4.⽇本⽂学研究コース

Japanese Literature
Course Code

40JLT001**

40JLT002**

40JLT003**

40JLT004**

40JLT005**

CourseIntroduction to Archival Studies

Comprehensive Bibliographical Studies

Basic English Expression Seminar

Advanced Presentation Skills Seminar

Resource Research Seminar

CreditContent of Subject

2

The course will include visits to archives preservation and use institutions tounderstand the essence and structure of archives from interdisciplinary
perspectives such as history, informatics, and records management, and tosystematically learn scientific management and operation systems topermanently protect and utilize archives, from collection and transfer topreservation and use.
【Learning objectives】
To systematically master archives science, which is the foundation foradvanced research in diverse academic fields. In particular, the course will
provide an opportunity to expand one's perspective on the preservation andutilization of archival materials, and to consider how to utilize one's own
research in the community, based on the professional archivist's code of ethics.
(Omnibus format / 15 sessions)(Kumiko Fujizane/5 sessions) General Theory of Archives, Theory of Archival
Resources(Shintaro Nishimura, Naohiro Ota, Guest Speaker/10 times) (Joint) Archives
management theory, Practice of archives management.

2Books contain a variety of human activities that go beyond the original purposeof the book and the genre to which it belongs. In this class, we will explore
interdisciplinary approaches through collaboration among various fields such as
bibliography, linguistics, history, and iconography in order to enrich thehumanities by utilizing the vast number of books that have been handed down inJapan. Outside lecturers will be invited to participate in the program asnecessary.
【Learning objectives】
By analyzing the books brought to Japan from various perspectives, including
bibliography, history, notation, and iconography, the program will provide acomprehensive view of the diverse issues encompassed by Japanese books.

2This course teaches students how to present their research in English to
English-speaking audiences. Through in-class presentations and assigned
readings, students will have opportunities to enhance their general proficiency
in English and gain a deeper understanding of how concepts specific to theirareas of specialization can be expressed in English.

11The aim of this class is to acquire the ability to present research and results
accurately and effectively. Students will have a chance to learn the universal
design for research presentations. This class also includes practical training
such as presentations at various academic societies and international
conferences held at the institute.
【Learning objectives】
・At the end of this class, students will be able to make presentations by using
slides and posters with a concise and visually considered structure.
・The class also aims to learn how cite prior research and images.

The aim of this class is to understand Japanese classical texts and Meiji-period
literature comprehensively and acquire research methods, including anunderstanding of the characteristics of Japanese classical texts and theirhistorical changes. This class will help students understand the elements of abook, such as the cover and ryoshi, and acquire analytical techniques. It alsoenhances the development of students’ skill to analyze the elements of a bookand understand the information from them. This class will also deal withbibliography, philology, book collection history, etc., including knowledge related
to book distribution such as book stamps, publishing culture. From a complex
perspective of them, students will learn the approach of research on Meiji
period literature.

4.⽇本⽂学研究コース

Japanese Literature
Course Code

40JLT006**

40JLT007**

40JLT008**

40JLT009**

40JLT010**

40JLT011**

CourseIntroduction to Research Methods in
Literature 1

Introduction to Research Methods in
Literature 2

Calligraphy and Manuscript Culture 1

Print Culture 1

Print Culture 2

Resource Accumulation 1

Credit222

2

22Content of Subject

This class will be delivered in an omnibus style. The faculty members of theJapanese Literature Program will present their research by using historicalmaterials such as documents, images, and records.
【Learning objectives】
・At the end of this class, students will be able to understand and explain thecurrent status and issues of research related to documents, images, andarchival materials.
・The class also aims to develop students’ ability to explain historical materials
dealing in their research in the context of philology or archival research.

This class will be delivered in an omnibus style. The faculty members of theJapanese Literature Program will present their research by using historicalmaterials such as documents, images, and records.
【Learning objectives】
・At the end of this class, students will be able to understand and explain thecurrent status and issues of research related to documents, images, andarchival materials.
・The class also aims to develop students’ ability to explain historical materials
dealing in their research in the context of philology or archival research.

