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Keio University (慶應義塾) is the oldest and most highly rated private university in Japan. Due to its age, its campuses have many historic buildings. This article introduces some of the school's notable architecture.


Mita campus

In 1858,
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founded the . Ten years later the school's name changed to Keio Gijyuku (慶應義塾); in 1871 it moved to Mita, its main campus. The campus has a number of historic structures. ; ''Maboroshi no mon'' :The former main gate, the original black wooden gate dated to the Edo period. The present stone gate was built in 1913. In 2000, the gate was moved to top of a sloping stone walkway. ; : The original building was constructed in 1876. In 1947 the tile-roofed, two-story, Western-style wooden building was restored, and in 1967 it was designated an important cultural property. ;''Inari yama'' :''Inari yama'' is atop a flight of stone steps near the Speech Hall. Its name originated from the , built by the Shimabara clan, which was previously located there. Although the shrine is gone, its name persisted after the university's founding. ; :The old library and the Speech Hall are iconic campus buildings. The library was completed in 1912 as part of the university's 50th-anniversary celebrations. Designed by
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with his architectural partner Chujo Siichiro. It includes the Fukuzawa Memorial Center of modern Japanese studies and the Institute of Oriental Classics (''Shido Bunko''). ; : The campus administration building is known as ''Jyukukan-kyoku''. Completed in 1926, it replaced a two-story brick building dating to 1886. ''Jyukukan-kyoku'' houses a number of departments, offices and meeting rooms. ; : Built in 2011, the new ''Minami kōsha'' was part of the university's 150th-anniversary celebration. Its design is similar in its modernism to the old ''Minami kōsha''. The building has a mixture of lecture, study and multipurpose rooms. ; : The old school building was constructed for the university's centenary in 1959. The 36-room building, with a capacity of 2,721, was the largest building on the Mita campus for many years. ; : Built in 2000, the East Research Building was designed like an old brick library. Near ''Maboroshi no mon'', its arch features a quotation by Fukuzawa Yukichi in Latin: ''Homo nec ullas cuiquam praepositus nec subditus creatur'' ("Heaven does not make one man better or worse than others"). The is named for American writer and medical doctor
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. ; : The South Annex was built in 2009 to provide lecture space during the construction of the south building. The annex is headquarters for research coordination and administration, a research and administration center for the arts and a training room for the graduate school of human relations and the Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies. ; : Designed by
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, the new library was completed in 1982. The building has six stories above ground and five underground. Maki won the 1982 BCS prize for his design. ; : Built by Taisei Kensetsu in 2005, the seismically-isolated, reinforced-concrete South Building has eleven stories above ground and five underground. The building has classrooms, offices and training and counseling rooms. ; New Banraisha : Banraisha is a social club for alumni, teachers and students. Designed by :ja:Yoshiro Taniguchi and
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, it was begun in 1946 to replace an 1887 building destroyed by American
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. The was completed in 1951. In 2005, it (and its garden) was moved to the roof of the South Building. ; : The West Building was constructed in 1959 (at the same time as the old ''Minami kōsha'') as part of the university's centenary, on the site of the (which was destroyed in a 1945 aerial attack). ; Graduate-school building :The graduate-school building was constructed as part of the university's 125th anniversary. It houses classrooms, research rooms and offices. Other buildings include: *: Keio University Athletic Association and ''Mita Bungaku'' offices, internal audit services *: Conference hall, health center and offices *: Classrooms and offices *: Offices, meeting and research rooms * Keio University Press: International dormitory


Hiyoshi campus

The Hiyoshi campus opened in 1934. During World War II, some buildings were used by the personnel division, engineering unit, , and . Soon after its relocation the navy constructed a dugout, which remains. The campus still contains some undeveloped areas. Its main road, wide and long (from Hiyoshi station to the Commemorative Hall, lined with 100 ginkgo trees), is a popular walking area. The tree-lined street received in 1997. Notable buildings include: *Building One: Keiō Gijyuku high school building *Building Two: The art-deco science-classroom building was designed by the and built by the and in 1934. *''Kyosei-kan'' (協生館): Built in 2008 as part of the university's 150th-anniversary celebrations, its architecture is highly ranked by (the Yokohama certification system for environmental friendliness). The complex features a pool, the graduate school and facilities available to the public. *''Raiōsha'' (来往舎): Designed and constructed by Shimizu Group in 2001, the seven-story building contains laboratories and reference libraries. *Building Four (Independence Wing): Built in 2009 as part of the university's 150th-anniversary celebration by Kashima Group, the building features a communications studio. *Hiyoshi Library: Built with a ship motif in 1985, the library has 600,000 titles. *: Built for the university's 100th anniversary in 1958, the hall's restructuring plans have been postponed. *Fujiwara Memorial Hall: Built in 1958 as a library with a donation from Aiichirō Fujiwara, it is now a multipurpose building. *KBS: Opened in 1978, the former graduate school is vacant. *Building Three: Classrooms, foreign-language lounge *Building Four: Section A—classrooms; Section B—classrooms, counseling room, international and business centers *Building Five: Built in 1962, the four-story building was demolished and replaced by a garden. *Building Six: Classrooms, terrace *Building Seven: Classrooms, lecture room, Hiyoshi information-technology center, computer room *Building Eight: Classrooms, Psychology laboratory, art research room, musicology research department


