京都芸術大学は、日本を代表する芸術大学のひとつで、学部および大学院(通信制を含む)に最も多くの学生が就学しています。同大学は京都市の北東地区に位置し、銀閣寺や曼殊院、詩仙堂、修学院など歴史的遺産が近くにあります。グラフィックデザイン、アニメ、まんが、映画、ファッション、ジュエリー、インテリア、建築、ランドスケープ、演劇、美術など、音楽分野を除いて殆ど全てのアート・デザイン分野をカバーしており、40年の歴史の中で、多くの卒業生が日本や世界のアート・デザイン分野で活躍しています。
Kyoto University of the Arts is one of leading art and design universities in Japan and has the highest number of students among domestic art schools at the un
dergraduate and graduate schools (including correspondence education). The university is located in the north-east area of Kyoto city, near historical cultural sites such as Ginkakuji temple, Manshu-in temple, Shisen-do temple, and Shugaku-in Imperial Villa. Excluding the field of music, the university covers almost all areas of art and design, including graphic design, animation, manga, film, fashion design, jewelry design, interior design, architecture design, landscape design, performing arts, fine arts, among others. In the school’s 40 years of history, many graduates have gone on and actively contributed to their areas of art and design both in and outside of Japan.