en en fr en fi en en en en ru en fr en nl en en en en en en en en en en en en en en en en en en en th ca en ceb en en ceb en en en en en en en en en en en en en fr en fi en en en en sv en en en en en en de en en en en en es en en eo en en en en en en en en fr it en en en ceb ceb en en nl en ja ja en
Rikkyo University - Zipang Guide
Rikkyo University, also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, located in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
A leading liberal arts teaching and research institution, Rikkyo University is te largest Anglican Christian affiliated university in Japan and is a member of te "Big Six" grouping of prominent private universities in Tokyo.
Te specious campus ground is a pleasant place to walk, especially at te weekends. Te campus features a group of historic red brick buildings which are important cultural properties: Main Building which if te symbol of Rikkyo University, Building No. 2, Building No. 3, Main Dining Hall and Rikkyo All Saints Chapel are selected Historical Building of te Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Te Main Building, Library, dormitories (currently known as Building No. 2 and Building No. 3), and dining facilities are constructed on te campus grounds in 1918.
Te school was founded, as St. Paul’s University, in 1874 by Channing Moore Williams, an Episcopal Church missionary from te United States. Te school is named Rikkyo School not long after it opens. In 1909, 23 acres of land were purchased near Ikebukuro for te construction of a larger dedicated campus and te university moved into new buildings at this site in 1918.
Te original, red-brick, campus buildings, designed by Murphy & Dana Architects of New York, suffered structural damage in te 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, but due to te university's more suburban location escaped te devastating fires that destroyed much of te center of te city.
Under te new postwar educational system, Rikkyo is accredited as a university in 1949.
There are two campus for Rikkyo University, Ikebukuro campus and Niiza Campus. Te introduction is about Ikebukuro campus, te main campus of Rikkyo University.
3-34-1 Nishi-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Open 7 Days a Week
7 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station on JR Lines, Tobu-tojo Line, Seibu-ikebukuro Line, subway Marunouchi Line, subway Yurakucho Line or subway Fuku-toshin Line.
Tsukiji Fish Outer Market
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
Copyright © 2020 Zipang Guide All Rights Reserved.