Ryukoku University

Make sure you take out national health insurance when you arrive - you can use your international private insurance if you wish, but you pay medical fees up-front, and then get reimbursed later. A phone line is prohibitive, so invest in a mobile phone. There are only a couple of ATMs in Kyoto which support the Cirrus network (Citibank is good), but Visa card holders are usually OK. Japan is a junk-hunter's paradise, if you are prepared to put in the time prowling the streets like a Womble in search of what the Japanese discard.

100 yen stores are worth visiting.