Announcement of the start of the 2017 “University Relay Course” and the change of venue

Approximately 50 universities and organizations that are members of the University Consortium Kyoto offer their own unique lifelong learning courses.
The “University Relay Course” is a relay program held by each university at Campus Plaza Kyoto in order to let citizens know about various unique courses that take advantage of the characteristics of each university, other than the courses that have been provided to Kyoto College so far. No pre-registration is required and it is free, so please join us.
* Some courses have been changed from the originally scheduled venue.
Please check the following and be careful.

Let’s experience more university courses ~ “University town Kyoto” is a learning campus ~

* The capacity and venue have been changed as follows.
◆ Capacity: 250 people * However, 90 people on 9/9 and 170 people on 1/27
◆Lecture time: 13:30~15:00 (Reception starts at 13:00)
◆Venue: Lecture Room 2, 4th floor, Campus Plaza Kyoto (except 9/9 and 1/27)
9/9 Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor Seminar Rooms 2-4
1/27 Campus Plaza Kyoto 4th Floor Lecture Room 3
◆ Registration: Not required
◆ Fee: Free

This year, 12 courses will be held from the following 11 universities. Take any course you like.
《2017 University Relay Course》　【Detailed Information Flyer PDF】

5/27(Sat)	Kyoto University of Foreign Studies	With foreigners visiting Kyoto How to communicate	Jeff Birkland Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages
6/10(Sat)	Otani University	What the Buddha Statue Tells Us -Exploring the history of the region-	Nozomu SaitoProfessor, Department of History, Faculty of Letters Director, Otani University Museum
7/15(Sat)	Ryukoku University	Buddhism as a Way -Introduction to Buddhism for Noticing Happiness-	Takanori SugiokaProfessor, Faculty of Agriculture
8/5(Sat)	Saga Art College	Universal Design -Aiming for a society where everyone can live comfortably-	Takehiko SakataProfessor, Department of Fine Arts Dean of Junior College
9/9(Sat)	Kyoto Seika University	Literature and freedom of expression – Focusing on Junichiro Tanizaki’s modern translations of “The Tale of Genji” and “Thin Snow” –	Atsushi NishinoFull-time Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities
9/30(Sat)	Kyoto Gakuen University	No matter how old you are, it’s not too late to build your body and physical strength.	Misaka KimuraProfessor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
10/7(Sat)	Kyoto Bunkyo University	Creating a community where students and citizens work together -From the case of the efforts of Uji Tea in the town of Uji-	Masami MoriProfessor, Faculty of Social Sciences
11/11(Sat)	Heian Jogakuin University	Kyoto in the Nara Period	Kenichi MoriProfessor, School of International Tourism
11/25(Sat)	Kyoto Gakuen University	Development of FOSHU and Functional Foods Based on the Bioregulatory Functions of Foods	Hiroyuki Fujita Professor, Faculty of Bio-Environmental Sciences
1/27(Sat)	Kyoto City University of Arts	Art × care = complacency and sobriety?	Satoru Takahashidirector Professor, Department of Conceptual Design, Faculty of Fine Arts
2/10(Sat)	Kyoto Women’s University	Shinran Saint in the Dictionary -A heart that longs for saints-	Yoshimichi KurodaFaculty of Developmental Education associate professor
2/17(Sat)	Kyoto Sangyo University	The Universe Seen Through the Lens of Gravity	Atsunori YoneharaDepartment of Astrophysics and Meteorology, Faculty of Science professor

*In April 2017, the name was changed from Kyoto Saga College of the Arts.
★ The content of the course is subject to change due to circumstances. Changes will be posted on the “NEWS” and “Important Notices” section of the University Consortium Kyoto website, as well as on the bulletin board in Campus Plaza Kyoto.

[Reference] Kyoto College University Relay Course Details　

Contact:
University Consortium Kyoto Miyako College
TEL 075-353-9140 FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
※Inquiry time: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00

The 2016 Miyako College University Relay Course begins. (1st session 5/28)

Please attend the “University Relay Course,” a series of public lectures unique to member universities

Approximately 50 universities and organizations that are members of the University Consortium Kyoto offer their own unique lifelong learning courses.
We do. This “University Relay Course,” which will be launched in 2016, will be held at Campus Plaza Kyoto in a relay format by each university in order to
let the public know about various unique courses that make use of the characteristics of each university, other than the courses that have been provided to Kyoto College
so far. This year, it will be offered by
8 universitiesSo, please come and attend.

