The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIJapanese Studies
Program,2024

Graduate Institute forAdvanced Studies, SOKENDAINational Institutes for the Humanities

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
FOR JAPANESE STUDIESThe Graduate University for Advanced Studies
SOKENDAI

Committee of
University Management

Programs

Research institutes

Anthropological Studies

National Museum of Ethnology

Japanese Studies

International Research Center forJapanese Studies

Japanese History

National Museum of Japanese History

Japanese Literature

National Institute of Japanese
Literature

Japanese Language Sciences

National Institute for Japanese
Language and Linguistics

Informatics

National Institute of Informatics

Statistical Science

The Institute of Statistical
Mathematics

Particle and Nuclear Physics

Institute of Particle and Nuclear
Studies

Accelerator Science

Accelerator Laboratory /Applied Research Laboratory

Astronomical Science

National Astronomical Observatoryof Japan

Fusion Science

National Institute for Fusion Science

Space and Astronautical Science

Institute of Space andAstronautical Science

Molecular Science

Institute for Molecular Science

Materials Structure Science

Institute of Materials Structure
Science

Global Environmental Studies

Research Institute for Humanity
and Nature

Polar Science

National Institute of Polar Research

Faculty Meeting

Graduate Institute forAdvanced Studies

Department ofAdvanced Studies

University Library

Research Center for Integrative
Evolutionary Science

The Center for Education Planningand Development

The Center for Academic
Information Services

Administration Bureau

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
National Institute of Japanese Literature
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
National Institute of Polar Research
National Institute of Informatics
National Institute
Basic BiologyObservatory in Japan
Nationalfor
AstronomicalInternal Audit Ofﬁce

Basic Biology

Nationalfor
Astronomical
National InstitutePhysiological
Sciences Observatory in Japan (Nobeyama)

Physiological Sciences

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National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
National InstituteNational Institute of Japanese Literature
National Astronomical
National
Genetics
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Observatory in JapanThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics(Mizusawa)
National Institute of Polar ResearchInternational Research
National Institute of Informatics
ResearchCenterfor
Integrative
Center for Japanese Studies
Integrative Evolutionary Science
Evolutionary in
ScienceNational Astronomical Observatory
Japan
Research Institute for
Humanity and Nature
KEK
National Astronomical
SOKEND
Accelerator Laboratory/
Observatory in Japan (Nobeyama)
Applied Research Laboratory
National Exploration
Museum ofAgency
Research● National Institutes for the Humanities● Japan Aerospace
InstituteofMaterials
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics
Ethnology
Evolution
National Institute●National
Research
Organizationof Informationand Systems● High Energy Accelerator
Research
Organization Structure Science
Instituteof Japanese
Literature
National
Astronomical
for Fusion Science
Institute of Particle
Observatory in Japan
The
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Mathematics
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and Nuclear Studies● National Institutes of Natural Sciences● SOKENDAI Hayama Campus(Mizusawa)
National Institute of Polar Research
In
International ResearchInstitute for Molecular Science
National Institute of Informatics Center for Japanese Studies
National Institute for Basic Biology
National Museum of
National Astronomical Observatory in Japan
Research Institute forJapanese History
National Institute for
Humanity and Nature
NationPhysiological Sciences
KEK
National Astronomical
SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Accelerator
Laboratory/
Observatory in Japan (Nobeyama)
Applied Research Laboratory
National Museum of
Research Center for Integrative
Institute of Materials
Ethnology
Evolutionary Science
National Institute for Japanese Language
and Linguistics
National
Institute
Structure Science
National Astronomical
National Institute of Japanese Literature
Showa
Station(Antarctica)
National Astronomical
for Fusion Science
Observatory (Hawaii)
Institute of Particle
JAXA
Observatory in JapanThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics
and Nuclear Studies
Institute of Space and(Mizusawa)
National Institute of Polar Research International ResearchInstitute for Molecular Science
Astronautical Science
Center for Japanese Studies
National Institute of Informatics
National Institute for Basic Biology
National Museum of
National Astronomical Observatory in Japan
Research Institute forJapanese History
National Institute for
Humanity and Nature
National Institute of Genetics
Physiological Sciences
KEK
SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
National Astronomical
Accelerator
Laboratory/
Observatory in Japan (Nobeyama)
National Museum of
Applied Research Laboratory Research Center for Integrative
Ethnology
Evolutionary Science
Institute of Materials
National Astronomical
National Astronomical
National InstituteShowa Station(Antarctica)
Structure
Science
Observatory (Chile)
Observatory (Hawaii)
for Fusion Science
JAXA
Institute of Particle
and Nuclear Studies
Institute of Space andInstitute for Molecular Science
Astronautical Science
International Research
National Institute for Basic Biology
Center for Japanese Studies
National Museum of
National
InstituteforResearch Institute for
National Institute of Genetics
Japanese History
Physiological Sciences
Humanity and Nature
Genetics● Location of the Inter-University Research Institutes

National Museum of
Ethnology

SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Research Center for Integrative
National Astronomical
Evolutionary Science
Showa Station (Antarctica)
Observatory (Hawaii)

JAXA
Institute of Space andAstronautical Science

Institute for Molecular Science
National Institute for Basic Biology
National Institute forPhysiological Sciences

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Showa Station (Antarctica)

National Institute of Genetics

National Astronomical
Observatory (Hawaii)

National Astronomical
Observatory (Chile)

National Astronomical
Observatory (Chile)Messages from the Director-General and Chair
Director-General of Nichibunken

Director-General

INOUE Sho-ichi

The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) is the institutional homeof the Japanese Studies program within Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI.
Nichibunken was established to further interdisciplinary research on Japanese culture from aninternational perspective and also to facilitate and promote research cooperation with overseas
scholars. In addition to deepening the study of Japan in the humanities, social sciences, and related
fields, Nichibunken also collects and makes available information and materials pertaining toJapanese studies.
Supported by the presence of distinguished senior scholars and a rich research environment,
education and research on Japanese culture at Nichibunken aims to nurture young scholars—bothfrom Japan and other countries—through its international and interdisciplinary graduate courses
and research programs. The Japanese Studies program also seeks actively to admit promising young
scholars from abroad as part of this endeavor.
In order to fulfill its mission of international and interdisciplinary study, Nichibunken isadministratively organized under a single chair, allowing for a curriculum that makes possible
multifaceted perspectives on Japanese studies and a uniquely flexible teaching and researchorganization. Nichibunken has also established an environment conducive to team research projects
that include scholars from other institutions working in various fields. Postgraduate scholars whoseek to continue their research at Nichibunken are encouraged to make full use of its well-endowed
teaching and research environment to complete their doctoral degree.

