Here are pictures from old Yashima Junior High School (矢島中学校) in Yurihonjo, Akita. It was used for 62 years and closed in April, 2009. The town built a new building across town and subsequently demolished the old one. The old building was located at lat/long 39.2253, 140.1358, next to the softball stadium and Seishonen Home.
The above maps are from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA 2.0). Here's some history of Yashima Junior High School. The Japanese is copied from http://www.city.yurihonjo.akita.jp/edu/yashima-jh/syokai.html, and I translated it to English.
| Year | Era | 年 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-05-01 | Yashima JHS opens at location by softball ground and Seishonen Home. | 昭和 | 22.5.1 | 開校式を挙行 |
| 1949-03-31 | North building construction complete. 4 school buildings of size 30m². | 24.3.31 | 北校舎増築竣工４校舎100坪増築 | |
| 1951-10-26 | Hearing and sight education research project. | 26.10.26 | 視覚聴覚教育公開研究会 | |
| 1953-05-28 | 4 school building additions. School flag and school song established. | 28.5.28 | 西校舎増築、校旗・校歌制定 | 1957-03-31 | New school building construction phase 1. Size 112m². Cost ¥24,000,000. | 32.3.31 | 新校舎第一工期竣工（370坪約2,400万円） |
| 1958-03-31 | New school building construction phase 2. Size 112m². Cost ¥35,000,000. | 33.3.31 | 新校舎第二工期竣工（370坪約3,500万円） | |
| 1958-06-12 | Move to new school building complete. | 33.6.12 | 全校生徒新校舎に移転 | |
| 1959-05-31 | Indoor gym built. Size 102m². Cost ¥19,200,000. | 34.5.31 | 屋内体育館竣工（338坪約1,920万円） | |
| 1961-11-30 | Administrative building and special classroom construction. Size 150m². Cost ¥35,580,000. | 36.11.30 | 管理棟、特別教室竣工（496坪約3,558万円） | |
| 1962-10-10 | Prefectural Board of Education curriculum teaching research project. | 37.10.10 | 県教委指定教科指導公開研究会 | |
| 1964-07-17 | Shop classroom built. Size 56m². Cost ¥1,080,000 | 39.7.17 | 技術室竣工（185坪約108万円） | |
| 1967-10-28 | School's 20th anniversary celebration. | 42.10.28 | 20周年記念式典挙行、同窓会を設立 | |
| 1968-04-01 | Handicapped class established. | 43.4.1 | 特殊学級を設置 | |
| 1968-10-30 | Prefectural industry education research program. | 43.10.30 | 県指定産業教育公開研究会 | |
| 1969-03-22 | Student winter dormitory built. Size 56m². Cost ¥7,300,000. | 44.3.22 | 生徒合宿所（冬季寄宿舎）竣工（185.7坪730万円） | |
| 1970-11-12 | "Sōzō Yūgō" education project opening ceremony. | 45.11.12 | 「融合創造」の教育像除幕式挙行(45.11.3建立） | |
| 1970-12-24 | "Green Youth Unity" award ceremony. | 45.12.24 | 緑の少年団結成（団旗授与） | |
| 1971-10-28 | All-Akita Flower Bed Contest, Special Excellent Prize. | 46.10.28 | 全県花だんコンクールで特別優秀賞 | |
| 1973-04-23 | Rice-based school lunch program begins. | 48.4.23 | 米飯給食開始 | |
| 1973-10-05 | MEXT student guidance research project. | 48.10.5 | 文部省指定生徒指導公開研究会 | |
| 1974-10-18 | Prefectural Board of Education student guidance research project. | 49.10.18 | 県教委指定生徒指導公開研究会 | |
| 1975-06-30 | Pool built. Size 1,994m². Cost ¥45,000,000. | 50.6.30 | プール竣工（1,994㎡約4,500万円） | |
| 1976-11-14 | School repair project. | 51.11.14 | 校舎改築工事着手 | |
| 1977-05-20 | Gynmasium repair project. | 52.5.20 | 体育館改修工事着手 | |
| 1977-10-06 | School's 30th anniversary celebration. | 52.10.6 | 30周年記念式典挙行 | |
