Takarazuka Music School 宝塚音楽学校 | |
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![]() Takarazuka Music School | |
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Coordinates | 34°48′24″N 135°20′50″E / 34.806583°N 135.347222°E |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Motto | Kiyoku tadashiku utsukushiku (Purely, correctly, beautifully) |
Established | 1913 |
Founder | Ichizō Kobayashi |
Principal | Tatsuya Nakanishi |
Gender | Female only |
Age range | 15-18 |
Enrollment | 40 |
Website | http://www.tms.ac.jp/ |
Takarazuka Music School (宝塚音楽学校, Takarazuka Ongaku Gakkō) is a private girls' school in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Takarazuka Revue training school that is a miscellaneous vocational school approved by Hyōgo Prefecture according to the School Education Law.[1] The school was established in 1913 by Ichizō Kobayashi, the founder of the Hankyu Railway and the Takarazuka Revue.
The school is known for its strictness and unique set of rules that students must abide to both at school and during private life. During its over 100 years of history, it has produced over 4,500 performers for the Takarazuka stage.[2]