The Inamori Academy of Kagoshima University is a university-wide general education and research program encompassing the areas of humanistic studies, management and leadership education, and regional/international understanding and cooperation. The Academy provides undergraduate general education courses in ethics, philosophy and other key topics in humanities, social sciences, personal and career development as well as unique educational courses on management philosophy. In addition the Inamori Academy aims to promote greater community and society cooperation through a variety of regional and international collaborations.

The Inamori Academy is endowed by generous donations from Kyocera Corporation and its founder and Chairman Emeritus, alumnus Kazuo Inamori, who also founded the telecommunications firm DDI (now KDDI) and the Inamori Foundation, grantors of the internationally recognized Kyoto Prizes, and was originally established in 2005 as the Inamori Academy of Management & Technology. Through the Academy we hope to instill in our students the passion, understanding and desire to contribute to society that are cornerstones of Dr. Inamori’s works and philosophy.

Inamori Auditorium

Inaugural Inamori Roundtable Seminar at Kagoshima University



/ Director /

Hiroki YOSHIDA, M.D. Ph.D.
President of Kagoshima University


/ Academy Section Chairs /

Personal/Human Development:
Professor Kenichiro OKU, M.A.

Management Education:
Professor Toshimitsu MIYASAKO, Ph.D.

Professor Shunsuke KOSHIO, Ph.D.


Professor Yoshinobu KANDA, Ph.D.


/ Academy Faculty /


Senior Assistant Professor Kenichi YOSHIDA, M.A.


Senior Assistant Professor Go Wayne HAGIWARA, M.A.


/ Staff /

Ayumi MISONO

Miho KAKOI


/ Contact /

Inamori Academy
Kagoshima University
1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065 Japan