| The purpose of the Department
of History and Culture is to study the historical legacy and
the nature of human beings. Based on research methods cultivated
by the study of history, geography and folklore, the curriculum
aims to offer a comprehensive education from a wide perspective.
An important feature of this curriculum
is the emphasis it places upon globalization. It is taught
by a faculty that includes many instructors from foreign countries.
With "history and the environment" and "region
and culture" as its foundation, it focuses on having
the student feel history in his/her everyday life in order
to nurture a keen insight into the future. Classes are small
so that students can concentrate on reflecting deeply on important
issues, engaging in worthwhile research and making presentations
in the field of their choice. A variety of approaches are
encouraged such as documentary surveys and fieldwork under
the careful guidance of faculty members. Moreover, importance
is laid on the teaching of basic skills such as foreign languages
and information processing.
Presently, through the enhancement of the course
for training curators, the curriculum aims to enhance the
student's capacity to plan, organize and disseminate information.
It is our goal to foster students who will be able to acquire
the practical abilities that will allow them to make a contribution
to society in a wide range of fields.
| Name |
Title |
Field of Research |
Subject of Research |
| INADA, Seiichi | Professor | Modern Chinese History | Historical studies on local leader and market town community in modern China. |
| DEGUCHI, Akiko | Professor | Folklore and Geography | Studies of watertransport for tourism and waterscape in Japan and adjacent coastal regions. |
| GODA, Masafumi | Professor | European History | Portuguese and Spanish Empires in the Age of Discoveries. |
| SATO, Yasuhiro | Professor | History of Japan | Studies on Japanese history in the 7th-14th century, especially on issues concerning the tax system, the provincial administration, and the relationship among the Court nobles. |
| YOKOYAMA,Ryo | Professor | American History | A Study of historical context of American Populism and historical analysis of American political culture.
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| HIGASHITANI, Satoshi | Associate Professor | History of early Modern Japan and Methodology | Studies of the Edo social structure, especially of the samurai society and its relationship to other Edo societies. |
| NARUMI, Kunitada | Associate Professor | Human geography | The history of cartography and environmental history. |
| NAKAMACHI, Nobutaka | Associate Professor | Medieval Arab History | Arabic manuscripts and transmission of knowledge in the Mamluk Period. |
| NAKATSUJI,Toru | Associate Professor | Human Geography | Studies on shifting cultivators in Southeast Asia, especially in the Lao PDR. |
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