Japan's only national university specializing in physical education.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE of FITNESS and SPORTS in KANOYA

Officers and directors

As of April. 1st 2024

President

KANEHISA Hiroaki

Executive Vice President

MAEDA Akira

Executive Vice President, Director of Administration

IMURA Atsushi

External Executive Director

INNAN Yuriko

Executive Supervisor

AKIMOTO Yukitoshi

Executive Supervisor

KOBAYASHI Chizuru

Executive Advisor to the President in Charge of Education

KITAMURA Takahiro

Executive Advisor to the President in Charge of Academic Research and Information

TAMAKI Hiroyuki

Executive Advisor to the President in Charge of Competitive Advancement in Sport and the National Sports Festival

TAKENAKA Kentaro

Executive Advisor to the President in Charge of Student Services

FUJITA Eiji

Director of Library

SEKI Tomoaki

Director of Sports Innovation Organization

MAEDA Akira

Director of Sports Science Department

TAKAI Yohei

Director of Sports Performance and Coaching Department

TAKAHASHI Hiroo

Director of Health and Sports Promotion Department

NAKAGAICHI Masaki

Director of International Exchange and Language Education Center

KUNISHIGE Toru

Director of Center for Water Sports and Science

NAKAMURA Natsumi

Director of Admissions Center

NAKAMOTO Hiroki

Director of Information Technology Center for Sports Sciences

WADA Tomohito

Director of Career Development Support Center

KAKOI Chikako

Director of Health Service Center

FUJII Yasunari

Chair of Faculty of Sports and Budo Coaching Studies

HAMADA Koji

Vice Chair of Faculty of Sports and Budo Coaching Studies

SHIMOKAWA Mika

KOMORI Daisuke

Chair of Faculty of Sports and Life Science

TAKAI Yohei

Vice Chair of Faculty of Sports and Life Science

HIROTSU Masataka

YOTANI Kengo

Chair of Faculty of Sports Humanities and Applied Social Science

MORI Shiro

Vice Chair of Faculty of Sports Humanities and Applied Social Science

MORI Katsumi

SUMINO Misaki

Director of Administration

IMURA Atsushi

Deputy Director of Administration

ABEMATSU Tsunehisa

Director of Educational Affairs Office

GANMYO Yuji

Director of Student Affairs Office

ABEMATSU Emiko

Director of International Exchange, Academic Research and Information Office

KAWASAKI Shinichi

Director of Research and Social Cooperation Office

SETOGUCHI Yukihiro

Director of General Affairs Office

TASHIRO Yoshimasa

Director of Management Promotion Office

ARIMA Yasutaka

Director of Facilities Affairs Office

TAKESHITA Yuji

Head of Public Relations and Planning Division

ABEMATSU Tsunehisa

Head of Audits and Inspection Division

ARIMA Norio

Management Committee : External Councilors (Order by the Japanese Syllabary)

Counselor, Sasakawa Sports Foundation

UEJI Jotaro

Honorary Professor, Japan Women’s University

Ogawa Kayo

Mayor of Kanoya

NAKANISHI Shigeru

Vice Governor of Kagoshima

FUJIMOTO Naruaki

Representative director, General Incorporated Association Cultivator/Sports Commentator

MIYAJIMA Yasuko

Managing Director, Japan Sports Association

MORIOKA Yusaku