Campuses
Juntendo University has 5 campuses: Hongo-Ochanomizu Campus (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo), Sakura Campus (Inzai City, Chiba), Urayasu Campus (Urayasu City, Chiba), Urayasu-Hinode Campus (Urayasu City, Chiba) and Mishima Campus (Mishima City, Shizuoka). The Hongo-Ochanomizu Campus is a modern urban campus located in the heart of Tokyo. Located in one of Japan’s leading educational districts, this campus could be called the optimal place to study in a quiet environment. The Sakura Campus is located on a hilltop amid lush greenery. It has large grounds and is the best environment to practice sports. The Urayasu Campus, home to one of our nursing faculties, is located in the international tourist city of Urayasu and has a calm atmosphere a little away from the city center. Mishima Campus, also the location of one of our nursing faculties, is rich in nature and is an ideal environment for learning and living at a leisurely pace. Every campus is located in a safe and livable neighborhood.
History
Juntendo University is a comprehensive health university that offers students the opportunity to integratively study human health issues such as medicine, nursing, sports, health sciences, physical therapy, medical radiology, and international liberal
arts. The origin of the university dates back to the late Edo period, in 1838, when university founder Taizen Sato established a school of Dutch medicine known as “Wadajuku” in Yagenbori, Edo (present-day Higashi Nihonbashi, Tokyo). This is why Juntendo
University is the oldest Western medicine school in Japan still in operation. In the Edo period, excellent medical students from all over Japan gathered at Juntendo, and the school culture of not creating academic cliques remains unchanged to this very
day. Juntendo University is an open-minded university that takes in outstanding talent and contributes to the development of society.
Academics
As a comprehensive health university, Juntendo University is engaged in the development and training of talent to support medical care, health, health sciences, and welfare. For this reason, we offer independent education based on the following pillars: pressure-free education in the process of human development; education that brings out the individuality of students; and education that encourages self-learning. We encourage active self-study by students as a form of learning that brings out their individuality and motivates them to study. We proactively conduct small-class education and small-group learning, and are making efforts to ensure that students naturally acquire autonomy and the desire to learn.
Research
Juntendo University has a large-scale collaborative research facility within the university that enables everyone to use the latest research facilities and equipment necessary for conducting cutting-edge research. The facility has full-time dedicated
staff to help solve technical problems in research. Users can take introductory courses as well as one-on-one courses on equipment that is difficult to operate, which enables them to conduct their research with peace of mind while gradually getting used
to operating the equipment. This facility attracts researchers from a variety of fields, facilitating the exchange information beyond their respective fields of expertise and constantly sparking new ideas. A key feature is that users can help each other
and advance their research through friendly competition, and obtain a doctorate degree in this open environment regardless of alma mater, department, or nationality.
Student Life
Juntendo University has an International Center, which has dedicated staff to support the lives and studies of international students. International students can consult with the staff whenever they have questions or problems in their life in Japan. The center also holds events where international students can interact with each other, offers scholarships which can be applied for while in Japan, and guides students to Juntendo University dormitories.
