Shizutani School History Museum

Shizutani School Museum is a historical building and exhibition facility located in Shizutani, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. It was registered as a national registered tangible cultural property in 2001. It was designed by Saburohachi Egawa. == Overview == It was built in 1905 (Meiji 38) as the main building of Shizutani Private School on the site of the former school hall of Shizutani School. It is located a few minutes walk from Shizutani School Auditorium, which is designated as a national treasure. Designed by Saburohachi Egawa. Private Shizutani Junior High School was renamed Junior High School Shizutani Junior High School in April 1921, and became prefectural in April 1921 (Taisho 10), becoming Okayama Prefecture Shizutani Junior High School. In 1948 (Showa 23), due to educational reform, Okayama Prefecture Shizutani Junior High School became the prefectural Okayama Prefecture Shizutani High School. The following year, in 1949, it was integrated with Okayama Prefectural Wake High School (currently Okayama Prefectural Wake Shizutani High School) and became the school's Shizutani campus. In April 1964, the Shizutani school building was closed for school consolidation and rationalization, and from 1965, it was used as the Okayama Prefecture Youth Education Center Shizutani School (youth education facility).