The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

2023

The Japanese Studies
Program,
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
InstituteofStatistical
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.

The Japanese Studies Program

Chair（Japanese Studies）

ISODA Michifumi

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 Japanese History, the National Museum ofJapanese Literature, and the National Museum of Ethnology.
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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The 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 2023

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
SU Wenbo

At night it is not unusual to see deer roaming the grounds of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), the home of the Japanese Studies Program of Sokendai’s Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies. The Center is at thefoot of the mountains to the northwest of central Kyoto. Unlike other universities, Sokendai does not have an undergraduate arm
but focuses on graduate education. Research under this program is approached from a global perspective, for international andinterdisciplinary study of Japan.
Prior to entering Sokendai’s three-year doctoral program, I spent a year as a research student at Nichibunken. This experience opened up to me a whole new world and made me realize how much more I needed to grow as a student, so much so that I
decided to pursue a PhD in the Program.
Nichibunken is a leader in Japanese Studies both nationally and internationally, and students can meet many outstanding
scholars and fine colleagues. Each year, leading researchers of all manners of fields are invited as visiting research scholars andgraduate students are allowed to participate in discussions with them. This experience greatly broadens the perspectives of students, while also offering them a wealth of intellectual stimulation.
In addition, generous financial support is available for graduate students. The Program covers the expenses graduate students need to conduct research and participate in academic conferences through its Graduate Student Research Project System
and research assistantships in support of tasks relating to Nichibunken’s research activities. Thanks to these and other systems,
students can pursue their research free of financial concerns. The outstanding research environment available at Sokendai and theJapanese Studies Program is something I can confidently recommend to students aspiring to pursue Japanese Studies.

4Faculty Profiles(as of June 2023)

1) Specialized Fields; 2) Current Research Themes;

ISODA Michifumi (Chair)

ARAKI Hiroshi

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, incooperation with local governments, I have begun toinvestigate old documents concerning the shinobi (ninja) of Iga and Kōga.

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

ENOMOTO Wataru (Vice Chair)

Frederik CRYNS (Deputy Director-General)

1) Medieval history of international exchange; 2) My
research focuses on relations between Japan and othercountries 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
manifestations of that activity, I take up mainly merchants engaged in overseas
trade and priests who went to China to study.

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 “TheFormation and Development of Western Perceptionsof Japan”.

Professor

Professor

ISOMAE Jun’ichi

Professor

Professor

ITŌ Takayuki

Professor

Professor

1) Religious studies; critical theory; 2) I think we canobserve 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 the divine aswell as the phenomenon of bias (discrimination) ariseout of such workings of the mind? This is the sourceof my fascination with the subject of religion.

1) History of Chinese thought; cultural interaction in
East Asia; comparative culture; 2) My research focuseson the philosophical and intellectual history of China,
placing it in the context of the East Asian culture
sphere including Japan and Korea. In some cases, myconsideration adds global viewpoints including that of
the West or a comparative or international relations perspective.

KURAMOTO Kazuhiro

KUSUNOKI Ayako

1) History of ancient Japan; 2) I study the aspects andsignificance of the rise of the ancient Japanese stateand compare them with the other states of the northeast Asian world. Also, through readings of the diaries
and other old records written by members of the Heianaristocracy, I endeavor to clarify the true nature of thepolitics, culture, society, and the religion of the Heian aristocracy.

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. Why is thatthese policies have been basically adhered to overthe long term? We shall consider the outcomes of theintermingling of two contexts: that of Japan’s international relations since thenineteenth century, and that of international politics and domestic environment during the cold war.

LIU Jianhui

MATSUDA Toshihiko (Deputy Director-General)

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

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

ŌTSUKA Eiji

SEKINO Tatsuki

1) History of the arts of manga; Manga writing theory;
Yanagita Kunio studies; 2) I analyze the interplay
among modes of expression in manga and adjacentmedia from a media mix perspective, using the example of wartime propaganda in particular. I am also interested in reassessing manga writing theory as a formof media theory.