Japanese Studies Program

Chair（Japanese Studies）

ENOMOTO Wataru

The Japanese Studies program offers a highly interdisciplinary research environment. This is reflected in the list of teaching staff. Each member of the faculty brings a different perspective to thestudy of Japanese culture. The faculty members are experts in their fields, but also have the ability towork across a variety of other research fields. Graduate students entering the program will be able todevelop their research skills from a broad perspective under the guidance of not only their supervisor but also other faculty members. Moreover, through team research meetings, symposia, seminars,
and research projects, students are exposed to the academic activities of the International ResearchCenter for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), which is the parent institution of our program. In doingso, students will develop an interdisciplinary spirit and cultivate their abilities to expand the frontiersof Japanese studies.
Besides its interdisciplinary nature, Nichibunken's activities are also international in scope. Apartfrom organising and taking part in academic events abroad, every year we invite several leadinginternational researchers to our Center. Interaction with these researchers enriches the research lifeof the graduate students and provides them with fresh ideas for their doctoral theses. Furthermore,
there are opportunities for exchange with students from other programs of the Graduate University
for Advanced Studies, such as the National Museum of Ethnology, the National Museum of Japanese
History, the National Institute of Japanese Literature, the National Institute for Japanese Language
and Linguistics, and the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature.
In this international and interdisciplinary research environment, the mission of the program is tonurture future researchers who will be active in the academic world at home and abroad. We welcome
applicants who aspire to conduct original research with a global perspective.

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Japanese Studies Program: Overview
Organization
The Japanese Studies program facilitates the pursuit of an international and interdisciplinary Japanese studies encompassing
the humanities, social sciences, and the natural sciences. Key to this is the involvement of all our faculty in teaching andresearch guidance.
The program requires candidates to take courses on “Theory and Methodology in Japanese Studies”, “Interdisciplinary Research”, and “Dissertation Work in Advanced Studies”, which provide the theoretical and methodological basis for conducting
Japanese studies from a global perspective. Through these courses and guided research, we will foster researchers with creative and highly specialized perspectives, equipped to undertake Japanese studies in the twenty-first century.

PurposeThe Japanese Studies Program supports education and research on Japanese culture and civilization in international and interdisciplinary perspective through its diverse faculty and the rich resources of its research environment and aims to nurture
researchers with an international and broadminded perspective.

● Courses offered in FY 2024

Elective

Required

Subject

Course Description

Teaching Staff

Theory andMethodology
in Japanese Studies

Lectures present the latest research themes, objectives, and methodologies
of each member of the Nichibunken faculty and introduce the latest developments in Japanese studies. Participants engage in research to clarify thetheoretical and methodological frameworks of Japanese studies.

All members offaculty

Interdisciplinary
Research

Practice through oral presentations and question-and-answer sessions topromote the writing of an interdisciplinary thesis, thereby offering specific encouragement to a candidate’s writing of the doctoral thesis.

All members offaculty

Practical
Training in
SymposiumManagement

Participation in planning and organizing symposiums, seminars, teamresearch projects, and the like, held at the program’s home institute(Nichibunken).

Academicsupervisor andassociated faculty
members

Dissertation
Work in Advanced
Studies

Individually programmed lectures, seminars, and workshops necessary
for writing the thesis. The programs are implemented with the support offaculty members working in relevant fields.

Academicsupervisor andassociated faculty
members

Faculty Guidance
In addition to the main academic supervisor assigned to them,
graduate students in the Japanese Studies program receive guidance from two sub-advisors. Students are also free to consult at
any time with other faculty or with the visiting scholars. Graduate students may participate in team research projects organizedby the faculty, receive training in basic area research, as well as
take part in seminars and other symposiums held at Nichibunken
bringing together scholars from both within and outside the institute. We hope this stimulating research environment will help
students complete the work for their degrees.
Graduate Student Class

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Student Support
Financial Aid
To defray expenses related to survey and research activities, travel expenses, conference registration fees, copying of documents, etc., support in the form of Graduate Student Project Stipends, the short-stay
Study Abroad Program Grants, etc. are provided. Students may also
submit requests for help in purchasing books and other materials necessary for research and writing the dissertation.

Scholarships

Graduate Student Room

The following scholarships are offered to help privately financed international students: If the number of applicants exceeds the guota,
an internal selection process will be conducted.
･The International Foundation for Japanese Studies scholarships
Japanese students can apply for Japanese Student Services Organization scholarships.

Timeline Leading to Conferral of the Degree
Admission➡

First- through third-years Writing of research proposal
Research guidance(elective courses) Seminar on Theory and Methodology
Interdisciplinary Researchand other elective courses(Required courses) Dissertation Work in Advanced Studies➡
First and second years Submission of interim report
Third year➡
Preliminary examination➡
Doctoral dissertation examination

Use of the Nichibunken Library

Message from aStudent➡
Approval of dissertation➡
Conferral of the degree

An Invitation to The Japanese Studies Program
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientist (DC2) : LIU Ying

The International Course in Japanese Studies at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI is located at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), where Japanese Studies scholars from Japan and abroad gather
to promote interdisciplinary and comprehensive Japanese studies.
The course provides substantial financial support to help each student academically flourish in a fulfilling research environment. A wide range of support is available, including the Graduate Student Research Project, which assists students in gatheringresearch materials and presenting their research at academic conferences; the Research Assistant (RA) system, which employs
students to perform auxiliary work related to their research; as well as support for the cost of copying materials through the
Nichibunken Library.
I am engaged in the study of colonialism, and the Nichibunken Library has a rich collection of colonial-related materials.
Not only that, various research activities dealing with colonialism, such as study groups, symposiums, and lectures, are regularly
held. The excellent research support, abundance of research materials, and active research program all adds up to a fantastic
research environment. In this rich setting, I am able to really develop my research, reflect on issues related to colonialism acrosstime and space, and look to solve the research puzzle which I have set myself.
As a pioneering research institute in Japanese studies, Nichibunken supports the research of each and every student on thecourse. You will really develop a great deal here, both as a person and a scholar.

4Faculty Profiles(as of July 2024)

1) Specialized Fields; 2) Current Research Themes;

ENOMOTO Wataru (Chair)

ARAKI Hiroshi

1) Medieval history of international exchange; 2)
My research focuses on relations between Japanand other countries from the ninth through fourteenth centuries. While Japan’s interest in diplomacy was low in this period, private or unofficial
relations with other countries were even more active than before or after that time. As manifestationsof that activity, I take up mainly merchants engagedin overseas trade and priests who went to China to
study.

