Jichi Medical University (自治医科大学, Jichi ika daigaku) is a private university in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan, established in 1972. In 2008 the Gates Foundation awarded $100,000 to Hiroyuki Matsuoka, a medical researcher at the university, to do research on flying syringes. It is served by Jichi Medical University Station. Source: Wikipedia (en)