Last update :2025/11/04
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA
Kagoshima
National
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The only national 4-year physical education university in Japan
As the only national university in Japan specializing in sports, NIFS works through the mediums of sport and physical activity to cultivate capable individuals possessing creativity and vitality; characteristics essential to a healthy body and a balanced, harmonious mindset. The university works to contribute to the betterment of the nation’s health as a whole, the promotion of learning and culture in both sport and the physical sciences, and to the formation of a healthy, active society. NIFS has adopted the following fundamental goals for education, research, social contributions, and globalization, while continuing to work to increasingly gain the trust of society and to win acclaim as a university with a unique defining character.
Basic information
- Scholarship system
- No
- Tuition exemption/ reduction system
- Yes ( for some international students)
- （Special notes）
- Only for regular graduate students.
- Accommodation support
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Providing student dormitory : Yes ( for some international students) Supports other than student dormitory : No (Special notes) : After selection, foreign students can live in the same dormitory as Japanese students. - Availability of prayer room
- No
- Availability of religious meals at cafeterias
- No
Faculty/school group
Bachelor's Degree
- School of Physical Education | Integrated Sports Science Course
- School of Physical Education | Budo Course
Doctoral Degree
- Graduate School of Physical Education | Joint Doctoral Program in Advanced Physical Education and Sports for Higher Education
- Graduate School of Physical Education | Doctor's Course in Physical Education