1) Japanese literature; 2) My research focuses on
Genji monogatari, Konjaku monogatarishū, Tsurezuregusa, and other classics, and I am also interested
in the culture of dreams. Currently, I am engaged
in a team research project titled “Solid “Impermanence”/Fragile “Impermanence”: The Transmogrification of the Classics and Future Prospects” to consider new angles for exploring the international andcontemporary possibilities of classic culture. The
project explores the international and contemporary
possibilities of classical culture.

Frederik CRYNS (Deputy Director-General)

ISODA Michifumi

1) Interaction between the Western world and Japan2) I have been working on the Dutch factory in Hirado, William Adams (Miura Anjin) and Hosokawa
Gracia. I am also pursuing a joint research project
on “The Formation and Development of Western
Perceptions of Japan”.

1) Japanese history; 2) I am studying reforms of thebakuhan system of the middle to late early-modern
period. Following the Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami I began gathering historical material about previous earthquakes and tsunami in an effort to put the
information to use in disaster prevention. Recently,
in cooperation with local governments, I have begun
to investigate old documents concerning the shinobi(ninja) of Iga and Kōga.

Professor

Professor

ISOMAE Jun’ichi

Professor

Professor

ITŌ Takayuki

Professor

Professor

1) Religious studies; critical theory; 2) I think we
can observe something of the essence of humanity
in the person who commits evil acts while believing
he is doing good. Isn’t it true that the concept of thedivine as well as the phenomenon of bias (discrimination) arise out of such workings of the mind? Thisis the source of my fascination with the subject ofreligion.

1) History of Chinese thought; cultural interactionin East Asia; comparative culture; 2) My research
focuses on the philosophical and intellectual historyof China, placing it in the context of the East Asian
culture sphere including Japan and Korea. In somecases, my consideration adds global viewpoints including that of the West or a comparative or international relations perspective.

KUSUNOKI Ayako

LIU Jianhui

1) Japanese political and diplomatic history; security studies; 2) Japan’s post Asia-Pacific war policies
on diplomacy and security took shape during the period from the occupation to the peace treaty. Whyis that these policies have been basically adhered toover the long term? We shall consider the outcomesof the intermingling of two contexts: that of Japan’sinternational relations since the nineteenth century,and that of international politics and domestic environment during the cold war.

1) History of cultural connections between Japanand China; 2) I pursue the mutual cultural influences
and interventions in the modern East Asian region asa whole (including those between Japan and China),transcending one-country views of history and reappraising the region as a cultural community thattogether experienced the impact of Western modernization.

MATSUDA Toshihiko (Deputy Director-General)

SEKINO Tatsuki

1) History of Japanese and Korean relations; 2) I
am currently studying medical care and sanitation
policy in Korea under Japanese rule. Particularly
through the activities of the famous bacteriologist
Shiga Kiyoshi, famous for discovering the dysentery bacterium, I examine relations between Japanese doctors and Korean society as well as worldchanges in medical research centered on the UnitedStates and how those changes were related to theJapanese empire.

1) Informatics; 2) I conduct research and development for visualization and analysis of information
based on time. Results of this research are madeavailable to the public in the form of the time information system HuTime, Web applications, and basic
data for dealing with dates in the Japanese calendar.

Professor

Professor

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Professor

Professor

TAKII Kazuhiro

Timon SCREECH

1) Constitutional history; comparative legal history;2) I study the formation and development of the
Meiji constitutional system from the standpoint of
the history of intellectual society and international
relations. By approaching the history of Japan’sconstitution from both internal and external perspectives rather than simply as a phenomenon of
one country, I hope to generate research that will
have currency at an international level.

1) Art history and history of the Edo period; 2) 1.Art
history and visual culture of the Edo Period. Historyof anatomy and body criticism; erotica. Rethinking‘sakoku’, and international exchange 2.Deificationof warriors in the early-modern period (Toyokuni
daimyōjin, Tōshō daigongen). Nationwide networkof Tōshō-gū shrines. 3.International exchange inthe early-modern Kingdom of Lūchū (J: Ryūkyū).
Cultural history of the Yaima (J: Yaeyama) islands.

YAMADA Shōji (Vice Chair)YASUI Manami

1) Informatics; history of cultural exchange;2) I am engaged in the study of changes in the
copyright law and their impact on culture, of thechanges that occur in such traditions as Zen or
popular culture when they are transmitted overseas
and of the responses to them on the Japanese side,
and of Digital Humanities, and other topics.

1) Japanese folklore; cultural anthropology; 2) I continue to conduct fieldwork in Japan and Micronesia
in order to shed light on folk customs and humaninteractions as they relate to changes in practices revolving around such issues as pregnancy, childbirth,and medical care. I am also engaged in exploring
how people have imagined the body and expressed
it symbolically in iconography, from a perspectivein which such fields as folk belief, medicine, and art
overlap.

ZHAN Xiaomei

Edward BOYLE

1) History of artistic connections between Japan and
China in the modern age; 2) I investigate internal
factors out of western influences in the formationand transition of modern Japan and China art, fromthe perspective of cultural history. I purpose thecommon situation and the relation of the traditional
Artists’ Society, including Literati Paintings—acommon genre between China and Japan. Furthermore, I pursue the Manchurian Experiences of Japanese Artists.

1) Border studies, heritage studies; 2) My work examines borders from the early-modern to the contemporary era, looking at sovereignty and territory,
spatial representation, the politics of belonging andmarginalization, and memorialization. I study borders and borderland spaces in Japan and Northeast
Asia more broadly, and also conduct field researchin Northeast India and on Palau.

Professor

Professor

Professor

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

KATAOKA Mai

Associate Professor
1) Modern Japanese literature; comparative literature; 2) I conduct research on the English translation, editing and publishing processes of modern
Japanese literature, and the reception and dissemination of that literature. My specific focus is on the
English-speaking world after the Pacific War, and I
examine the inside history of the “passage” acrossborders of works of translated literature and thetransformations they undergo. I am concerned withthe reality and possibilities of modern Japanese literature as it takes shape under an international gaze.
Professor ARAKI will retire in March 2025.
Professor ISOMAE will retire in March 2026.
Professor LIU, Professor SCREECH will retire in March 2027.

