[1] It is operated by the Chuo City Board of Education (中央区教育委員会).
Hideo Takahashi, an alumnus of Teppozu, campaigned against the building's destruction on historical grounds, and his son Yoshiaki argued against the destruction due to historical reasons and the price tag of the new school building.
[4] The school held a farewell celebration of the former building on July 17, 2010.
Classes were temporarily held at Meisho Elementary School (明正小学校) from September 1, 2010 to September 3, 2012, the day the new school building opened.
[3] The current school building was to have a playground on the last floor, and a retractable roof over it.