Yoshida Residence, which is over 100 years old and is aging, conducted a seismic diagnosis survey in 2005 and 2012.As a result, it was found that the building was significantly lacking in earthquake resistance, and in the event of a large earthquake, the building could collapse or be severely damaged, and the lives of the dormitory students could be endangered.Based on the results of the survey, the university, which is responsible for managing the student dormitory, thought that it was necessary for the current dormitory students of Yoshida dormitory to move to the new building completed in April 2015, and the dormitory students moved to the new building. To make it easier, we are also considering keeping the dormitory fee at 4 yen per month as a transitional measure until a place of residence is found.

　However, the notification from the university was not enforceable, and the repulsive dormitory students rushed to the university headquarters, so the university decided to hold an extraordinary board meeting to discuss the response.In addition, the university has been considering rebuilding the Yoshida dormitory for some time, but in May 2015, the Kinki branch of the Japan Institute of Architecture evaluated the historical value of the Yoshida dormitory and requested preservation and utilization. No conclusions have been reached as to what to do with Yoshida Residence in the future.

* Yoshida Dormitory was built in 1913 (Taisho 2) on the Kyoto University campus and is a student self-government dormitory over 100 years old.It is a two-story wooden structure designed by Harubei Yamamoto and Kyozo Nagase, who were engineers at Kyoto Imperial University, and has a capacity of about 150 people.The dormitory fee is about 400 yen per month, including the boarding fee of 2500 yen and utilities.

Source:[Kyoto University] Notification to Yoshida Residence Neighborhood Association