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in
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
, Japan. 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 is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the north ...
. Its campuses are smoke-free.Ryūkoku Universit
Mission Statement
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Notable alumni

* Yuji Fujii, a member of the
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(national legislature) *
Ayano Tsuji is a J-pop singer famous in Japan for her unconventional light singing style and ukulele music. She rose to fame after performing the end-title track for the Studio Ghibli film '' The Cat Returns'' in 2002. Her other music for TV and anime inclu ...
, singer-songwriter. * Takamaro Shigaraki, Buddhologist, later president of the university


See also

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Ryukoku Museum
Educational institutions established in 1922 Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Kyoto Buddhist universities and colleges in Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan Kansai Collegiate American Football League Giyōfū architecture 1922 establishments in Japan {{kyoto-university-stub