Lectures on Japanese Culture (since 1991)
(Last updated on: November 17, 2004)
We hold public lectures named "Lectures on Japanese Culture"
under joint sponsorship of us and the Board of Education of Shibuya Ward
in every Spring and Fall, each with four lectures (registration fee: 2,000 yen;
student: 1,000 yen).
The attendants of all the four lectures are handed out diplomas by
the director of the IJCC.
The latest ones are introduced on the News page.
September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 1990.
| September 22 |
Contemporary Japanese Religious Consciousness: The New Religions |
| INOUE Nobutaka |
| September 29 |
Rapid Cultural Change in the Meiji Period |
| SAKAMOTO Koremaru |
| October 6 |
Rice and Japanese Culture |
| MOGI Sakae |
| October 13 |
The Religious Life of the Ancient Japanese |
| SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 1991.
| May 18 |
Japanese Society and Culture after the Russo-Japanese War |
| SAKAMOTO Koremaru |
| May 25 |
Contemporary Okinawan Shinto Ceremonies |
| SAITÔ Michiko |
| June 1 |
Legal Reform in the Criminal Code of the Kumamoto Feudal Domain |
| TAKASHIO Hiroshi |
| June 8 |
Postwar Japanese Society and the New Religions |
| INOUE Nobutaka |
October 12, 19, 26, November 2, 1991.
| October 12 |
The Regional Culture Accessible in Historical Ruins |
| SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
| October 19 |
Festivals at Kokufu |
| MOGI Sakae |
| October 26 |
The Future of the Tokyo Dialect |
| KUNO Mariko |
| November 2 |
An American's View of Japanese Tradition and the Present |
| Norman HAVENS |
June 6, 13, 20, 27, 1992.
| June 6 |
The Shinto-Buddhist Amalgamation |
| SATÔ Masato |
| June 13 |
City Almanacs |
| ISHII Kenji |
| June 20 |
Religion as Seen in Mass Media Reporting |
| INOUE Nobutaka |
| June 27 |
The Method of Kami Matsuri |
| HIRAI Naofusa |
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 1992.
| October 24 |
Shinto Funerals in the Edo Period |
| SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
| October 31 |
Shogunal Jurisprudence: Tokugawa Yoshimune and the Adoption of Chinese Laws |
| TAKASHIO Hiroshi |
| November 7 |
Festivals in Modern Edo |
| OKADA Shôji |
| November 14 |
Edo Scholarship: The Emergence from Hereditary Learning |
| MORI Mizue |
May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 1993.
| May 22 |
Japan in American Popular Culture |
| Norman HAVENS |
| May 29 |
Scenes of "Japanese Spirit, Western Knowledge": Collected Anecdotes on Modernization |
| ÔHARA Yasuo |
| June 5 |
European Views of Japan |
| ISOMURA Hisanori |
| June 12 |
Japanese Religions with Overseas Aspirations |
| INOUE Nobutaka |
October 9, 16, 23, 30, 1993.
| October 9 |
The Modern Grand Shrine of Ise and the Shikinen Sengû (Ceremony for Transferring the Shintai Once in a Prescribed Number of Years) |
| SAKAMOTO Koremaru |
| October 16 |
On the Shikinen Sengû (Ceremonies for Transferring the Shintai Once in a Prescribed Number of Years) in Ancient Times |
| OKADA Shôji |
| October 23 |
The Sacred Treasures from the Perspective of Archeological Documents |
| SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
| October 30 |
Japanese Culture as Seen in the Grand Shrine of Ise |
| NAKANISHI Masayuki |
May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 1994.
| May 28 |
The Kamigami of Stories in the Middle Ages |
| IINUMA Kiyoko |
| June 4 |
Primeval Man and Woman: From Japanese Mythology |
| NAKAMURA Hirotoshi |
| June 11 |
Staging the Birth of Kami: The Matsuri |
| MOGI Sakae |
| June 18 |
The Kami of Shinto |
| UEDA Kenji |
October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 1994.
