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Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima
890-8580, JAPAN.
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Library ,Museum, Hospital and other Facilities

  • University Library
    photo5_3.jpgThe University Libraries consist of the Central Library, the Medical Library, and the Fisheries Library. The aim of all these libraries is to provide materials and a range of services, including electronic information service, to assist students, faculty, and staff of the university with their studies, research, and teaching. Electronic information services can be used to locate books and journals in the collections and find information in a variety of databases throughout the campus network.

    The Central Library, situated on the Korimoto campus, holds books, journals, and other library materials (CD-ROMs, microforms, etc.) on the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The Library also houses the Tamazato Bunko, a valuable collection of manuscripts and printed matter from the pre-Meiji era that originally belonged to the Regent of Satsuma, SHIMADZU Hisamitsu. It also functions as one of the nine National Deposit Libraries of Foreign Periodicals, housing foreign journals on agriculture.

    The Medical Library, situated on the Sakuragaoka campus, primarily serves the learning, teaching, and research needs of all the members of the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry.
    The Fisheries Library, situated on the Shimoarata campus, primarily serves the learning and research needs of all the members of the Faculty of Fisheries.
  • Medical and Dental Hospital
    photo5_4.jpgThe University Hospital focuses on providing highly advanced medical treatment as the central medical institution in the community with patients' views being given the highest respect. In addition, it aspires to contribute to the development of education research in medicine and dentistry in the 21st century.

    The hospital consists of 17 clinical centers, the Cardiovascular Center, the Digestive Disease Center, the Neurology Disease Center, the Respirology and Stress Care Center, the Center for Urology and Nephrology, the Hematology, Endocrinology and Diabetology Center, the Mental Care Center, the Medical Children Center, Women's Medical Center, the Orthopaedisk and Neuroskeletal Disorders Center, the Sensory Orgonology Center, the Radiation Center, the Anesthesia and Critical Care Center, the Rehabilitation Center, the Developmental Dentistry Center, the Advanced Dentistry Center, the Oral & Maxillofacial Center. In addition, there are a further 28 central clinical facilities, Division of Pharmacy, Division of Nursing, Division of Clinical Technology, and the administration office.

    The hospital is accredited by the Japan Council for Quality Health Care and also has been designated as the following:
    A regional center hospital to provide and develop highly advanced medical treatments and also manage training programs;
    A center for treatment of and research on HIV and AIDS; A center for treatment of and research on HIV and AIDS;
    A clinical training hospital;
    A clinical training hospital for medical and dental practitioners;
    An institute to provide highly advanced dental treatment.
  • Health Service Center
    photo6_1.jpgThe Kagoshima University Health Service Center employs　full-time doctors and　nurses to care for the physical and mental　well-being of Kagoshima University students and employees.

    The Health Service Center was opened in May 1972. It offers regular general check-ups (mid-April to mid-May), special examinations, health counseling, advice on health　maintenance, and first aid treatment. Medical services of the　Health Service Center are usually free of charge and those　visiting the Center do not need to show a health insurance　card.
  • The Kagoshima University Museum
    museum_web.jpgThe Kagoshima University Museum (KAUM) was established in　2001 as the seventh national university museum in Japan. For the last　half-century, Kagoshima University researchers have collected samples　and artifacts related to their various disciplines in the humanities, social　sciences, and natural sciences. The main aims of KAUM are to collect　and preserve these important objects, and to promote practical use　of them for education and research. KAUM also introduces research　activities of Kagoshima University through exhibitions, public lectures and　publications. The Exhibition Room is open to the public as a permanent　display. It consists of four sections: 1) archaeological sites in Kagoshima University, 2) education and research history　of Kagoshima University, 3) mineral resources of the earth, and 4) marine fossils from Kagoshima.
     
  • Inamori Auditorium
    inamoriauditorium_web.jpgThe Inamori Auditorium was constructed in 1994 with　a special donation by alumnus Dr. Kazuo Inamori and　was designed by renowned architect Tadao Ando, later　recipient of the 2002 Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. Its large lecture hall, named for Dr. Inamori's parents　Kimi and Kesa, is widely used for university courses and　events.