Juntendo University

Juntendo University

順天堂大学
Type	private
Established	1946
President	Eiki Kominami
Location	Bunkyō , Tokyo , Japan
Website	www.juntendo.ac.jp/english/index.html

Juntendo University (順天堂大学, Juntendō Daigaku) is a private university in Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, for the School of Medicine and in Inzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1838 for medical and in 1946 for other departments. It is nicknamed Jundai.

Campuses

• Hongō-Ochanomizu Campus: Bunkyo, Tokyo, 35°42′08″N 139°45′39″E
• Sakura Campus: Inzai, Chiba, 35°44′52″N 140°15′22″E
• Urayasu Campus:Urayasu, Chiba, 35°38′11″N 139°54′33″E
• Mishima Campus: Mishima, Shizuoka, 35°07′32″N 138°55′09″E

Faculties

• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Health and Sports Science
• Faculty of Health Care and Nursing
• Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing
• Faculty of International Liberal Arts

The Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine has granted doctorates since 1963, and the total numbers of the two types doctorate holders (甲 Kou and 乙 Otsu) has reached reach 1,897 and 2,394, respectively, as of 2017.

Notable alumni

Athletes

• Masatada Ishii, Kashima Antlers manager
• Takehiro Kashima, gymnast
• Ryōhei Katō, gymnast
• Hiroshi Nanami, football player
• Daichi Suzuki, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
• Yusuke Suzuki, racewalker
• Shinji Takahira, sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist at the 4 × 100 metres relay
• Yusuke Tanaka, gymnast
• Hiroyuki Tomita, gymnast
• Isao Yoneda, gymnast

External links

• Official website