The University of Kitakyushu

thumb|The University of Kitakyushu thumb|Wakamatsu Campus The is a public university in Kitakyushu, Japan. The main campus is located next to Keibajomae (lit. Horse Racing course) station on the Kitakyushu monorail. The second campus is in the academic zone of Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu called Gakujutsu Kenkyu Toshi (Gakken Tosi). The university was founded as a language academy in 1946 to help communication with the nearby American base at what is now called Yamada Ryokuchi.