school is in Inage Ward of Chiba City. The school’s address is 9-46-2 Konakadai. It sits at north latitude 35.64484 degrees and east longitude 140.09947 degrees.
Before it was \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821 it was Chiba City No. 6 Junior High School. It was founded on May 10 1947. The school code is C112210000068. The junior high school code is 120023.
\u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821 is one of the city’s oldest. Other old schools include Kashiwai Junior High and Suehiro Junior High. There is also Takeshi Junior High and Midoricho Junior High. Lastly, there is Hanazono Junior High.
In 2021 the school had 846 students. There were roughly 280 students per grade. This makes it the city’s third-largest school by student number. Only Tsuga Junior High and Hanazono Junior High are bigger.
After World War II Chiba City planned only five junior high schools. Students from Yatsushiro Elementary went to the fifth one. The fifth school is now Midoricho Junior High. The Konakadai area students faced a long and difficult commute. So, \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821 was founded.
\u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821 offers many club activities. These include soccer baseball and swimming. There is volleyball and soft tennis. Students can join the table tennis and Kendo clubs. Badminton and basketball are options. Students can try the art club or brass band. There is also a science and technology club. The track and field club is coed.
The school is near Yatsushiro and Miyanomokicho. It is close to Konakadai and Konakadai. Also it is near Enoki Elementary.
Famous graduates include talento Matsuko Deluxe. 横浜FC監督 Shūhei Yomoda also graduated from \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821. So did water bomber Tomi. Idol Yuzu Ito is an alumni. Lastly, oceanographer Yoshishige Yamada graduated from here.
“The rules are fairly loose” says one former \u5343\u8449\u5e02\u7acb\u5c0f\u4e2d\u53f0\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821 student. It seems like a pretty good school.