However, it is unfortunate that human kind has left behind a record of many conflicts.  This is why the desire for peace through art continues to expand deep within our hearts.
Our hope to make the 21st century an artistic century filled with deep humanity and compassion along with the wish for peace should surely be shared widely among all peoples.

Kyoto City University of Arts has a history of 125 years since its establishment, which is almost the same course of history as the modernization of Japan.  This University was one of the manifestations of the strong desire of the thousand-year capital Kyoto to welcome a new period as a cultural capital emphasizing the arts after having passed the political torch to Tokyo