Ryukoku University

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Type Private Students 20,200 Campus Urban Total enrollment 20,244 (1 May 2015)		Established 1639 Location Kyoto, Japan Website www.ryukoku.ac.jp Founded 1922

Headquarters Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Notable alumni Akihiro Yanase, Ayano Tsuji, Kei Yoshimizu, Han Hee‑won Similar Kyoto Sangyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Kansai University, Konan University, Doshisha University Profiles YouTube Facebook

Ryukoku University (龍谷大学, Ryūkoku Daigaku) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan.

It was founded as a school for Buddhist monks of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. The university's professors and students founded the literary magazine Chūōkōron in 1887. It has three campuses: Fukakusa and Omiya in Kyoto; and Seta in Shiga prefecture. Its campuses are smoke-free.

Notable alumni

Yuji Fujii, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature)

Ayano Tsuji, singer-songwriter.

Takamaro Shigaraki, Buddhologist, later president of the university

References

Ryukoku University Wikipedia

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