1) Informatics; 2) I conduct research and development
for visualization and analysis of information based ontime. Results of this research are made available tothe 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

Professor

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Professor

Professor

Professor

Timon SCREECHTAKII Kazuhiro

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 network ofTōshō-gū shrines. 3.International exchange in the early-modern Kingdom of
Lūchū (J: Ryūkyū). Cultural history of the Yaima (J: Yaeyama) islands.

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’s constitution
from both internal and external perspectives rather
than simply as a phenomenon of one country, I hope to generate research thatwill have currency at an international level.

USHIMURA Kei

YAMADA Shōji1) Comparative literature and culture; intellectual history; 2) My current research interest is in reconsidering how civilization was conceived by the JapaneseArmy during the Shōwa era. Specifically, I am looking
to explore how military figures like Tōjō Hideki, thepremier at the time of Pearl Harbor, interpreted Western civilization when confronted by the Western powers.

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 the changes
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.

YASUI Manami

ZHAN Xiaomei

1) Japanese folklore; cultural anthropology; 2) I continue to conduct fieldwork in Japan and Micronesia inorder to shed light on folk customs and human interactions 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, froma perspective in which such fields as folk belief, medicine, and art overlap.

1) History of artistic connections between Japan and
China in the modern age; 2) I investigate internal factors
out of western influences in the formation and transitionof modern Japan and China art, from the perspectiveof cultural history. I purpose the common situation andthe relation of the traditional Artists’ Society, including
Literati Paintings—a common genre between China and Japan. Furthermore, I
pursue the Manchurian Experiences of Japanese Artists.

Edward BOYLE

KATAOKA Mai

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 and marginalization, and memorialization. I study borders andborderland spaces in Japan and Northeast Asia more
broadly, and also conduct field research in Northeast India and on Palau.

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 historyof the “passage” across borders of works of translated literature and the transformations they undergo. I am concerned with the reality and possibilities ofmodern Japanese literature as it takes shape under an international gaze.

Professor

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Professor ŌTSUKA, Professor KURAMOTO will retire in March 2024.
Professor ARAKI, Professor USHIMURA will retire in March 2025.
Professor ISOMAE will retire in March 2026.

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
～2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total

Coursework Doctorates
Thesis Doctorates
Total

19
10
29

4
0
4

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

67
28
95

● Past Recipients of the Doctoral Degree
Coursework Doctorates
Year of
Admission
1992
1993

1994

1995

Name
AOKI JunWOO Jong Tae
QIAN Guohong
KOBAYASHI Hiroyuki
TSUDA Junko
ONAHA Maria
Cecilia
TADA Iori
KAMOTO Itsuko
SUZUKI NorikoKATŌ Yoshirō
DOI Hiroshi
BART Gaens
SHIN Chang-Ho

1996

ONABE Tomoko
HIRAI Shōko

1997

1998

1999
2000

ZHAN Xiaomei
TAKENOUCHI EmikoTANG Quan
OGAWA Naoko
MATSUMURA Kaoruko
KATAHIRA
Miyuki
MORIMOTO
Kazuhiko
ITŌ Naoko
NAGAMATSU Atsushi
ITŌ Akiko
ULKER Bahadir Bogac
NASU Hiroo

2001

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

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IWAI Shigeki
NAKATANI
MasakazuMUTŌ Shutarō
LI Wei
HORI Madoka
TOYA Riina
SAKAI Junichirō
SAWADA Harumi
NAKANO Yōhei
YOKOYAMA Teruki
MEI Dinge
KOYAMA Shuko
NAGATO Yōhei
SUZUKI Kenkō
CHEN Ling HongTOKUNAGA Seiko
OKAMOTO Kikuko

