Contact and Access

General enquiry

 For general questions about our research and collaborations, please contact Dr. Tsutsumi by email. For question about collabaration, please also contact the BKC Research Office.

Postdoctoral enquiry

 Please contact Dr. Tsutsumi by email. Applicants that have their own support are desirable.

Graduate researchers

 For students interested in the graduate program at Ritsumeikan University, please contact Dr. Tsutsumi about the research, and also cotact the Administrative Office of the Department about application, tuition, and scholarships.

How to find us

 Ritsumeikan Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) is located in Kusatsu city, which is almost the geographical center of Japan; thus it is easily to access from the major cities in Japan by public transportation systems. The city of Kusatsu is very near Kyoto, the traditional heart of Japan, and provides a vibrant and rich cultural atmosphere. The area is also home to the greatest concentration of manufacturing industry in Japan, including Toray, Toyobo, Panasonic, Kyocera, Nisshin, Nintendo, and so on.

Our mailing address:

   Department of Applied Chemistry
   Ritsumeikan University
   1-1-1 Nojihigashi #B303
   Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan

 Please find our laboratory and the office in the campus map below: our laboratory is on the 2nd floor in a building #10, and the office is on the 3rd floor in a building #40.