, abbreviated as , is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

Setagaya, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

and

Aoba-ku, Yokohama is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 302,643 and a density of 8,610 persons per km². The total area was 35.14 km². Geography Aoba is located in ...

. 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 Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...

"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.

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 is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos ...

- Gymnast; Olympic bronze medalist *

Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Her best individual achievements were fourth places on the vault and uneven bars in 1964. Born Toshi ...

- Gymnast; Olympic bronze medalist *

Yuko Arimori is a Japanese professional marathon runner and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Career Arimori competed for Japan in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano ...

- Marathon runner; Olympic silver medalist * Hokutōfuji Daiki - Professional

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...

wrestler * Takeshita Konosuke - Professional wrestler * Kōji Gushiken - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist * Chiyotairyū Hidemasa - Professional

wrestler *

Yukio Iketani is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist. Sports career Iketani received a bronze medal in ''floor exercise'' and in ''team all-around'' 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He received a silver medal in ''floor exercise'' and a bronze medal in ' ...

- Gymnast; Olympic silver medalist * Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda - Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist * Nahomi Kawasumi - Football player; Olympic silver medalist *

Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals at the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics – becoming the first and only swimmer to sweep the breaststroke even ...

- Swimmer; Olympic gold medalist *

Eizo Kenmotsu is a former Japanese artistic gymnast, who won seven world titles and three Olympic gold medals between 1968 and 1979. In retirement, he became a leading Japanese coach. He also served as sports director of the Nippon Sport Science University a ...

- Gymnast; Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist *

Mako Kobata is a former Japanese volleyball player. She played for the Japan women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball. In 2022, She announced her marriage on social media. Career She participate ...

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics women's tournament *

Toshihiko Koga was a Japanese judoka, 9th degree black belt and Olympic champion who competed in the -71 kg and -78 kg divisions. Koga is regarded as having perhaps the greatest ippon seoi nage ever. He died of cancer on March 24, 2021 at the age of ...

- Retired

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

; Olympic gold medalist *

Yoshikaze Masatsugu Yoshikaze Masatsugu (born March 19, 1982 as Masatsugu Ōnishi) is a former sumo wrestler from Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching the top divi ...

- Professional

wrestler *

Karina Maruyama is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro. Club career Maruyama was ...

- Football player; Olympic silver medalist *

Kentaro Minagawa is a Japanese alpine skier. His first international successes were at the 1996 Junior World Championships in Schwyz, with a 5th rank in Slalom, and a 9th rank in Giant Slalom. Since the 1997 Alpine Skiing World Cup he has been participating reg ...

- Alpine skier * Daisuke Miyazaki - Handball player *

Shinji Morisue is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. He hails from Okayama City and attended the Nippon College of Physical Education (now called Nippon Sport Science University). Morisue is now a show business personality in Japan and is frequently seen ...

- Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist *

Jungo Morita is a retired volleyball player from Japan. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively.Mari Motohashi is a Japanese curler. Career Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which represented Japan at two Winter Olympics (2006 and 2010). She threw second stones for Ayumi Onodera at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th, and played second for Moe ...

- Curler *

Katsuhiko Nagata is a Japanese olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist, who won the silver medal in 63–69 kg Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is also the brother of professional wrestler Yuji Nagata, who works for New Japan P ...

- Amateur wrestler; Olympic silver medalist * Chieko Sugawara - Fencer * Juri Takayama - Softball player; Olympic silver medalist *

Rie Tanaka is a Japanese voice actress and singer who is currently affiliated with Office Anemone. Notable among her numerous roles in anime are Lacus Clyne in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny'', Chi in '' Chobits'', Hi ...

- Gymnast *

Kakizoe Tōru (born August 12, 1978 in Usa City, Ōita Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 2001 and reached the top division in 2003. His highest rank was ''komusubi'', which he held for just o ...

- Professional

wrestler *

Mitsuo Tsukahara Mitsuo Tsukahara (塚原光男 ''Tsukahara Mitsuo'', born December 22, 1947) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He was five times an Olympic Gold Medalist. He remained active in the sport after his retirement from competition. He served as vice p ...

