Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus
Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Tue to Sat
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Mon, Sun
- Closed
Harris Science Hall gallery hours, last entry 16:30. Open on Sundays during special exhibitions. Closed on public holidays, in Golden Week and in parts of the summer and winter breaks.
Source: harris.doshisha.ac.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Doshisha grew from the English school Niijima Jo opened in 1875, and its campus across Imadegawa-dori from the palace keeps a row of Meiji-era Western-style buildings, five of them Important Cultural Properties, including the 1886 chapel and the 1890 Harris Science Hall. The Harris hall is now a free gallery on Niijima and the school's history.
Insider tip
The gallery opens Tuesday to Saturday, and on Sundays during special exhibitions. All the old buildings are still in use, and the 1886 chapel holds weddings, lectures and classes. Stones on the campus carry poems by Yun Dong-ju and Jeong Ji-yong, Korean poets linked to Doshisha.
What's on at Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus
Upcoming events at Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Doshisha Imadegawa Campus Christmas Tree Lighting
同志社大学 今出川校地 クリスマス・イルミネーション点灯式
Time Ceremony Nov 20 from 17:15 (about 30 minutes). Lit 17:00 to 22:00 daily Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Lighting ceremony and evening illumination of the Himalayan cedar at Sanctus Court, open to the public.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Reizei Family Residence Hidden Cultural Properties Opening
冷泉家 京都非公開文化財特別公開
Time 9:00 to 16:00 (reception hours) Station Imadegawa Station (Karasuma Line), a few steps east
The only surviving court noble residence, an Important Cultural Property, is opened as part of the 62nd Kyoto Hidden Cultural Properties programme. Short opening, 30 October to 3 November.
151st Doshisha EVE
第151回同志社EVE
Doshisha University's student-run festival marking the founding anniversary runs with stage programmes, tent stalls and classroom stalls at the Imadegawa campus, with an eve-of-festival day on 26 November.
Shokoku-ji Autumn Special Opening
相国寺 秋の特別拝観
Time 10:00 to 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line)
Shokoku-ji opens its Hatto, the oldest surviving Dharma hall in Japan, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall. Look up at the 'crying dragon' Kano Mitsunobu painted on the Hatto ceiling. It's closed for services from 18 to 21 Oct.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Shokoku-ji Spring Special Opening
春の特別拝観（相国寺）
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 8 min walk
The Hatto hall opens with Kano Mitsunobu's crying dragon painted on its ceiling, along with the abbot's quarters and the founder's hall.
663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nearby
Around Imperial Palace
Free palace walks, a park that never shuts, and the court's old shops
Kyoto Gyoen, a park 1.3 km long in central Kyoto, never closes. The Kyoto Imperial Palace sits inside it, and you can walk round it for free without booking. Around the edges you'll find Shokoku-ji (head of the Zen branch that takes in Kinkaku-ji), the house site where The Tale of Genji was written, and shops that once supplied the court.
Imperial Palace has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 6 shrines and temples, 5 landmarks, 3 museums, 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 parks and gardens and 1 bar. Read the Imperial Palace guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus?
- Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市上京区今出川通烏丸東入).
- What are the opening hours of Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus?
- Tue to Sat 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Mon, Sun. Harris Science Hall gallery hours, last entry 16:30. Open on Sundays during special exhibitions. Closed on public holidays, in Golden Week and in parts of the summer and winter breaks.
- How do I get to Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus?
- The nearest station is Imadegawa (Karasuma Line). Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
- How much does Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus cost?
- Nothing. Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus is free to visit.
- How long do you need at Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus?
- Plan for 45 min.
- When is the best time to visit Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus?
- Weekdays during term.
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