Oin Junior and Senior High School

School

Oin Junior and Senior High School 桜蔭中学校・高等学校 Schola Media et Summa Oinensis

Location

1-5-25, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
Information
Funding type	Private
Mottoes	勤勉・温雅・聡明であれ責任を重んじ、礼儀を厚くし、よき社会人であれ (Diligence, refinement and intelligence Respect for responsibility and an unfailingly courteous manner make for good citizens)
Established	23 April 1924

Oin Junior and Senior High School (桜蔭中学校・高等学校) is a private girls' school located in Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo that provides six-year secondary education programmes.

Overview

The school was founded in 1924 by members of the alumnae club of Tokyo Women's Normal School, Oin-kai (櫻蔭会). The first principal of the school, Kikuno Gokan (後閑菊野), had been responsible for the education of Empress Kojun, and she placed focus on manners in the creation of Oin as well.

Oin is known as one of the most selective secondary educational institutions in the country, and is one of the largest sources of successful applicants to the University of Tokyo, which is usually regarded as the nation's most selective and prestigious university.

Number of Successful Applicants to the University of Tokyo by School Attended (2024)
School	Type	Number of successful applicants
Kaisei	Private boys’ school	149
Seiko	Private boys’ school	100
Nada	Private boys’ school	94
Komaba (Tsukukoma)	National boys’ school	90
Nishiyamato	Private coeducational school	71
Shibuya Makuhari	Private coeducational school	64
Oin	Private girls’ school	63
Hibiya	Public coeducational school	60

Notable alumnae

Politicians

Miki Yamada: Member of the House of Representatives (LDP)
Mayuko Toyota: Former member of the House of Representatives (LDP)

References

"English | 桜蔭学園【公式】". www.oin.ed.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
"開成、桜蔭を抑えて第一志望にする学生もコギャルの代名詞学校が「渋渋の奇跡」と呼ばれる理由（デイリー新潮）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
"2024年東京大学合格者ランキング【合格数順】 | インターエデュ". 受験情報サイトのインターエデュ・ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
"日本一賢い不思議な女子校「桜蔭」の秘密空気を吸うように勉強する (2ページ目)". PRESIDENT Online（プレジデントオンライン） (in Japanese). 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
千佳, 秋山. "「東大に入って初めて、楽に息ができると感じました」豊田真由子が振り返る"名門女子校・桜蔭時代"". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.

External links

Oin Junior and Senior High School

Bunkyō, Tokyo

Districts

Koishikawa Area	Hakusan Kasuga Kohinata Koishikawa Kōraku Mejirodai Otowa Ōtsuka Sekiguchi Sengoku Suidō
Hongō Area	Hongō Honkomagome Mukōgaoka Nezu Nishikata Sendagi Yayoi Yushima

Education

Public	Ochanomizu University University of Tsukuba Ōtsuka Campus University of Tokyo Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Private	Atomi University Juntendo University Takushoku University Chuo University Engineering department Oin Junior and Senior High School Tokyo Woman's Christian University Toyo University Toyo Gakuen University Nippon Medical School Japan Women's University Bunkyo Gakuin University Bunkyo Gakuin College International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies

Major stations

Hongō-sanchōme (Metro, Toei)
Iidabashi (JR, Metro, Toei)
Kasuga/Kōrakuen (Metro, Toei)

Landmarks

35°42′13″N 139°45′24″E / 35.7036°N 139.7567°E / 35.7036; 139.7567

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