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 | |
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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 | ||
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.
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