Nippon Sport Science University

Key Highlights

• Private Japanese university with institutional roots dating to 1891
• Five undergraduate faculties focused on sport, education, management, and health-related fields
• Master’s and doctoral study available in sport, education, and medical or health disciplines
• Operates campuses in Tokyo’s Setagaya ward and Yokohama’s Aoba ward

Student Life & Environment

Sport is central to campus life, but participation should be considered in practical terms rather than only as a university tradition. The university maintains clubs and organized activities alongside specialist facilities, and its academic model often connects training, coaching, performance, and health study. Students planning intensive club involvement should ask about selection, schedules, fees, equipment, and the relationship between club commitments and classes. Four university dormitories are listed. Fukasawa Dormitory in Tokyo is for men, while Izumi Dormitory in Tokyo is for women. Kenshidai Dormitory in Yokohama is for men, and Kenshidai Sakura Dormitory is for women. The university characterizes the Tokyo residences as educational dormitories and the Yokohama residences as training-camp dormitories. The published 2026 dormitory guide indicates that eligibility can depend on confirmed membership in an official student association club or recognized organization, so applicants should not assume that university housing is generally available to every student. Student support covers course and credit questions, scholarships, clubs, part-time work, housing procedures, counseling, and career planning. Career counselors provide individual consultations, résumé and application-document review, mock interviews, employment seminars, and access to vacancy information. International students should confirm what support is available in languages other than Japanese before enrolling.

Location & Surroundings

The university has two campuses in the Greater Tokyo area. Tokyo Setagaya Campus is at 7-1-1 Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. The university describes it as an urban campus with research facilities. Its admissions guidance directs examination candidates to this campus and provides a recommended walking route from Sakura-shimmachi Station. Students based there can expect a metropolitan residential setting, although commuting time depends substantially on housing and rail connections. Yokohama Kenshidai Campus is at 1221-1 Kamoshida-cho, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The university describes this campus as a greener environment with sport and educational facilities. It is outside central Tokyo, so students should compare transit arrangements carefully before choosing accommodation or making commitments at the other campus. The database record’s city value is Tokyo, but the institution is not confined to Tokyo. Prospective students should confirm the assigned campus for their faculty, practical classes, club, and dormitory. Cross-campus obligations could affect travel costs and scheduling. The four listed dormitories are located near either the Setagaya or Kenshidai campus rather than within a single unified residential complex.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university’s current tuition page lists first-year undergraduate charges rather than a single tuition figure. For the faculties of Sport Science, Sport Culture, Sport Management, and Childhood Sport Education, the published first-year total is JPY 1,598,000, including a JPY 300,000 admission fee, JPY 800,000 tuition, facility and educational charges, health-management and association fees. First-year totals are JPY 1,898,000 for Judo Therapy and Medical Science and JPY 2,048,000 for Emergency Medical Science because their tuition, facilities, educational, and practical charges differ. Off-campus intensive practical courses may incur additional costs, and Sport Culture students may pay separately for required-choice overseas practical training. Dormitory and club expenses use separate payment arrangements. Graduate first-year totals shown for students entering through 2026 are JPY 1,071,000 in the listed physical-education or sport-science master’s and doctoral routes and JPY 1,133,000 in the listed education and health-care routes. Because the page labels those figures as applying to entrants through 2026, 2027 graduate applicants should obtain the newer fee schedule before budgeting. Eligible students may seek scholarships, and the university participates in Japan’s tuition-reduction and grant-scholarship support framework subject to academic and household criteria. Career preparation is oriented toward teaching, public service, companies, coaching, health care, and emergency services. The Career Center offers individual counseling, application review, mock interviews, seminars, and vacancy information. The university’s 2025 destination list includes schools, government bodies, medical institutions, and private employers, but outcomes vary significantly by department, credentials, language ability, and professional licensing. No salary claims should be inferred from those destinations.