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Osaka Prefectural Otemae Senior High School (大阪府立大手前高等学校 Ōsaka Furitsu Ōtemae Kōtōgakkō）is a public senior high school, located in Osaka.

Foundation
This high school started as a sewing school, attached to Osaka Prefectural Normal School in 1882. The reason of establishment is to raise sewing teachers in elementary school. In those days, girls education was mainly conducted to raise teachers for elementary school, because the rolls between normal school and girl's school were not separated.

This sewing school was transformed to a girl's course, and became independent as Osaka Prefectural Girl's School in September, 1886. Its original campus was located in Nakanoshima.

This high school was transformed to Osaka Prefectural Girl's High School in January, 1887.

Transference to Osaka City / Re-transference to Osaka Prefecture
It was transferred to Osaka City in 1st, October, 1889, and its name changed to Osaka 'Municipal' Girl's High School.

After a year, however, Osaka City fell into financial difficulties because of recession, and the city considered closure of the school, but the city decided to continuation, because of a campaign of students, teachers and alumni. In April, 1900, the name was changed to 'First' Osaka Municipal Girl's High School, because the city established second one.

On the other hand, in February, 1900, Ryuji Kikuchi, a governor of Osaka Prefecture drew up "Ten-Year Plans for Education," and decided to establish more girl's high school.

Because of this plan, First Osaka Municipal Girl's High School was transferred to Osaka Prefecture again, and its name was changed to Osaka 'Prefectural' Nakanoshima Girl's High School.

Dōjima / Umeda Era
The school had problem because its campus was very small.

In 1902, the school moved to Dōjima area

Notable Alumni



 * Mikirō Sasaki, poet
 * Yuka Ishii, novelist


 * Toshihiko Fukui, president of Bank of Japan


 * Atsuhito Nakata, UN Volunteer died in Cambodia


 * Takashi Suzuki, government official
 * Takeo Hirata, sports scientist




 * Hatsune, singer
 * Makoto Miyoshi, musisian