Tokyo Metropolitan Engei Senior High School, Highschool in Japan
Tokyo Metropolitan Engei Senior High School is a public school in Setagaya-ku offering comprehensive programs in horticulture, food science, and animal care. The expansive campus features Japanese and Western gardens, a Bonsai House with historic trees, fruit orchards, and animal facilities where students gain hands-on experience in plant and animal husbandry.
Founded in 1908 as Tokyo Prefectural Horticulture School, it was one of Japan's main agricultural education institutions, attracting students from across the country and even from Korea and China. The school was renamed in 1948 and expanded to include animal care programs and later became coeducational.
The school's name Engei refers to horticulture, reflecting its core mission. Walking through the campus, you see students actively tending gardens, caring for animals, and maintaining bonsai trees as part of their daily routines, showing how the community embraces nature as central to school life.
The campus is easily accessible via the nearby Shimo-Takaido Station with train and bus connections from different parts of Tokyo. The grounds are open to visitors interested in seeing the gardens or learning about plant care, with many activities and events held during spring and fall seasons.
The Bonsai House contains trees hundreds of years old, some connected to famous Japanese figures like the Tokugawa shogunate. A pair of old ginkgo trees planted around 1912 mark the main entrance and become a popular photo spot when their leaves turn gold in autumn.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