Indoor fitness facilities

*Gymnasium: Judo and Kendo training rooms *Sport ridge: Research laboratory, ping-pong training room *Judo training room *Sports medicine research center


Outdoor athletic plant

*Rugby field (birthplace of Japanese rugby) *Equestrian facility


Public-health facility

*Health-management center *Extracurricular-activity center *Commons: Restaurants, assembly room, store


Accommodations

*: Designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi (1937) *: Four stories *Baseball-club hostel (2008) *KBS house *Keio Nestle House


Other facilities

*Dugout entrance *
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residence, with burial chamber * *
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chapel (1936)


Shinanomachi campus

In 1917 a opened in Mita, later moving to Shinanomachi and (during World War II) Musashino. Notable buildings include: *: Built in 1987, the 11-story hospital has 1,056 beds. * Kitasato Memorial Medical Library: In 1937, the unveiled plans for a library in memory of the medical school's founder, Shibasaburo Kitazato. Three hundred thousand yen was raised, and was commissioned to design the building. In 1944 the commission donated the building to the university, and in 2004 it was renamed the Shinanomachi Media Center. It has a large number of books, specializing in medical history. The is awarded annually. *Institute of Integrated Medical Research: The nine-story building was constructed in 2001. *Clinical Research Building: The five-story building was constructed in February 2008. *Preventive Medicine and Public Health Building: Built in 1929, the four-story building (designed by and built by ) is the oldest on the Shinanomachi campus and until recently was used for lectures. *Hospital annex: The annex was designed by ''Sone-naka-jyo kenchiku jimusho'' and constructed by in 1932. In 2008, it ended its operations; in November 2009, a was held before the construction of Building 3. *Building 3: The six-story building has two wings: North (Clinical Research Building II) and South.


Clinic

*Central wing (1963) *Wing 1 wards: Two outpatient wards (1965) *Wing 2 wards: Clinical research wing (department of internal medicine) *Wing 6 wards (1953) *Wing 7 wards (1954) *Outpatient rehabilitation center *Endocrine center *Advanced care center *Radiographic diagnostic center *Mortuary


Education and research

*East lecture hall (1957) *Lecture Hall 2 (1961) *Education and Research Building (1996): Lecture hall and seminar room *Clinical Research Hall: Lecture theater *Waksman Foundation of Japan (1957): Founded by 1952 Nobel laureate
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for the . *: Nursing-school lecture room, general-education center, gym *Museum *Animal housing *Boiler room


Other buildings

*: The present commercial facility was built in 1995 on the site of the .『慶應義塾史事典』2008年(平成12年) *: The Shinto shrine is located on campus.


Yagami campus

*: Built in 2000, the building has a basement reference room.


Shonan Fujisawa campus


Shiba kyoritsu campus

In 2008 Keio University joined with campuses in Shiba and Urawa, opening its Department of Pharmacology and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The campus has three buildings: 1, 2 and 3.


Shin-kawasaki campus

The K2Town campus, built in 2000, aims to advance research and development among industry, academia and Kawasaki.慶應義塾大学新川崎K2タウンキャンパス 新川崎先端研究教育スクエア


Further reading

*『慶應義塾七十五年史』 (1932) *『慶應義塾百年史』 (1969) *Jyunichiro Isida (石田潤一郎), Akihisa Masuda (増田彰久) (1980) 『日本の建築 明治大正昭和7 ブルジョワジーの装飾』( Sanseido) *Keio Gijyuku University Mita information centor (慶應義塾大学三田情報センター編) (1972) 『慶應義塾図書館史』(慶應義塾大学三田情報センター) *『慶應義塾史事典』 (2008)


References


External links


Keio gijyuku (written in Japanese)Web site of Keio gijyuku 150th anniversary of the founding.
{{coord missing, Kanagawa Prefecture Keio University ja:学校法人慶應義塾