Editing Normal school (section)

=== Japan ===
[[File:School building of the Higher Normal School built in 1887.jpg|thumb|Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1887]]
In Japan, the first normal school ({{ill|師範学校|ja|vertical-align=sup}}) was established at [[Yushima Seidō|Yushima Seido]], [[Tokyo]] in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web |title=a. The Establishment of the Normal School：文部科学省 |url=https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/others/detail/1317281.htm |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.mext.go.jp}}</ref> Eventually, prefectural normal schools for primary teachers were established in all prefectures. Japanese-style normal schools were also established in the colonies of Taiwan, Korea, and Manchukuo under Japanese rule.

In 1886, the [[Normal School Order]] ({{Lang|ja|師範学校令}}) was promulgated and the Higher Normal School ({{Lang|ja|高等師範学校}}) was established in Tokyo to train secondary teachers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=a. The Promulgation of the Normal School Order：文部科学省 |url=https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/others/detail/1317344.htm |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.mext.go.jp}}</ref>

In 1929, [[Tokyo Arts and Sciences University]] ([[University of Tsukuba|Tsukuba University]]) and [[Hiroshima Arts and Sciences University]] ([[Hiroshima University]]) were established for Normal School graduates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=（1）The University Order and the Growth of Universities：文部科学省 |url=https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/html/others/detail/1317372.htm |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=www.mext.go.jp}}</ref>

During the postwar educational reform, normal schools were reorganized into universities' education faculties, arts and sciences faculty or universities of education.