Yaei High School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Yaei High School (神奈川県立弥栄高等学校)

established = 1983 (as Yaei East and West)
type = Prefectural Senior Co-educational
enrolment = 1000+
grades = 1st-3rd years Senior High School
colours = Blue and White
city = Sagamihara
state = Kanagawa
country = Japan
website = English: [http://www.yaei-h.pen-kanagawa.ed.jp/top_e.html] Japanese: [http://www.yaei-h.pen-kanagawa.ed.jp/index.html]

nihongo|Kanagawa Prefectural Yaei High School|神奈川県立弥栄高等学校|Kanagawa Kenritsu Yaei Kōtōgakkō is a high school located in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Originally founded in 1983 as Yaei East (弥栄東）and Yaei West（弥栄西), the two schools merged in 2008, to become the united school it is today. It was merged as part of the Kanagawa 100 new high schools plan.

Yaei East and West

Yaei High School Established in 1983 as two separate schools: Yaei East, and Yaei West High School. At the time, they were known as "Twin Schools" The schools were located on the same campus, and both used the same sports ground, library and other facilities. However, the schools were different as they had classrooms on separate ends of the campus, staff and administration were separated and they both had their own gymnasium. Both schools shared very similar uniforms and emblems and both offered a general course of study to their students however, Yaei West specialized in P.E and Foreign Language, while Yaei East specialised in Music and Arts. Both schools were co-educational and had enrollments over 500.

Notable alumni

*Yoshinobu Minowa (Soccer player for J-League side Kawasaki Frontale, former Japanese national player [http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/jleague/frontale/minowa.html] )
*Yuji Yabu (Soccer player for J-League side Kawasaki Frontale [http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/jleague/frontale/yabu.html] )
*Shinya Hagiuda (Soccer player for J-League side Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C.)

External links

* [http://www.yaei-h.pen-kanagawa.ed.jp/top_e.html Yaei High School (English)]