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　University Relay Course: Schedule and Course Contents of 8 Universities　

Contact:
University Consortium Kyoto Miyako College
TEL 075-353-9140 FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
※Inquiry time: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00

End of 2016 Kyoto College Student Second Semester Application

Thank you for using the Foundation’s lifelong learning project “Miyako College”.
The application for the second semester of this year ended at 16:00 on August 27th.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the large number of applications.
The next application will be for the first semester of 2017. Best regards.

2016 Kyoto College Kyoto Studies Course 3/12 (Sat) Special Lecture “Machikado God Mr./Ms. / Buddha Mr./Ms.”

2016 Kyoto College Kyoto Studies Course “Kyoto’s Cultural Heritage: Japan’s Treasures for the Future”A special course will be held as an opening project. In the special lecture, there will be a lecture by Ms. Takamiko Reizumi, the wife of the Reizumi family, who is descended from the “Uta Sei” of the Heian and Kamakura periods, Fujiwara Toshinari, and the Sadake family, and a dialogue with Professor Toru Yagi of Bukkyo University. Admission to this commemorative course is free and no registration is required. We look forward to your participation.

Saturday, March 12, 2016 [Participation is free, no registration required]
Special Lecture “Machikado God Mr./Ms. and Buddha Mr./Ms.”

　　Lecturer: Ms. Takamiko Reizumi, Executive Director, Reizumi Family Tokiutei Bunko

(Dialogue) Toru Yagi, Professor, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University

　　【Trimming for HP】Toru Yagi Teacher's Photo 　　【Cropping for HP】Reizumi Sensei Photo 2 　　

Ms. Takamiko Reizumi Mr. Toru Yagi

Kyoto’s cultural heritage is famous for its shrines and temples, such as Heian Jingu Shrine and Kiyomizu-dera Temple, but we must never forget that the common people living in Kyoto cherish the shrines and Mr./Ms. in each town. It is the Shunseisha that enshrines Fujiwara Toshinari. The Mr./Ms. of the Machikado gods and the Buddha Mr./Ms. are small and nameless, but they have a history of being protected by the townspeople for generations. Isn’t this the underlying strength of Kyoto’s culture?

◆Time: 13:30 ~ 15:00 (Venue 13:00)

◆Venue: Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th floor, Lecture Room 2

◆Capacity: 250 (first-come, first-served basis)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

All contents of the 2016 Kyoto College Kyoto Studies Course “Kyoto’s Cultural Heritage: Japan’s Treasures for the Future” 【here】

Apply for Kyoto College Kyoto Studies Course [here]

University Consortium Kyoto Miyako College (except Sundays and Mondays)
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji Shimoru Campus Plaza Kyoto
Tel: 075-353-9140 Fax: 075-353-9121

Kyoto College Special Event “The Four Seasons and Festivals of Kyoto” was held!

15th Anniversary of the Kyoto Studies Course Special Project “The Four Seasons and Festivals of Kyoto”

On March 7, Kyoto City and the University Consortium Kyoto held a special event, “The Four Seasons and Festivals of Kyoto,” at Campus Plaza Kyoto, ahead of the start of accepting applications for Miyako College, a lifelong learning program provided by Kyoto City and the University Consortium Kyoto for working adults. The purpose of this event is to spread awareness of the “Kyoto Skills Training Course” established at Kyoto College in order to allow students to learn about Kyoto in depth from various perspectives. This event was planned to commemorate the 15th year of the “Kyoto Studies Course” of the University Consortium Kyoto, which provides courses for this course.

Packed hall

On the day of the event, in addition to a lecture by Professor Toru Yagi of Bukkyo University, who specializes in folklore, Mr./Ms. Hinakiku, a native of Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, who is active as a geiko in Gion East, appeared as a talk guest. The venue, which has a capacity of 280 people, was packed as soon as it opened, and about 400 participants listened to Professor Yagi and Mr./Ms. Hinagiku talk about the main venue in a hurry to show a video of the main venue at another venue.

Professor Yagi giving a lecture on the theme of Kyoto’s Four Seasons and Festivals

Professor Yagi, who serves as the chairman of the planning committee of the Kyoto Studies Course, gave a lecture on the atmosphere of festivals throughout the year in Kyoto. He explained that there are many water festivals in spring and summer and fire festivals in autumn and winter, and called on people to participate in the Kyoto Studies Course “Kyoto Festivals and Bustles” starting in April to learn about the changes in Kyoto’s festivals.

Dialogue between Professor Yagi and Mr./Ms. Hina Kiku

After the lecture, Mr./Ms. Hinagiku joined the stage and answered questions from Professor Yagi about episodes from her time as a maiko and her thoughts on her juniors. When asked about Kyoto’s festivals, he replied in Kyoto that he loved the relaxed Kyoto festivals, and the venue was in a friendly mood. They also danced and played flutes, adding color to the venue. Visitors seemed to be very well received, saying, “It was a very interesting project,” “It was a valuable experience to hear the stories of active geisha,” and “Professor Yagi’s talk was easy to understand.

