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The Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University
[see,feel,think,then,take,your,first,step,towards,peace]
The twentieth century saw two world wars, in which tens of millions of lives were lost. Nonetheless, conflicts have not stopped, and many lives are still in danger today. Moreover, humanity is plagued by hunger, poverty, human rights violations and environmental disasters. We need to eliminate not only the causes of conflict, but also all barriers to human development so that we can build a peaceful society in which human potential can blossom. As a university, Ritsumeikan felt that it had a social responsibility to promote the development of a peaceful society, and therefore established the Kyoto Museum for World Peace to foster the understanding necessary to build a peaceful world.
[Access]
From JR or Kintetsu Kyoto Station: City Bus No.50
Photos
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Information
- Postal Code
- 603-8577
- Address
- 56-1 Kitamachi, Toji-in, Kita-ku, Kyoto
- Tel
- 075-465-8151
- Businesshours
- 09:30-16:30 (Last entry is until 16:00)
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