Kogakusho was located in the premises of the Kujo family (present day Kyoto Imperial Garden, little north of Kujo-ike pond (Itsukushima-jinja Shrine)) while Kangakusho was located in the premises of the Nashimotonomiya family on the west bank of Kamo-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River system) (around the gym of present day Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
皇学所は丸太町通北の九条家邸内（現在の京都御苑内・九条池（厳島神社）の少し北）、漢学所は鴨川(淀川水系)西岸の梨本宮邸内（現在の京都府立医科大学体育館付近）に所在していた。