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 near Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
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 Maruyama Okyo and Ito Jakuchu
「円山応挙と伊藤若冲」
Time 10:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 3, 8 min walk
Okyo's Peony and Peacock (first half of the autumn period) and his Great Waterfall, over 3.6 m tall (second half), hang alongside all 50 of Jakuchu's ink panels from the great study room of Kinkaku-ji, where he shows what he could do without colour. It's closed for New Year from 27 Dec to 8 Jan.
663highland, CC BY 2.5 Kyoto Imperial Palace Autumn Special Opening
令和8年秋の特別公開「京都御所 宮廷文化の紹介」
Time 9:00 to 15:20 (entry), out by 16:00 Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), exit 6, 5 min walk
The palace shows the Takamikura throne in the Shishinden, guardian lion and dog statues and displays of court life, free. Catch kemari court football on 11 Oct or gagaku court music on 12 Oct at 10:00 and 11:00, and there are English guided tours at 13:00 and 14:00.
DavideGorla, CC BY 2.0 Kyoto Imperial Palace Spring Special Opening
京都御所 春の特別公開
Time 9:00 to 15:50 (out by 16:30) Station Imadegawa (Karasuma Line), 5 min walk from exit 6
Five days of extra displays in the palace. In 2026 they were the Takamikura throne in the Shishinden (seen from the south court), the dressing of a twelve-layer court robe, and gagaku or kemari kickball in the mornings. Entry is free with no booking, and staff give guided walks in Japanese and English.
DavideGorla, CC BY 2.0 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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