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Ritsumeikan University is a private university in Kyoto, Japan, that traces its origin to 1869. With the Kinugasa Campus (KIC) in Kyoto, and Kyoto Prefecture, the university also has a satellite called Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) and Osaka-Ibaraki Campus (OIC). Tod ...
in Kita-ku,
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
, Japan. The Museum is accessible to the public for a 400–600 Yen fee. The displays and materials are mostly in Japanese but there is a 25-page English booklet describing the exhibits. The museum is near
Kinkaku-ji , officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually.Bornoff, Nicholas (2000). ''The National Geographic Traveler: Japan''. National Geographic Socie ...
and just east of the main Ritsumeikan University campus. In 2004 the museum took over the exhibits of the museum that was part of the Young People's Plaza, designed by famous architect
Kenzo Tange is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *賢三, "wise, three" *健三, "healthy, three" *謙三, "humble, three" *健想, "healthy, concept" *建造, "bu ...
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Excerpt from English Pamphlet

The standing exhibits of Ritsumeikan University's Kyoto Museum for World Peace are currently designed to emphasize the importance of
peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...
primarily by covering the problems of
war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
and the arms race and accurately portraying the suffering they bring about. However, through its special exhibits, the Museum is also striving to extend its view to the problem of
structural violence Structural violence is a form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs. The term was coined by Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, who introduced it in hi ...
in an effort to contribute to the development of true peace. The Museum for Peace also contributes to peace (Mission). The Gallery for Peace exhibits living artists. It exhibits in the community. Since May 2000, it exhibited in two cafes, Duke and North Carolina State University, Carrboro Town Hall and two ballet schools. The Gallery has contributed 3 paintings to the Florida Nature Conservation Center, 3 paintings to Soka University of America, and a 1 of 1 signed reproduction, and a 1 of 5 signed reproduction to the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina for their annual fund raising auction and sale of Art works, Works of the Heart, in October, 2000 2001, 2002, 2003. The Gallery for Peace, part of the Museum for Peace, exhibits contemporary art. The Gallery also teaches art and performance art. The Gallery supports: exhibits promoting Peace,
human rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...
through nonviolence, the Victory over
Violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened ...
campaign, a healthy global environment, the abolition of war,
global citizenship Global citizenship is the idea that one's identity transcends geography or political borders and that responsibilities or rights are derived from membership in a broader class: "humanity". This does not mean that such a person denounces or waives ...
, other organizations dedicated to Peace, health care and education for all people.


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Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University
official website
Rits - Peace Museum
Ritsumeikan University Peace museums Museums in Kyoto University museums in Japan Ritsumeikan University {{Japan-museum-stub