Event

Wednesday, 17th December. We had  the closing ceremony for the second term of the 2025 school year. Our school will be entering a winter break of approximately three weeks starting tomorrow. During the opening ceremony, Principal Yoshimura referenced the “Kanji of the Year” announced annually by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, encouraging each student to consider their own personal kanji for the year. In the students speech, the representative students reflected on the second term, during which they gained considerable experience, and pledged to make the winter break a period for both physical and mental rest, while also striving for further growth. Also on this day, all students carried …

Our school recently hosted a special outreach lesson on electron microscopy, welcoming instructors from JEOL Ltd. During the session, students learned about the principles and applications of electron microscopes through an engaging and easy-to-understand lecture. In the hands-on portion, students had the opportunity to operate an electron microscope themselves. They observed fascinating microstructures such as an ant’s body, animal hair, and microorganisms that are normally invisible to the human eye. As the highly detailed images appeared on the screen, students reacted with excitement and amazement, carefully manipulating the equipment while discovering an entirely new world. This invaluable experience allowed students to interact directly with professional scientific instruments, fostering a deeper …

On Friday, July 18, ten students from Tokaichi Junior High School, Miyoshi Prefectural Junior High School, and Miyoshi Prefectural High School visited our school to engage in an exchange with our G11 international students. They shared their impressions of Studio Ghibli’s film The Boy and the Heron (original title: How Do You Live?), and exchanged thoughts on topics such as what happiness means to them and the kind of person they hope to become in the future.Although there were some moments of nervousness at first, conversations began to flow naturally during the break, and by the second half, the exchange had become lively and engaging!

International students have now joined the HIGA learning community. They come from different countries such as Turkey, India, the United States and Taiwan, bringing them with diverse cultural backgrounds. The school has become livelier and more vibrant. We recently held an exchange activity with Grade 10 and 11 where students played rope and dodgeball together. It was fun and an engaging way to break the ice. In the classroom, students also shared their goals for the year. They expressed both excitement about their upcoming HIGA journey