Ryukoku University
It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests 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.
Ryukoku University
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- Name
- Ryukoku University
- Founded
- 1639
- Headquarters
- Fukakusa
- Part of
- sankinkōryū
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It was founded as a school for Buddhist priests 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.
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Its campuses are smoke-free. It is one university belongs to "San-Kin-Ko-Ryu"(産近甲龍), a group of semi-major private universities in the Kansai area.
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• Name — Ryukoku University • Native Name — 龍谷大学 • Motto — You, Unlimited • Established — 1639 • Type — Private • President — Takashi Irisawa • Students — 21,358 • Undergrad — 20,754 • Postgrad — 604 • City — Kyoto and Otsu, Shiga • Country — Japan • Campus — Urban • Illustration — Fukakusa campus • Illustration — Jushinkan in Seta campus Ryukoku University is a private university in Kyoto, Japan.
Faculties
Faculties
Undergraduate Schools • Faculty of Letters • Faculty of Economics • Faculty of Business Administration • Faculty of Law • Faculty of International Studies • Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology • Faculty of Sociology • Faculty of Policy Studies • Faculty of Agriculture • Faculty of Psychology Graduate Schools • Graduate School of Letters • Graduate School of Economics • Graduate School of Business Administration • Graduate School of Law • Graduate School of Policy Science • Graduate School of International Studies • Graduate School of Science and Technology • Graduate School of Sociology • Graduate School of Practical Shin Buddhist Studies • Graduate School of Agriculture
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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 • Kenryu Takashi Tsuji, Japanese-Canadian Buddhist leader
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