Kyoto University
National university in Kyoto, Japan
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Kyoto University (京都大学, Kyōto daigaku), or KyotoU (京大, Kyōdai), is a national research university in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former Imperial Universities and the second oldest university in Japan.
The university has ten undergraduate faculties, eighteen graduate schools, and thirteen research institutes. The university's educational and research activities are centred in its three main campuses in Kyoto: Yoshida, Uji and Katsura. The Kyoto University Library Network, consisting of more than 40 libraries spread across its campuses, has a collection of more than 7.49 million books, making it the second largest university library in the country. In addition to these campuses, the university owns facilities and lands for educational and research purposes around the country.
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Kyoto
City in the Kansai region of Japan
1.2 mi away
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Former ruling palace of the Emperor of Japan
1.1 mi away
Kyoto Prefecture
Prefecture of Japan
1.5 mi away
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
1868 battle of the Boshin War in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan
1.2 mi away
Doshisha University
Private university in Kyoto, Japan
1.2 mi away
Shimogamo Shrine
Shinto shrine in Japan
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