Ryukoku University

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Ryukoku University

龍谷大学
Omiya Campus in January 2017
Type	Private
Established	1639
Students	20,200
Location	Kyoto , Japan
Campus	Urban
Website	Official website

Fukakusa campus

Jushinkan in Seta campus

Ryukoku University (龍谷大学, Ryūkoku Daigaku) is a private university in Kyoto, 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. Its campuses are smoke-free.^[1]

Notable alumni[]

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• 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

See also[]

• List of National Treasures of Japan (writings)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Ryukoku Museum

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Coordinates: 34°57′50″N 135°46′0″E / 34.96389°N 135.76667°E / 34.96389; 135.76667

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