Toho Gakuen School of Music
- Toho Gakuen School of Music
is a private university located in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. One of Japan's most prestigious music institutions, it has produced many world-renowned classical musicians.
Known for its piano, strings, and conducting majors, it first started as a Junior School in 1948.
Notable alumni
* Kentarō Haneda, composer, arranger, and pianist
* Nobuko Imai, violist
* Tomoko Kawakami, voice actor
* Hong-Jae Kim, conductor
* Kokia, singer, composer
* Yukie Nishimura, pianist
* Eiji Oue, conductor
* Seiji Ozawa, conductor
* Romi Paku, voice actor
* Akiko Suwanai, violinist
* Yuji Takahashi, composer, arranger, and pianist
* Hideyuki Tanaka, voice actor
External links
* [http://www.tohomusic.ac.jp/ Official website]
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