Here is a map of the AKP center on Doshisha's Imadegawa Campus.

Kyoto is acclaimed by Japanese and foreigners alike as one of the world's great cities, the embodiment in place and spirit of Japan's rich cultural heritage. It is also a thriving modern metropolis of over a million people, as concerned with its future as it is proud of its past. Impressive reminders of Kyoto's historical role as Japan's capital from 794 to 1868 survive in great number, make it an ideal location for the serious study of traditional and modern Japanese society and civilization. Osaka, a major commercial and industrial center, is a short train-ride away. As one AKP alumna (now a business consultant) has advised, "Anyone whose career involves Japan is going to spend a lot of time in Tokyo; see Kyoto while you're a student." AKP classes take full advantage of the location by visiting historical, industrial, and other sites in the Kyoto area.

The AKP Center is located in a handsome nineteenth-century brick building on the main (Imadegawa) campus of Doshisha University in north-central Kyoto. One of Japan's finest private universities, Doshisha was established in 1875 by Niijima Jo (1843-1890), a Christian educator who graduated from Amherst College in 1870 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1874. From its humble beginnings with eight students, Doshisha today enrolls more than 20,000. Graced with shade trees and vintage buildings (including five designated by the government as historical monuments), the Imadegawa campus is one of the most beautiful in Japan. Immediately to the south are the forested grounds of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Park; adjoining the campus to the north is Shokokuji, a major Zen Buddhist monastery complex. With a subway station at the Doshisha west gate and major bus routes skirting the campus, the AKP Center is easily accessible from anywhere in the Kyoto area.