is a private university in Bunkyo,

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, Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, for the School of Medicine and in

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, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1946, although it can find its roots in a medical school founded in 1838. It is nicknamed ''Jundai''.

Campuses

*Hongō-Ochanomizu Campus: Bunkyo, Tokyo, *Sakura Campus:

, *Urayasu Campus:

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, *Mishima Campus:

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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 1,897 and 2,394, respectively, The university has the longest history as a medical education institution in Japan. Juntendo started out in the

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(1603–1868) as an institution for medical treatment and education, especially in the field of surgery, continuing to the present day. The medical school has admitted to setting higher admissions standards for women "because they were better at communication than men and would have an advantage in the face-to-face interview component

Notable alumni

Athletes

* Masatada Ishii, football manager * Takehiro Kashima, gymnast * Ryōhei Katō, gymnast * Hiroshi Nanami, football player * Reo Hatate, football player * Tatsuya Hasegawa, football player * Naoto Kamifukumoto, football player * Daichi Suzuki, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist * Yusuke Suzuki, racewalker *

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, sprinter, Olympic bronze medalist at the 4 × 100 metres relay * Yusuke Tanaka, gymnast * Hiroyuki Tomita, gymnast * Isao Yoneda, gymnast * Kazuma Kaya, gymnast * Kakeru Tanigawa, gymnast * Wataru Tanigawa, gymnast * Daiki Hashimoto, gymnast, Olympic gold medalist

References

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* {{authority control Universities and colleges established in 1946 Universities and colleges in Tokyo Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Chiba Prefecture 1946 establishments in Japan Urayasu, Chiba Inzai Mishima, Shizuoka