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Nippon Sport Science University

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日本体育大学
Nippon Sport Science University
Nippon College of Physical Education
體育富強之基
Rich and Powerful Lives Based on Physical Education
Private
1893 (1893)
Setagaya, Yokohama, Tokyo and Kanagawa, Japan.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}35°37′19″N 139°38′56″E / 35.622°N 139.649°E / 35.622; 139.649
Urban
Nittaidai
nittai.ac.jp

Nippon Sport Science University (日本体育大学, Nippon taiiku daigaku), abbreviated as Nittaidai (日体大), is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded in 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949. The school is known for the many famous athletes among its alumni.

  • Faculty of Sport Science

    • Department of Physical Education
    • Department of Health Science
    • Department of Martial Arts
    • Department of Lifelong Sports and Recreation

  • School of Childhood Sport Education

    • Department of Childhood Sport Education

  • Faculty of Medical Science

    • Department of Judo Therapy and Medical Science
    • Department of Emergency Medical Science.

  • Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs, Graduate School of Health and Sport Science

  • Comprehensive Sport Science Research Center

The Comprehensive Sport Science Research Center publishes the open access journal, "NSSU Journal of Sport Sciences".

  • Research Institute for Sport Science: RISS
  • Sports Training Center

The library of the Setagaya campus holds some 380,000 books.

  • Office of Athletics

  • Student Support Center

  • Admission Center

  • Health Care Center

  • Student Dormitory

  • Nobuyuki Aihara - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Yutaka Aihara - Gymnast; Olympic bronze medalist

  • Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara - Gymnast; Olympic bronze medalist

  • Yuko Arimori - Marathon runner; Olympic silver medalist

  • Chiyotairyū - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Konosuke Takeshita - Professional wrestler

  • Kōji Gushiken - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Hokutōfuji - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Yukio Iketani - Gymnast; Olympic silver medalist

  • Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Kakizoe - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Nahomi Kawasumi - Football player; Olympic silver medalist

  • Kosuke Kitajima - Swimmer; Olympic gold medalist

  • Eizo Kenmotsu - Gymnast; Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist

  • Mako Kobata - Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics women's tournament

  • Toshihiko Koga - Retired judoka; Olympic gold medalist

  • Karina Maruyama - Football player; Olympic silver medalist

  • Kentaro Minagawa - Alpine skier

  • Sota Miura - Football/soccer player

  • Daisuke Miyazaki - Handball player

  • Shinji Morisue - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Jungo Morita - Volleyball player; Olympic gold medalist

  • Mari Motohashi - Curler

  • Myōgiryū - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Katsuhiko Nagata - Amateur wrestler; Olympic silver medalist

  • Boniface Nduka - Football/soccer player

  • Ōnosato - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Chieko Sugawara - Fencer

  • Ran Takahashi – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament

  • Kenta Takanashi – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament

  • Juri Takayama - Softball player; Olympic silver medalist

  • Rie Tanaka - Gymnast

  • Yota Tsuji - Professional wrestler

  • Yuki Tsunoda - Formula 1 driver

  • Mitsuo Tsukahara - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Kōhei Uchimura - Active gymnast; Olympic gold and silver medalist

  • Yayoi Urano - Amateur wrestler; 6-time world champion

  • Haruhiro Yamashita - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist

  • Kōji Yamamuro - Gymnast; Olympic silver medalist

  • Hiroshi Yamamoto - Archer; Olympic silver medalist

  • Toshiki Yamamoto - Weightlifter

  • Tomohiro Yamamoto – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament

  • Yoshikaze - Professional sumo wrestler

  • Ryoko Tani - Retired judoka; Olympic gold medalist

  • Kazuyuki Nakane - Member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.

  • Kenshiro Matsunami - Member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.

  • Sonny Chiba - Actor; Martial artist

  • Keita Machida - Actor

  • Mandy Sekiguchi - Dancer

  • Uta Abe - Active Judoka; 2020 Olympic gold medalist and four-times world champion of -52 kg category.

  • Hifumi Abe - Active Judoka; 2020 and 2024 Olympic gold medalist and four-times world champion of -66 kg category.

  • Kenzō Shirai - Active gymnast; 2016 Olympic gold and bronze medalist

  • Ran Takahashi - Active Volleyball Player; part of Japan's national team competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics volleyball men's tournament

  • Daiki Kajiwara - Active para badminton Player; 2020 Paralympic gold medalist of men's singles WH2 and bronze medalist of men's doubles WH1–WH2

  • Official website

  • University Library Official Website

35°37′18″N 139°38′56″E / 35.62167°N 139.64889°E / 35.62167; 139.64889

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