Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School
# Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School

Hokkaido Sapporo Nishi High School (北海道札幌西高等学校, Hokkaidō Sapporo Nishi Kōtō Gakkō) is a high school in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, founded in 1912. The school is operated by the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education.

## Notable alumni

* Takashi Kawamura (川村 隆) Businessman; a past chairman of the board of directors at Hitachi
* Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭) Composer of Classical Music and Film Scores; well known works: the soundtracks of the Godzilla movies by Toho. 映画『ゴジラ』音楽の作曲家
* Shūhō Satō (佐藤 秀峰) Manga Artist; representative works: Umizaru 『海猿』, Say Hello to Black Jack 『ブラックジャックによろしく』
* Yūko Tanaka (田中 裕子) Actress; representative works: Oshin 『おしん』, Tora-san, the Expert 『男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎』, Mother (TV series)
* Tetsuya Mizuguchi (水口 哲也) Video Game Designer and Co-Founder (along with ex-Sega developers) of the Video Game Development Firm Q Entertainment; representative works: Sega Rally Championship, Lumines, Ninety-Nine Nights, Child of Eden, Meteos, Every Extend Extra, etc.
