Nippon Sport Science University
35°37′19″N 139°38′56″E / 35.622°N 139.649°E / 35.622; 139.649
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.
Organization
Schools and Faculties
- 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.
Graduate Schools
- Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs, Graduate School of Health and Sport Science
Research Centers
- 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
University Library
The library of the Setagaya campus holds some 380,000 books.[1]
Other Organizations
- Office of Athletics
- Student Support Center
- Admission Center
- Health Care Center
- Student Dormitory
Notable alumni
Athletes
- 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
- Hokutōfuji Daiki - Professional sumo wrestler
- Konosuke Takeshita - Professional wrestler
- Kōji Gushiken - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist
- Chiyotairyū Hidemasa - Professional sumo wrestler
- Yukio Iketani - Gymnast; Olympic silver medalist
- Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist
- 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
- Yoshikaze Masatsugu - Professional sumo wrestler
- Karina Maruyama - Football player; Olympic silver medalist
- Kentaro Minagawa - Alpine skier
- Daisuke Miyazaki - Handball player
- Shinji Morisue - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist
- Jungo Morita - Volleyball player; Olympic gold medalist
- Mari Motohashi - Curler
- Katsuhiko Nagata - Amateur wrestler; Olympic silver medalist
- Chieko Sugawara - Fencer
- Juri Takayama - Softball player; Olympic silver medalist
- Rie Tanaka - Gymnast
- Kakizoe Tōru - Professional sumo wrestler
- 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
- Myōgiryū Yasunari - Professional sumo wrestler
- Tomohiro Yamamoto – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament
- Kenta Takanashi – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament
- Ran Takahashi – Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament
- Yota Tsuji - Professional wrestler
- Yuki Tsunoda - Formula 1 driver
- Boniface Nduka - Football/soccer player
- Sota Miura - Football/soccer player
Politicians
- 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.
Entertainers
- Sonny Chiba - Actor; Martial artist
- Keita Machida - Actor
- Mandy Sekiguchi - Dancer
Current notable students
Athletes
- Uta Abe - Active Judoka; 2020 Olympic gold medalist and two-times world champion of -52 kg category.
- Hifumi Abe - Active Judoka; 2020 Olympic gold medalist and two-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
Notes
- ^ "Tokyo Setagaya Campus". Nittaidai. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
- Official website
- University Library Official Website
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