Born from a 1937 naval harbor.
Zuoying Elementary School was founded in 1940 as Zuoying Ordinary Elementary School (左營尋常小學校), during the Japanese colonial era, to educate the children of Japanese naval families stationed at Zuoying after the Imperial Japanese Navy built its harbor there in 1937. When Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China in 1945, the school was taken over by the city government and continued to operate as a public elementary school. Today it has been featured in Taiwan Panorama magazine as an "innovative future school," and its campus includes an English village and a dedicated judo room.
左營國小創立於1940年（日治時期），初名「左營尋常小學校」，設立目的是教育日本海軍在1937年興建左營軍港後駐紮於此的海軍子弟。1945年台灣光復後，學校由市政府接管，持續作為公立國小運作至今。學校近年曾獲《台灣光華雜誌》報導為「創新未來學校」，校內設有英語村與柔道教室。
What makes this school worth knowing.
⚓ A Direct Legacy of the 1937 Naval Harbor
源自1937年左營軍港興建
The school was founded in 1940 specifically to educate the children of Japanese naval families stationed at Zuoying's newly built harbor — a direct link to the event that shaped the district's entire character.
🏫 Founded During Japanese Colonial Rule
日治時期創校（1940年）
Established as Zuoying Ordinary Elementary School in 1940, the school predates the end of Japanese rule by five years, making it one of Zuoying's oldest institutions.
🥋 A Judo Room and English Village
柔道教室與英語村
The campus today includes a dedicated judo room and an English village, giving students hands-on space for both traditional martial arts and language practice.
📰 Recognized as an "Innovative Future School"
獲報導為「創新未來學校」
Taiwan Panorama magazine has featured Zuoying Elementary as an innovative future school, reflecting its modern facilities and programs.
The event that shaped an entire district.
Zuoying Elementary's 1940 founding to serve Japanese naval families is a direct, documented consequence of the Imperial Japanese Navy's 1937 construction of Zuoying harbor — the single event most responsible for the district's enduring identity as a naval town. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 42, Shijian Rd., Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan
高雄市左營區實踐路42號
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