Imadegawa Campus was built on the site where the old residence of the Satsuma domain once stood, as well as the residence of the Reizei family which stood next to it, the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the south, and Sokoku-ji Temple to the north.
今出川校地は旧薩摩藩邸の跡地で、隣接して冷泉家、南に京都御所、北に相国寺がある。