6Degrees Awarded● Degree for The Japanese Studies Program
Those who have completed the requirements for the degree in Japanese Studies will be awarded a doctoral degree.
● Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded, by Year
Fiscal Year

1994
～2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total

Coursework Doctorates
Thesis Doctorates
Total

23
10
33

6
1
7

0
1
1

0
1
1

3
0
3

1
0
1

3
0
3

1
0
1

2
1
3

3
3
6

2
4
6

3
1
4

2
0
2

1
0
1

4
3
7

3
1
4

2
1
3

3
1
4

4
0
4

1
0
1

4
1
5

71
29
100

● Past Recipients of the Doctoral Degree
Coursework Doctorates
Year of
Admission
2000

2001

2003

2004

2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011

2012

Name

Title of Thesis

Date of Award

NAGAMATSU Atsushi

September 30, 2003

ULKER Bahadir Bogac

Study of the Beginning and Transition of Hunting in Japan from the Viewpoint of History and Folklore
The Development of Statements on Science and Technology in the History and Transformation of the
National Identity: Overview during the Two World Wars and the Following Period
Napoleonic Wars and International System: With Special Reference to the Ottoman Empire and Japan

NASU Hiroo

The Origin and Spread of Agriculture in China and Japan: Archaeobotanical Study of Chengtoushan Site, Hunan, China

March 24, 2004

IWAI Shigeki

Love Poems (Renka) and Related Issues in Japanese Poetry (Kado) and Tea Ceremony(Sado): Historical Development and Social Background

September 30,
2004

NAKATANI
MasakazuMUTŌ Shutarō
LI Wei
HORI Madoka
TOYA Riina

Cooking Techniques in Prehistoric East Asia Seen in Material Culture: Cases in the Coastal Regionof China and Japan in the Early Agricultural Period

March 24, 2005

The Social Sciences in Modern Japan: Reconsidering East Asia
The Use of Space in Edo-Period Daimyo Gardens: A Focus on “View” (Chōbō)
Yone Noguchi: His Life and Work as a Writer of Dual Nationality“Tokyo Ginza Shiseido”: Fukuhara Shinzō and the Construction of Corporate Image
Educational and Cultural Interchange of Qing’s International Students in Japan: Contribution of Kōbun Gakuin
Traditional Theatre and Chikamatsu Monzaemon in Modern Japanese Culture: Academism/Theatre Criticism/Actor’s Body
The Study of Shinano Miko: The Formation and Transformation of Popular Religious Specialist Groups in the Edo Period
The Edo Shogunate's Policy of Encouraging Bugei (Martial Arts): Tokugawa Yoshimune's Epochal Idea
Changes in Guding’s Thought in Manchukuo as Seen in His Translations, Works, and Publishing Activities
Taishō Shin Hanga: Birth of the Art of Modern Japanese Woodblock Print, its Structure andDevelopment, Focusing on the Role of the Publisher
The Aesthetics of Sound and Image in the Films of Mizoguchi Kenji: The Audio-Visual
Analysis of Narrative Structure
Shunga Iconology in the Edo Period: Studies of the Background Art of Erotic Images
Japan-China Theater Exchange in the Modern Age: The Impact of Shinpa on Wenming-xi
A Study of the Yūzū Nembutsu Engi: Religious Belief as Seen in Medieval Illustrated Tales
Memorial Tree-Planting in Modern Japan: Examining Honda Seiroku's Thoughts and Achievements in Forestry
Textual Approaches to Edo Nagauta Music
The Literary Activities of Kitamura Kenjiro in Manchuria
Exporting the Ethics of Emptiness: Applications, Limitations, and Possibilities of Watsuji
Tetsurō's Ethical System“Barbarian”; The understanding of Taiwanese aborigines in Modern Japan from the Writers’ point of view.
Activities Organized by Newspaper Companies in the Concession City of Dalian: Focusing
on the ManshuNichinichishimbun
Kokutai Theorist KAKEHI Katsuhiko: His Thought and Action
Music Therapy and its Ideological Foundation in the Edo and Meiji Periods: A Study of the Receptionof the Healing Qualities of Music in Chinese Nourishing Life Doctrines and western Music Therapy.
The Society of the Northern Kyushu Region in the Yayoi Period as Seen from the Development
and Changes of Settlements
The History of Childhood Sexuality in Early Modern and Modern JapanA Genealogy of Understanding Yang-Ming Learning in Modern Japan
From Old Hag in Hell to Guide to the Pure Land: An Examination of the Representation of Datsueba
in Literature and Visual Imagery Together with Rituals and Worship Practices
Reception of Hōjōki in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century England and America:
With a focus on Natsume SōSeki’s English Translation of the Work
A Study of Kannon Statuary and Faith in Prayers for Peace
The Humane Treatment of Animals in Postwar Japan: Social Movements for the Humane Treatment (ofDogs and Cats) and the Administration and Management of Animal Protection, 1947-2000
Japanese TV Commercials in the 1970s and 1980s: A Perspective Based on the Structure
and Ordering of Image Components

March 19, 2008
March 19, 2008
September 30, 2009
September 30, 2010

ITŌ Akiko

SAKAI Junichirō
SAWADA Harumi
NAKANO Yōhei
YOKOYAMA Teruki
MEI Dinge
KOYAMA Shuko
NAGATO Yōhei
SUZUKI Kenkō
CHEN Ling HongTOKUNAGA Seiko
OKAMOTO Kikuko
Urushizaki Mari
Han Lingling
Anton Luis
Capistrano Sevilla
Chien Chung-Hao
Rong Yuan
Nishida Shoichi
Mitsuhira Yuki

2013

Usami Tomoyuki
Koizumi Tomonori
Yamamura Shou
Saka Chihiro

2014

Gouranga Charan
PradhanKimishima Ayako
Shuntō Ken’ichiŌishi Masumi

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March 24, 2003
March 24, 2005

March 19, 2008
March 24, 2009
March 24, 2010
March 22, 2013
March 24, 2010
March 20, 2014
March 23, 2012
September 28, 2012
March 23, 2012
March 22, 2013
March 20, 2014
September 29, 2014
March 24, 2015
March 24, 2015
March 24, 2016
March 24, 2017
September 28, 2017
March 24, 2016
March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018
March 22, 2019
March 22, 2019
March 22, 2019
September 27, 2019
September 28, 2020

