About TMS

: Dream and Spirit of Ichizo Kobayashi:
Takarazuka Music School is the place embraced by the dream and spirit of Ichizo Kobayashi, the founder and Father of Takarazuka Revue.

As an educational institution for future members of Takarazuka Revue Company, Takarazuka Music School aims to provide the programmes for students to acquire the basics of music, dancing, acting and other fundamentals for performing arts. Through these programmes, students will learn to keep themselves healthy both physically and mentally so that they may keep on making efforts in a range of demanding lessons, which is indispensable to become a Revue star. Thus we provide every student with opportunities to cultivate the essential skills required for stage performers, as well as graceful and respectable personality.

“Purely, Honestly and Gracefully”

: Kiyoku, Tadashiku, Utsukushiku, which could be translated as “Purely, Honestly and Gracefully” is the motto treasured by the students of TMS, the actors and staff of Takarazuka Revue Company. It is very diffcult to convey what this motto really means simply by words, but its true meanings should be revealed through the performances on stage as well as the behaviours off stage. It is through the beautiful shining eyes of Takarazienne that the spirit of this motto comes alive.

The Song of Diamonds

At the entrance ceremony of Takarazuka Music School, students always sing the Japanese song “The Song of Diamonds: Diamonds and Water in the Vessel”.

The Song of Diamonds

Without polishing, Diamonds will never shine
The same holds true for humans; our wisdom will shine out only through learning
Just like the hands of the clock keeps on moving,
To keep on learning is essential for our achievement

Water changes its shape in accordance with its vessel
The same holds true for humans; we are so easily affected by our friends
So what we need to do is to find the friends whom you respect and
To keep on learning along with them by encouraging each other

Without cutting and polishing, diamonds are just stones. This is the message especially for the freshmen of Takarazuka Music School. By learning diligently day by day, she will be shining like a beautiful flower as a stage performer as well as a respectable person. Students sing “The Song of Diamonds” as their motto at the very start of their students’ life at TMS.

Recruitment Guidelines for Students for 2025

Number of students to be addmitted	Approx. 40 females
Eligibility to apply	You must meet some basic requirements to apply. Eligible applicants must be: -born between 2, April 2006 and 1, April 2010. -graduates of junior high school or high school, or currently students of high school You can apply if you are currently enrolled in correspondence-based high school and expected to earn the prescribed number of credits per year. But not the case if you are enrolled in any vocational school or other types of school. In case you are upper secondary school students who have been granted university entrance qualifications, you can apply. -healthy, both physically and mentally, and suitable for a future stage performer of Takarazuka Revue Company
Application period	From 15, October 2024 to 15, January 2025
Examination Method	The First stage examination will be given either at Takarazuka Music School or the venue in Tokyo. The Second and Third stage examinations are given at Takarazuka Music School; only those who have passed the first/second stage examinations are eligible. Screening Details Through our interview, we will exam your appearance, delivery, behaviour, attitude and brilliance, which are all necessary for the stage performers of Takarazuka Revue. Through our singing test, you will be required to sing the set piece and your voice volume, quality and pitch. Also your music reading skills will be examined through your singing from a new score. Through our dancing test, we will examine your rhythmical sense, basic athletic ability and flexibility. Also your skills of Western-style dancing will be examined. You will be required to dance in accordance with the model performance of the TMS students.