Title of Thesis

Date of Award

Characteristics of Medieval Kesshu Shown in Offerings Contained in Buddhist Images: General
Study of Kechien-kyomyo Including Those Made by Kaikei
Symbolization of Personality Integration Shown in Irui-kontan: Japan and Korea
Formation of the Image of the World: Tokugawa Japan and China
Thought in Food: Andō Shōeki
Tradition and Transformation of Kamiuta: The Case of Karimata Village, Miyakojima, Okinawa
History of Japanese Immigrants to Argentina: Free Immigration and the Formation of a
Community of Japanese Descent
The Case of the Nihon Ryoiki
Historical and Social Study of International Marriage between 1636 and 1899
Modern Society in Japan and Illness: Development of Medicine for Leprosy Patients
Religious Commentaries on the Taima Mandara and Jodo Sect in the Middle AgesA Genealogy of Muen-bochi Cemeteries
The Organization of Merchant Houses in Tokugawa Japan: A Comparison with the Low Countries
Religion and Politics in the Formation of Korean Nationalism: Analysis of Togaku, Pro-Japan
Buddhism, and Protestantism
Quest for Complete Transparency: Study of “Shaho-Shinjutsu” by Endo Takanori
Historical Sociology of Home and Life Course: Historical Demographic Analysis of Agricultural
Communities in the Tohoku Region in Japan’s Modern Ages
Ideological and Artistic View of Tomioka Tessai’s Painting Style: Study of Approbation Comments (San-bun) on Paintings by Tessai
Study of Instrument Players (Gaku-shi) in Kabuki Performance: Kamigata (Kansai district) Kabuki in Japan’s Modern Age
Romance Across the Sea: Personnel Exchange between China and Japan from 1684 to 1894
“Tate (Swordfights)” in Samurai Movies
Study of Funzō-e: The Case of the Fukuda Kai
Japanese Gardens Conflict between the Formation of Images and Interpretation: Western Notions and Responses from Japan (1868-1940)
Historical Development of the “Family” Seen in Han-Danka: Quantitative Analysis of the
Shumon-Aratame-Cho
Development of Molded Images and Hōgu in the Religious History of Indonesia: A Comparison with Japan
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 JapanThe Origin and Spread of Agriculture in China and Japan: Archaeobotanical Study of Chengtoushan Site, Hunan, China
Love Poems (Renka) and Related Issues in Japanese Poetry (Kado) and Tea Ceremony(Sado): Historical Development and Social Background
Cooking Techniques in Prehistoric East Asia Seen in Material Culture: Cases in the Coastal Regionof China and Japan in the Early Agricultural Period
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

March 23, 1995
March 21, 1996
March 21, 1996
September 30, 1996
March 24, 1997
March 24, 1997
March 24, 1997
September 30, 1997
September 30, 1997
March 24, 1999
March 24, 1999
March 24, 1999
March 24, 2000
September 28, 2001
March 22, 2002
March 23, 2001
September 30, 2004
March 22, 2002
March 24, 2004
March 24, 2004
September 30, 2004
March 24, 2003
September 30, 2004
March 24, 2003
September 30, 2003
March 24, 2005
March 24, 2004
September 30,
2004
March 24, 2005
March 19, 2008
March 19, 2008
September 30, 2009
September 30, 2010
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

Degrees Awarded
2010
2011
2012

Urushizaki Mari
Han Lingling
Anton Luis
Capistrano Sevilla
Chien Chung-Hao
Rong Yuan
Nishida Shoichi
Mitsuhira Yuki

2013

Usami Tomoyuki

2014

Saka Chihiro
Gouranga Charan
PradhanKimishima Ayako

Koizumi Tomonori
Yamamura Shou

Shuntō Ken’ichiŌishi Masumi
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Kataoka Mai
Tamura Miyuki
Song QI
Shan Hejun
Gao Yanwen
Chen Yijie
Kuba Tomoyo
Ye Xiaoyao

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
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
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
Seeing the West in Japan: A Study of Western Influences on Fu Baoshi
The Perception of Space in Classical Japan"Kyoto" in the Work of Kawabata Yasunari: Wartime and Postwar Periods

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

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
September 27, 2019
March 24, 2021
March 24, 2021
September 28, 2021
March 24, 2022
March 24, 2022
March 24, 2023
March 24, 2022
Total = 67

Thesis Doctorates
Name
WANG YongSHIVANI Nandi
MANOJ L. Shrestha
SUZUKI Sadami

September 29, 2014
March 24, 2015

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 Significance ofIntercourse with East Asia from Ancient Times to the Medieval Transition

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
Total = 288Admissions Data and Postgraduate Career Tracking● Admissions
Admissions in FY 2021-2023
Selection

NumberAdmitted

Applicants

Successful
Applicants

2023

Around 3

9

3

2022

3

7

3

2021

3

8

2

● Number of Students by Nationality

Background

Admitted
Students

Sex
Male

FemaleInternational
Students

Jobholders

3

0

3

2

1

3

1

2

3

0

2

1

1

1

0

(As of April 1,2023)

Japan

China

Total

1

2

3

1st yr.
2nd yr.

