Inter-University Research Institute Corporation

National Institutes for
the Humanities

NIHU
https://www.nihu.jp/en

TABLE OFCONTENTSGUIDE BOOK
2021 - 2022

Message from the President

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Vision and Mission

2

Organizational Structure

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Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation (CTI)

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Center for Information and Public Relations (CIP)

7International Collaboration

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Graduate Education, Joint Use and Collaborative Research

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NIHU at a Glance

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Activities of the NIHU Institutes

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Message from the President
Subject about how humans can survive and coexist is critical issues
humankind faces in the 21st century. In the face of many difficulties
such as environmental problems, resource depletion and infectious
diseases, and how humans will survive on earth and coexist withothers against war, violence, discrimination and poverty.
We believe that humanities potentially hold answers that will help
solve these issues. The study of humanities covers humans, culture,society, and nature. The humanities studies defined as “the academic
field that comprehensively explores humans and its cultures,” andintegration is the original way of humanities. Nowadays, with theremarkable fragmentation of the humanities, there is a strong demandfor humanities based on the integration of research with depth andbreadth that comprehensively understand “humans and its cultures “.
That is “humanities” as a whole of knowledge that transcends
humanities and sciences. We must correctly position our expertise inscience and technology within humans and its culture to have a wider view by humanities.
In the Third Mid-Term, the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU) makes full use of the accumulated
cultural resources and personal networks the six institutes that constitute NIHU have built in their own
academic fields. While expanding the research base, we have promoted state-of-the-art research andpursued a high degree of specialization to enhance its function as the core organizations in their respective
fields in Japan and overseas. “NIHU Transdisciplinary Projects” collaborates with universities, researchfacilities, local communities and industries, and contributes to the understanding of contemporary issues. It
has created new value systems for human cultures.
In the final year of the Third Mid-Term, I would like to emphasize that the most meaningful concepts forcritical issues humankind faces in the 21st century that Japanese humanities research, including NIHU, canconvey to the rest of the world are “the meaning of true prosperity,” “the harmonious coexistence of humanbeings and nature” and “the creation of peace.”
Thank you for your interest and cooperation.
President

Hirakawa Minami

National Institutes for the Humanities
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation*

Inter-University Research Institutes

Inter-university research institutes are research centers run by a community of researchers. Its uniquestructure was developed in Japan. In contrast to conducting research within the confines of individual
universities, they are joint use facilities that function as hubs for information exchange and brain
circulation between researchers from Japanese and international institutions. They are also focal
points where academic disciplines converge and new ones emerge.

Cover: Isemonogatariemaki (National Institute of Japanese Literature)1

National Institute for the Humanities (NIHU)’s Vision and Mission
Organizational Structure

Vision and Mission
We believe that humanities research potentially holds answers that will help solve critical issues humankind faces in
the 21st century. Questions about how humans can coexist with nature and how they should interact with each otherin the global context cannot be answered by science and technology alone. We need to examine and assess ourapproaches to human cultures and, in doing so, we believe we will find paths toward healthier and wealthiersocieties. NIHU strives to play a leading role in that process.
Our goals are to innovatively rebuild knowledge and traditions that transcend boundaries between academic fields,societies and customs. We endeavor to create new paradigms in humanities research that genuinely enrich lives
through solving problems together.
NIHU’s six institutes share these four missions: Integration; Excellence in research and education; Advancement ofjoint use and collaborative research; Social collaboration and contribution.

Integration

Excellence in
Research and Education

We shall recognize a diverse range of values,
apply methodologies that allow for comprehensive
understanding of humanity and its cultures, and contributetoward social progress and creative development.

We shall be a central global facility and contributetoward the creation of educational and researchorganizations that are responsive to social and culturalchanges.

Advancement of Joint Use andCollaborative ResearchSocial Collaboration andContribution

We shall endeavor to strengthen international researchcapabilities of universities and improve research
environments that will facilitate academic mobility for its
faculty.

We shall strengthen our information and promotional
capabilities and disseminate the results of ourhumanities research. We shall make our information
accessible to the world, collaborate with industries andother entities on projects, and contribute to society.

Organizational Structure
NIHU is one of the four inter-university research institute corporations in Japan, along with the National Institutes of
Natural Sciences, the Research Organization for Information and Systems and the High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization.
The chief executive is the president who is selected by a committee of experts in the humanities and related
disciplines. Several executive directors are appointed by the president to assist the leadership. Three committees,
the Strategic Planning Committee, Administrative Council and Education and Research Council, discuss importantmatters concerning the operation of the organization. The Advisory Board, consisting of the president, NIHU’s
executive directors and the heads of NIHU’s six institutes, discuss matters relating to cooperation between NIHU
headquarters and its institutes.
In 2016, two new centers, the Center forTransdisciplinary Innovation (CTI) andthe Center for Information and Public
Relations (CIP) were established to
improve governance at NIHU.
CTI strengthens mutual cooperation
between the six institutes and leads
NIHU’s Transdisciplinary Projects thatc o l l a b o ra te w i t h u n i ve r s i t i e s a n dresearch institutions in Japan andoverseas.
CIP consolidates data related to humancultures by gathering information andresearch results fro m researchers
af filiated with NIHU, impor tant
documents and materials from thearchives of the six institutes. The materials
are made available to the public.

