Tokyo College Of Music
Tokyo College of Music (東京音楽大学, Tōkyō Ongaku Daigaku) is a private music school in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded as Toyo Conservatory of Music (東洋音楽学校, Tōyō Ongaku Gakkō) in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907.
History
The college moved to Toshima in Tokyo in 1924 after the original campus was destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake. The college changed its name to Tokyo College of Music in 1969.
Some notable graduates
- Yuko Suzuhana - singer and leader of Wagakki Band
- Junichi Hirokami – conductor
- Yoko Maria – singer
- Mahito Yokota – composer
- Naoki Sato – composer
- Yasunori Nishiki – composer
- Yugo Kanno – composer and musician
External links
35°43′22.7″N 139°42′51.8″E / 35.722972°N 139.714389°E
External links
- ^ 日本の大学 [Universities of Japan] (in Japanese). 東洋経済新報社. 1993. p. 201.
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