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Completed in 1903 (36th year of the Meiji
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Faculty of Engineering
Memorial Hall of Civil
Engineering
period), this facility was constructed to store
* Domain “han”
(
in Japanese) was the basic unit of local sovereignty
This building, completed in 1917, is
the writings of Shoin Yoshida donated to
during the Edo period (1603 - 1867), as granted by the Tokugawa
representative of the brick architectural style
Kyoto University after the death of Choshu
Shogunate to each“daimyo”feudal lord. The Tokugawa Shogunate was a
during the Taisho period (1912-1926). It is
Domain* politician, Yajirou Shinagawa.
military government established by shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa.
characterized by decorative elements carved
Sonjo-do
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(Registered tangible cultural property)
into the granite, as well as its large windows.
North Campus
one of two Imperial universities. In 1947
Completed in 1922, this was the university's
University. At present, Kyoto University
first reinforced concrete building, and was
consists of fifteen graduate schools, ten
designed without a tiled roof. It is characterized
undergraduate facilities, and more than
Kyodai Nogakubu-mae
by russet tiling in place of bricks on the walls,
thirty research institutes and centers. In
the curved façade above the entranceway, and
a decorative band along the top of the building.
the last few years Kyoto University has
Research Bldg. No.5
West Campus
Faculty of
Medicine Campus
← to Keihan Demachiyanagi Station
Yoshida-South
Campus
Faculty of
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Campus
University Hospital
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North Campus
Hyakumanben Intersection
to Ginkakuji Temple →
Imadegawa St.
Hyakumanben
Clock Tower
Research Bldg. No.1
/ Project Lab
Research Bldg. No.2
Institute for Research in Humanities
Main Bldg. / Research Bldg. No.4
Sports Gymnasium
well-known symbol of Kyoto University,
housing what was formerly the President's
a large auditorium. The building was
Faculty of Letters
Main Bldg.
Cafeteria “RÉNAIS”
renovated and renamed the Clock Tower
Centennial Hall in December 2003,
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commemorating the university's 100th
ioji St.
anniversary, celebrated in 1997. Located
Faculty of Education
Main Bldg.
Higash
behind the Clock Tower used to be
Classroom No.1 of the Faculty of Law and
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Faculty of Law and Economics
North Bldg.
Faculty of Letters
East Bldg.
Economics ‒ the largest classroom at the
Main Library
time, it was where students gathered during
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Institue of
Economic Research
Main Bldg.
the Takigawa Incident, as well as where
negotiations took place for student
demonstrations. The camphor tree standing
today is a successor to the original, which
was badly damaged by the 1934 Muroto
Institute for Integrated
Cell-Material Science
(Complex1)
Typhoon.
University Museum
Opened in 2001, this is one of the largest
Clock Tower
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other academic materials collected by the
Kyodai Seimon-mae
University during the more than 100 years
since its founding.
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Faculty of Engineering
Bldg. No.2
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Higashiichijo St.
exhibits 2.6 million valuable specimens and
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Faculty of Engineering
Bldg. No.6
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university museums in Japan. It houses and
Faculty of Engineering
Bldg. No.11
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Yoshida Shrine
Mondays, Tuesdays, year-end and new-year
holidays
[Admission]
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Bust of Hiroji Kinoshita
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Bust of Shinzo Shinjo
Main Gate
good progress in advanced applied
research, such as biotechnology and
in 1979.
energy science continues, assuring that
Faculty of Integrated Human
Studies Main Gate and Guard
Station
the-art laboratories on the campuses.
