Yoshida dormitory, Kyoto University

Its associated dining hall, built in 1889, is the oldest structure on any Kyoto University campus.

[1][2] The community agreed to create the dormitory with the student body taking administrative responsibility, but starting in the early 1970s both the Ministry of Education and the university leadership attempted to shut down dorms, including Yoshida, that they identified as "hotbeds for various kinds of conflict.

"[3] Residents of Yoshida consistently resisted these efforts, including refusing to leave the dorm when, in 1986, the university announced a deadline for demolishing the dormitory.

[4] In June 2009 Kyoto University authorities proposed a plan for the partial demolition of the old dormitory to increase on-campus living capacity, but after an informal debate was held between university authorities and the community, the proposal failed to achieve support from dormitory residents.

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