Shimane University(Shimane Prefecture)

Train Closely with the Local Education Community Amid the Deeply Rooted Traditional Culture ofProvincial Japan◇Introduction to Shimane University
As a mid-sized university, students at Shimane
University have the opportunity to learn in a warm andfriendly environment more typically associated withsmaller colleges. Professors provide kind support andguidance to all students, and are readily available tofoster enduring professional relationships throughseminars, laboratory work and field work. This is but
one of the many positive characteristics of ShimaneUniversity.
Matsue city is surrounded by abundant natural
beauty, including the Sea of Japan, Lake Shinji, and theChugoku Mountains. It’s also well- known as an
International Culture Tourist City that retains many
historical sites and traditional culture, such as Matsue
Castle, shrines, temples, hot springs, and Japanese teaand sweets.
Since there are few foreign residents living inShimane, studying at Shimane University provides an
excellent opportunity for applicants to immersethemselves in the Japanese language and culture. Theinternational students of Shimane University are able toenjoy a wide variety of activities and international
events with Japanese students both on and off campus.
Matsue is also a very safe city, especially whencompared to other major cities. Climate-wise, Matsue
is very temperate. While it may snow occasionallyduring the winter, the weather is quite comfortablethroughout the year.
【International Exchanges 】(As of Oct. 1, 2021)-Universities with exchange agreements:103universitiesin 28 countries-Total Number of International Students: 214-Number of Teacher Training Students (2011-2021)
Myanmar3, Indonesia2, Kenya2, Liberia, Thai, Vietnam, Belarus,Morocco, Lithuania, Fiji, Malawi, Korea◇Outline for the Course○Characteristics
Personal coaching related to schools and educational facilities inneighborhood①Number of students to be accepted:
10 students② Preparatory Japanese Language Education
Students are requested to take Japanese Language Course at
University designated by Monbukagakusho for the first six
months. Shimane University also offers Japanese Language
Lesson.
③ Academic Training
A Special curriculum and individual tutoring will be carefully
planed to help students carry on their research most efficiently.
④ Others
International Students can participate in field trips to a variety ofsites (historical and cultural sites, government and education
institutions, etc.) and local homestays.

◇Housing
International House (5minutes on foot fromUniversity campus)
Single room: 26 rooms 5,900yen/month
Double room: 1room 9,500yen/month
Payment of accommodation fees will be made after
moving in.
○Equipments
Personal shower, shared kitchen, LAN connection,and so on.
○Information for daily life
Within a 5-minute walk, bus stop, around-the-clocksupermarket, various restaurants and so on.

◇Contact Address
International Student Section
International Exchange Division1060 Nishikawatsu, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504Tel：+81-（0）852-32-6106
Fax：+81-（0）852-32-6481
E-mail: ied-ryugaku@office.shimane-u.ac.jp
H.P: http://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/◇Follow-up for the Students
Students who have completed the course
・receive a certificate.
・can join International Alumni Associationof Shimane University in each country.

Izumo
TaishaTraditional local dance:
Dojo-Sukui (Fish CatchDance)

MatsueCastleIwami SilverMine

Shimane University（No.37）◇ Course Description, Number of students to be accepted, Qualifications and, etc.
Name ofdepartment

Graduate Course and Uncergraduate Course of Education
Course description

Language

Number ofstudents to be
accepted

Inquiy Method of Art Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill

Physical Education/Dance Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill

Developmental Psychology

Japanese

1〜2

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill. And I am a chinese learner.

