School of Health and Sport Sciences
Medium of instruction: Japanese
Language requirement: N2 level in Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
Location: Toyota campus
Overview of the School of Health and Sport Sciences
The Department of Sport Management and the Department of Athletic Training and Conditioning will be newly established. The curricula of our five departments are designed to utilize sports at the individual, group, and organization levels and throughout society and environment.
Driven by the achievements of our sport science studies that are backed by tradition spanning over 60 years, we have produced numerous professionals who remain active in various fields.
The School of Health and Sport Sciences, through its cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary curricula, has formed a diverse faculty comprising instructors who specialize in the academic fields of medicine, health science, economics, business administration, law, etc.
Our Toyota Campus, which is home to 39 sports clubs for students, has produced globally renowned, high-profile athletes. In this environment, students learn sports science in a practical manner.
Features of the School of Health and Sport Sciences
Department of Sport Management
Sports business has grown rapidly in recent years. In particular, the expansion of the sports industry is one of the growth strategies advocated by the Japanese government. In this context, students learn the potential of sports from a wide range of areas, such as the economy, business administration, and law. They can then devise a realization of an ideal society that is full of energy and fueled by sports.
Overseas Sport Management Case Study
First-year students receive training during the fall semester in the United States, the home of sports business. They will visit professional sports teams, stadiums, sports equipment distributors, local governments, colleges, and other relevant facilities. This opportunity allows students to understand the front lines and actual situation of various sports businesses.
Department of Health Science
A common idea is that the concept of "health" today is not restricted to being safe from illness as it also means maintaining good quality of life. Students in this program are expected to become equipped with the knowledge and skills to demonstrate the effects of evidence-based health promotion through sports and physical activities.
This program offers a curriculum that combines the following three academic fields based on kinesiology and sports physiology: (1) "Children Sport Science," which focuses on the growth and development of children; (2) "Practical Health Exercise Science," which focuses on disease prevention and improvement of vital functions of adults and the elderly; and (3) "Public Health," which explores the social environment committed to health promotion. We aim to develop professionals who support the health development of all generations, from children to the elderly.
Department of Athletic Training and Conditioning
This program offers the following curricula: (1) "Athletic Training," which covers the appropriate first aid for injured athletes, recovery-oriented rehabilitation, and physical training for injury prevention, and (2) "Strength Conditioning," which is aimed at achieving high sports ability through physical training.
Our Toyota Campus, which is home to 39 sports clubs for students, provides an environment where athletes, instructors, and trainers work closely together. This environment allows students to experience various sports fields and obtain the knowledge and practical skills expected of trainers.
Overseas Trainer Case Study
This program is offered to first-year students and is held in the fall semester. Participants will have the opportunity to visit training facilities for professional athletes in the United States and receive direct instruction from trainers on the frontlines. By experiencing the sports culture in the United States, a powerhouse in the world of sports, students are motivated to have a broad vision for the future.
Department of Sport and Physical Education
This program is designed to nurture health and physical education teachers, who are greatly needed in schools. The knowledge of sports education is useful for sports instructors in communities or workplaces. In the School Instruction Training held for third-year students, they work with neighboring elementary, junior, and senior high schools to acquire the basic knowledge of curriculum development. Students have access to courses related to 17 sports designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. This opportunity will help the students become teachers acquainted with various sports. Such efforts make us one of the top colleges in Japan with a high percentage of students who pass, upon graduation, the examination for health and physical education teachers of junior and senior high schools. Students who have completed the correspondence courses offered by our affiliated school (Tamagawa University Correspondence Course) are eligible to obtain an Elementary School Teachers' Class-2 Certificate upon graduation.
Department of Sport Science
This program is intended to cultivate athletes playing internationally and competitive sports instructors. To that end, students need to understand the mechanism of enhancing the mind, skills, and body as well as learn how to actually achieve such improvement. Those who aspire to become athletes maximize the use of their bodies, while those who aim to become instructors are expected to acquire coaching skills. The Department of Sport Science provides a wide variety of curricula for students to achieve these goals.
We have also formed a faculty consisting of instructors with impressive, immaculate records of accomplishment against the backdrop of Japan's top-level track record in sports. This environment gives students the opportunity to obtain profound knowledge and expertise from the frontlines while learning the training and instruction methods based on cutting-edge theories.
Faculty Member of the School of Health and Sport Sciences
Department of Sport Management
Chair, Professor, Hideo Kikuchi
Dean, Professor, Yukio Oida
Professor, Norihide Ishido
Professor, Takeshi Yoshida
Associate Professor, Yuki Nihei
Associate Professor, Eiji Ito
Associate Professor, Tomofumi Ashizuka
Associate Professor, Hiroaki Funahashi
Associate Professor, Keisuke Miyake
Department of Health Science
Chair, Professor, Yoshihisa Umemura
Professor, Chiho Fukusaki
Professor, Takahiro Nakano
Professor, Jun Nakanishi
Professor, Takemasa Watanabe
Professor, Ryosuke Shigematsu
Lecturer, Hiroyuki Miyata
Lecturer, Daisuke Matsuoka
Assistant Professor, Seiya Sakihama
Assistant Professor, Hirohisa Kano
Department of Athletic Training and Conditioning
Chair, Associate Professor, Rieko Kuramochi
Professor, Takaaki Matsumoto
Professor, Takuya Shimizu
Professor, Junji Shinohara
Professor, Kenji Kuzuhara
Professor, Hirohito Mitsuyama
Associate Professor, Kazuteru Nakamura
Associate Professor, Toshiyuki Ohya
Department of Sport and Physical Education
Chair, Professor, Tohru Koiso
Professor, Norimasa Yamada
Professor, Akio Kawabata
Professor, Shinji Sakurai
Professor, Shigeharu Ieda
Professor, Koichi Mokushi
Professor, Kyoko Raita
Associate Professor, Akinobu Goto
Associate Professor, Rina Wako
Associate Professor, Takaaki Matsufuji
Lecturer, Shun Mitani
Department of Sport Science
Chair, Professor, Kenji Tauchi
Professor, Kenji Horiyama
Professor, Yu Aramaki
Professor, Kohei Watanabe
Professor, Yoshiaki Manabe
Professor, Tomohiro Noda
Professor, Mitsuhiko Nakamoto
Professor, Shigehiro Takahashi
Professor, Naoki Chiba
Associate Professor, Kenta Kusanagi
Associate Professor, Nobuaki Fujibayashi
Associate Professor, Hiroto Funaki
Lecturer, Yuki Suzuki
Lecturer, Daichi Kobayashi
Lecturer, Hiroko Takigawa
Lecturer, Shota Enoki
Lecturer, Motoki Inoue
Assistant Professor, Takanori Nakahara
Assistant Professor, Naoki Murase
Skills Instructor, Kento Nakajima
Skills Instructor, Hiroaki Komaki
Skills Instructor, Kentaro Nagakubo
Research Assistant, Taishi Inaba