Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School (テネシー明治学院高等部, Teneshī Meiji Gakuin Kōtōbu, TMG) (1989–2007) was a Japanese education system boarding high school located in Sweetwater, Tennessee.

The school, a part of Meiji Gakuin (学校法人明治学院) and affiliated with the Japanese Presbyterian institution Meiji Gakuin University,[1] was the first accredited Japanese educational system high school in the United States.

The open house included a Japanese tea ceremony and country music, reflecting the cultures of Japan and Tennessee.

[1] A cross-burning incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday May 23, 1989, when a 6.5-foot (2.0 m) wooden cross was placed at the school's entrance and set on fire.

Cross burnings are a method of intimidation against racial minorities used by white supremacist groups.

[8] Bob Fuller, a former dormitory parent, said that the September 11 attacks, the resulting fears of terrorism, and the decline of the Japanese economy harmed the school.

[2] Before 2010 the Sweet Water Sustainability Institute created a bid to buy the campus from the owners.

In the meantime Aeroflex USA submitted a $500,000 bid to buy the campus.

Tricia Baehr, the secretary of the institute, said "Personally, I feel the Japanese wanted the buildings to be preserved.

At the time, the main building, then 101 years old, was deteriorating, had much mold, and lacked access for disabled people.

[4] The school was scheduled to employ 12 people in Sweetwater and the surrounding area.

[4] Students who had to travel outside of the school for a period of time were required to check out of their dormitories.

Students living in the dormitories paid $4,000 ($10634.78 when adjusted for inflation) for annual room and board.

At the time the school gave a 20% discount to a student from a family not resident in Japan.

Of those resident outside Japan, some lived in the United States, with many from Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.

Some students had families resident in Canada, Mexico, and South America.

[2] Throughout its history, the students resident in Japan were sent to the school to learn about American culture and the English language.