Welcome to Kitasato University

Kitasato University, known as 北里大学 (kitasato daigaku) in Japanese, is a medical, health and life sciences university which has several research hospitals and the Kitasato Institute. It has campuses located just outside of Tokyo ( in Sagamihara) and also campus and facilities in Tokyo (Shirogane), Towada (Aomori Pref.) and Sanriku (Iwate Pref.) It is a private university made up of 4 campuses and 7 colleges with nearly 9000 graduate and undergraduate students from all over Japan. Most study for their degree for four to six years. Also, there are many thousands of medical professionals including doctors, nursing, medical technicians, therapists, and as well as hospital staff employed at its three hospitals.

Please enjoy this brief tour of the students and campus that make up Kitasato University. 

Campus tour L1

L1 building is the place many students take a lesson, have a lunch, and gather for a variety of purpose. This movie is an introduction of our new L1 Building, our College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where all freshmen attend. I hope this will be useful for you to know Kitasato University.