Degrees Awarded
Kataoka Mai
Tamura Miyuki

2015

Masuda Itsuki
Song QI

2016

Shan Hejun
Gao Yanwen

2017

Gong Ting
Chen Yijie
Kuba Tomoyo
Song DanDan
Ye Xiaoyao
Yu XueJian

2018
2019

Between Shōsetsu and the ‘Novel’: With a Focus on the English Translation and the Publishing
Process of Modern Japanese Novels in Post-war Japan
Disability and Gender in Modern Japanese Literature: Body, Sex, Writing
Shūsaku Endō and the Postwar Experience: Fumi-e and Tenkō as Literary Practice for
Wartime Christian Authors
Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism or “Three Teachings Thought” in the Late Edo Period:
An Analysis of Form and Structure
The Transformation of Urban Space in Modern Qingdao: Continuity and Discontinuity inJapanese elements
The Discursive Space of "Manchurian and Mongolian Settlement": Focusing on Continental
Settlement Literature
Urban Heiankyō - Conditions from the end of the Eighth to the Beginning of the Twelfth
Centuies
Seeing the West in Japan: A Study of Western Influences on Fu Baoshi
The Perception of Space in Classical Japan
Rock Legends in Body and Mind - Examining Rites of Passage"Kyoto" in the Work of Kawabata Yasunari: Wartime and Postwar Periods
Adaptations of Chinese Dream Stories in Japanese Classical Literature

September 27, 2019
March 24, 2021
September 28, 2023
March 24, 2021
September 28, 2021
March 24, 2022
March 22, 2024
March 24, 2022
March 24, 2023
September 28, 2023
March 24, 2022
March 22, 2024

(Cumulative number of degree awarded since 1992 entrance) Total = 71

Thesis Doctorates
Name
WANG YongSHIVANI Nandi
MANOJ L. Shrestha
SUZUKI Sadami
ITŌ Kenji
KITAGAWA Katsuhiko
KOGUCHI Yasuo
TAKADA Yasutaka
HAMAGUCHI Eshun
HANIHARA CHOW Misuzu
KITAGAWA
Junko
OKAMURA Keiji
KAGAWA Masanobu
YAMAGUCHI
HiroshiJIANG Yingyan
SHIBATA Yoriko
NOROTA Jun'ichi
AONO Masaaki
NEGAWA Sachio
KIM Byeongjin
Svetlana KORNEEVA
Ishikawa Hajime
Kadowaki Tomohiro
Nagao Yoko
Larking Matthew
Ishikawa Takumi
Matsumiya Takayuki
Shinosaki Atsushi
Yamamoto Tadahiro

Title of Thesis

Date of Award

Prince Shotoku (Shōtoku Taishi) and Chinese Culture: Theory of the Reincarnation of Eshi That
Changed History
Socio-Technological Issues of Technology Transfer: A Specific Case Study of the Maruti-Suzuki
Collaboration
Multinational Businesses and Technology Transfer: Business Strategy of Post Echelon Structure
Study of Kajii MotojirōJapanese Business Management in East Asia: Globalization of Management and Transfer of“Japanese Corporate Management”
Japan: Study of Trading Relations with South Africa
Omi Imperial Court and Emissaries (Torai-jin) from Abroad: Kudara-Kishitsu-shi and Related People
Study of Life Culture and Change of Social Situations: Japan’s High Economic Growth in the 20th Century
Principles of Japanology: Japanese People and Society as “Relatum”
Japanese Literacy in Australia: A Changing Demand over Eighty Years
The Nature and Development of Chestnut (Castanea Crenata) and Horse Chestnut (Aesculus
Turbinata) Culture in Japan
History of Japan Manchukuo Culture Association: From Foundation to Dissolution
Studies of Changing Japanese Perception of Yōkai: “Yōkai Goraku” from the Late Kinsei Period
An Archaeological Study of the Landscapes of Ancient Society: Digital Documentation of Historic Sites
and Landscape Analysis
Changes in the Social Status of Tokugawa Shogunal Retainers: With Special Reference to theTrade in Gokenin-kabu
Paul-Louis Couchoud and Japan: His Life and the Reception of Haiku in France
Aesthetics and Public Art Policy in the Late Tokugawa Period and the Meiji Era
The Logic of State Shinto Established in Colonial Korea : The Shrine Policy of the Japanese
Government-General of Korea in the 1930s
Historical Studies about the Education of Children of Japanese Descent in Brazil during andbefore the World War II Period
The Revolutionary Syndicalist Ōsugi Sakae: His Ideas on Revolution Based on the concept of“Sei no sōzō” [Creation of Life]A Historico-Sociological Study of Actions to Contain Quarrels and Altercations during the
Early Edo Period: Cases in the Morioka and Kaga Domains
A Study of Funahashi Seiichi: Reappraising the "Literature of Resistance"
A Study of the Transmission and Enforcement of the Shogunate's National Laws in the First
Half of the Early Modern Period
The Cultural Topography of “A Singing Town”: Modernity and the Formation of Owara Kaze-no-bon
The Pan Real Art Association as an Early Postwar Avant-Garde of Nihonga
Research on Rare Magazines and Publishing Culture during and after the War
Practical Utility in Ruling the Realm and Calligraphy in Modern China: With Special Reference
to Guomoruo
Research on International Relations and Diplomacy in Heian Japan: The Historical Significanceof Intercourse with East Asia from Ancient Times to the Medieval Transition
Manga with a Camera - Methodological Practice for Analyzing, Experimenting, and Teaching “Cinematic” Manga

September 30, 1996
March 24, 1997
March 24, 1997
March 24, 1997
March 24, 1998
March 24, 1999
March 24, 1999
March 24, 1999
September 30, 1999
September 28, 2001
September 30, 2004
March 24, 2006
September 29, 2006
September 30, 2011
September 28, 2012
March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013
March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
March 24, 2015
September 28, 2017
March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018
September 28, 2018
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2021
March 22, 2024
Total = 298

Admissions Data and Postgraduate Career Tracking● Admissions
Admissions in FY 2022-2024
NumberAdmitted

Selection
Applicants

Successful
Applicants

Background

Admitted
Students

Sex
Male

FemaleInternational
Students

Jobholders

2024

Around 3

4

1

1

0

1

0

1

2023

Around 3

9

3

3

0

3

2

1

2022

3

7

3

3

1

2

3

0

● Number of Students by Nationality(As of April 1, 2024)

Japan

China

Total
1

1st yr.

10

2nd yr.

1

2

3

3rd yr.

