Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Kameoka

Name: Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Address: Kameoka, Japan

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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. ()

Local name: 京都学園大学 Established: 1925 (100 years ago)Coordinates: 34°59'40"N, 135°33'14"E

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Nearby attractions include: Kameyama Castle, Yoshimine-dera, Atago Shrine, Mount Atago.

2 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Kameyama Castle, Kameoka
52 min walk • Kameyama Castle is a castle located in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It guarded the northwest passage into Kyoto for nearly three hundred years.
6.5 miSE
Temple
Yoshimine-dera, Kyoto
165 min walk • Yoshimine-dera is a temple of the Tendai school of Buddhism in the western ward of Nishikyō-ku, in Kyoto. It is built on the western hills overlooking the city. It was founded in 1029 by Gensan. The main image is a statue of thousand-armed Kannon.
6.4 miNE
Temple, Historical place
Atago Shrine, Kyoto
164 min walk • Atago Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property.
6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Atago, Kyoto
164 min walk • Mount Atago is a 924m mountain in the northwestern part of Ukyo-ku, in the city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Atago Shrine is located on the top of the mountain.
6.8 miNE
Temple, Buddhist temple
Tsukinowa-dera, Kyoto
174 min walk • Tsukinowa-dera or Gatsurin-ji is a Buddhist temple near Mount Atago in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was first founded in 781, it is associated with the Shugendō practices of Kūya and Hōnen. Its treasures include eight Heian period statues.
2.3 miNE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kameoka
60 min walk • Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, formerly known as Kyoto Stadium, is a stadium in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It primarily serves as the home to Kyoto Sanga F.C. of the Japan Professional Football League. It was completed in early 2020, in time for the 2020 J2 League season.
6.3 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Temple
Honzanji Temple, Takatsuki
161 min walk • Honzanji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Its mountain name is Kitayama. The main deity is Bishamonten. Together with Kuramadera Temple and Chogosonji Temple, it is also known as one ...
2.8 miN
Temple
Gokurakuji Temple, Kameoka
72 min walk • Gokurakuji Temple is a temple of the Tofukuji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism located in Kawarabayashi-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
5.9 miSW
Locality
Toyono
152 min walk • Toyono is one of the two towns in Toyono District. The town is located in the second northernmost area in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The town is surrounded by two municipal borders to Kyoto Prefecture and Kawanishi city. The town covers the hilly and forest area in northern Osaka Prefecture.