Kamo Nourin High School

Hi! Welcome to Kamo Nourin High School – a Gifu prefectural agriculture and forestry high school located in Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture. We are delighted that you are interested in our awesome school, and we hope this helps you know more about our school life and our educational community where we grow our passion for exploration, learning, and discovery.

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update 2026.2.20

School Establishment in 1913

Our beautiful and green campus is located just a short walk from Mino-Ota Station. This convenient access proudly reflects Minokamo City’s commitment and official slogan as “A Walkable City”. With a total land area of 284,000m², Kamo Nourin* provides an environment that enriches health, enjoyment, academic work and the study of agriculture and forestry through dedicated spaces like an exercise forest, experimental training sites, rice fields, flower and vegetable gardens, orchards, animal housing facilities, and a green shop "Kamonou" that also opens its doors to the local community who support our work by purchasing the products our students and teachers work hard to produce.

Kamo Nourin is home to a spacious environment for hands-on learning, development of real-world skills, and interaction with our local community.

*Meaning "Nourin"--- The "Nou" in Nourin means agriculture in Japanese, and "RIN" means forestry.

School Motto

Sincerity
Hard work
Honesty
Toughness

School Slogan

"Nurturing life, and learning from life."

We aim to find the good in each student who is striving to realize their dreams, and to cultivate individuals who have a broad perspective and high aspirations and can contribute to the local community.

The Gender ratio

Here is a pie chart showing the balance of boys and girls in our school.
Total : about 600 students

Over the past five years, the ratio of boys to girls has remained around 4:6.

Photos

Life After Kamo Nourin

Education at Kamo Nourin equips every student with the knowledge and skills they need to build a successful future, whether they choose to enter the workforce after graduation or continue their studies at a university, college, or vocational school. In recent years, the number of Kamo Nourin graduates who decide to continue their studies has steadily increased. According to the most recent data, 60% of graduates decide to continue their education. On the other hand, our students who decide to find employment after graduation are able to pursue careers in the service industry, agriculture, architecture and landscaping, civil engineering, food manufacturing, mechanical and metal engineering, and transportation, and even in new fields where they can grow and enjoy their interests.

Whatever path our students choose to follow, we support them with personalized career guidance that inspires confidence in their dreams and empowers them to pursue the future they truly envision.”

Green Shop "KAMONOU"

There are many jams, vegetables, fruits, miso, rice, wood products, cut flowers, seedlings, compost and other products available at the greenshop.

Fresh vegetables and processed products

OPEN from 14:30 to 15:00 on weekdays.
You can buy fresh vegetables , fruits, jams, cakes, bread, flowers, organic fertilizer and so on.

Flesh grapes; The card below the grapes in the photo reads, "Delicious grapes! Nourin's grapes!" along with a photo of the producer(our students) .

Inside of shop

Many customers make a long line, waiting for the shop to open.

Students sell many kinds of the flowers.They greet guests wearing their trademark aprons.

Information of Library

The number of books in our library is approximately 20,000.

Data in 2025

Kind of the book	Rate
General Works	1.7%
Philosophy and Religion	2.0%
History and Geography	5.5%
Social Sciences	6.4%
Natural Sciences	8.3%
Technology	5.7%
Industry	8.6%
Arts	17.9%
Language	2.0%
Literature	41.9%

If we translate the Japanese text in the third photo from the left into English, from top to bottom it reads: 'Horticultural Economics,' 'History of Horticulture,' 'Horticultural Botany,' 'Horticultural Supplies,' 'Fruit Horticulture,' and 'Vegetable Horticulture.' Many books related to horticulture are lined up. What a great agricultural high school!

Closing

Our school is more than just a place to study—it’s a community where our students learn, create, and belong. We invite you to join us and experience the unique opportunities that Kamo Nourin has to offer. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our school community. See you!