the Sagrada Familia, Akira Murayama, a living national treasure of woodwork, and Mr. Kunihiko Moriguchi, a living national treasure in Yuzen, an important intangible cultural property. Many students are employed by technology companies, and the number of students employed by Nintendo and SONY is the highest among Japanese art universities. Students employed by game companies include not only game character designers, but also Yosuke Fujino, who is involved in UI/UX design for Nintendo's mainstay online services, such as the Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch Online. In 1980, the Faculty of Fine Arts, located in Imakumano, Higashiyama-ku, and the Faculty of Music, located in Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, were integrated and relocated to Ooe-kutsukake-cho, Nishikyo-ku, near Rakusai New Town. In March 2013, the university submitted a proposal to the city government to relocate to the former Sūjin Elementary School site (about 1 hectare) just east of JR Kyoto Station. In March 2013, the university submitted a request to the city government to relocate the university to an area centered on the former Sūjin Elementary School site (approximately 1 hectare) just east of JR Kyoto Station and to secure a total of 4 hectares of land. The new building is scheduled to be opened for use in April 2023. Faculties Faculty of Fine Arts Fine Art Design Craft General Science of Art Faculty of Music Composition Conducting Piano String Instruments Wind and Percussion Instruments Vocal Music Musicology Notable alumni and alumna Nihonga painters Fuku Akino Shoen Uemura Takeuchi Seiho Tsuchida Bakusen Insho Domoto Contemporary art Yuko Takada Keller Yayoi Kusama Yasumasa Morimura Etsuro Sotoo Shiro Takatani Akira the Hustler Music Yutaka Sado: Conductor Midori Suzuki (soprano) References External links Music schools in Japan Art schools in Japan Universities and colleges in Kyoto Public universities in Japan Educational institutions established in 1880 1880 establishments in Japan