4

5

9

Total

6

7

13

● Graduates Places of Employment
The University of Tokyo
Rikkyo University
Osaka University
Kyoto Seika University
Kyushu University
Teikyo University
Okayama University
Shanghai University
Nagasaki University
Yunnan University
Osaka Metropolitan University
Qufu Normal University
Nara Prefectural University
Japan Society for the Promotion of
The University of Shimane
Science

Message from an
Alumnus

Nagasaki Prefectural Board of
Education
International Research Center forJapanese Studies
and other organizations

SONG DanDan（Degree awarded in September 2023）

The International Course of Japanese Studies at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI is based at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto, Japan. I enrolled at the Department of International
Japanese Studies (now the Course in International Japanese Studies) there in April 2018 and received my doctoral degree in
September 2023.
At Nichibunken, I received tremendous support from both SOKENDAI and the department, and was fortunate to be able tolead a fulfilling doctoral life without experiencing any difficulties in terms of research, living, or finances. In terms of research,
I had the opportunity to be in contact with leading researchers from around the world and to participate in diverse and interesting research groups at Nichibunken, which has greatly broadened our perspectives and greatly contributed to our research
activities. Furthermore, the Nichibunken library is well-stocked with materials necessary for Japanese studies, and even if
something is not on the shelves, it can be requested from other institutions inside or outside of Japan. This favorable research
environment has been crucial in supporting my research.
In addition, thanks to the "Graduate Student Research Project" and other programs, I was able to give conference presentations, venture out on fieldwork, and collect research materials. As my research focuses on Japanese folklore, fieldwork is essential, I was able to conduct fieldwork not only in Japan but also in China and the U.S., in order to collect the data necessary
for my doctoral dissertation.
In terms of living, students have the opportunity to apply for various scholarships andcan receive financial support through the Research Assistant (RA) program. In addition,international students have access to housing at Nichibunken for up to two years.
It was a dream come true to be able to conduct research in such a supportive environment. Since returning home, I often find myself thinking of my advisors and the otherprofessors, the administrative staff who supported my research, and my fellow graduate
students. Having passed through the Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI, I would like share with future students the research methods and human encountersthat I experienced at Nichibunken.

9Admission*For detailed information, see the Application Guidelines for the current fiscal year.

● Number Admitted
The Japanese Studies program admits up to about 3 persons graduate students each year.
● Application requirements
Those who hold a master’s degree or who expect to acquire a master’s degree by March 2025. Those who are recognizedby the program as having the level of academic ability equal to or higher than that of a person holding a master’s degree
are also eligible.
● Screening
Screening consists of two stages: first, screening of the documents submitted by the applicant, including the master’s degree
thesis, and second, screening on the basis of an interview.
Note: Those applicants who have passed the first stage will be notified of the date and time of an interview for the second stage.
● Application Acceptance Period
Applications are accepted between December 5 (Thursday) and December 11 (Wednesday), 2024.
● Second-Stage Screening (Interview): Date and Place
Date: January 27 (Monday), 2025. Emergency back-up date: January 28 (Tuesday), 2025.
Place: Conducted online.
● Requesting Application Guidelines
Requesting Application Guidelines by post from within Japan
Prepare a self-addressed A4-size (33.2 cm long, 24 cm wide) envelope with stamped for 400 yen (From October 1st, stamps
worth for 510 yen are needed.) to receive Application Guidelines. Send your request with the prepared envelope to thefollowing address:
Research Support Unit, Research Cooperation Section, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
3-2 Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192 Japan Tel: +81-75-335-2052
Requesting Application Guidelines by e-mail:Please send an e-mail to the Student Affairs Section of the Graduate University for Advanced Studies at the following
address
E-mail address: gakusei@ml.soken.ac.jp
Include the following five items of information in your message.
1. Postal code 2. Home address 3. Name 4. Telephone (or mobile phone) number
5. Your request for the Application Guidelines for the Japanese studies program*In order to receive our reply, please use your internet e-mail address and not your mobile phone’s e-mail address.
*If you do not receive our reply within 5 weekdays, please contact us again.

Japanese Studies Program Admission Policy● QualificationsT he Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai) seeks students of any nationality or cultural background whoare interested in Japanese studies and motivated to pursue interdisciplinary research from a broad perspective. Accepted
students are expected to draw on the diverse knowledge and methodologies of the Japanese Studies Program faculty, and toindependently and critically undertake interdisciplinary Japanese studies research. Admissions are open for the three-year
doctoral program. Applicants are required to hold a master’s degree.
● Selection CriteriaS okendai screens the submitted documents and interviews potential candidates. Along with an assessment of an applicant’s
academic abilities and capacity to conduct independent research, candidates are evaluated on the originality, theoretical andempirical, of their master’s thesis and any other scholarly papers submitted; on the originality, feasibility, and academic
potential of the research the applicant seeks to pursue; and on their presentation skills, communication skills, and overall
future potential to contribute to the field.

10Frequently Asked Questions
Q1 Is there any system for waiver of tuition fees?
There is a system for waiving tuition for students citing economic difficulties and whose academic work is deemed of a highstandard. Applications for tuition waivers are offered once each semester each year and are decided on the basis of a fixed
screening process.

Q2 Does the Program have a research assistant system?
The Program does employ research assistants, chosen from among current graduate students, to perform support tasks relating
to research and teaching, and a system is in place for allowing RAs to perform duties beneficial to their own research in the
Program. A salary is paid for the services performed as a form of financial assistance.

Q3 Where do students study and research? At Hayama? Or Kyoto?
The headquarters of The Japanese Studies program and the base for research guidance and dissertation writing is on the premises of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, located in Kyoto. Some functions for all students of Sokendai,such as the entrance and degree-awarding ceremonies, are held at the Hayama campus, headquarters of Sokendai.

Q4 Is it necessary to choose an academic supervisor before applying for admission?
Yes, it is necessary to choose an academic supervisor and to consult with the supervisor about the contents of your research
before applying for admission. The program administrative staff does not suggest faculty advisors, so applicants should checkthe faculty profiles provided in the Program brochure and at the Program website in making their choice.

Q5 Does the Program grant degrees to students residing elsewhere?
Currently many of our students are working toward their degrees while living in areas distant from the Department headquarters. It is necessary, however, to be attend in person the lecture class part of the requirements for the degree.

Q6 Is it possible to enroll in October?
The Japanese Studies program no longer offers October enrollment.

Q7 Is it possible to apply to another program at the same time?
No.

Q8 Does the Program have Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1, 2) fellowships (for doctoral course 1 and 2)?
As of FY 2024, the Program has 3 doctoral course fellowship students (Awarded a grant in 2019, 2022 and 2024).

