| Games: | Summer Universiade |
| Games Link: | 1959 Summer Universiade |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Noc: | JPN |
| Nocname: | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Location: | Turin, Italy |
| Start Date: | 26 August |
| End Date: | 7 September 1959 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 3 |
| Rank: | 9 |
| Appearances: |
Japan participated at the 1959 Summer Universiade, in Turin, Italy.[1] Japan finished ninth in the medal table with 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals.[2]
In this first edition of the Universiade, Japan sent 22 athletes led by JOC member Kiyoshi Kitazawa. The nation participates in three sports: athletics, fencing, and tennis. Even though the number of athletes was small, pole vaulter Noriaki Yasuda and men's tennis doubles players Masao Nagasaki and Takeo Hanna managed to win gold medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4 | |||||
| Men's doubles | unknown | ||||
| September 5 | |||||
| September 6 | |||||
| September 4 | |||||
| September 5 | |||||
| September 6 |
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=120 | Sport | width=30 | Total | |||
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||