School ‒ or“Sanko”‒ was formally established
The Uji campus is about twelve
as‘Kyoto University’when the Yoshida-South
kilometers to the south where natural
Campus opened. The Sanko was known for its
science and energy research facilities are
Former Main Building of
Petrochemistry Course
kilometers west of the main campus,
opened in October 2003. The Graduate
School of Engineering and Informatics
are in the process of moving to the
Katsura campus.
is the oldest piece of architecture at the
laboratory when the Third Higher School
relocated to the current Yoshida Campus area
(group rates available)
currently serves as a lounge for international
High School “Kyusei
(
Ichi Ko”) and also as
University during particularly hard times,
from Osaka. The building is also known as the
students. It was designed to match the
Director of Higher Education Bureau of the
characterized by an economic downturn,
“Nobel Prize House”
, as three laureates ‒ Hideki
former Main Building of the Petrochemistry
Ministry of Education. He contributed to
suppression of ideas, and other problems.
Department.
establishing the basis of today's Kyoto
Yukawa, Shinichiro Tomonaga and Kenichi
Fukui ‒ all conducted their research here.
Bust of Torasaburo Araki
Memorial Stone for
Disbandment of the Third High
School Preparatory Course
Faculty of Law, specialized in administrative
Torasaburo Araki (1866 - 1942) was a former
This stone was erected in 1894 to
geography and ancient art. Its outstanding
law. He was active outside Japan as well,
President of the University, specializing in
memorialize the temporary abolition of the
architectural details may be seen in the
serving as a judge at the International Court
medical chemistry. He served as President for
Third High School Preparatory Course which
pediment above its entrance, the upper oval
of Justice.
the 14 years following 1915, the longest
was formerly located here. The abolition
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tenure of a past President.
forced the students to transfer to other
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schools.
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fenestellas, and the turrets atop its roof.
located. The Katsura campus, seven
The single-storied section of this 1889 building
astrophysics. Appointed in 1929, he led the
range from history to archaeology, to
Facilities are housed in century-old red
brick buildings as well as state- of-
serving as Headmaster of the former First
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The main campus of Kyoto University
is near the central part of Kyoto City.
Constructed in 1897 when the Third Higher
Prevention Research Institute, the building
Yorozu Oda (1868 - 1945), a professor of the
our findings contribute to society.
(Registered tangible cultural property)
Junior high and elementary school students : ¥200
from the Faculty of Letters, current items
research in venture business for
stones. It was reconstructed in its current form
University and senior high school students : ¥300
Bust of Yorozu Oda
sciences and natural science. Creative
engineering has been initiated, and
university. It was originally built as a physics
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During its long history, Kyoto
constructed with alternately laid bricks and
President of the University, specializing in
Built in 1914, to store rare materials collected
be critical this century.
information technology and electrical
as the first President of Kyoto University after
(Registered tangible cultural property)
emerging issues which are expected to
The original gate, completed in 1897, was
Built in 1916 as the office of the Disaster
University.
graduate schools to cope with the
(Registered tangible cultural property)
Shinzo Shinjo (1873 - 1938) was a former
Faculty of Letters
Exhibition Hall
level studies and has established new
developing the humanities, social
Hiroji Kinoshita (1851 - 1910) was appointed
Adults : ¥400
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Former Disaster Prevention
Research Institute Office
placed greater emphasis on graduate
University has put its energies into
scholars and Nobel laureates.
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Imperial University was renamed Kyoto
around the entrances.
liberal academic stance, and is remembered
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when a new law was passed, Kyoto
1953. Unique design elements can be seen
today for having produced many prominent
Yoshida-South Campus
[Days closed]
Venture Business Laboratory
(VBL)
Faculty of Engineering
Dept.of Physics Bldg.
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University
Head Office
in 1933, with additional wings built through to
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Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Bldg. No.1
Bldg. No.8
Faculty of Law and Economics
Main Building
The West Wing was the first to be completed
Faculty of Engineering
Bldg. No.10
Faculty of Engineering
Bldg. No.3
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Office ‒ currently the Guest Room ‒ as well as
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Academic Center for
Computing and Media Studies
(North Bldg.)
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Completed in 1925, the tower is now a
Kyoto University was founded 1897 as
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Architecture
Memorial Hall
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Main Campus
(Clock Tower)
About
Kyoto
University
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Kyoto University
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Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku,
Cafe
Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
URL http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
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