University Flag

The university song and flag were established in 1940. As an answer to the "Imperial Rescript for young students" from the Emperor in 1939, the lyrics of the song and the flag design were selected from pieces written and designed by the students of the Kyoto Imperial University, as it was known in those days.

flag

Now we raise the university flag on the following occasions, among others.

1. Entrance Ceremony
2. Graduation Ceremony
3. Commencement Ceremony
4. Ceremony to award long standing employees
5. Ceremony to award professor emeritus
6. Exchanging name cards at the beginning of the new year

Meeting place scenery of the ceremony

The Photograph taken at the ceremony when the university song and flag were established on February 11, 1940 2nd Floor, main auditorium in the Clock Tower (the present International Conference Hall) *Photographs from the Kyoto University Archives

Scene from the graduation ceremony on March 24, 2004 at the Sports Gymnasium