0

3

3

3rd yr.

5

4

9

Total

6

9

15

● Graduates Places of Employment
Akita University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kyoto University
Nara Women’s University
Hiroshima University
Kochi Women’s University
Miyazaki Municipal University
Institute of Technologists
Otsuma Women’s University
Chubu University
Kyoto Women’s University
Kyoto Seika University
Kyoto Bunkyo University
Shuchiin University

Message from an
Alumnus

Doshisha Women’s College of
Liberal Arts
Northeast Normal University
Hakuho Women’s College
International Research Center forJapanese Studies (Nichibunken)
National Museum of Japanese History
Japan Society for Promotion of Science
Chulalongkorn University
Padjadaran University
Iris Co., Ltd.
East China Normal University
Teikyo University
Kyushu University

Osaka University
Osaka Metropolitan University
Jiangsu University of Technology
National Pingtung University
Beijing Language and Culture University
Aichi Shukutoku University
Jiangxi University of Science andTechnology
Qingdao University
Qufu Normal University
Shanghai University
Shanghai Normal University
Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Educationand other organizations

SONG Qi（Degree awarded in March 2021）

I entered the Department of Japanese Studies in the spring of 2016 during the height of the cherry blossom season, and earned
my PhD five years later. The Department is the predecessor to the Japanese Studies Program, one of the 20 programs available at the Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies that Sokendai established in April 2023. With the International ResearchCenter for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) as its parent institute, the Program promotes Japanese studies through integrated,international, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Graduate students of the Program receive support from both Sokendai and Nichibunken. Some of the many examples
include students’ access to graduate student research projects, the Sokendai student dispatch program, the dissertation support
program, and various research-related events.
As for Nichibunken—a research institute devoted to Japanese studies from an international perspective—the Center attracts outstanding scholars of Japanese studies from around Japan and invites researchers from around the world. This means
even casual conversations or interchanges in classes, seminars, team research projects, workshops, and other academic gatherings can prove to be highly informative. Furthermore, the Nichibunken Library has a broad-ranging collection of documents
and other resources in various languages indispensable to Japanese studies, and students are allowed to check out the materials
and use interlibrary loan services. Also available at Nichibunken are graduate student
rooms designed as places for students to concentrate on their research work.
To cover the living expenses of graduate students, Sokendai offers tuition exemptions, various scholarships, and research assistantships to support tasks relating toNichibunken’s research activities. International students can live in an accommodation
called the Nichibunken House for up to two years to ease their financial burden.
Cherry blossoms were in their glory on the day I received my doctorate, just like myfirst day at Nichibunken. I remain immensely grateful to my advisor and the faculty at
the Center, and will always cherish the days I devoted to research there as a Sokendai
graduate student.
Conferral of Degree, 2021

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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 2024. 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.
● ScreeningS creening 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 November 30 (Thursday) and December 6 (Wednesday), 2023
● Second-Stage Screening (Interview): Date and Place
Date: January 29 (Monday), 2024. Emergency back-up date: January 30 (Tuesday), 2024.
Place: Conducted online.
● Requesting Application Guidelines
Requesting Application Guidelines by post from within JapanP repare a self-addressed and stamped (¥400) A4-size envelope (33.2 cm long, 24 cm wide;) to receive the Application
Guidelines. Send your request with the prepared envelope to the following address:R esearch 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:P lease send an e-mail to the Student 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 School of Cultural and Social Studies*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 3 weekdays, please contact us again.

The 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 2023, the Program has 2 doctoral course fellowship students (One awarded a grant in 2019 and another in 2022).