Japanese, English

1

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

Comunication
Comunication methodology,
methodology,
educational sociology
educational sociology

Japanese, English

1〜2

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

tomiyasu@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Japanese Language
Education

Japanese, English

1Bachelor degree in this field、Daily conversation skill in
English and in Japanese（a little）

SHIMOMURA Taketo(Lecturer)

tshimomura@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Arithmetic Education Arithmetic Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill

37008

MASAOKA Sachi(Professor)

sachi@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Housing Education, Housing ScienceJapanese

1

Skill in Japanese

37009

KOBAYAKAWA Tomomi(Lecturer)

kobayakawat@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Educational Administration and FinanceJapanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill37010

ITO Yu (AssistantProfessor)

yitou@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Early childhood education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese
language skill

37011

HAYAKAWA Tomohiro(Assistant Professor )hayakawa@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Educational Method

Educational Method

Japanese1

Skill in Japanese

37012

FUKUDA Tetsuyuki(Professor)

t-fukuda@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Calligraphic Studies

Calligraphic Studies

Japanese1

Basic Command of JPN

37013

TAKEDA Kenji(Professor)

takeda@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Chinese Classics

Chinese Classics

Japanese1

Basic Command of JPN

37014

HAYASHI Takanori(Professor)

hayashit@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Linguistics

Semantics, Pragmatics

Japanese, English

1Bachelor degree in this field, sufficient skill in Japaneseand English

37015

NAWATA Hiroyuki(Professor)

nawata@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Linguistics

Theoretical Linguistics,
Generative Grammer,
Historical Syntax

Japanese, English

1Bachelor degree in this field, sufficient skill in Japaneseand English

Course code

Name of adviser

E-mailTeaching field（s）

37001

KAWAJI Sumito(Professor)

kawaji@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Art Education

37002

HIROKANE Shiho(Professor)

shiho-h@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Physical Education

37003

ISHINO Yoko(Professor)

yoko-ishino@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Developmental
Psychology

37004

FUKAMI Toshitaka(Professor)

t-fukami@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Teacher Education

37005

KAGAWA Naomi(Assoc. Professor)

kagawa@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37006

TOMIYASU Shingo(Assoc. Professor)

37007

Housing Science
Educational
Administration andFinance
Early childhood
education

Preservice/Inservice Teacher Education

Japanese Language Education

Qualification and requirement for students, number ofstudents in past 5 years

Shimane University（No.37）◇ Course Description, Number of students to be accepted, Qualifications and, etc.
Name ofdepartment

Graduate Course and Uncergraduate Course of Education
Language

Number ofstudents to be
accepted

Japanese1

Basic Command of JPN

Language Testing,
Curriculum Development

Japanese, English

1Bachelor degree in a related field, sufficient skill inJapanese and English

Medieval history of Japan

Japanese1

Daily conversation skill in JapaneseJapanese1

Daily conversation skill in JapaneseJapanese, English

１～２Japanese1

Daily conversation skill in JapaneseJapanese, English

1

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

Japanese1

Daily conversation skill in JapaneseJapanese, English

1～２

Skill in Japanese or in English

Japanese, English

1

Skill in Japanese or in EnglishJapanese

1Bachelor degree in this field.
Skill in Japanese.

Japanese, English

1Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese or
English language skill
Daily conversation skills in Japanese or in Engilish

Study of ferroelectric phase transition, Materials Science, Physics
Dielectric, piezoelectrics, and ferroelectric materials, Ceramics
fabrication and crystals growth, Engineering
Raman and Brillouin Spectroscopy on solids, Spectroscopy,
Physics and Chemistry
Making new and effective teaching staffs, Energy Education,
Science Education

Japanese, English

2Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese or
English language skill
Daily conversation skills in Japanese or in Engilish

Geology and Environmental Geology

Japanese, English

1

Bachelor degree in this field,
Daily conversation skill in Japanese and in English

Japanese

1Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language skill

Course code

Name of adviser

E-mailTeaching field（s）

Course description

37016

HYAKUTOME Yasuharu(Assoc.Professor)

yhyakutome@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Japanese Linguistics

37017

NEKODA Hidenobu(Assoc.Professor)

nekodah@edu.shimane-ac.jp

English Language
Teaching

37018

HASEGAWA Hiroshi(Professor)

hasegawai@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Japanese history

37019

TOMIZAWA Yoshia(Professor)

y-tomi@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37020

SAKUNO Hirokazu(Professor)

hsakuno@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Human Geography

37021

UTSUNOMIYA Akiko(Assoc. Professor)

autsunom@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Social Studies
Social Studies Practice
Practice Secondary
Secondary School Level
School Level

