Campuses of Keio University
Keio University is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. Due to its age, its campuses have many historic buildings. This article introduces some of the school's notable architecture.
Mita campus
In 1858, Fukuzawa Yukichi founded the Rangaku-jyuku. Ten years later the school's name changed to Keio Gijyuku ; in 1871 it moved to Mita, its main campus. The campus has a number of historic structures.; Maboroshi no mon
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; Graduate-school building
Other buildings include:
- Nishi-kan: Keio University Athletic Association and Mita Bungaku offices, internal audit services
- Kita-kan: Conference hall, health center and offices
- Daiichi Kōsha: Classrooms and offices
- Kenkyu-shitsu tō: Offices, meeting and research rooms
- Keio University Press: International dormitory
Hiyoshi campus
The Hiyoshi campus opened in 1934. During World War II, some buildings were used by the Imperial Navy of Japan's third region of naval operations personnel division, engineering unit, headquarters of its combined squadron, naval command and carrier air-wing command. Soon after its relocation the navy constructed a dugout, which remains. The campus still contains some undeveloped areas. Its main road, wide and long, is a popular walking area. The tree-lined street received Dai anaka-kai Yokohama-shi Machinami Keikan-shō in 1997.Notable buildings include:
- Building One: Keio Senior High School building
- Building Two: The art-deco science-classroom building was designed by the Sone Chujyo architectural office and built by the Johen partnership and Shimizu gumi in 1934.
- Kyosei-kan : Built in 2008 as part of the university's 150th-anniversary celebrations, its architecture is highly ranked by CASBEE Yokohama. The complex features a pool, the graduate school and facilities available to the public.
- Raiōsha : Designed and constructed by Shimizu Group in 2001, the seven-story building contains laboratories and reference libraries.
- Building Four : Built in 2009 as part of the university's 150th-anniversary celebration by Kajima Group, the building features a communications studio.
- Hiyoshi Library: Built with a ship motif in 1985, the library has 600,000 titles.
- Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall: Built for the university's 100th anniversary in 1958, the hall's restructuring plans have been postponed.
- Fujiwara Memorial Hall: Built in 1958 as a library with a donation from Aiichirō Fujiwara, it is now a multipurpose building.
- KBS: Opened in 1978, the former graduate school is vacant.
- Building Three: Classrooms, foreign-language lounge
- Building Four: Section A—classrooms; Section B—classrooms, counseling room, international and business centers
- Building Five: Built in 1962, the four-story building was demolished and replaced by a garden.
- Building Six: Classrooms, terrace
- Building Seven: Classrooms, lecture room, Hiyoshi information-technology center, computer room
- Building Eight: Classrooms, Psychology laboratory, art research room, musicology research department
Indoor fitness facilities
- Gymnasium: Judo and Kendo training rooms
- Sport ridge: Research laboratory, ping-pong training room
- Judo training room
- Sports medicine research center
Outdoor athletic plant
- Rugby field
- Equestrian facility
Public-health facility
- Health-management center
- Extracurricular-activity center
- Commons: Restaurants, assembly room, store
Accommodations
- Hiyoshi dormitory: Designed by Yoshirō Taniguchi
- Shimoda Student Village: Four stories
- Baseball-club hostel
- KBS house
- Keio Nestle House
Other facilities
- Dugout entrance
- Yayoi period residence, with burial chamber
- Young Buddhists Association
- YMCA chapel
Shinanomachi campus
In 1917 a medical school opened in Mita, later moving to Shinanomachi and Musashino. Notable buildings include:- New Building: Built in 1987, the 11-story hospital has 1,056 beds.
- Kitasato Memorial Medical Library: In 1937, the Dr. Kitasato Memorial Library Commission unveiled plans for a library in memory of the medical school's founder, Shibasaburo Kitazato. Three hundred thousand yen was raised, and 和田順顕 was commissioned to design the building. In 1944 the commission donated the building to the university, and in 2004 it was renamed the Shinanomachi Media Center. It has a large number of books, specializing in medical history. The Kitasato Prize is awarded annually.
- Institute of Integrated Medical Research: The nine-story building was constructed in 2001.
- Clinical Research Building: The five-story building was constructed in February 2008.
- Preventive Medicine and Public Health Building: Built in 1929, the four-story building is the oldest on the Shinanomachi campus and until recently was used for lectures.
- Hospital annex: The annex was designed by Sone-naka-jyo kenchiku jimusho and constructed by 大林組 in 1932. In 2008, it ended its operations; in November 2009, a ceremony to appease the earth･god was held before the construction of Building 3.
- Building 3: The six-story building has two wings: North and South.
Clinic
- Central wing
- Wing 1 wards: Two outpatient wards
- Wing 2 wards: Clinical research wing
- Wing 6 wards
- Wing 7 wards
- Outpatient rehabilitation center
- Endocrine center
- Advanced care center
- Radiographic diagnostic center
- Mortuary
Education and research
- East lecture hall
- Lecture Hall 2
- Education and Research Building : Lecture hall and seminar room
- Clinical Research Hall: Lecture theater
- Waksman Foundation of Japan : Founded by 1952 Nobel laureate Selman Abraham Waksman for the Kitasato Saburo seitan Hyakunenn sai.
- Kōyō-sha: Nursing-school lecture room, general-education center, gym
- Museum
- Animal housing
- Boiler room
Other buildings
- Brick Building: The present commercial facility was built in 1995 on the site of the Human Diet Research Institute.
- 慶應稲荷大明神: The Shinto shrine is located on campus.
Yagami campus
- 創想館: Built in 2000, the building has a basement reference room.