Mr./Ms. Hina performing a dance

All 14 applications for the 2015 Kyoto Studies Course “Kyoto’s Festivals and Bustles” will be held from March 10 to 21, the same as the application period for Kyoto College. It is also possible to participate in one session. For details, please see the website of Kyoto College’s “Kyoto Studies Course”.

Application to Kyoto College’s “Kyoto Studies Course”

For more information about the Kyoto Studies Course, please visit our website.

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto Kyoto College
TEL 075-353-9140　FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto

2014 Kyoto Studies Course December 6 (Sat) Stay in Kyoto Stay at a hotel ~ 126 years since the founding of Kyoto Hotel tradition and tomorrow ~ will be held!

(10th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~Sightseeing Gaze~”

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The first hotel in Kyoto was Nakamuraya in Gion, which opened in the first year of the Meiji era (1868). Later, in Meiji 21 (1888), Kyoto Tokiwa, which followed the current Kyoto Hotel, opened in Kamogawa Nijo Ohashi Nishizume. Kyoto Tokiwa received the payment of the ruins of the government facility in Kawaramachi Nijo, and restarted in Meiji 23 (1890) as a newly built Western-style hotel as KIOTO HOTEL. The fact that Crown Prince Nicholas of Russia stayed at this hotel and encountered the Otsu incident was a major international event. In 1925, the first Rotary club in Kyoto was established at the Kyoto Hotel. We will focus on the history of hotels in Kyoto that have progressed with the times.

Date	Saturday, December 6, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer	Ikuo Ooka (Kyoto Hotel Co., Ltd.) Born in Tokyo in 1948. 1975 / Joined Shiga Kogen Hotel in Nagano Prefecture, 1976 / Kyoto Hotel. After serving banquet services and banquet sales, he worked in the computer introduction preparation room. After working in the Electronic Calculation Division and the Accounting Section, he participated in the complete reconstruction of the Kyoto Hotel in the Business Planning Division. 1994 / General Manager of Sales Promotion Department, 2001 / Director, General Manager of Tokyo Sales Department, 2003 / General Manager of the President’s Office, 2005 / General Manager of Sales Promotion Department, 2006 / General Manager of Karasuma Kyoto Hotel, 2007 / General Manager of the Audit Office, 2010 / Organizational Operation and Management, 2012 / Managing Director.

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

* How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event.
* Free of charge for full-time students (excluding graduate students, majors, and correspondence course students) of the University Consortium Kyoto member universities and junior colleges, as well as all non-degree students enrolled in the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center.
How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event. It is not possible to apply for practical courses.

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto, Department of Kyoto Studies
TEL 075-353-9140　FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Reception hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

2014 Kyoto Studies Course November 22 (Sat) Travel Guide ~The Charm of Kyoto Tourist Guide~ will be held!

(9th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Headline November 22
Tourists come to Kyoto in a wide range of ages, from children to the elderly, and many of them come frequently because they admire the charm of Kyoto in all four seasons. In addition, about 1 million students come on school trips annually as repeat customers in the future. Our guide association is a tourist guide in Kyoto for Japan tourists, and we would like to contribute to the increase in tourists in Kyoto in the future by conveying the state of tourists and the charm of the guide through daily guides.

Date	Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer	Shinichi Ukawa (Kyoto SKY Tourist Guide Association) Born in Osaka in 1944, moved to Kyoto after the war and graduated from Fushimi High School. In 2004, after retiring from a financial institution, he joined the Guide Association. In 2011, he became Vice President of the Kyoto SKY Tourist Guide Association. In 2013, he became the president of the Kyoto SKY Tourist Guide Association.

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course November 1 (Sat) Trip and Shrine Visits ~The Beginning of “Famous Places”~!

(8th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

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From the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of the early modern period, what we now call “landmarks” appeared. Kyoto came to be seen as a city full of these “famous places”, and shrines and temples became the center. Media that invites you to “famous places” also appear one after another. It is a pilgrimage mandala, a map of the Rakuchu Rakugai, a description of the landmarks, and a guide. While introducing such media, we will trace the development of “famous places” and the spread of travel, using Kiyomizu-dera Temple as a typical example.

Date	Saturday, November 1, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer	Teruhisa Sakai (Curator, Kiyomizu-dera Temple) Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1948. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. In 1973, he joined the Kyoto Shimbun and served as Director of the Cultural Affairs Department of the News Bureau and a member of the editorial board of the Cultural News Department of the News Bureau. After serving as an advisor for the revitalization of Kyoto City from April 2009, he became the curator of Kiyomizu-dera Temple from April 12.

