The Imperial Japanese Army Academy (陸軍士官学校, Rikugun Shikan Gakko ^?) was the principal officer’s training school for the Imperial Japanese Army. Established as the Heigakko in 1868 in Kyoto, it was renamed the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1874 and relocated to Ichigaya in Tokyo. The program consisted of a junior course for graduates of local army cadet schools and for those who had completed four years of middle school, and a senior course for officer candidates. The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ... This article is about the city Kyoto. ... Ichigaya (市谷) is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ...

After 1898, Academy came under the supervision of the Army Education Administration. In 1937, the Academy was divided, with the Senior Course Academy was relocated to Sagamihara in Kanagawa prefecture in 1937 and was physically located where the United States Army base of Camp Zama is now located, and the Junior Course School moved to Asaka, Saitama. In 1938, a separate school was established for military aviation officers. Sagamihara (Japanese: 相模原市; -shi) is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. ... Kanagawa Prefecture ) is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of HonshÅ«, Japan. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Asaka (Japanese: 朝霞市; -shi) is a city located in Japan. ... It has been suggested that Aerial warfare be merged into this article or section. ...

The 50th graduation ceremony was held in the new Academy buildings in Sagamihara on 20 December 1937, and was attended by Emperor Showa. December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ...

Not all of the students at the Academy were Japanese. For example, one of its more famous graduates was Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen. ...

The Academy was abolished at the end of World War II along with the Imperial Japanese Army. Currently the corresponding institution is the Japan National Defense Academy. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Japan National Defense Academy is an academy aimed to educate and train cadets who will be officers in three services of the Self-Defense Forces of Japan. ...

See also

• List of Graduates in Japanese Imperial Military Academies(1891-1934)