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spirit. For example, at the school festival called "Jingaryo festival", students make some exhibitions related to school history. Each year of graduates plants a tree and plaque to commemorate their time at
Kawanabe. In school there are some clubs and students are eager to do various activities. For example, there is a symphonic band in the school. It has about 50 members. It got gold prizes 13 times continuously in Kagoshima prefectural contest. In 2010, saxophone four players got gold prize in an ensemble contest in Kagoshima.
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