This class is intended to study the Japanese culture of calligraphictranscription with a focus on Japanese poetry through discussions andexaminations on various materials and different forms. Specifically, the study
starts with discussions on individual materials in relation to the composition ofJapanese poems and examines actual materials. Observations are given fromvarious perspectives such as the characteristics and historical transition of thestyles and forms of Japanese poetry to identify its significance in the contextof cultural history.
【Learning objectives】
At the end of this class, students will be able to understand the Japaneseculture of calligraphic focusing on manuscripts and explain about it, developing
the skill to handle original materials in their research.

This course will focus on Japanese classical literature, especially in the latter
half of the Edo period. The course will cover literacy in handling and reading
printed books, as well as the process of their establishment, dissemination, andtransmission. In addition, methods of research, analysis, and interpretation ofeach material will be lectured. (Lecture)【Learning objectives】
The goal is to enable students to conduct comprehensive research on thecultural characteristics expressed in the materials from a variety ofperspectives.

The purpose of this course is to understand publications in terms of theirstyles. Like manuscripts, published books have their own styles such as sizeand design. Compared to manuscripts, publications as handicraft products also
seem to be firmly stylized for technical and economic reasons.
Focusing on the aspect of publications as goods, we will examine such stylerelated issues by looking at specific examples.

In this class, we will use historical archives created,exchanged, andaccumulated by the shogunate, various feudal lords, and villagers in the earlymodern period of Japan, andlearn the methods of research and analysis necessary to organize and utilize
various information there. Classes consist of explanations of basic mattersrelated to archives used as teaching materials, as well as exercises related todeciphering, organizing, and analyzing information.

4.⽇本⽂学研究コース

Japanese Literature
Course Code

40JLT012**

40JLT013**

40JLT014**

40JLT015**

40JLT016**

CourseFormation of Literary Works 1

Formation of Literary Works 2

Reception of Literary Works 1

Reception of Literary Works 2

Literary Thought 1

Credit222

Content of Subject

This class deals with Muromachi Monogatari (Otogi Zoshi) which was acclaimedand enjoyed with illustrations in early modern Japan. By examining the Nara
picture books and picture scrolls in the collection of the National Institute ofJapanese Literature, students will learn research methods and current researchlevel while reading some of the works.
The class is intended to look at narratives, performing arts, picture materials,
folklore, topography, etc., so that students can understand both the text andthe illustrations from various viewpoints, considering the various aspects of thearts and society of the era. (Lectures and exercises)

In this class, we will learn about the Hyakunin Isshu, the most popular book of
poetry in the history of Japanese literature,and consider the significance of waka in the history of Japanese literature byreading and understanding individual waka poems. In reading and understanding
the Hyakunin Isshu, we will emphasize the relationship between the poet and his
family collection.

How did classics develop in the Edo period, and what effects did that have?
How did it relate to the trends of earlymodern literature and the history ofliterature?
To give consideration to Edo in terms of the times, it is extremely important tofully understand the actual conditions of the development of the "knowledge"base of the people of Edo. This course is intended to clarify various aspects ofthe genealogy of "education" descended from Court nobles through carefulreading of commentaries that came into being in the Edo period.

2・In this class, we will analyze Japanese Novels in modern era, comparing withpretexts.
【Learning objectives】
・Learn about the intellectual foundations referred to by creators in modern
Japan and their utilization.

