Ryukoku University

Based in Kyoto, Japan, Ryukoku University is a private university with more than 20,000 students. Originally established as a school for Buddhist monks, the university now offers teaching in the following faculty areas:

• Letters
• Economics
• Business Administration
• Law
• Policy Science
• Science and Technology
• Sociology
• International Studies
• Intercultural Communication
• Agriculture
• Practical Shin Buddhist Studies
• Asian and African Studies

The university consists of three campuses: Fukakusa and Omiya in Kyoto, and Seta in Shiga prefecture. All three of these campuses are non-smoking environments. Students wishing to apply from outside Japan should contact the university by postcard, email or fax, indicating the preferred type of application and return address.