Japanese
Linguistics
NINJAL

Global Environmental
Studies

RIHN

NIJL

Japanese
Literature

NIHU

Roll out
globally

GlobalresearchResearch
into Japan

Ties linking six institutes

Humanities research

Roll out
globally

NIHU
MINPAKU

Institutes with researchmuseum capabilities

REKIHAKU

Japanese
History

Ethnology
NICHIBUNKEN

Japan Studies
Popular Culture

Coordination between six institutes
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Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation

Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation (CTI)The NIHU Transdisciplinary projects, run by the Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation (CTI), is a six-year ongoingprogram launched in 2016. It collaborates with universities, research facilities, and communities in Japan andoverseas to examine and analyze modern-day issues to create new value systems for human cultures. Research
results from this project are provided to the academic communities as well as to the general public throughpublications, databases, images and exhibitions. The fruits of research are also used to develop new educational
programs in universities.
There are three types of NIHU Transdisciplinary Projects: (I) Institute-based Projects, (II) Multidisciplinary
Collaboration Projects, and (III) Network-based Projects (NIHU Area Studies, and Japan-related Documents andArtifacts Held Overseas: NIHU International Collaborative Research and Utilization).
In addition, in collaboration with the Center for Information and Public Relations, CTI manages two programs, the
NIHU Interactive Communication Initiative and the Inter-University Research Institute Network Project to Preserveand Succeed Historical and Cultural Resources (launched in the 2018 academic year).

Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation
NIHU Transdisciplinary
Projects

Ⅰ．Institute-based Projects

Ⅲ．Network-based Projects

Ⅱ．Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects

Inter-University Research Institute Network Project to Preserve and Succeed Historical and Cultural Resources

NIHU Transdisciplinary Projects
Ⅰ. Institute-based Projects
NIHU’s six institutes have established priority research themes in accordance to their respective missions. They
collaborate with Japanese and overseas institutions and researchers to conduct research that advances each institute’s
specialist areas.

Constructing Integrated Studies of Cultural and Research
Resources, and Renovating Sharing Infrastructures of
Research Resources in Japanese History and Cultures

Project to Build an International Collaborative
Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese
Texts (NIJL-NW project)

National Museum of Japanese History (Rekihaku)

National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL)This project offers unique insights into a variety of studies andJapanese historical resources, through multidisciplinar ycollaboration with universities, museums, and other institutions.
“ Integrate d Stu d ies of Cultural an d Researc h Resourc es ”
approaches Japanese historical resources through interdisciplinary
studies using information infrastructure. Classifying various culturaland research materials with an interdisciplinary scope can lead tomore advanced sharing infrastructure and further cooperative
studies. The project contributes to the advancement of a newacademic discipline of Japanese history.

This project makes use of various historical Japanese texts as
resources for research. In collaboration with universities and research
institutions worldwide, the project carries out interdisciplinary
research that extends beyond humanities research and thatincorporates other fields such as the natural sciences. To create asubstantial research infrastructure, approximately 300,000
Japanese pre-modern texts are being scanned into a database thatcombine the resulting data with existing bibliographic information.

A New Integration of Japanese Language
Studies based on Diverse Language Resources

Historical and International Research into
Popular Culture to Pursue New Images of Japan

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL)International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)

This project builds large-scale corpora that serve as basic data forJapanese language research, by collaborating with universities andresearch institutions in Japan and overseas. The data, which areprovided to universities and research communities, include
language resources derived from written and conversational
Japanese, classics, dialects, and learners’ Japanese.

The purpose of this project is understanding diverse Japanesecultural traditions and the foundations underlying them throughhistorical and international studies of popular culture. It endeavors
to contribute to the creation of new images of Japan and to reexamine Japanese culture as a whole.

The vast array of language resources is analyzed from linguistic andother angles. Different fields of research are brought together todevelop new models for comprehensive research on the Japanese
language. Research results are published through print andelectronic media for worldwide use.

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A mixed media audio-visual archive is being formed by collecting
and digitizing a wide range of materials related to Japanese popular
culture. In addition, the fruits of the research will be distributed as
research resources and educational materials, for use by
universities and institutions in Japan and overseas.

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)
This project consists of three practical research programs that
propose models of future societies based on the complex humannature histories of Asia and other continents. The Asian continentconsists of diverse natural environments, cultures, values andperspectives; it is also a hot spot area of global environmental
issues and economic change.
The three programs are: 1) Societal Transformation under
Environmental Change; 2) Fair Use and Management of Diverse
Resources; 3) Designing Lifeworlds for Sustainabilit y andWellbeing.

Info-Forum Museum for Cultural Resources ofthe WorldCenter for Transdisciplinary Innovation

Transformation Towards Sustainable Futuresin Complex Human-Nature Systems in Asia

National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku)
This project is carried out in collaboration with researchers fromuniversities, museums and research institutions in Japan andoverseas, as well as with source communities, to analyze cultural
resources collected by Minpaku. The results are provided
multilingually, made available worldwide, and collected in a
database with forum capabilities. The database will allow
participants around the world to exchange ideas about the cultural
resources. Relevant materials from Central and North Asia,
Southeast Asia are included into the database.

