自転車で龍谷大学へKyoto's Ryukoku University is one of Japan's oldest educational institutions.
Founded in 1639, it was originally a Buddhist seminary called "Gaukryo" and near Nishi Honganji Temple.
In 1655, it was destroyed by an order of Shogunate government. However, the seminary continued to exist, albeit in a different form.
German was the first western subject introduced into the school's curriculum. This happened in 1872.
The Omiya campus, pictured above, was established in September 1876. The buildings, many of which survive, were supposedly modeled after buildings at Oxford and Cambridge.
Today there are three campuses - in south Kyoto (Fukakusa), central Kyoto (Omiya), and Shiga (Seta) - that comprise the university.
The only campus though that most cyclists might visit is the Omiya campus, which is a short ride from Kyoto Station.
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