37022

MOROOKA Ryousuke(Professor)

morooka@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Sociology

Theoretical Sociology,
Research in Contemporary Society

37023

IKEMATSU Tatsuo(Lecturer)

ikematsu@edu.shimane-u.ac.jp

Philosophy

History of Werstern philosophy, History of Werstern ethics

37024

MISONO Tadashi(Assoc.Professor)

misono@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37025

OHTANI Shuji(Professor)

ohtani2458@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37026

KAYANO Akihide(Professor)

a_kayano@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37027

HASEGAWA Hiroyuki(Assoc.Professor)

hasegawa.hiroyuki@edu.shimane-ac.jp

History of Japanese,
Lexical Semantics

ChineseChinese Contemporary History
Contemporary History
Agricultural and Rural Development,
Human Geography

Mathematics
Mathematics Education, Lesson Study & Lesson Design in
Education, Educational
Mathematics
Technology
A Taxonomy of Freshwater Algae,
Biological Education
Development of Teaching Materials
Science education

Science education

Chemistry, Advanced
Solid-state chemistry, Organic electronics, Nanotechnology
Materials

37028

TSUKADA Shinya(Assoc.Professor)

tsukada@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Materials Science,Physics

37029

TSUJIMOTO Akira(Lecturer)

tsujimoto@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Earth Science

37030

SAKAI Hidetoshi(Professor)

sakaihi@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Movement Theory ofMovement Theory of Sport( Budo)
Sport ( Budo)

Qualification and requirement for students, number ofstudents in past 5 years

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

Shimane University（No.37）◇ Course Description, Number of students to be accepted, Qualifications and, etc.
Name ofdepartment

Graduate Course and Uncergraduate Course of Education
Language

Number ofstudents to be
accepted

Qualification and requirement for students, number ofstudents in past 5 years

Health Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language skill

Exercise Physiology

Exercise Physiology

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language skill

susaki@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Sport Psychology

Sport Psychology

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language skill

KAWASOI Tatsuya(Professor)

kawasoi@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Composition

Composition

Japanese, English

1Skill in Japanese or in English

37035

FUJII Koki
(Professor)

kofujii@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Music Education

Music Education

Japanese, English

1

Skill in Japanese or in English

37036

SASAKI Naoki(Professor)

n-sasaki@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Vocal Music

Vocal MusicJapanese

1

Skill in Japanese

37037

KOSAKA Tatsuya(Assoc.Professor)

kosaka_t@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Instrumental Music

Brass Instrument

Japanese1

Skill in Japanese

37038

FUJITA Hideki(Professor)

hidekif@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Sculpture

Sculpture

Japanese1

Skill in Japanese

37039

KOTANI Mitsuru(Professor)

kotani@edu.shimane-ac.jp

DesignDesignJapanese

1

Skill in Japanese

37040ARITA Yoko
(Assoc.Professor)

arita@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Art Education

Art Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language
skill

37041

KATO Toshiaki(Professor)

kato@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Social Studies
Education

Social Studies Education

Japanese

1

Bachelor degree in this field、Sufficient Japanese language
skill

37042

MATSUMOTO Ichiro(Professor)

chromim@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Science Education,
Environmental
Science, Environmental and Geological Education
Education, Geological
Education

Japanese, English

1

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

37043

HASHITSUME Kazuharu(Professor)

hashitsume@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Technology Education Technology Education

Japanese, English

1

Skill in Japanese or in English

37044

MARUHASHI Shizuka(Professor)

inoues@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Philosophy ofEducation

Japanese1

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

37045

KUBO Kenji（AssocProfessor）

kuboken@edu.shimane-u.ac.jp

Subject Education

Japanese, English

1

Daily conversation skill in Japanese or in English

Course code

Name of adviser

E-mailTeaching field（s）

37031

NISHIMURA Satoru(Assoc.Professor)

satoru-n@edu.shimane-ac.jp

Health Education

37032

HARA Taketaka(Assoc.Professor)

thara@edu.shimane-ac.jp

37033

SUSAKI Yasuo(Lecturer)

37034

Course description

Philosophy of Education
Physical Education/Teacher Education