67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577

TEL:(075)642-1111　FAX:(075)642-8867

Location & Access

Facilities

• Wagenkan
• Building 2
• Building 3
• Building 4
• Building 5
• Building 8
• Building 21
• Building 22
• Shieikan
• Library
• Kenshinkan
• Cafe "Jurin"
• Stage
• Jojukan
• Gymnasium
• Shikokan
• Shishinkan
• Tennis court
• West Gate
• Main Gate
• Side Gate
• East Gate
• North Gate
• Senshokan
• mitrakan
• North West Gate

Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

• Faculty of Letters(Freshmen and Sophomores)
• Faculty of Psychology(Freshmen and Sophomores)
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Business Administration
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Policy Science
• Faculty of International Studies
• (Faculty of Intercultural Communication)
• Junior College
• Graduate School of Economics
• Graduate School of Business Administration
• Graduate School of Policy Science
• Graduate School of Intercultural Communication
• Graduate School of Law
• Law School

Research Centers

• Ryukoku Research Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Religion, Science and Humanities
• Corrections and Rehabilitation Research Center
• Open Research Center for Development Systems of Local Human Resources and Public Policy
• Open Research Center for the Study of Satoyama and Community Life
• Research Institute for Social Sciences

Details of Facilities

Cafe "Jurin"

Cafe 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.

Fukakusa Library

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.

Entrance Deck

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.

Stone Pavement in front of Kenshinkan

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.

Stage, Coffidor & Open Grass Plaza

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.

Gymnasium

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.

General Information Building (Building 5)

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.

History and Basic Information

The Fukakusa Campus, with its distinctive red brick buildings, was established in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, southeast of Kyoto Station, in 1960 as a commemorative activity of the 700th anniversary of the death of the Buddhist monk Shinran-shonin. During Japan’s period of high economic growth, the Faculties of Economics, Business Administration and Law were opened to expand and enrich educational and research activities. Thus, in the 60s Ryukoku University developed into a comprehensive university of humanities.

Fukakusa campus has now become the center of the University with its administrative headquarters, general information building, language classrooms and cafeterias that enrich student life.