Study on the Conversion of Former Military Land and Buildings by National Universities in Kinki Region

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the usage of former military land and buildings by national universities in Kinki region. Some schools damaged in air raids used former military facilities as replacements. They returned to their original campuses or moved to new campuses under the new educational system. In the case of schools that used former military sites as independent campuses or campuses for new universities, those campuses were abolished due to consolidating some campuses into one location under the new educational system. In this way, there were cases where the use of former military facilities was only temporary. On the other hand, in the case of schools that used former military sites as campuses for new department and research institutes or for consolidation and relocation under the new educational system, those former military sites are still used as university campuses today.