Case Study
Ritsumeikan University
CUSTOMER SUCCESS Growing large Ritsumeikan University began in 1900 when Mr. Kojuro Nakagawa founded the Kyoto Hosei Gakko (Kyoto School of Law and Politics). Mr. Kinmochi Saionji later renamed the school “Ritsumeikan,” a name drawn from the Jinxin chapter of the Discourses of Mencius. The word conveys “a place to establish one’s destiny through cultivating one’s mind.” The founding ideals of Ritsumeikan are “freedom and innovation.” Additionally, after World War II, the university reflected on its experience and committed itself to the philosophy of “peace and democracy.” Campus sites include Kinugasa and Suzaku in Kyoto City, Lake Biwa and Kusatsu, and Osaka Ibaraki, with satellite campuses in Tokyo and Osaka. The Ritsumeikan Academic Group is comprised of two universities (Rits