- Gymnast; Olympic gold medalist *

Kōhei Uchimura is a retired Japanese artistic gymnast. He is a seven-time Olympic medalist (all-around, team and floor exercise), winning three golds and four silvers, and a twenty-one-time World medalist (all-around, team, floor exercise, horizontal bar, a ...

- Active gymnast; Olympic gold and silver medalist *

Yayoi Urano is a retired Japanese Wrestler and Judoka. She won six gold medals and one silver medal in three weight classes (65, 70, and 75 kg) at the World Wrestling Championships from 1990 to 1996. Biography Urano was involved in track and field at , a ...

- 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 Toshiki Yamamoto (山本俊樹) born is a Japanese weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. Career He competed at ...

- Weightlifter *

Myōgiryū Yasunari is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Takasago, Hyōgo. Making his debut in May 2009 as a '' makushita tsukedashi'' out of university, he reached the top division for the first time in November 2011. His highest rank to date has been ' ...

- Professional

wrestler *

Tomohiro Yamamoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Career A native of Kyoto, Kyoto, Yamamoto attended Kansai University as an undergraduate and received a mas ...

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player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament *

Kenta Takanashi is a Japanese male volleyball player. He plays in V.League Division 1 for Wolf Dogs Nagoya and Japan men's national volleyball team. He was the captain of Japan U-21 national team. National teams * Japan men's national under-19 volleybal ...

– Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament *

Ran Takahashi is a Japanese male volleyball player and an Olympian. He plays as an Outside Hitter for Nippon Sport Science University's club, Japan men's national volleyball team and Vero Volley Monza. Biography Ran has one brother, Rui, who is one and ...

– Volleyball player; a part of 2020 Summer Olympics men's tournament *

Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda ( Japanese: 角田裕毅, ''Tsunoda Yūki'', ; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who is racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri in Formula One. Supported by Honda since 2016 through the , he was the 2018 Japanese F4 champion ...

- Formula 1 driver

Politicians

Ryoko Tani is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician. Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement ...

- Retired

; Olympic gold medalist *

Kazuyuki Nakane is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kōnosu, Saitama he attended Nippon Sport Science University as an undergraduate and Se ...

- Member of the House of Representatives in the

Diet of Japan The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (, '' Sangiin''). Both houses are directly elected under a paralle ...

. * Kenshiro Matsunami - Member of the House of Representatives in the

Entertainers

Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fuku ...

- Actor; Martial artist *

Yota Tsuji is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Early life Before wrestling, Tsuji had played baseball, American football and had done Taekwondo. In March 2012, he graduated from Yokohama Tateno high-sch ...

- Professional wrestler *

Keita Machida is a Japanese actor. He is a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile. Machida is represented with LDH. Biography Machida was born on 4 July 1990, in Higashiagatsuma, Japan. He has one younger and one older sister. Starting in elementary ...

- Actor *

Mandy Sekiguchi Mandy Sekiguchi (関口メンディー; ''Sekiguchi Mendi'', born January 25, 1991, in New Jersey, United States) is an American-Japanese dancer, rapper, actor and a member of J-Pop groups Generations from Exile Tribe, Exile and Honest Boyz. S ...

- Dancer

Current notable students

Athletes

Uta Abe is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the half lightweight event, and silver medal in mixed team, at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Personal life Uta Abe is the sister of current 66 kg standout judoka, and four-times ...

- Active

Judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

; 2020 Olympic gold medalist and two-times

world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

of -52 kg category. *

Hifumi Abe is a Japanese judoka. Abe rose to prominence after becoming Youth Olympic champion in 2014. He won the Tokyo Grand Slam later that year, at just 17-years-old, beating then-World Champion Masashi Ebinuma. He was the silver medalist at the juni ...

- Active Judoka; 2020 Olympic gold medalist and two-times world champion of -66 kg category. *

Kenzō Shirai is a Japanese men's former athlete of artistic gymnastics ( AG). Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, he, a graduate of Kishine High School, joined the Nippon Sport Science University ( Nittaidai). Shirai took the team gold, and a bronze on individual v ...

- Active

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

; 2016 Olympic gold and bronze medalist *

- 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

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