Ⅱ. Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects
NIHU’s six institutes contribute their specialist expertise (history, literature, language, regional research and theenvironment) to develop new methodologies for human culture research and to grow new disciplines. The project iscarried out in cooperation with universities, research institutions and local communities in Japan and overseas.
Change of Local Communities and Reconstruction of Community Cultures after Disasters
in the Japanese Archipelago
Representatives: Koike Junichi (Rekihaku) [lead institution], Kibe Nobuko (NINJAL) [lead institution],
Kawamura Kiyoshi (Rekihaku),Hidaka Shingo (Minpaku), Watanabe Koichi (NIJL), Yoshida Takehito (RIHN)

Changes in local communities and disasters threaten the diversity ofcommunity cultures in the Japanese Archipelago. This project examines theimpact of such challenges through multiple viewpoints including language,
resource preservation, symbolic representational system and environmental
protection. By engaging in practical discussions with members of local
communities, insights on their perspectives can be gained and collected,
and then integrated into efforts that assist communities in reconstructing
their cultures.

Rethinking Eco-health in Asia
Representatives: Hein Mallee (RIHN) [lead institution], Iriguchi Atsushi (NIJL), Nobayashi Atsushi (Minpaku)

Currently our ideas about health focus mainly on biomedical interventions rooted in research on disease rather than on positive
health concepts. “Ecohealth” is an emerging research field that explores health concepts in daily life as they relate to ecology,
lifestyles, livelihoods, and food culture, against a backdrop of
rapid social and environmental change in Asia. This project
combines interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches toincorporate humanities and human culture to help us
understand evolving approaches to health. We examine
historical concepts of health and contemporary case studies ofsocial and environmental changes in East and Southeast Asia.
One of our objectives is to establish a research network on
Ecohealth in Asia.

Development of a Field of Comprehensive Bibliographical Studies from an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Representatives: Fujizane Kumiko (NIJL) [lead institution], Ogura Shigeji (Rekihaku), Takada Tomokazu (NINJAL),
Yamada Shoji (Nichibunken)

Texts passed down from ancient times (Japanese pre-modern texts) contain a wealth of information that
extends beyond actual content. These include details about paper, ink and binding. In addition to
studying the texts through reading, deeper knowledge about Japanese
literature can be attained by incorporating perspectives of otherdisciplines. We are able to reexamine meanings and unearth knowledge
held by our ancestors and understand further the impact of the writings.
As the lead institution, NIJL coordinates the overall project. It works inconjunction with NIJL’s Institute-based Project. Research results areconsolidated into general educational programs as well as“Comprehensive Bibliographical Studies,” a new academic discipline.

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Ⅲ. Network-based Projects
Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation

Network-based projects examine critical issues about Japan from a global context by exploring societies and cultures. A
wide network of universities and research institutions in Japan and overseas collaborate on comprehensive research
programs that incorporate a vast array of fields. Network-based Projects consist of two themes; “Area Studies” and“Japan-related Documents and Artifacts Held Overseas.”

NIHU Area Studies
This project focuses on three regions that are significant to Japan from cultural, social, political, economic andenvironmental perspectives but that are currently lacking in comprehensive research. The program aims to advancemutual understanding between Japan and each of the relevant regions.
Northeast Asia

Main theme: Regional Structure and Its Change in Northeast Asia: in Search of the Way to Coexist from the Point of View ofTransborderism
Representatives: Ikeya Kazunobu (Minpaku), Iwashita Akihiro (Hokkaido University), Satoshi Chiba(Tohoku University), Jun Ma (University of Toyama), Xiao Dong Li (The University of Shimane),
Aoyama Rumi (Waseda University)“Northeast Asia” comprises of Japan, China, Russia, Mongolia, South Korea, and North Korea andthis concept is important in tackling issues confronted by each country. This project maps out avision for coexistence within Northeast Asia through understanding various phenomena surrounding
crossing borders. It examines causes of social and economic conflicts and searches for meaningful
solutions to issues occurring among these nations.

Modern Middle East

Main theme: Towards a Pluralistic and Multi-Valued Society: People and Cultures of the Middle Eastin the Age of Global Change
Representatives: Nishio Tetsuo (Minpaku), Kondo Nobuaki (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies),
Akahori Masayuki (Sophia University), Tonaga Yasushi (Kyoto University), Fujii Hikari (Akita University)

This project examines how individuals in the Middle East obtain information, accumulate knowledge
and utilize them as resources in an age of global transformations of the environment, society, andmedia. We study how individuals relate to the world, at the ways social spaces are created, and at
the manners in which individuals relate to them, inclusively or exclusively, based on their diverse
values.

South Asia

Main theme: Structural Transformation in Globalizing South Asia: Integrated Area Studies for Sustainable, Inclusive andPeaceful Development
Directors: [Convener] Fujita Koichi (Kyoto University), [Directors]Fujikura Tatsuro (Kyoto
University), Mio Minoru (Minpaku), Tanabe Akio (The University of Tokyo), Tomozawa Kazuo(Hiroshima University), Awaya Toshie (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), Dake Mitsuya(Ryukoku University)

This project fosters an in-depth understanding of contemporary South Asia and its future
prospects by focusing on society, culture, politics, economy, and the environment throughinterdisciplinary and long-term approaches. By incorporating insights of area specialists we
aim to work on real-world problems in this region and find solutions for a sustainable,
inclusive and peaceful development of the region.

