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Kyoto Seika University, a unique Japanese private university founded in 1968, draws deeply from the traditional culture of Japan's ancient imperial capital, seeking new visions for future society.

Our new cross-disciplinary Graduate Schools opened from April 2010.

New Honkan building, opened April 2009

• Art and Popular Culture
• Intercultural Communication
• Japanese and Asian Cultures
• Environment and Future
• Contemporary Society and Human Beings

Department of Fine Art

• Oil Painting
• Nihonga (Japanese painting)
• Sculpture

Department of Material Expression

• Ceramics
• Textiles

Department of Media Arts

• Printmaking
• Video & Media Arts

Department of Visual Design

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Digital Creation

Department of Product Design

• Product Communication Design
• Interior Product Design

Department of Architecture

• Architecture
  New Architecture site here (April 2010)

Department of Cartoon & Comic Art

• Cartoon Art
• Comic Art

Department of Manga Production

• Manga Production

Department of Animation

• Animation

Art

Design

Manga

Humanities

KSU's four Faculties: Humanities, Art, Design and Manga, provide courses at undergrad, graduate and
– in some areas – doctoral level.

Our current enrollment (fall semester 2009) stands at over 4,200 highly individualistic undergraduate students, 99 graduate students, and 14 research students.

Our 161 international students currently include 109 undergraduates (rygakusei), 14 research students (kenkyusei), 34 graduate students (daigakuinsei), and 14 exchange students from partner institutions (2009 total including both Spring and Fall semesters: 31).

Welcome to Seika!

SUMMER PROGRAM
(Fine Arts) 2010

Oil Painting, Nihonga, Sculpture, Ceramics, Textiles, Printmaking, Video & Media Arts.From 10–16:30, five classes, first week of August. 2,000 yen total.

See details in Japanese, here

Jan 27-31, at Kyoto City Art Museum, Okazaki and Kyoto International Manga Museum

ASSEMBLY HOUR

June 10
Maeda Shiro - theater director

June 24
Yamakawa Fuyuki - musician

July 8
Vikas Swarup - novelist/diplomat

More details in Japanese, here

Campus Walk
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Sakyo-ku Life
Seika "Free Canvas"
(Quicktime slideshow)