Entrance Ceremony (Hayama campus, SOKENDAI)

11

Graduate Student Class

Research Activities at Nichibunken
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) was established on May 21, 1987 as an inter-university
research institute incorporated under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Its purpose is topromote the comprehensive, international, and interdisciplinary study of Japanese culture and provide cooperation and support for the work of Japanese Studies specialists around the world. From April 2004, Nichibunken became a member of the
National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU, headquartered in Tokyo). The three main pillars of Nichibunken activities are:Research (individual, basic, and team [joint] research), research cooperation, and outreach. Of these activities, those closely
related to the graduate students in The Japanese Studies program are introduced below:● Team Research
The pursuit of research on Japanese culture calls for the steady accumulation of the results of study in separate specialized
fields related to Japan. It also calls for a place where scholars can transcend the framework of their separate disciplines andexpand their insight and knowledge through exchange and collaboration. Such opportunities for team research can play amajor role in promoting understanding of Japanese culture as a whole.
 Exchange between researchers from Japan and those from other intellectual traditions is also considered an essential partof team research at Nichibunken. Furthermore, as we enter an era of expanding internationalization, such interaction helps
the field of Japanese studies to better respond to the needs of the times.
 The team research carried out at the Center is not limited to exchange of research findings. The essence of what the Centeris trying to achieve is fostering of creative energy generated through the cooperative research of scholars from diverse
intellectual traditions.
◆ Seventeen team research projects were organized in FY2024.
Units

Views of
Nature andViews of
Humankind

Title of project

Araki Hiroshi

The Japanese Colonial Empire and the Global Linkage of Knowledge

Matsuda Toshihiko

Mouths and Noses: A Cultural History of the Junctures between the Human Body
and the Outside World in Japan

Isoda Michifumi

City and Monument: Urban Planning and Memory in Japan, from the Perspective of
Visual Culture

Timon Screech

From Womb to Tomb: Exploring Life and Death in Contemporary Japan
Island Japan: Fluid Bodies, Senses, Imaginaries

Culture andPower

Project Leader

Solid “Impermanence”/Fragile “Impermanence”: The Transmogrificationof the Classics and Future Prospects

Yasui Manami

Edward Boyle

Studying Nichibunken’s Collection of Inoue Tetsujiro’s Correspondence:
The Rise and Fall of the Nation-State

Isomae Jun'ichi

Reconsidering the Early-Modern in the History of East Asia: In Search of a New
Global History

Itō Takayuki

The Formation and Development of Western Perceptions of Japan

Frederik Cryns

Japanese Foreign Policy in the Cold War Era: The Formation of “Peace State”(1952-1972)

Huang Tzu-chin

Beyond the Postwar and Modernity: Japan in the 1970s

Kusunoki Ayako

The Formation and Transformation of the Cultural Commons
Anthologizing "Chi (Knowledge)" for the Future: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Comparative History of Cultural Mediators
Developments The Transformation of "Bunjin Culture" in Modern Japanin the Study
Inner Palace, Oku, Harem―Comparative historical research on court women fromof Popular
the perspective of gender analysis―
CultureA View on Global Japanese Studies

Karita Shinji

Yamada Shōji

Kataoka Mai

Enomoto Wataru
Zhan Xiaomei

Kanda Yuri

Enomoto Wataru

Sato-Rossberg Nana

Collection of Nichibunken

12Research Activities at Nichibunken● Theory and Methodology Seminars◆ Seminars based on the following five basic research themes are being held in FY2024.
Title
Organizer
Perusing English Monographs on Japanese U
shimura Kei
History
Practical Korean Language
Matsuda Toshihiko(Intermediate)
Reading Documents and Studies ofKusunoki Ayako
Japanese Political and Diplomatic History

Title
Study in Modern Historical Documents

Organizer
Takii Kazuhiro

An Introduction to Chinese Classics

Itō Takayuki● Conference, Events
The regular research-related events held at Nichibunken shown below are provided to facilitate exchange among scholarsof Japanese studies from all over the world. Graduate and international students are also welcome. Nichibunken holds otherlectures and symposiums in addition to the bellows.
◦Nichibunken Forums
Nichibunken Form mainly aims to introduce to the public the results of Japanese students by non-Japanese researchers at
Nichibunken as a means of contributing to international exchange. Since its founding in 1987, the event has been held atvenues in the central part of the city of Kyoto.
◦Nichibunken Thursday Seminars
These seminars, where scholars give presentations on topics of the latest scholarly research, are held at Nichibunken to
promote exchange among researchers.
◦Nichibunken Evening Seminars
Presented by researchers from overseas in English, these seminars are held at Nichibnken.
◦International Symposiums
With mounting interest in Japanese culture and society among the countries of the world, the issues of scholarly inquiry
and research methods have grown increasingly diversified. To deal with these developments, Nichibunken has held international symposiums mainly on the themes of team research projects undertaken at Nichinbnken, thereby providing an international forum for debate to propel the further development of Japanese studies. Nichibunken also organizes several typesof international symposiums overseas as part of research activities and collaborative research programs outside Japan.
Through various support programs the graduate students at The Japanese Studies program are encouraged to participate inthese international meetings.

International Symposium

13

Presentation by a Graduate Student

Books and Resource Materials● Library
The Nichibunken Library, opened in April 1991 offers a variety of information services and a wide-ranging collection ofbooks, reference materials and documents— some 600,000 in all —vital to the field of Japanese studies and available for use
by all qualified researchers.
 Including Library Annex I, Library Annex II and the newly opened Annex III (2014), the library has a total capacity for
approximately 700,000 volumes housed in both fixed and electronically controlled compact shelving. The library also hasa rare book room, map room, microfilm room, four study rooms for individual researchers, and two for groups.
Research Material Collection Principles
Books and materials related to Japanese studies written in languages other than JapaneseWe are trying to acquire as many of these materials as possible.
Books and materials considered basic for any research on JapanWe acquire basic materials published both in and outside of Japan.
Catalogues and indexes of literature related to Japanese studies
We seek to keep up-to-date catalogues and indexes of literature related to studies on Japan, as referring to them is the firststep towards gathering the necessary information in scientific research.
Audio-visual materials
The library also holds colored photographs and glass negatives of works from the late Edo and Meiji periods, old maps,
DVDs of Japanese movies, and other audio-visual materials.
Usage of Library Materials
The Nichibunken Library is open to unlimited use by all Nichibunken staff and students, with some restrictions for rarebooks and some other items. Researchers outside Nichibunken may obtain access for scholarly research purposes by applying in advance. The database recording Nichibunken’s library holdings may be accessed via the Internet. Documentsin the collection may be photocopied or obtained on loan through other libraries and institutions through the NACSIS-ILL(interlibrary loan) system.
 Library staff are on duty between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. The Library is open to Nichibunken staff and students
between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

