Kinki University
 Kinki University (近畿大学 Kinki daigaku) or Kindai (近大) is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka Osaka Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara Nara; Ōsakasayama Osaka; Uchita Wakayama; Higashihiroshima Hiroshima; and Iizuka Fukuoka. The word Kinki used in the name of the university means the surrounding area of the capital city (Kyoto) (see Kansai region).