2

In this class, we will examine the relationship between the Rinzai school of Zen
Buddhism and Japanese society, focusing on the many kana-hōgo publishedfrom the early modern period. The definition of "kana-hōgo" has not yet been
settled, and it may refer to literary works incorporating fiction (e.g., kana-zoshi)
or literature introducing the doctrines of various Zen sects, but here we will
focus only on texts, written in Japanese, exposing the teachings of specific Zenmonks.
In modern times, Buddhist doctrines were transmitted to society throughmultiple media, and it is important to place Zen priests' kana-hōgo in this"horizontal" context. On the other hand, it is also necessary to look at the"vertical" history of Zen Buddhism.
Since "Kana-hogo" is a kind of introductory book, this class will consider therelationship between Buddhist doctrines and Japanese culture, with a focus on
Zen Buddhism, while learning how to look up basic Buddhist terminology.
The goal of this class is to be able to decipher simple Buddhist scriptures(written in kana), to master the basic doctrines of Buddhism and Zen Buddhism,
to understand the basic relationship between Buddhism and Japanese society
in the Middle Ages, from a historical and ideological perspective.

4.⽇本⽂学研究コース

Japanese Literature
Course Code

40JLT017**

40JLT018**

CourseLiterature and Art 1

Literature and Art 2

CreditContent of Subject2

In this class, students will transcribe, annotate, and translate works of Sinitic
poetry and prose by Edo- and Meiji-period Japanese authors with the goal of
uncovering the ways in which Sinitic texts were read and/or written within a
specific social, cultural, and historical context in early modern and modernJapan. An important question to consider is how one might compare Sinitictexts produced in Japan and elsewhere in the Sinographic sphere.

2In this course, we will examine the impact of various historical and culturalfacts and anecdotes that were investigated and analyzed in the genre of Kōshō
essays（考証随筆） which was widely published during the Edo and Meiji periods,
on literature, as well as the methods used to verify them.
The results of the focus on precedents, recording them, and the interpretationof those precedents were published in large numbers during the Edo period, andwere even followed up on and critiqued. By checking the interconnectedness ofthese works, it will be possible to confirm the topics of discussion in thecultural sphere of the time. This course will specifically examine how thismethod, which is also used in novels and other works as evidence, is effective
in making works that tend to be ridiculous seem more realistic.
【Learning objectives】
・Students will be able to understand and explain the cultural background of theworks to be discussed.
・Understand the role of Kōshō essays in Japanese literature.

In this course, students will grasp the organic relationship among books(publications and manuscripts), bookstores, and social change.Specifically, wewill review of primary historical documents related to books from the earlymodern period to the end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration, anddecipher and discuss them through historical criticism.
【Learning objectives】
・The book was a powerful medium, and how did the authorities distancethemselves from it from time to time? How were books produced in a cycle
between the passion of authors and publishers and the demands and reactionsof buyers and readers?
・Students will be able to understand and explain the social and cultural
structure of the historical books they are researching using what they havelearned in this course.

40JLT019**

Literature and Society 1

2

40JLT020**

Approaches to Literary Informatics 1

2

The use of computers for Pre-modern Japanse works has been increasing inrecent years. This course aims to help students acquire the basic knowledge
and skills needed to use computers for this purpose.

40JLT021**

Perspectives on Printed Books andScrolls 1

2

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40JLT022**Perspectives on Archival Materials
Research 12In this class, we will focus on digital archives, which are an essential
infrastructure for the humanities. Students will learn practically how to preserve
records formed by society and how to utilize them. Additionally, by addressing
digital humanities as a case of data utilization in humanities research, we aim toprovide students with content that is useful for writing academic papers.
(Lectures and exercises)【Learning objectives】
The aim of this class is to help students to acquire the skills and knowledge tounderstand recorded information and use it to write thesis, understanding theprocess of compiling recorded information in the modern era and the state andvalues of the records in the society.

4.⽇本⽂学研究コース

Japanese Literature
Course CodeCourse

CreditContent of Subject

40JLT023**

Perspectives on Archival Materials
Research 22

First of all, this course looks at the case of imperial court archives as an
example of how recorded information was compiled in Japan's early modern
period. Students will consider how recorded information from the imperial court
was archived, with particular focus on recorded information related to themanagement of documents from early-modern court nobles,
an area that suffers from a dearth of research. Secondly, lectures and practices
on the conservation and utilization of regional archives.

20DJLd26**

Documents as Information Ⅲ

2Registration possible only by the students enrolled in SOKENDAI in/before
AY2022