KANSAI GAIDAI UNIVERSITY

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Kansai Gaidai is located in the city of Hirakata in Osaka prefecture.Located midway between Osaka, Japan’s second largest metropolis, and Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan (both cities accessible by train within 30 minutes), Kansai Gaidai’s campus is in the commercial and cultural heart of Japan, making it an excellent starting point from which you can begin your exploration of a land that, by anyone’s standards, is truly fascinating.A train ride of a little over one hour will bring you to Nara, even older than Kyoto, which offers various cultural assets including the oldest wooden temples in Japan.Whether your focus is on traditional culture or modern business, there are countless opportunities for you to gain firsthand knowledge about Japan.KANSAIINTERNATIONALAIRPORTKYOTOOSAKANARAKOBEKANSAIGAIDAIUNIVERSITYSHINKANSEN LINESKANAZAWAOSAKAKYOTONARANAGOYATOKYOHIROSHIMAFUKUOKANAGASAKIKAGOSHIMAAOMORISAPPOROHAKODATEAKITAYAMAGATANIIGATA京都KyotoKyoto was founded in the late eighth century, as evidenced by the ancient grid layout of its numbered avenues. It was the capital of Japan for more than one thousand years. While prestigious museums house the most valuable collections of Japanese art in the country, Kyoto itself is a fine museum in its own right. Fortunate-ly, the city was not damaged in the Pacific War, and therefore many of its temples and shrines have survived and been designated as national treasures for everyone to appreciate. Much effort is made to restore and preserve Kyoto’s traditions and landscape.奈良NaraA train ride of a little over an hour will bring you to Nara, the ancient capital preceding Kyoto, which also offers various cultural treasures to its visitors. Celebrated as the site of the first organized political state in Japan, Nara has the dignified atmosphere of an ancient capital. It remains full of historic treasures, including one of Japan’s largest wooden temple housing Japan’s largest Buddhist image, the Daibutsu.KANSAI GAIDAI’SLOCATION 12