Prominent Alumni
Torahiko Terada (1878–1935)
- • Physicist and essayist
- • Studied under Natsume Soseki at the Fifth High School
- • Became a professor of physics at Tokyo Imperial University after graduating from its Department of Science
- • Interests included all fields of physics
- • Known for unique literary sketches and scientific essays, as can be seen in "The Collected Works of Torahiko Terada" and other books
Tetsuto Uno (1875–1974)
- • Philologist of Classical Chinese born in Kumamoto City
- • Became a professor of Classical Chinese at Tokyo Imperial University after graduating from its Department of Literature
- • President of Jissen Women's Educational Institute
- • Specialized in Chinese philosophy of the Song Dynasty
- • Presided over the Sinology Committee
Hyoe Oouchi (1888–1980)
- • Economist born in Hyogo prefecture
- • Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's Economics Department
- • Served at the Ministry of Finance before becoming a professor at the university
- • President of Hosei University. One of the leaders of Marxist economics in Japan
- • Was active in the post-war social welfare system as well as peace and constitutional law issues
Hayato Ikeda (1899–1965)
- • Politician and prime minister born in Hiroshima prefecture
- • Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department
- • Served in the Ministry of Finance before entering the world of politics
- • Appointed prime minister in 1960 and known for leading Japan through the era of rapid economic growth with a casual demeanor
Eisaku Sato (1901–1975)
- • Politician and prime minister born in Yamaguchi prefecture
- • Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's Law Department
- • Served in the Ministry of Railways before entering the world of politics
- • Appointed prime minister in 1964, and holds the record for the longest term in history at seven years and eight months
- • Organized the return of Okinawa from US to Japan in 1972
- • Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Junji Kinoshita (1914–2006)
- • Playwright and novelist born in Tokyo
- • Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's English Literature Department
- • Dramatic theorist and author of historical, folk tale, and contemporary plays such as "Furo (Windy Wave)," depicting the kamikaze
- • Penned "Yuzuru (Crane wife)" and "Shigosen no Matsuri (Story of Heike)"
Haruo Umezaki (1915–1965)
- • Author born in Fukuoka prefecture
- • Graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's Japanese Literature Department
- • Debuted in 1946 with the wartime memoir "Sakura-jima," quickly becoming highly regarded as a unique post-war author
- • Penned "Hi no Hate (End of the Day)" and "Genka (Illusion)"
- • Won the 32nd Naoki Award in 1954 for "Boro-ya no Shunju (Lives in a Poor House)"
The Memorial Museum of the Fifth High School