Tertiary education institution
First Higher School 's Main Hall (now Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo )
Higher school (高等学校, Kōtō Gakkō or 旧制高等学校, Kyūsei Kōtō Gakkō ) was an institution of higher education in Japan, which was a preparatory institution for imperial universities and national medical colleges until the educational reform in occupied Japan .[ 1]
Apart from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy , higher schools were the most prestigious pre-university higher education institutions in Japan and provided liberal arts education based on 'Kyōyōshugi ' instead of specialised education.
The higher schools have now been converted or mergerd into universities.[ 2] Despite the same name, Kōtō Gakkō (高等学校), higher schools are completely different to high schools (新制高等学校, Shinsei Kōtō Gakkō ) after WW2 .
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3-year Schools
Number Schools
Name Schools
Postwar Special Higher School
7-year Schools
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