Division of Kyoto Studies, Correspondence Education
Faculty Members

Faculty supervisors are marked with an asterisk (*).

(Alphabetical order / Incumbent, 2023)

Kyoto Studies

Position NameArea and Subject Research Theme(s)
Mares Emmanuel Garden and Landscape Research Historical and Comparative Studies of Japanese Gardens / Interaction between Human and Nature
* Toshio Ishikawa Cultural Properties Kyoto's cultural properties, Kyoto's temples and shrines.
* Kazuhiko Kobayashi Literature Japanese classical literature, waka and medieval literature.
  Azusa Kumooka Advanced Topics in Modern Literature Study of Japanese classical literature(Early modern literature・Women's writing)
* Tadayoshi Murakami Folk Culture Kyoto's folk culture and rituals.
* Masahisa Nadamoto History Human rights and contemporary society, modern and contemporary history of Kyoto.
* Pellecchia Diego Traditional Performing Arts Nō theatre, Japanese traditional performing arts.
* Masatoshi Sasabe History of the Meiji Restoration Study of political history during the Meiji Restoration,Study of regional history in early modern Japan and modern Japan
* Yutaro Shimode Traditional Craft Industries Kyoto arts and crafts, traditional craft industries, urushi lacquer culture.
* Shuji Yoshino History Heian-kyō, documentology
* Masashi Wakamatsu History Early modern Kyoto, history of Japanese foreign relations in the early modern period.