Entrance Ceremony

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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 ResearchT he 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 FY2023.
Units

Views of
Nature andViews of
Humankind

Title of projectMatsuda Toshihiko

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

Araki Hiroshi

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

Isoda Michifumi

From Womb to Tomb: Exploring Life and Death in Contemporary Japan

Yasui Manami

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

Timon Screech

Imagining Islands in Japan
Japanese Style Education - from the Perspective of the History of Civilizations

Culture andPower

Project Leader

The Japanese Colonial Empire and the Global Linkage of Knowledge

Edward Boyle

Takii Kazuhiro

What are Aristocrats, and What are Samurai?

Kuramoto Kazuhiro

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

Itō Takayuki

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

Karita Shinji

The Formation and Development of Western Perceptions of Japan

Isomae Jun'ichi

Frederik Cryns

Beyond the Postwar and Modernity: Japan in the 1970s

Kusunoki Ayako

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

Huang Tzu-chinReconstructing Modern East Asian Cultural History I: Focusing on the 19th Century

Liu Jianhui

Developments Sports as Civilization, Sports as Culturein the Study Yanagita Kunio as a connecterof Popular
CultureThe power of culture in the Japanese Empire and Cold War Asia: Intersecting
ideologies and symbolism in Ch'oe Sŭng-hŭi's dance

Ushimura KeiŌtsuka Eiji

Park Sang Mi

Matsuda ToshihikoCollection of Nichibunken

12Research Activities at Nichibunken● Theory and Methodology Seminars◆ Seminars based on the following ten basic research themes are being held in FY2023.
Title
Organizer
Perusing English Monographs on Japanese U
shimura Kei
History
Reading Medieval Japanese Literature

Araki Hiroshi

Practical Korean Language(Intermediate)

Matsuda Toshihiko

Fundamental Research of Old Diaries

Kuramoto Kazuhiro

French Language (Beginners)

Matsugi Hiromi

Title
French Language (Intermediate)

Organizer
Matsugi Hiromi

Study in Modern Historical Documents

Takii Kazuhiro

An Introduction to Chinese Classics

Itō Takayuki

Introduction to the History of Modern
Religious Thoughts
Reading Documents and Studies ofJapanese Political and Diplomatic History

Isomae Jun’ichi
Kusunoki Ayako● Research Cooperation
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 ForumsN ichibunken Forums, which are held monthly, serve as a venue for presentations and discussion by researchers visiting fromother countries. Limited to topics related to Japan and completed in a single session, these events are open to the public.
◦Nichibunken Thursday Seminars
These seminars are held every third Thursday of the month to facilitate exchange among researchers.
◦Nichibunken Evening Seminars
These seminars provide occasions for researchers from overseas to present their research and engage in discussion withother researchers from within and outside the center. The seminars are held in English.
Nichibunken holds other lectures and symposiums at irregular intervals.
● International Symposiums and Other Programs
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 Nichibunken, 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

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Presentation by a Graduate Student

Books and Resource Materials● LibraryT he 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. The library is open-stack and users have unlimited access.
 Including Library Annex I, Library Annex II and the newly opened Annex III (2014), the library has a total capacity for
approximately 600,000 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. In 1998, to mark the tenth anniversary of the foundation,
we compiled a detailed catalogue of all the foreign books and materials edited before 1900 in the Nichibunken collection
and published it in four volumes.
Books and materials considered basic for any research on JapanWe acquire basic materials published both in and outside of Japan. Among our holdings are the “Microfilm collection of books
and materials.”
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
Illustrations of Historic Places in Kyoto

Overseas Images of Japan

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

Pre-1900 Western-language Publications
Related to Japan

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

Japanese Art Overseas
Kojiruien Page Search System
Kyoto Festivals and Customs

Rare Books and Maps on Japan inEuropean Languages
Sōda Archives: Pictorial and Miscellaneous Materials

Catalogue of the Research Center for theHistory of Sino-Japanese Relations
Early Photographs
Enpon (Ukiyo-e Shunga)

HaikaiLetters Addressed to Inoue Tetsujirō

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

Nichibunken Map Collection

Heian-Period Chronicles (Old Diaries,
Historical Documents)

Noma Archives (Rare European Medical
Books)

Renga

Waka
etc.