| Toyama Botanical Garden creation project, gift from alumni reunion. | 高山植物園の造成（同窓会より寄贈） | |||
| 1978-11-25 | Steam pipe and radiator heating system completed. | 53.11.25 | 温水暖房工事完了 | |
| 1979-04-01 | Prefectural career guidance research project (continuing to 1980). | 54.4.1 | 進路指導県研究協力校指定（〜55年度） | |
| 1980-08-10 | Tennis court construction. Cost ¥5,000,000. | 55.8.10 | テニスコート造成（約500万円） | |
| 1981-08-10 | Sash exchange construction begins. | 56.8.10 | サッシ取替工事開始 | |
| 1985-08 | Gymnasium floor refinished. | 60.8 | 体育館床張替工事 | |
| 1987-08 | Major repairs to administrative building. | 62.8 | 管理棟大改修 | |
| 1987-11-08 | School's 40th anniversary celebration. | 62.11.8 | 創立40周年記念式典 祝賀会 | |
| 1988-07-01 | Major classroom renovation construction. | 63.7.1 | 教室棟大改修工事 | |
| 1988-08 | Kendo gear purchase. Cost ¥7,500,000. | 63.8 | 剣道用具購入（約750万円） | |
| 1990-10-09 | MEXT martial arts instruction research project. | 平成 | 2.10.9 | 文部省指定武道指導公開研究会 |
| 1991-12 | Computer room completed. 40 machines purchased. | 3.12 | ｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀｰ室完工、ｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀｰ40台設置 | |
| 1993-08-31 | School ground and tennis court fences built. | 5.8.31 | ｸﾞﾗﾝﾄﾞ･ﾃﾆｽｺｰﾄ周囲のフェンス完工 | |
| 1994-04-01 | Prefectural career guidance program. | 6.4.1 | 県より進路指導推進校の指定を受ける | |
| 1995-09-14 | Resurfacing of sports ground. | 7.9.14 | グランドの土地改良 | |
| 1995-10-31 | Gymnasium outside wall repairs. | 7.10.31 | 体育館外壁改修工事 | |
| 1996-04-05 | Complete school lunch program begins. | 8.4.5 | 完全給食開始 | |
| 1996-10-18 | Prefectural Board of Education career guidance teaching research project. | 8.10.18 | 県教委委嘱進路指導公開研究会開催 | |
| 1997-11-09 | School's 50th anniversary celebration. | 9.11. 9 | 創立50周年記念式典挙行 | |
| 1998-08 | Computer room renovations. | 10.8 | ｺﾝﾋﾟｭｰﾀ更新 | |
| 1999-11 | Exchange program with Jonai JHS, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. | 11.11 | 香川県高松市城内中学校と交流 | |
| 2000-07 | Old dormitory demolished. | 12.7 | 寄宿舎解体 | |
| 2000-08 | "Furusato Childrens' Dream" assistance project. | 12.8 | ふるさと子どもドリーム支援事業 | |
| 2001-04-01 | School and district activity project for understanding begins. | 13.4.1 | 学校と地域を通じた奉仕活動推進事業 | |
| 2002-04-01 | School changes to semester system. | 14.4.1 | ２学期制を開始する | |
| 2003-04-01 | Frontier scholarship advancement project event. | 15.4.1 | 学力向上フロンティア事業 | |
| 2004-11-02 | Frontier scholarship advancement project conference. | 16.11.2 | 学力向上フロンティア公開研究会開催 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Town merger. School name becomes Yurihonjo City — Yashima Junior High School. | 17.3.22 | 新市発足に伴い由利本荘市立矢島中学校となる | |
| 2006-04-01 | Career education project | 18.4.1 | キャリア教育実践プロジェクト指定 | |
| 2007-10-20 | School's 60th anniversary celebration. | 19.10.20 | 創立60周年記念式典 講演 祝賀会 | |
| 2008-07 | All-Akita JHS Baseball Tournament 2nd place. | 20.7 | 全県中学校少年野球大会準優勝 | |
| 2008-03-14 | Ceremony announcing the start of Yashima Junior High/High School partnership. | 20.3.14 | 矢島中高連携校竣工記念式典 |
Here is a PDF of sheet music for the school song. Here is a page for the new Yashima Junior High School.
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