| October 15 |
Thoughts on the Symbiosis of the Law and Religion: A Macro and Micro View of the Separation of Government and Religion |
| ÔHARA Yasuo |
| October 22 |
Eastern and Western Legal Consciousness: Japan and France Compared |
| ISOMURA Hisanori |
| October 29 |
Modern Punishments in the Edo Period: The Origin and Development of Imprisonment |
| TAKASHIO Hiroshi |
| November 5 |
The Japanese Legal Tradition and Rhetoric |
| KOBAYASHI Hiroshi |
May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 1995.
| May 27 |
Bodies and Souls in Search of Healing |
| YUMIYAMA Tatsuya |
| June 3 |
The Etiquette of Written Pledges: The History of Yubikire-genman |
| CHIJIWA Itaru |
| June 10 |
Changes in the Education of the Masses as Seen in Ôrai-mono (Textbooks Written in Letter Style) |
| KINO Kazue |
| June 17 |
Shinto and Buddhism in the Classroom: The Direction of Religious Education |
| INOUE Nobutaka |
October 7, 14, 21, 28, 1995.
| October 7 |
Taoism and Rites for the Dead |
| ASANO Haruji |
| October 14 |
A Comparison of Diets in Ancient Korea and Japan |
| KIM Chon-ho |
| October 21 |
Kagura and Hunting Rites |
| MOGI Sakae |
| October 28 |
Food of the Gods |
| SAITÔ Michiko |
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 1996.
| June 1 |
Border Transgressing Kamigami |
| KASHIO Naoki |
| June 8 |
The Kami of Legend and the Kami of Folklore |
| NOMURA Jun'ichi |
| June 15 |
The Kamigami of the Narrow Gate between the Urban and the Rural |
| YAGIHASHI Nobuhiro |
| June 22 |
The Concept of Kami in Archeological Literature |
| SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
October 5, 12, 19, 26, 1996.
| October 5 |
Iwakura Tomomi and His Age: The Dawn and Restoration of Modern Kyoto |
| SAKAMOTO Koremaru |
| October 12 |
Itô Hirofumi and the Imperial Court |
| SAKAMOTO Kazuto |
| October 19 |
Nakae Chômin: The Rousseau of the East |
| OHARA Kaoru |
| October 26 |
Inoue Kowashi: The Real Image of the Meiji Designer of the Japanese Nation |
| SHIBATA Shin'ichi |
June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 1997.
| June 14 |
Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| ÔHARA Yasuo |
| June 21 |
Konoe Fumimaro |
| SHÔJI Jun'ichirô |
| June 28 |
Tôjô Hideki: The Wartime Prime Minister |
| HATANO Sumio |
| July 5 |
Yoshida Shigeru |
| SHIBATA Shin'ichi |
September 27, October 18, 25, November 8, 1997.
| September 27 |
The Large Buildings of Jômon People |
| MIYAO Tôru |
| October 18 |
Yayoi Communities and the Large Buildings |
| KASUYA Takashi |
| October 25 |
The Residence of Gôzoku and the Rites |
| SHINOHARA Yûichi |
| November 8 |
Palaces, Castles and the Ritual Space |
| HIRANO Takuji |
June 6, 13, 20, 27, 1998.
| June 6 |
Furyû Odori: Centered on Bô Furi |
| Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties |
NAKAMURA Shigeko |
| June 13 |
The Origin of Oni Wa Soto: The New Year Event and the Performance Art at the Temples in the Middle Age |
| Kokugakuin Univ. |
MATSUO Kôichi |
| June 20 |
Festival and Perfomance Art of the Provincial Powers |
| IJCC |
SHIMADA Kiyoshi |
| June 27 |
Festival in the City |
| National Museum of Japanese History |
FUKUHARA Toshio |
October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 1998.
| October 17 |
Nature and Spirituality in Japanese Religion, in the Context of France and Europe |
| Research Associate, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
KASHIO Naoki |
| October 24 |
The Korean View of Nature |
| Assistant Professor, Kyonggi Univ. |
PARK Sun-Sul |
| October 31 |
The Culture of Water and Trees: Southeast Asia and Japan |
| Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
ÔSAKI Masaharu |
| November 7 |
Shinto and the Japanese View of Nature |
| Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
MITSUHASHI Takeshi |
May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 1999.
