Tōdaiji Gakuen (Japanese: 東大寺学園, romanized: Tōdaiji Gakuen is a private school, combined middle and high school in the city of Nara, Japan.
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History
The school was founded in 1926 as an offshoot of Tōdai-ji temple. It began as an evening middle school (夜間中学) for working students. Daytime education began in 1963, when the current name was adopted, and evening education was dropped in 1977.
Noted alumni
Tetsuji Nakamura, member of the House of Representatives
Kazuyoshi Shirahama, House of Councillors member
Shinichi Kitaoka, United Nations representative
Ryōsuke Yasunami, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Takahiro Kimura, animator and character designer
Ichirō Sakaki, light novel writer
Banmei Takahashi, film director
Atsushi Yamanishi, actor
Shinichi Kitaoka, political scientist
Kan Kimura, Professor, Kobe University