Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School
| Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School 大阪桐蔭中学校・高等学校 |
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Daitō City, Osaka Prefecture 574-0013 Japan |
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| Coordinates | 34°42′28.6″N 135°38′44.4″E / 34.707944°N 135.645667°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1983 (high school) 1995 (junior high school) |
| Founder | Osaka Sangyo University |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Integration | Integrated JHS/HS |
| School code | 27593A |
| Website | www |
Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School (Japanese: 大阪桐蔭中学校・高等学校 Hepburn: Ōsaka Tōin Chūgakkō, Kōtōgakkō) is a private co-educational junior and senior high school located in Daitō City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The high school was founded in 1983 by Osaka Sangyo University.
Osaka Tōin Senior High School was founded as the Daitō campus of Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School in 1983, during a period of rapid increase in the number of high school students in Japan. The school commenced with 150 students enrolled in two streams; a regular course and dedicated physical education course. The school became independent from Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School in 1988 and an integrated junior high school was opened in 1995.
The school's baseball club was formed in 1988. In 1991, only the club's fourth year of existence, Osaka Tōin participated in the spring invitational tournament for the first time. The school advanced to the quarter finals, with the highlight of the tournament being ace Yukihiko Wada pitching a no-hit, shutout in the first round match against Sendai Ikuei High School. In the same year, the school won the "Summer Koshien" national championships, defeating Okinawa Fisheries High School 13-8 in the final. Osaka Tōin was the 14th school to win the championship in their first year of qualifying for the tournament. Wada and future Yomiuri Giants member Yoshihiro Seo pitched in the championship match against Okinawa Fisheries ace Rin Ōno; fellow future Yomiuri Giant Makoto Hagiwara hit the only home run of the match.
The school won its second national championship in 2008, defeating Shizuoka Prefecture's Tokoha Kikukgawa Senior High School 17-0 in the final.
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