Land was purchased in Kyotanabe City (Tanabe-cho in those days) by the Doshisha to satisfy the university establishment standards because Imadegawa Campus was getting more crowded each year.
今出川校地が年々手狭になり、大学設置基準を満たすためにも学校法人同志社として京田辺市（当時田辺町）に土地を購入した。