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

Collection of Nichibunken

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Access

International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Arashiyama Sta.
Katsurazaka
Shogakko-mae
bus stop

Hankyu Railway,
Arashiyama Line

Katsurazaka
Elementary School

Meishin Expressway

Mukomachi Sta.

Kyoto Minami I.C

Lake Biwa(Biwa-ko)

●Otsu

Kyoto

●Uji
Osaka International Airport

15 minutes●

Akashi40 minutes

Katsuragawa Sta.

150 minutes

Katsura Sta.

＊ few runs

20 minutes

Minami-ibaraki Sta.
(Hankyu Railway)

KansaiInternational
AirportAwaji Island(Awaji-shima)

Osaka
International
AirportJR Tokaido Main LIne(Kyoto Line)

taxi

Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Linebus

Kansai Airport Limited Express(Haruka)

walkOsaka Monorail
Airport Shuttles●Osaka●Kobe

Kobe Airport

Osaka Bay
(Osaka-wan)

Minami-ibaraki Sta.
(Osaka Monorail)

Kyoto Sta.

Takeda Sta.

Oharano.I.C

5 minutes

bus stop

Limousine Bus

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/●SakaiKansai International Airport

Keihan Railway

Katsura River

Kamo River

JR Nara Line

Rakusaiguchi Sta.

International Research Center for Japanese Studies

bus stop

Kintetsu Railway,
Kyoto Line1●

5 minutes

Gojo St.

Kyoto Sta.

Katsuragawa Sta.

International Research Center
for Japanese Studies

Shijo St.

Subway Karasuma Line

JR Tokaido Shinkansen
Kyoto City
University of Arts

Kawaramachi Sta.

Shijo Sta.

JR Tokaido Main Line
(Kyoto Line)

Katsura Sta.
“Kutsukakeguchi”
intersection

Karasuma Sta.

Hankyu Railway,
Kyoto Line

Katsura Campus
Kyoto University

Kutsukake.I.C

Karasuma Oike Sta.

9

Hananomai Koen-mae
bus stop

Kofunnomori Park

Subway Tozai Line

JR San-in Main Line
(Sagano Line)■From Hankyu Railway Katsura Station (West Exit)
By Bus: Take the Keihan Kyoto Kotsu Bus “#20” or“#20B” bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo” and get off
at “Hananomaikoen-mae” bus stop (20 min.).
Nichibunken is a five-minute walk from the bus stop.
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.).
Nichibunken is a five-minute walk from the bus stop．
By Taxi: 15-minute ride from Katsura Station West
exit (approximately 1,500 yen).
Getting to Katsura Station from Kyoto Station (25 min.)From Kyoto Station, take the Subway (KarasumaLine) north to Shijo Station (5 min.) and transfer tothe Hankyu Railway.Take an Umeda (Osaka)bound train to Katsura Station (10 min.).
■From JR Kyoto Station (Karasuma Chuo Exit)
By Bus: Take a Keihan Kyoto Kotsu Bus “#21”,“#21A” or “#26” bound for “Katsurazaka Chuo.”
Get off at “Katsurazaka Shogakko-mae” bus stop or“Hananomai Koen-mae” bus stop (45 min.).
Nichibunken is a five-minute walk from the bus stop.
By Taxi: 40-minute ride from Kyoto Station(approximately 3,500 yen).
■From JR Katsuragawa Station
By Bus: Take the Yasaka Bus “#1” or “#6” boundfor “Katsurazaka Chuo.” Get off at “Katsurazaka
Shogakko-mae” bus stop or “Hananomai Koenmae” bus stop (30 min.). Nichibunken is a fiveminute walk from the bus stop.
By Taxi: 20-minute ride from JR Katsuragawa
Station (approximately 2,000 yen).
Getting to JR Katsuragawa Station from Kyoto
Station (10 min.)From Kyoto Station, take an Osaka-bound local
train to Katsuragawa Station. From JR Osaka, take a
Kyoto-bound local train to Katsuragawa Station.

●Nara