LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Kawakami Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A lab that explores how the body moves through the shape and function of muscles and tendons.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading how movement works through muscles and tendons.
Kawakami Lab (Biodynamics Lab) studies the mechanisms of how the body moves.
Drawing on biomechanics and exercise physiology, the lab examines the form and function of muscles and tendons.
It also investigates how the body changes with growth, training, and aging.
It applies this knowledge to developing ways to improve athletic performance, promote health, and support the healthy development of children.
Key terms
- Biomechanics
- A field that studies how the body moves by applying mechanics, such as force and speed.
- Exercise physiology
- A field that studies the responses that occur in the body during exercise and the changes that accumulate as a result.
- Tendon
- A tough, cord-like tissue connecting muscle to bone. It stretches and recoils like a spring to transmit force.
NewsLab news
A children's book supervised by Professor Kawakami, Asurito no Sugowaza Zukan: A-gyo to Sa-gyo (an illustrated guide to athletes' amazing skills, covering the a- to sa-rows of the Japanese syllabary), has been published
Professor Kawakami and colleagues report that the distribution of mechanical properties differs within and between muscles of the hamstrings
Professor Kawakami and colleagues report how body position during MRI scanning affects the measurement of thigh muscle mass
Professor Kawakami and colleagues report in Experimental Gerontology on the actual state of skeletal muscle aging, using a new index of "muscle quality"
Professor Kawakami and colleagues report the changes that occur in the body after just 40 seconds of high-intensity exercise
ResearchResearch themes
The lab pursues research on the mechanisms of human movement from the perspectives of biomechanics and exercise physiology. It measures the form and function of muscles and tendons and clarifies how their changes relate to motor performance.
*Illustrative imageForm and Function of Muscles, Tendons, and Fascia
The lab investigates the shape and function of the body and its muscles, tendons, and fascia. Measurements are made while looking inside the body using methods such as ultrasound.
*Illustrative imageChanges with Growth and Aging
The lab clarifies how body build and muscle function change with growth, training, and aging.
*Illustrative imageNeural Mechanisms Behind Force and Power
The lab analyzes how the nervous system works when muscles produce strength and power, using methods from functional anatomy and biomechanics.
*Illustrative imageWays to Improve Motor Performance
The lab develops methods for improving physical performance, aiming to contribute to better athletic performance, health promotion, and healthy development.
MembersFaculty
Kawakami Lab members include faculty, research staff, doctoral and master's students, and undergraduates.As of 2026
- ProfessorYasuo Kawakami
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Kawakami Lab
Yanai LabSchool of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport SciencesBiomechanics
Kawama LabSchool of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport SciencesTraining science and biomechanics
Miyamoto LabSchool of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport SciencesBiomechanics, neuromuscular physiology, and training science
Akama LabSchool of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport SciencesSports medicine (internal medicine)The information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Gastrocnemius muscle - posterior view” Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS) / CC BY-SA 2.1 jp (cropped)
- Form and Function of Muscles, Tendons, and Fascia: “Ultrasound img of vastus lateralis strain 1” Jmarchn / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Changes with Growth and Aging: “2023 Metr krawiecki” Jacek Halicki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Neural Mechanisms Behind Force and Power: “Nervous Tissue Spinal Cord Motor Neuron ( )” Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library / CC0 (cropped)
- Ways to Improve Motor Performance: “2013 IPC Athletics World Championships - 26072013 - Starting blocks with speaker” Clément Bucco-Lechat / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yanai Lab): “Eadweard Muybridge - Athletes. Walking High Leap (sepia)” Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Kawama Lab): “Pen coil spring 20180405” Santeri Viinamäki / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Miyamoto Lab): “Tendon - intermed mag” Nephron / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Akama Lab): “e09d1b1do” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.