Japan-related Documents and Artifacts Held Overseas:
NIHU International Collaborative Research and Utilization
Countless invaluable resources relating to Japan in Europe and the Americas exist, however, due to the small number of
researchers specializing in Japanese culture, and because many resources are held in private collections, information
on whereabouts of these resources are not easily accessible. In many cases, detailed research to determine the value ofthe relevant resources is yet to be carried out. This project conducts research on a wide range of resources such as
documents, audio and artifacts. We encourage and support overseas researchers who wish to specialize in Japan and
who will endeavor to promote better understanding of Japanese culture by making our results available across the globe.

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Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation

Insights into Japan-related Overseas Artifacts and Documents from 19 th -century
Europe, Research and Use: Developing the Foundation for International
Collaboration in Transmitting Japanese Culture
Representative: Hidaka Kaori (Rekihaku)

This project investigates resources in Europe collected in nineteenth century Japan and makes theresources with the results of the investigations available to the public through our databases, exhibitions,
symposiums and educational programs. The investigations are conducted in three locations, Austria,
the UK and Switzerland, through collaboration with their museums and universities. Each location has adifferent focus. In Vienna, Austria, the focus is on the traditional approach to surveying resources; in theUK, the interactive approach to exhibition development is the focus; in Switzerland, human resource
development is highlighted. Based on these three investigations, our objective is to propose aninternational research scheme for exploring Japan-related resources overseas.

Prince Charles (center) visiting an
exhibition based on the results of NIHU
collaborative research, held in Wales, U.K.

Research, Conservation and Utilization of the Marega Collection Preserved inthe Vatican Library
Representative: Ota Naohiro (NIJL)

In 2011, over 10,000 documents relating to Christians in the Japanese province of Bungo (nowOita prefecture) that were collected by Father Mario Marega were discovered at the Vatican
Library. This project raises awareness about the existence of these documents, their historicalsignificance, and their potential as resources for research. The project also assists researchers
worldwide by providing guidance on methodologies for studying resources on Japan. It also
provides support to the Vatican Library in establishing an archive management system and in
making the collected documents available online.

The Workshop for the preservation andconservation of the Marega Collection

Survey, Study and Use of the Japan-related Documents and Artifacts in North
America: Socio-historical Approach to ‘Modern Overseas Material Informatics’
Representative: Asahi Yoshiyuki (NINJAL)

This project salvages and evaluates materials related to Japanese society focusing primarily on
modern Japanese immigrants in North America. These materials that are in audio and video
format have been increasingly at risk of degradation and disposal. We will propose new theories
and methodologies for investigating immigration by looking at the language, social and life
records of Japanese ancestry.

Barbara Kawakami Collection

Coordination between Projects to Make Effective Use of Research
Results
Representative: Takii Kazuhiro (Nichibunken)

In collaboration with three projects, this project aims to plan academic meetings,
exhibits, and other events concerning Japan-related resources that combine different
disciplines, and to promote their implementation in Japan and overseas. Providing
information utilizing the results of these researches will encourage the next generation ofyoung scholars overseas specializing in Japan, further comparative research based oninternational cooperation, and facilitate mutual understanding of Japanese culture on aninternational level.

International symposium in session

Inter-University Research Institute Network Project to Preserve and Succeed Historical and Cultural Resources
The historical and cultural resources of a regional community are milestones for learning about
the formation of the region and thinking about the future, and are indispensable for long-term,
continuous development. Especially in Japan, efforts toward saving and preserving theresources of regional communities from significant disasters are gaining momentum across thecountry, with the “Shiryo-net (Historical Resources Network)” at Kobe as a forerunnerestablished to apply the lessons learned from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
However, methods for preserving the resources of regional communities have not yet been
established on an institutional or technical level. Further, as the number of disasters increases,
the conservation of resources affected by disasters (resource rescue) becomes increasingly
important.

Rescue Activities for Materials after
the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake

The present Inter-university Network Project, implemented under the initiative of NIHU (led by the National Museum of Japanese
History), Tohoku University, and Kobe University, and with the cooperation of “Shiryo Net” organized mainly by universities aroundthe country, aims to obtaining information on the location of resources, implementing digitization, establishing a mutual rescue
support system. The project also aims at preservation and creative development of local history and culture through resource
utilization research, development of educational programs, and communicating the fruits of our research within and outside Japan.

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Center for Information andPublic Relations

Center for Information and Public Relations (CIP)
CIP digitizes a wide array of academic research resources relating to human culture and facilitates their access touniversities and researchers worldwide. NIHU’s materials, including information about its researchers and research
results, are now easily accessible. CIP strengthens interactive communication with the public and aims to help
society with its research results.

Public Relations Division
In addition to aggregating information on trends and results from humanities research and NIHU’s extensive collection ofresearch resources, CIP aims to give back to society in ways that benefit researchers as well as the global community.
To facilitate broader access to its information, CIP organizes public relations activities by publishing research data,
organizing public symposiums, holding regular press conferences, and promoting industry-academic collaboration.
These activities aim to convey the significance and benefits of humanities study and the ways in which greater
understanding of human cultures enrich everyday lives. CIP also organizes international seminars and symposiums inJapan and overseas that share information on Japanese culture and the latest trends in research on Japan.

NIHU Symposiums
We organize symposiums for the general public in order to share thecomprehensive human culture related research resources and results NIHU
has accumulated.

Online Resources▶ NIHU Magazine
A bilingual (Japanese and English-language) publication that covers topics
such as the latest research trends and results and activities at NIHU. It is
published on a regular basis on the NIHU website.
https://www.nihu.jp/en/publication/nihu_magazine“Food sustainability: Exploring the nature of dietgeared to the future” (recorded and available from
NIHU’s YouTube), jointly organized with Ajinomoto
Foundation for Dietary Culture.

