Yukiko Uchida Lab Information
Director: Yukiko Uchida, PhD. （Professor, Institute for the Future of Human Society, KyotoUniversity） E-mail: uchida.yukiko.6m[at]kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @ before sendingemail)Research field information
This is a Cultural Psychology Research Lab. The methodology used is similar to Social Psychology,
which includes experiments and surveys. International scholars conduct comparison research as wellas field work at locations across Japan, such as in farming and fishing villages. Because cross-culturalcollaboration is a main part of our research, we have many foreign students and short-term/long-term
visiting scholars, and seminars are now conducted mainly in English. Recent research themes include
well-being and happiness, the relationship between social-cultural environment and the mind,
cultural change, social structure (social hierarchy) and cognition, the learning process of different
cultural-cognitive styles, organizational culture, and regional culture.
Practical information and Entrance Examination
Students need to have sufficient Japanese language ability to live in Japan and to take university
classes in Japanese (JLPT N2 / N1 recommended).
Students need to take the entrance exam for the Graduate School of Human and Environmental
Studies at Kyoto University where professor Uchida is affiliated. The exam for Psychology will begiven in Japanese, so sufficient knowledge of the field as well as of the language is required.
For details please visit the website: http://www.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/jinkan/entrance/
Regarding Graduation with a Master's Degree Only:
In the Uchida Laboratory, we also engage in approaches using theories and methods of cultural andsocial psychology to address real-world issues such as well-being in communities, companies, andorganizations. We welcome those who are considering a career path where they can apply the theories
and methods of cultural and social psychology learned through involvement in such projects during
their master's program in the real world after graduation.
However, we are not accepting students who do not have experience in writing a research paper in
empirical psychology dealing with data or who do not plan to do so before entering graduate school.
Regarding Transfer to Doctoral Program:
As a general rule, we primarily provide a five-year continuous graduate education starting from themaster's program, and priority is given to internal students advancing from the master's programand government-sponsored international students for the doctoral program, so we generally do not
accept transfers (exceptions may be made for those who have completed master’s program in a
Cultural Psychology/Experimental Social Psychology area).

Scholarship and funding:Candidates are strongly recommended to apply for a scholarship in order to receive funding to study
in Japan. Scholarships from other countries, companies, or the MEXT scholarship from the Japanese
government are suitable for this purpose.
The MEXT scholarship (embassy recommendation) is recommended for those who wish to pursue
studies in this lab. With this scholarship, students are able to stay in Japan before the entrance examas "research students" and take classes to improve their Japanese level.
In the case of the MEXT scholarship, contact the lab only after the primary screening (writtenexamination and interview).
For details please visit the website:
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/smap-stopj-applications-research.html
We do not accept "research students" without funding.
Please contact us via this form: http://goo.gl/forms/DKaHhP3fsy

Current members in Uchida lab （August 2023）
Professor 1
Lecturer 2
Post-Doc Researchers 2
PhD candidates 3
Master student 1
MEXT scholarship Research Student 1
Visiting scholars 2
The following books/papers will provide an introduction to the work conducted by our lab
BooksUchida, Y.; Rappleye, J. (2023). Happiness: A World Map. In An Interdependent Approach toHappiness and Well-Being (pp. 19-33). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

（https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26260-9）“Cultural Psychology” by Steven J Heine“Culture of Honor” by Nisbett & Cohen“Research Design Explained” by Mitchell & Jolley「社会心理学概論」 北村英哉・内田由紀子 ナカニシヤ出版「社会心理学キーワード」 山岸俊男 有斐閣
Papers・Markus, H. R., & Kitayama, S. (1991). Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, andmotivation. Psychological review, 98, 224-253
・Kitayama, S., Park, H., Sevincer, A. T., Karasawa, M., & Uskul, A. K. (2009). A cultural task
analysis of implicit independence: comparing North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. Journalof personality and social psychology,97, 236-255
・Uskul, A. K., Kitayama, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2008). Ecocultural basis of cognition: Farmers andfishermen are more holistic than herders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 85528556.
・Kitayama, S., Ishii, K., Imada, T., Takemura, K., & Ramaswamy, J. (2006). Voluntary settlement
and the spirit of independence: Evidence from Japan's" northern frontier.". Journal of personality andsocial psychology, 91, 369-384
・Kitayama, S., Duffy, S., Kawamura, T., & Larsen, J. T. (2003). Perceiving an object and its context
in different cultures A cultural look at new look. Psychological Science, 14, 201-206.
・Uchida, Y., Kitayama, S., Mesquita, B., Reyes, J. A. S., & Morling, B. (2008). Is perceived emotional
support beneficial? Well-being and health in independent and interdependent cultures. Personality
and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 741-754.
・Uchida, Y., & Kitayama, S. (2009). Happiness and unhappiness in east and west: themes andvariations. Emotion, 9, 441-456.
・Uchida, Y., & Ogihara, Y. (2012). Personal or interpersonal construal of happiness: A culturalpsychological perspective. International Journal of Wellbeing, 2, 354-369.
・Norasakkunkit, V., & Uchida, Y. (2011). Psychological consequences of postindustrial anomie on
self and motivation among Japanese youth. Journal of Social Issues67, 774-786.
・Uchida, Y., Takemura, K., Fukushima, S., Saizen, I., Kawamura, Y.,Hitokoto, H., Koizumi, N., &Yoshikawa, S. (2019). Farming cultivates a community-level shared culture through collectiveactivities: Examining contextual effects with multilevel analyses. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 116(1), 1-14.