●Outline of Ito Campus

The Ito Campus covers an area of approximately 272ha, stretching 3km from east to west and 2.5km from north to south. It lies roughly in the center of the Itoshima peninsula, west of Hakata Bay, approximately 15km from the center of Fukuoka (Tenjin). On public transport, it takes around 40 minutes to make this journey.

In addition to the convenience of being situated outside a major city, the campus benefits from a quiet environment, lying on the edge of an area of rich natural beauty. It is an area of historic importance, being the location of many artifacts left by visitors from the Korean Peninsula, and demonstrating how vital communication between the two areas was. The Ito Campus was developed by integrating and relocating three campuses: the Hakozaki area (humanities, science, engineering, agriculture, etc.), the Ropponmatsu area (general education, etc.), and the Haramachi area (affiliated agricultural farms). It boasts a population of about 20,000 people and a floor area of approximately 500,000 square meters.

●Creating a town from the Ito Campus area, based on the academic research city philosophy

The area surrounding the Ito Campus is gradually being developed, based on the Kyushu University academic research city philosophy, with the opening of JR Kyudai Gakken Toshi Station at the same time as the Ito Campus was opened.

The Motooka area adjacent to the Ito Campus has been developed through a land readjustment project, and collaborative research among industry, academia, and government is actively conducted there. Leveraging the concentration of academic knowledge and potential in the area, facilities such as the Fukuoka City Industry-Academia Collaboration Center, I³OPERA (Industry–University–Government Collaboration Platform for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research), and Ito Lab+ have been established.

Furthermore, the Tomari Katsuragi area, which lies to the south side of the Campus (in Itoshima City) is also under development, with various student residential and research facilities under construction.

●Plan for Use of the Hakozaki Campus Site Following Relocation

The Committee on the Vision for Future Use of the Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus Site was established in 2012, in order to consider the basic framework for facilitating the clearance and systematic urban development of the site of the Hakozaki Campus after relocation. In February 2013, it submitted its recommendations for the future use of the Hakozaki Campus site to the Mayor of Fukuoka City and the President of Kyushu University.

The Consultative Committee on the Use of the Hakozaki Campus Site was established for the purpose of liaison and consultation regarding efforts to realize the vision for the future use of the Hakozaki Campus site.

In July 2008, based on this plan, the "Grand Design for the Former Site of Kyushu University Hakozaki Campus" was formulated with the aim of presenting common development rules and a future vision for urban development.