▶ Social MediaOur activities can also be found on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Twitter
Facebook
YouTubehttps://twitter.com/NIHUofficial
https://www.facebook.com/NIHU.official
https://www.youtube.com/c/NihuJP

Liberal Arts Communicator Training Program
We offer a training program for humanities researchers that fosters theirskills to communicate humanities research to a lay audience and become
specialists that will be able to incorporate and address societal needs intheir research.

Liberal Arts Communicators participating in the
online annual symposium held by inter-university
research institutes (October 18, 2020).

Industry-Academia Collaborations
We collaborate with industry and other partners to give back the fruits ofresearch to society. In the 2020 academic year, we jointly organized an
online lecture with YOMIURI RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (recording isavailable from NIHU’s YouTube), an online symposium with the Japan
Forum for the Cultivation of Insight from the Humanities and a symposiumwith Ajinomoto Foundation for Dietary Culture titled “Food sustainability:
Exploring the nature of diet geared to the future” (recorded and available
from NIHU’s YouTube).

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Joint lecture with YOMIURI RESEARCHORGANIZATION.

Center for Information andPublic Relations

Information Division
CIP operates an ever-expanding shared access platform, a researcher database, and a research results database(NIHU repository). Extensive searches are possible through databases that provide access to a wide range ofhumanities-related research data that NIHU has amassed. CIP continues to develop, operate, introduce, and promote
the use of search systems and analytical tools that facilitate sharing of research resources relating to human culture andadvance collaboration within Japan and internationally.

Research Resource Databases
Name of database
NIHU repository
Researchers’ profiles

Description
Cloud-based NIHU repository giving users comprehensive access to research papers from thesix NIHU institutes (operated via the National Institute of Informatics’ JAIRO Cloud system).
Comprehensive database containing information on researchers throughout NIHU

Advanced collaboration systems
Comprehensive systems aimed at promoting collaboration between institutions and universities.
(formerly resource-sharing systems)

Advanced Collaboration on Research Resources
Since the 2005 academic year, NIHU has been promoting shared access to the institute’s accumulated researchresources for the academic community. In the 2008 academic year, it began operating a range of research resource
sharing systems.
In the 2016 academic year, the research resource sharing systems were renamed “advanced collaboration systems.”
These systems are geared toward developing mechanisms in line with public demand with the aim of expanding its
activities, promoting shared access, and enabling advanced collaboration on resources beyond the confines ofindividual institutes. NIHU operates these advanced collaboration systems through a three-way integrated process
alongside a repository of information on research results and data about researchers. This advanced system hasenabled resources, including human resources, papers and documents, to be effectively shared.

Advanced Collaboration Systems
Name of project

Description

Integrated retrieval system
nihuINT

Comprehensive search engine for databases operated by the six NIHU institutes as well asorganizations such as the National Diet Library and the Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto
University (more than 5.5 million records across over 170 databases, as of the end of March 2021).

Time-space analysis system
GT-map, GT-time

GIS analysis-compatible basic tool for simple analysis of data on time and space.

Historical Gazetteer

Data to obtain information of the latitude and longitude from the place name existing inhistorical sources.

Portal site for Japanese Studies

English Resource Guide for Japanese Studies and Humanities in Japan. Portal site designed
to provide English-language information on humanities research in Japan, and details ofJapanese humanities resources.

NIHU Interactive Communication Initiative
CIP operates an ever-expanding shared access platform, a researcher database,and a research results database (NIHU repository). Extensive searches are possible
through databases that provide access to a wide range of humanities-related
research data that NIHU has amassed. CIP continues to develop, operate,
introduce, and promote the use of search systems and analytical tools that facilitatesharing of research resources relating to human culture and advance collaboration
within Japan and internationally.
This program, run by NIHU’s six institutes in collaboration with universities andresearch institutions around the country, aims to build a model for visualization(visual display and exhibition) of the latest research on human culture utilizing
museums and exhibition and for opening up new fields of study throughadvancement of research based on cross-disciplinary collaboration andcommunication with society.

The NIHU institutes exhibit their research
activities using a portable, mobile display
unit at MIRAIKAN.

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International Collaboration
NIHU has cooperative ties with many overseas institutions engaged inhumanities research. NIHU hosts international researchers in Japan,
sends Japanese researchers abroad, and actively organizes andprovides speakers for international symposiums held outside of Japan.
In the academic year 2020, through its agreement with the UK Arts andHumanities Research Council (AHRC), NIHU planned to provide
placement and guidance to two graduate students based in the UK, but
the placements were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NIHU
continues to contribute to the development of overseas researchers
through these types of activities.

International Symposium “Japan-Vietnam
Cooperation in the Humanities in the Global Era”
held in November, 2019 in Vietnam

Overseas Research Facilities
NIHU opened overseas research facilities (liaison offices) to promoteinternational collaborative research with overseas institutions. It provides
information on research on Japan and Japanese culture to people in othercountries.
In July 2016, NIHU established liaison offices at the Mongolian Academy of
Sciences in Ulan Bator, in October 2016 at the EHESS (École des Hautes
Études en Sciences Sociales) in Paris, and in July 2018 at Northeast Normal
University in China.