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course October 18 (Sat) Travel and Railways ~Kyoto from the Perspective of Tourism and Folklorism~ will be held!

(7th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Travel & Railways

With the development of the modern railway network, the postal system, and the media, ethnic events and performing arts in various regions have been “discovered” and “hometowns” have been created. In the Showa 50s, the Japanese National Railways (JNR) “Discovery Japan” once again made people aware of their “hometown” and “hometown”. Among them, Kyoto will become a major tourist attraction based on the image of “the hometown of Japan”. I would like to think together with Mr. Mr./Ms. about the relationship between the history of technology and the history of media in the historical background of tourism, and the relationship between Kyoto, Kyoto tourism, and folkloism.

Date	Saturday, October 18, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer	Toshihiko Saito (Associate Professor, Department of History and Culture, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University) Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1971. Withdrew from the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Letters, Bukkyo University. Ph.D. (Literature). He is the author of “Early Modern Kamigata Kabuki and Sakai” (2012, Shibunkaku Publishing), “Early Modern Sakai and Kabuki” (2009, Osaka Metropolitan University Joint Press), and co-author of “Once Upon a Time in Kyoto” (2006, Heibonsha).

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course “The Joy of Travel: Entertainment in Kyoto in the Edo Period” will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014!

(6th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Pleasure of the trip It is often said that Kyoto became a tourist city after the middle of the Edo period. According to travel records, it seems that sightseeing in Kyoto at that time was centered on visiting shrines, temples, and famous sites, just as it is now. At the same time, Kyoto at that time saw a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment performances. The existence of these facilities and entertainment is thought to have been one of the pleasures of traveling for those who visited Kyoto. In this lecture, I would like to introduce these situations while showing specific materials.

Date	Saturday, October 4, 2014 10:30~12:00
Venue	Campus Plaza Kyoto 5th Floor, Lecture Room 1
Lecturer	Hiroyoshi Yamachika (Professor, Osaka Kyoiku University) Born in 1960. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. Studied at the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. After working as an assistant at the Faculty of Letters, Nara Women’s University, and as a lecturer and associate professor at Osaka Kyoiku University, she assumed her current position in 2005. He specializes in historical geography.

Application

Fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

* How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event.
* Free of charge for full-time students (excluding graduate students, majors, and correspondence course students) of the University Consortium Kyoto member universities and junior colleges, as well as all non-degree students enrolled in the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center. How to apply: Please apply at the venue on the day of the event. It is not possible to apply for hands-on courses. ２０１４

The 2014 Kyoto College “Kyoto Studies Course” will be held until Saturday, December 6.

Inquiries

University Consortium Kyoto, Department of Kyoto Studies
TEL 075-353-9140　FAX 075-353-9121
〒600-8216 Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji, Shimo-ku, Kyoto, Campus Plaza Kyoto
* Business hours: Tuesday ~ Saturday 9:00 ~ 17:00 (excluding year-end and New Year holidays)

Archives

Announcement of the start of the 2017 “University Relay Course” and the change of venue

Let’s experience more university courses ~ “University town Kyoto” is a learning campus ~

The 2016 Miyako College University Relay Course begins. (1st session 5/28)

Please attend the “University Relay Course,” a series of public lectures unique to member universities

End of 2016 Kyoto College Student Second Semester Application

2016 Kyoto College Kyoto Studies Course 3/12 (Sat) Special Lecture “Machikado God Mr./Ms. / Buddha Mr./Ms.”

Kyoto College Special Event “The Four Seasons and Festivals of Kyoto” was held!

15th Anniversary of the Kyoto Studies Course Special Project “The Four Seasons and Festivals of Kyoto”

Application to Kyoto College’s “Kyoto Studies Course”

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course December 6 (Sat) Stay in Kyoto Stay at a hotel ~ 126 years since the founding of Kyoto Hotel tradition and tomorrow ~ will be held!

(10th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~Sightseeing Gaze~”

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course November 22 (Sat) Travel Guide ~The Charm of Kyoto Tourist Guide~ will be held!

(9th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course November 1 (Sat) Trip and Shrine Visits ~The Beginning of “Famous Places”~!

(8th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course October 18 (Sat) Travel and Railways ~Kyoto from the Perspective of Tourism and Folklorism~ will be held!

(7th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Application

Tuition fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course “The Joy of Travel: Entertainment in Kyoto in the Edo Period” will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014!

(6th) 2014 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Traveling in Kyoto ~The Gaze of Tourism~”

Application

Fee: 1,500 yen (1 time)

Inquiries

2014 Kyoto Studies Course "The Joy of Travel: Entertainment in Kyoto in the Edo Period" will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014!