| May 22 |
An Invitation to the Informational Japanese Literary Studies |
| Research Associate, National Institute of Japanese Literature |
AIDA Mitsuru |
| May 29 |
Historical Studies in the Internet Age |
| Imperial Household Agency |
KAJITA Akihiro |
| June 5 |
Information Age and Japanese Religion: the Aim of Religious Information Research Center |
| Professor, IJCC |
INOUE Nobutaka |
| June 12 |
Informationalization and the Future of the Religious Tradition: the Internet as a Research Field |
| Permanent Lecturer, IJCC |
KUROSAKI Hiroyuki |
October 16, 23, 30, November 6, 1999.
| October 16 |
The Imperial Court and the Court Nobles: Their Situation and Their Self-Consciousness |
| Permanent Researcher, Okura Institute for the Study of Spiritual Culture |
HIRAI Seiji |
| October 23 |
Kazoku (Noble Families in Modern Japan) and the Armed Forces" |
| Journalist |
ASAMI Masao |
| October 30 |
A Historian MIKAMI Sanji and the Emperor Learning: Its Relationship with the Work of Historiography |
| Imperial Household Agency |
TAKAHASHI Katsuhiro |
| November 6 |
The Imperial Family and the Politics: The Kôzoku Naikaku (the Cabinet Composed of the Members of the Imperial Family) Movement in the Shôwa Period |
| Assistant Professor, IJCC |
SHIBATA Shin'ichi |
May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2000.
| May 20 |
Publishing and Distribution in the Edo Period: the Players |
| Assistant Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
ÔWA Hiroyuki |
| May 27 |
Punishment in the Edo Period: Flogging and Tatoo |
| Professor, IJCC |
TAKASHIO Hiroshi |
| June 3 |
Building and Transfer of the Grand Shrine of Izumo in the Early Modern Period |
| Adjunct Lecturer, IJCC |
NISHIOKA Kazuhiko |
| June 10 |
The Court Learning in the Edo Period: Centered on Confucianist Study |
| Adjunct Lecturer, IJCC |
MATSUMOTO Takashi |
October 21, 28, November 11, 18, 2000.
| October 21 |
The Recording of Visual Images as a Form of Broadcast Culture: the Case of NHK's Furusato to densho ["Villages and Legends"] |
| NHK Enterprise 21 |
MATSUI Takashi |
| October 28 |
The Theory and Practice of Recording Visual Images at Museums: the Making of Images at the Edo-Tokyo Museum |
| Director, Institute for Museum Imagery |
KOJU Satoshi |
| November 11 |
Visual Images as Part of Academic Research and Teaching: Creating Visual Images in the University |
| Assistant Professor, IJCC |
MOGI Sakae |
| November 18 |
The Recording of Visual Images in Research on Folk Art Performances: How Research Results are Expressed |
| Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Nihon University |
TAKAYAMA Shigeru |
May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 2001.
| May 12 |
The End of Jômon Society Viewed from the Waterside |
| Research Associate, IJCC |
YAMAUCHI Toshiaki |
| May 19 |
The Archaeology of Shibuya |
| Curator, Board of Education, Shibuya City |
KASUYA Takashi |
| May 26 |
The Tombs Dug into the Side of the Hill in Musashi Area |
| Professor, IJCC |
SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
| June 2 |
The Government Office in the Ancient Musashi |
| Adjunct Lecturer, IJCC |
HIRANO Takuji |
October 13, 20, 27, November 10, 2001.
| October 13 |
Taoistic Festivals and Offerings |
| Assistant Professor, Kokugakuin Junior College |
ASANO Haruji |
| October 20 |
The Seasonal Festivals and the Foods |
| Adjunct Lecturer, IJCC |
SHIROSAKI Yôko |
| October 27 |
Ritual Foods in the Stock Farming Society: The Case of the New Year Festival in Mongolia |
| Assistant Professor, IJCC |
SAITÔ Michiko |
| November 10 |
A Story of Western Foods in Japan |
| Kurashiki Sakuyo University |
KOSUGE Keiko |
May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 2002.