Profile of UK AHRC International Placement
Scheme (IPS) Fellows (2009-2020)
Early-career researchers

10
32.3%

31
Graduate students

21
67.7%

Opening the liaison office at the Northeast Normal
University

Universities that have sent IPS Fellows to NIHU
through the NIHU-AHRC Partnership
University of Kent, University College London, University of
the Arts of London, The University of Manchester, Universityof Oxford, University of Cambridge, Royal College of Art,
University of Nottingham, The University of Sunderland,
University of Reading, University of East Anglia, SOAS
University of London, Queen Mary University of London,
Queen's University of Belfast, Tate, Keele University,
University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield, Cardiff
University, Falmouth University, Durham University, Universityof Dundee(Total 23 universities)

NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies
The NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies was established in January 2019with the support of the Kuraray Foundation, with the aim of promoting theinternational development of Japanese studies and a greater understanding ofJapanese culture. The prize recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievementsof overseas researchers in the fields of Japanese literature, language, history,
ethnology, folklore studies, the environment, and other areas related to thehumanities and the researchers’ significant contributions to the international
development of Japanese studies. The second NIHU International Prize inJapanese Studies was awarded to Dr. Andrew Gordon, the Lee and Juliet Folger
Fund Professor of History at Harvard University. The award ceremony was held
online on June 10, 2021. At the award ceremony, Dr. Gordon gave a talk entitled“The Excitement of History and Responsibility of Historical Studies.”

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An image from the second NIHU International Prizein Japanese Studies award ceremony.
Dr. Gordon attended online from the United States.

Graduate Education, Joint
Use and Collaborative Research

Graduate Education, Joint Use and Collaborative Research
Graduate University for Advanced Studies
NIHU’s four humanities research institutes offer courses at the Graduate University of Advanced Studies ,SOKENDAI.
The five graduate (doctoral) courses are designed to take advantage of the institutes’ resources and provide an array of
specialized training for researchers.
SchoolThree-year
doctoralprogram

Department

Name of InstituteRegional Studies
Comparative Studies

National Museum of Ethnology
National Museum of Ethnology
International Research Center forJapanese Studies
National Museum of Japanese History
National Institute of Japanese Literature
Total

CulturalJapanese Studies
and Social
Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature

Number of
Number ofdegrees awarded
students(FY2019)(as of May 1, 2020)17 (7)1
15 (6)
2
21 (9)

3

10 (0)9 (0)
72 (22)2
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Contributing to Universities and Graduate Education
Through agreements with universities, we contribute to the advancement of graduate education by providing
placements for graduate students, research guidance, coordinating lecture subjects, and taking part in committees forawarding degrees (collaborative graduate programs). The National Museum of Ethnology and the National Museum ofJapanese History make their collections and exhibit materials available to universities for use in lectures and training.
The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) provides university faculty and graduate schools opportunities tohold “NIJL Seminars” at the institute. As part of the seminar, they are also given access to the institute’s extensive
collection as lecture materials.

Graduate Programs offered in collaboration with Japanese Universities◦ National Museum of Japanese History

Chiba University◦ National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies◦ Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Nagoya University, Tohoku University

Joint Use and Collaborative Research
The vast libraries of NIHU’s institutes house a plethora of research resources and databases in their respective
specialist fields. They contain information obtained from universities and other institutions nationwide, and from their own
facilities. The materials are provided to Japanese and overseas research institutions for joint use and collaborative
research. Through its lending program, universities and institutions can use these materials for seminars andresearchers for their studies.

A seminar using museum collections

Vacuum line to prepare sample for radiocarbon dating (Rekihaku)

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NIHU at a Glance

NIHU at a Glance
Profile of Academic and Administrative Staff (2020)
Organization

Academic staff

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Map of Agreements with Overseas Research Institutions (2021)

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In the 2019 academic year,
NIHU researchers travelled to

30 countries and regions
to give 139 invited lectures.

Scholarly Exchange

Rekihaku has signed 61 international and domestic cooperation agreements
to date (as of May 1, 2020), with the aim of promoting scholarly exchangewith universities and other research institutes in Japan and overseas.

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibitions at Rekihaku present key themes in Japanese history and culture,from prehistoric and ancient times to modern times, with an emphasis on the history ofdaily life of the people. Special exhibitions and featured exhibitions are held to publicize
the achievements of collaborative research and collecting activities. Seasonal exhibitionsof traditional plants are offered at the Botanical Garden of Everyday Life as well.

A research institute promoting research
on Japanese history and culture

Activities of the NIHU Institutes

Research projects at Rekihaku are organized and conducted with researchers in Japan andoverseas. “Collaborative research” consists of “principal research” aiming for interdisciplinary
collaboration on core research themes based on Rekihaku’s mission (4 projects),“fundamental research” addressing the development of methodological foundations forhistorical studies (11 projects), “developmental research” aimed at breaking groundfor new areas of study and developing human resources (1 project), and “Collaborative
access type joint research” to train early career researchers such as students enrolled in
doctoral programs and postdoctoral researchers (8 projects). In addition, “research projects
on Rekihaku’s collections” designed for making effective use of the museum’s holdings (1project) and “exhibition projects” in exhibition development of special and featured
exhibitions (17 projects) are conducted. (The number of projects conducted in FY 2020)

REKIHAKU

Research Projects

The National Museum of Japanese History(Rekihaku) is a museum-based inter-university
research institute established to advance research
on Japanese history and culture. Its vision is tooffer historical perspective that will open the way
to the future, and to enhance mutual understanding
among people with divergent perceptions ofhistory. In pursuing the vision above, Rekihaku
values its research style (museum-based research
integration) in which resources, research, andexhibitions are organically linked and presented
through sharing and public access. Rekihaku will
promote interdisciplinary collaborative researchwith researchers in Japan and overseas as well as
initiatives involving multidisciplinary cooperation
towards developing a new field of Japanese
history.

