Ryukoku University

Ryukoku University

Infobox University
name = Ryukoku University
native_name = 龍谷大学


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established = 1639
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city = Kyoto
country = Japan
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website = [http://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/english/index.html www.ryukoku.ac.jp]

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nihongo|Ryukoku University|龍谷大学|Ryūkoku Daigaku is a private university located 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. Professors and students of the university established the famed literary magazine "Chūōkōron" in 1887. It has three campuses: Fukakusa and Omiya in Kyoto; and Seta in Shiga prefecture. It also has a US branch in Berkeley, California.

Notable alumni

* Yuji Fujii, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature)
* Ayano Tsuji, singer-songwriter.

External links

* [http://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/english/index.html Ryukoku University Homepage]
* [http://opac.lib.ryukoku.ac.jp/web/en/english/electronic/electronic_37.html Woodblock Print of Ryukoku University, 1879]


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