| May 18 |
The Relationship between Japan and the U. S. after the Japan-Russian War: The Effort to Cooperation and its Limit |
| Imperial Household Agency |
TAKAHASHI Katsuhiro |
| May 25 |
Ishiwara Kanji: The Idea of the Final World War and the Manchurian Incident |
| Former Lecturer, Kokugakuin Univ. |
NOMURA Otojirô |
| June 1 |
TÔGÔ Shigenori: Opening and Ending of the War, and the Tokyo Trial |
| Assistant Professor, IJCC |
SHIBATA Shin'ichi |
| June 8 |
Showa Tenno: The Birth of the Emperor as the Symbol and the Diplomacy by the Imperial Family |
| Kyodo Tsushin |
TAKAHASHI Hiroshi |
October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2002.
| October 26 |
Zen Temples in Shibuya |
| Chief Priest of Korin'in Temple |
KANATAKE Soshin |
| November 2 |
Eighty Years Since the Move: Now and Then of Kokugakuin |
| Kokugakuin Univ. |
MASUI Kunio |
| November 9 |
Shibuya Fudoki |
| Director, IJCC |
SUGIYAMA Shigetsugu |
| November 16 |
The Grove of the Shrine and the Local Community |
| Chief Priest of Yoyogi Hachimangu |
HIRAIWA Masatoshi |
June 7 (Sat), 14 (Sat), 21 (Sat), 28 (Sat), 2003.
| June 7 |
Media in Folk Beliefs |
| Permanent Lecturer, Kokugakuin Univ. |
Norman HAVENS |
| June 14 |
Photograph Made Words: the Construction of the Modernity Viewed from the Graphic Materials |
| Permanent Lecturer, Kibi International University |
YAMAUCHI Toshiaki |
| June 21 |
The Media Carrying Virtue: Biography and Life Documents in the Education of People |
| Permanent Lecturer, Kokugakuin Univ. |
KUROSAKI Hiroyuki |
| June 28 |
The Encounter of Traditional Culture and the Internet |
| Professor, Edogawa University |
UNO Masato |
September 27, Octover 4, 11, 18, 2003.
| September 27 |
Building, Development and Today's Condition of Jinja in Hokkaido |
| Assistant Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
MOGI Sakae |
| October 4 |
Why Is Only Shinto Targetted?: Looking for a "Japanese Settlement" of the Church and State Problem |
| Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
ÔHARA Yasuo |
| October 11 |
Local Community and the Function of Jinja: A Case Study on the Restoration of the Ritual in Jinja |
| Assistant Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
SAITÔ Michiko |
| October 18 |
Current Condition of the Study on "State Shinto" |
| Professor, Kokugakuin Univ. |
SAKAMOTO Koremaru |
June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2004.
| June 5 |
Azumamaro Goes Down to Edo |
| Departmental Assistant,IJCC |
MATSUMOTO Hisashi |
| June 12 |
Popular Ethics and Shinto Teachings |
| Departmental Assistant,IJCC |
ASAYAMA Masashi |
| June 19 |
National Learnings of Hirata Atsutane and the Belief in Gods |
| Departmental Assistant,IJCC |
ENDÔ Jun |
| June 26 |
Onmyoji in Actual and Gods |
| Professor, Aichi Gakuin University |
HAYASHI Makoto |
October 2, 16, 23, November 13, 2004.
| October 2 |
Warriors at Kumano in Medieval Period: Researching the Traces of Kumano suigun |
| Assistant Professor, Ibaraki University |
TAKAHASHI Osamu |
| October 16 |
Industry and Life of Kumano in Early Modern Period: The Industrial Policy of the Kishû Han |
| Lecturer, Suzuka International University |
KASAHARA Masao |
| October 23 |
Development of Beliefs at Kumano:
From the Viewpoint of its Historical Materials and the Mandala |
| Lecturer, Graduate School, Kokugakuin Univ. |
MIYAKE Hitoshi |
| November 13 |
The Road to Visit Kumano and the Life of the People: the Road to Visit and the Road to Live |
| Permanent Lecturer, IJCC |
FUJII Hiroaki |
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