Collections / Databases

Rekihaku is committed to collecting authentic materials, reproductions, audio-visualmaterials, and other resources. As of May 1, 2020, Rekihaku has 270,938 items in its
collection (including 5 national treasures, 87 important cultural properties and 27 arttreasures). It also has a library of 357,684 titles. For research use, Rekihaku provides
extensive access to several databases, including those containing its collections,bibliographical information and the full text of historical records, as well as thosecontaining the achievements of collaborative research (57 databases as of May 1, 2020).

国立歴史民俗博物館

National Museumof Japanese History
Press conference, October 18th, 2017.

Development of permanent exhibition based on the results of collaborative
research. Renovation of Gallery 1, noted as a practical model for the[Rekihaku] “museum-based research integration” approach.

国文学研究資料館

National Instituteof Japanese Literature
Collecting and Using Resources

Making the most of ancientJapanese texts as a richintellectual resource

NIJL

The National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL)
is a comprehensive scientific research institution
specializing in Japanese literature. That includes
collecting literature and related documents on a large
scale from all over Japan, and providing materials foruse by researchers working across a range of fields
relating to Japanese Literature, as well as promoting
advanced collaborative research. Building on its
track record in documentary research in the field ofancient Japanese texts, built up over 40 years since
the institute was founded, NIJL works with research
institutions and researchers in Japan and overseas
to make the most of ancient Japanese texts as a richintellectual resource, and is committed to paving theway for research spanning different fields.

NIJL collects primarily Japanese literature and related source texts(manuscripts, printed editions, and other historical documents, etc.) in digitaland other formats, offers reading and copying services, and provides
reproductions via the inter-library loan system. The Database of Pre-Modern
Japanese Works may be freely accessed through the NIJL website. Selectedmaterials are also accessible as ansient text datasets, in which eachindividual work may be downloaded as a single file, via the NIJL website or
the Dataset of Pre-modern Japanese Texts made available through the
Research Organization of Information and Systems, the Joint Support-Center
for Data Science Research, the Center for Open Data in the Humanities.

Database Access

NIJL provides access to academic information via a range of databases (32databases as of April 1, 2021).

Exhibition Spaces

NIJL exhibits results achieved through its documentary research andcollaborative research projects. It also organizes regularly changing temporary
exhibitions, showcasing a variety of different themes.

NIJL Arts Initiative

NIJL will strive to bring our abundant store of pre-modern materials into thelight of the modern world, in hopes of engaging with these materials in a
number of original ways. We will actively utilize these rich cultural resources
as a means of responding to the current needs of society, as well as
assisting with the spread of Japanese culture and learning throughout theworld.

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NINJAL

Conducting comprehensive
research into the Japanese
language

Corpora and Databases
Activities of the NIHU Institutes

A corpus is a language database that contains large volumes ofelectronic text that can be searched and analyzed in detail. NINJAL
designs and builds corpora, such as the Corpus of Spontaneous
Japanese, the Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese,and the NINJAL Web Japanese Corpus, and provides sharedaccess for language research and a wide range of other purposes,
including in the information processing industry. NINJAL is currently
in the processes of building a diverse array of corpora, from dialects
and historical Japanese to everyday conversation and Japanese asa second language.
NINJAL also publishes a number of databases and datasets via
its website, including the Bibliographic Database of Japanese
Language Research.

The National Institute for Japanese Language
and Linguistics (NINJAL) is a core international
research facility engaged in research into Japanese
language, linguistics and Japanese language
education. Its aim is to maintain an overview of thecharacteristics of Japanese in the context of world
languages, and its universal nature and linguistic
diversity. In addition to staying involved in largescale collaborative research with universities andresearch institutions in Japan and overseas, NINJAL
provides the results of its research for joint use asa resource for language research, in an effort toadvance and internationalize Japanese language
research, and promote the development of newareas of research.

Research Library

As Japan’s only library devoted exclusively to the Japanese
language, NINJAL’s research library archives research materials
and linguistic resources concerning Japanese language studies
as well as related fields such as Japanese language educationand linguistics.

国立国語研究所

National Institutefor Japanese
Language andLinguistics“Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics” Series

Japan Review

Nichibunken Monograph Series

国際日本文化研究センター

International
Research Center
for Japanese Studies

Library

NICHIBUNKEN

An international research facility
focused on studying Japaneseculture and providing support toJapan scholars around the world
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies(Nichibunken) is an institution whose aim is to conduct
comprehensive research, both scholarly and internationalin nature, on Japanese culture and to assist researchers
specializing in Japanese studies around the world. Aspart of its core team research activities, the center sets
out themes that span different disciplines and approach
Japanese culture from an international perspective, andinvolves researchers from a wide range of specialist
fields in Japan and overseas. In addition to hosting alarge number of overseas research scholars every year,
Nichibunken acts as an international hub for research on
Japanese culture, through activities such as organizing
international symposiums and forums, facilitating academic
exchange, and gathering and disseminating research data.