● List of Nichibunken Databases

Early Photographs
Ehon (Ukiyo-e Shunga)

Illustrations of Historic Places in Kyoto
Japanese Art Overseas
Kojiruien Page Search System
Kyoto Festivals and Customs

Folktales of Strange Phenomena andYōkai (Ghosts, Monsters, Spirits)

Letters Addressed to Inoue Tetsujirō
Nichibunken Digital Archive

Haikai

Nichibunken Map Collection

Heian Jinbutsu Shi (Who’s Who in Old Kyoto)

Noma Archives (Rare European Medical
Books)

Catalogue of pre-1900 Western-language
Publications Related to Japan

Heian-Period Chronicles (Old Diaries,
Historical Documents)

Overseas Images of Japan
Paintings of Strange Phenomena andYōkai (Ghosts, Monsters, Spirits)
Rare Books and Maps on Japan inEuropean Languages
Renga
Sōda Archives: Pictorial and Miscellaneous Materials
Waka
etc.

https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/en/db/

Collection of Nichibunken

14国際日本文化研究センター / Nichibunken
JR San-in Main Line
(Sagano Line)

バス停・桂坂小学校前
Katsurazaka
Shogakko-mae
bus stop

Hankyu Railway,
Arashiyama Line
バス停・花の舞公園前
Hananomai Koen-mae
bus stop

Shijo Sta.

Rakusaiguchi Sta.

桂川
Katsura River

Kyoto-kawaramachi Sta.

大阪国際空港●大阪

Osaka

Kobe Airport

大阪湾
Osaka Bay
(Osaka-wan)
淡路島
Awaji Island(Awa i-shima)

阪急
桂駅

阪急京都線 Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Line

関西国際空港Kansai International Airport

約25分

大阪モノレール
南茨木駅

Minami-ibaraki
Sta.

バス

バス停
bus stopbus

Katsura
Sta.

阪急
南茨木駅

Minami-ibaraki
Sta.

約30分

タクシー
taxi

阪急京都線

国際日本文化研究センター

Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Line

約５分

Nichibunken

JR東海道本線（京都線）JR Tokaido Main Line (Kyoto Line)

JR
桂川駅

約35分

JR 大阪駅

関西国際空港Osaka International Airport

Kobe

神戸空港

約35分

JR 京都駅

Osaka Sta.

大阪国際空港
●神戸

約10分

Osaka
International 大阪モノレール
AirportOsaka Monorail

Kyoto Sta.

Nichibunken

阪急京都線 Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Line

阪急 大阪梅田駅
Osaka-umeda Sta.

●
京都 Kyoto

国際日本文化研究センター

名神高速道路Meishin Expressway

京都南インター
Kyoto Minami I.C

阪急 京都河原町駅

琵琶湖
Lake Biwa(Biwa-ko)

JR Nara Line

Keihan Railway

洛西口駅

五条通
Gojo St.

ＪＲ奈良線

鴨川
Kamo River

京阪本線

1

Kintetsu Railway,
Kyoto Line

JR Tokaido Shinkansen

Katsuragawa Sta.

近鉄京都線

京都縦貫自動車道

Kyoto- Jukan Expressway

JR東海道新幹線

桂川駅

1

地下鉄烏丸線

Subway Karasuma Line 京都駅
Kyoto Sta.

JR東海道本線（京都線）
JR Tokaido Main Line
(Kyoto Line)

Kyoto-kawaramachi Sta.

四条駅

Hankyu Railway,
Kyoto Line

桂駅

京都河原町駅

烏丸駅

阪急京都線

Katsura Sta.

Subway Tozai Line

Karasuma Sta.

9

京都大学
桂キャンパス
Katsura Campus
Kyoto University
沓掛インター
Kutsukake I.C

ＪＲ山陰本線︵嵯峨野線︶

阪急嵐山線

地下鉄東西線

烏丸御池駅

Karasuma Oike Sta.

JR東海道本線（京都線）JR Tokaido Main Line (Kyoto Line)
約１時間20分

関空特急「はるか」

KansaiKansai Airport Limited Express (Haruka)
International
AirportJR 京都駅
Kyoto Sta.

Katsuragawa

バス
bus

Sta.

約５分

JR東海道本線（京都線）
JR Tokaido Main Line (Kyoto Line)

乗合いタクシー Airport Shuttles

From Kansai International Airport

By Airport Shuttles (Shared Ride): 150-min ride from Kansai International Airport.

From JR Kyoto Station（Karasuma Chuo Exit）

By Bus: Take a Keihan Kyoto Kotsu Bus #21 or #21A bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo.”
Get off at “Hananomai Koen-mae” bus stop (45 min.).
Take a Keihan Kyoto Kotsu Bus #26 bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo” or #26B bound for“Katsura Innovation Park-mae.” Get off at “Katsurazaka Shogakko-mae” bus stop (45 min.).
By Taxi: 40-min ride from Kyoto Station.

From JR Katsuragawa Station

By Bus: Take a Yasaka Bus #1 or #6 bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo.” Get off at“Katsurazaka Shogakko-mae” bus stop or “Hananomai Koen-mae” bus stop (30 min.).
By Taxi: 20-min ride from JR Katsuragawa Station.

From Hankyu Railway Katsura Station（West Exit）

By Bus: Take the Kyoto City Bus “Nishi #5” or “Nishi #6” bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo”
and get off at “Katsurazaka Shogakko-mae” bus stop (30 min.).
Take the Keihan Kyoto Kotsu Bus #20 or #20B bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo” and get
off at “Hananomai Koen-mae” bus stop (20 min.).
By Taxi: 15-min ride from Katsura Station West exit.
※ Nichibunken is a ﬁve-minute walk from the bus stop.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SOKENDAIThe Graduate University for Advanced Studies

Shonan Village, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193, Japan
TEL: +81-46-858-1500 / FAX: +81-46-858-1542
https://www.soken.ac.jp/

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER
FOR JAPANESE STUDIES [NICHIBUNKEN]
3-2, Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192, Japan
TEL: +81-75-335-2052 / E-mail: senkou@nichibun.ac.jp
https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/en/

タクシー
taxi

バス停
bus stop●奈良
Nara