Fukakusa Campus

Café Jurin (meaning “Forest”), operated by a social welfare organization, is located in the open space inside the circular glass walls. The outside walls double as billboards providing information to students.

The library is not only proud of its huge number of books but also its many rare collections. It is especially renowned worldwide for its Nagao Collection of approximately 16,300 volumes of books on corporate, organizational and industrial histories. The library has spacious reading rooms with more than 1,200 seats and also many audio-visual materials such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, not to mention Internet access.

A wooden deck adjacent to the library’s entrance has many tables and chairs for reading and relaxing. As the deck is higher than the central plaza it can also be transformed into a small stage for performances and is often used for events during the annual university festival.

The space in front of the Kenshinkan Hall is paved with stones that used to pave Kyoto’s old tram network. A huge porcelain panel painting, “Gion-shoja,” originally created by the eminent artist Ikuo Hirayama, hangs above the main gate of the Kenshinkan Hall and is lit up at night. The paved path from the main gate to the Kenshinkan Hall is also attractively illuminated each night.

The central space of the campus consists of a grass plaza surrounded by a covered corridor and a stage with a large TV monitor (Ryukoku University Vision). The stage space has tables and chairs for students to relax when it is not being used for special events.

In each area of the campus we have planted evergreen trees to enjoy all year long, and deciduous trees, which reflect the changes of Japan’s distinct four seasons. Each green area is surrounded by benches, drawing gentle curves around the campus and providing space for students to relax and chat with each other.

In addition to hearty meals such as set menus and rice bowl dishes, this cafeteria has a mini buffet, a side dish bar and a salad bar corner so students can get delicious food every day. Among the many popular dishes are “Kensuke-don”, a rice bawl dish originally made by a Ryukoku student, and “Ryuchan Ramen”, an authentic Chinese noodle dish with a soup that’s simmered for two days.

Since Building 2 has many classrooms for the Junior College, which has many female students, the cafeteria has a slightly different atmosphere. From delicious pastas and a mouth-watering rice omelet with half-boiled eggs, to sandwiches and parfaits, there’s something for everyone.

It’s said that the unique geometric design of the gymnasium, comprised of a combination of steel pipes was inspired by the gigantic roof above the festival plaza of Expo held in Osaka one year prior to its construction in 1971. The floor space is big enough for three tennis courts and is used for PE classes and extracurricular student activities.

Just like the main dishes, the selection of side-dishes and various desserts such as shortcake are very popular here. Students can freely choose from hearty dishes to calorie-calculated healthy ones, depending on their mood or physical condition. Another benefit is that this cafeteria is open until late so members of extracurricular clubs and circles as well as students living away from home can make use of it for dinner too.

Computer classrooms and so forth providing the latest information technology can be found in the General Information building. In “self-study rooms”, students can freely use computers and, if necessary, resident student-staff provide advice and assistance so even beginners can feel at ease.