Location
Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Uzumasa Campus
Address: 18 Gotanda-cho,
Yamanouchi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, 615-8577
Kyoto University of Advanced
Science formerly Kyoto Gakuen University, is a
private university located in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto,
Japan. Originally founded as a trade school in
1925 and incorporated in 1969, KUAS was
refounded in 2019 under the leadership of
Shigenobu Nagamori. Its two campuses are located
in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto City, and Kameoka City, Kyoto
Prefecture.
The university is organized into five faculties
and five graduate schools. The undergraduate
faculties include the Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration, the Faculty of
Humanities, the Faculty of Bioenvironmental
Science, the Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, and the Faculty of Engineering. The
graduate schools include the Graduate School of
Economics, the Graduate School of Business
Administration, the Graduate School of Human
Culture, the Graduate School of Bioenvironmental
Science, and the Graduate School of Engineering.
In 2020, the university's Faculty of Engineering
began to offer programs taught entirely in
English, signaling a shift towards
internationalization and English-medium
education.
From Kyoto Station to Uzumasa Campus
Route 1: Take the Kyoto Municipal Subway
Karasuma Line, transfer to the Tozai Line at Karasuma Oike
Station, and get off at Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station. It takes
approximately 20 minutes, and the fare is 260 JPY (as of 2023).
Route 2: Take the JR Sagano Line, transfer to the Kyoto
Municipal Subway Tozai Line at Nijo Station, and get off at
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station. It takes approximately 15 minutes,
and the fare is 410 JPY (as of 2023).
Uzumasa Campus is located right next to Uzumasa Tenjingawa
Station.
Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station is the most convenient station for
access to Uzumasa Campus. Other stations such as Randen
Tenjingawa Station and Kyoto City bus stops are also located
near campus, making it convenient for students to commute to
school no matter where they live in Kyoto City.
Please note that there are no car parking lots at Uzumasa
Campus. We ask that students commute by public transportation or
bicycle.