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The Nichibunken Library collects a wide range of materials that are
essential to research into Japan and makes the relevant materials
available to researchers. It also provides access to various
kinds of information relating to Japanese studies. The library’s
580,000 titles can be searched online, and are available for otheruniversities and institutions to copy or borrow on request via theinter-library loan system. One of the key points when it comes tocollecting materials is to ensure comprehensive coverage of books
about Japan written in different languages, and translated texts.
As well as books and other such publications, the library is also
active in collecting colored photographs from the late Edo andMeiji periods, old maps, and audio visual materials such as videos,DVDs and CDs.

Databases

Nichibunken maintains databases of the materials in its collection,
in-house research results, and Japan-related materials held byother institutions. It currently provides online access to 43* different
databases.
(*As of April 1, 2021)

RIHN

To achieve our mission, RIHN has been conducting interdisciplinary
research spanning the natural sciences, humanities, and social
sciences, and in recent years, has developed towards
transdisciplinary research that involves collaboration with various
stakeholders in society. RIHN research is increasingly transdisciplinary
in that it seeks to redefine the role of science in society, improve
dialogue between different traditions of knowledge, and stimulate newmultiactor local, national and international collaborations.

Activities of the NIHU Institutes

A research facility working
with the public to explore thefuture of humanity and nature

Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary research

The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature(RIHN) examines global environmental issues in
the context of the relationship between humanity
and nature. In this perspective, environmental
problems are always linked to human culture. The
institute conducts comprehensive research withthe aim of resolving these issues. RIHN research is
conducted through international research projects,
each of which identifies appropriate themes,
methods and other research resources that canbe developed within a given time frame. RIHN
also emphasizes working with local residents andother stakeholders, as well as the wider researchcommunity. Such qualities distinguish RIHN fromother environmental research institutions in Japan.

Facilities and Equipment

RIHN places particular importance on developing technologies tomeasure relationships between humanity and nature, and on using
those technologies to perform environmental diagnoses.
To this end, RIHN maintains a world-class laboratory for stable
isotope analysis. It is also working with universities and research
institutions around the world to stimulate the use of stable isotope
analysis within environmental studies.

Science Communication

As a national research institute, RIHN is expected to conduct
exemplary science. It also must communicate its research agenda
and results to the public and contribute to public awareness anddiscussion of contemporary environmentalism.
A number of public symposia, seminar series, and publications aredesigned to reach specialist and general audiences.

総合地球環境学研究所

Research Institutefor Humanity
and Nature

Workshop in Zambia: Collecting samples and processing（photo by Kataoka）

国立民族学博物館

National Museumof Ethnology

Collection

Minpaku encourages shared use of its collection, which contains
some 340,000 items and 70,000 audio-visual materials. As well as
making items available for use in research and university education, it
also lends items to other museums and touring exhibitions.

Library

The Minpaku Library specializes in cultural anthropology and other related
fields, and houses a collection of some 270,000 titles in Japanese and420,000 titles in other languages. The library also provides document
copying and lending services through the inter-library loan system.

Databases

The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is
an inter-university research institute of cultural
anthropology equipped with one of the world’s
l a rg e s t mu s e u m f a c i l i t i e s a s we l l a s p o s t graduate educational facilities. As a focal point
for international research and shared access,it conducts research and studies on peoples,
societies and cultures the world over, accumulates
cultural resources and disseminates the information
there of through exhibitions based on international
collaboration. Minpaku has been constructing an
online “Info-Forum Museum” which enables bothresearchers and source communities where theresources were originally made to exchange andshare information related to cultural resources of
the world, and thus creates new knowledge of thehumanity.

⃝ Main Exhibitions
The museum’s permanent exhibition is divided between nine regional galleries
and two cross-cultural galleries showcasing music and language. The exhibition
is updated as the research progresses. The museum also has thematic exhibition
gallery that showcases contemporary issues or the latest research. “UMESAO
Tadao‘s 100th Anniversary:The Front-runner of Intellectual Production” (Sep. 3 to
Dec. 1) was held in FY2020.
⃝ Special Exhibitions
Special exhibitions are large-scale events designed to comprehensively and systematically showcase the latest research on specific themes. The museum organized an exhibition entitled “Treasure of Indigenous Peoples” (Oct.1 to Dec. 15)
in the fall of 2020.
⃝ Cooperative Exhibitions
The museum also collaborates with universities and other institutions to holdCooperative Exhibitions.
Two exhibitions were held in FY2020: “UMESAO Tadao‘s100th Anniversary: The
Front of Intellectual Production” (Jan. 13 to Mar. 14) in The Kyoto University Museumand ”Shifting Cultivation from the perspective of Komei Sasaki: from Itsuki-mura to
the world“(Oct.3 to Dec. 13)at Historia Terrace in Itsuki Village, Kumamoto Prefecture.

MINPAKU

A “forum” sharing and creatingknowledge of the world

In addition to online catalogs detailing artifacts, audio-visual materials, books andother documents in its collection, Minpaku provides online access to databases suchas the “The World of Swidden Agriculture” and “Cultural Heritage Recording
Memories of Tsunami: Database of Temples, Shrines and Stone Monuments”.

Exhibitions

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117 Jonai-cho, Sakura City,
Chiba 285-8502 Japan
TEL: +81-43-486-0123
FAX: +81-43-486-4209
https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/

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