Himawari Academy

Himawari Academy (, Himawari Gakuin) is a private elevator school located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Students who attend this school either come from rich / influential families or have earned a scholarship.

Himawari Academy was founded in 1945 by a group of American missionaries led by Edward H. Winston and his wife Irene.

The academy started out as a Christian school, having been founded by missionaries with the purpose of educating Japanese people in accordance to Christian ideals. For many years, Himawari Academy had daily worship and weekly bible study in the school's personal chapel. In 1985, the school severed its connection with the church and has remained secular ever since.

The extravagant chapel still remains and is frequently visited by students, either for spiritual reasons, to skip class, or to investigate persistent rumors of the chapel being haunted by the Winstons and their missionary group.

As an elevator school, it consists of an elementary school, a junior high school, and a senior high school.

The current principal is Mamoru Sakurai (b. 1957), who earned the position in 2007.