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Department of History and Culture  
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.


Faculty member
Name Title Field of Research Subject of Research
INADA, SeiichiProfessorModern Chinese HistoryHistorical studies on local leader and market town community in modern China.
DEGUCHI, AkikoProfessorFolklore and GeographyStudies of watertransport for tourism and waterscape in Japan and adjacent coastal regions.
GODA, MasafumiProfessorEuropean HistoryPortuguese and Spanish Empires in the Age of Discoveries.
SATO, YasuhiroProfessorHistory of JapanStudies 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,RyoProfessorAmerican HistoryA Study of historical context of American Populism and historical analysis of American political culture.
HIGASHITANI, SatoshiAssociate ProfessorHistory of early Modern Japan and MethodologyStudies of the Edo social structure, especially of the samurai society and its relationship to other Edo societies.
NARUMI, KunitadaAssociate ProfessorHuman geographyThe history of cartography and environmental history.
NAKAMACHI, NobutakaAssociate ProfessorMedieval Arab HistoryArabic manuscripts and transmission of knowledge in the Mamluk Period.
NAKATSUJI,ToruAssociate ProfessorHuman GeographyStudies on shifting cultivators in Southeast Asia, especially in the Lao PDR.

 
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