Cultural Innovation Course
Cultural Resources Program
In the Cultural Resources Program, you will comprehensively study the rich and diverse cultures that humankind has produced, based on the new concept of cultural resources. You will also explore new research methods, new cultural values and ways to effectively make use of such values. This program is designed to produce individuals who can discover and tell others of the charms of a particular culture and who can also contribute to the cultural revitalization of local areas. Students enrolled in this program can obtain curator certification or a teaching license (in Japanese, social studies, history, geography and so on).
Program features
Learning about Japan and its local areas
You will learn about specific local cultural events, primarily in the northern Tohoku and Hokkaido regions, through surveys, analyses and discussions. You will be able to have a clearer idea of the uniqueness of a local Asian or European culture by studying their cultural assets, languages and psychology.
Fulfilling exercises and field work opportunities
Archeology, folklore studies and art history classes focus on field work, providing a hands-on experience for acquiring the skills to excavate, collect and record both tangible and intangible cultural assets inside and outside the country. Philosophy, history, literature and linguistic classes focus on exercises to build skills to read, understand and discuss literature.
Support for publishing
/presenting research results
One of Japan's current tasks is to find ways to introduce the potential of local areas. The program will support those who put together what they learn and pursue at the university and publish or present this information as a study report or research presentation.
title_teachers
| Name of Researcher | Teaching Subject | Major |
|---|---|---|
| Tatsuhito SEKINE (Professor) |
Cultural assets theory | Japanese archaeology |
| Tomo MIYASAKA (Professor) |
Archaeology of the Mediterranean World | Late Antiquity,Early Christian Art, Roman Material Culture,Catacombs, Roman Religion |
| Itsuko YAMADA (Professor) |
Methods of Folkloric Survey and writing | Modern society and folk culture,Proselytizing Cultures in Japan |
| Nobuhiko KAMIJO (Professor) |
Archaeology | Prehistory, Archaeology, East Asia, Stone Implements, Food processing |
| Katsuaki HARA (Professor) |
History of Japanese Thought | Japanese Thought, Religion, Mythology, and Culturology |
| Norihiro YOKOCHI (Associate Professor) |
intellectual history of europe | metaphysics |
| Shigeru HAYAMA (Associate Professor) |
Museology | Museology, Cultural property research, and Environmental folklore |
| Taro KATAOKA (Associate Professor) |
Conservation Science for Cultural Properties | Conservation Science for Archaeological materials,Conservation of Wet Organic Archaeological Materials,X-ray and CT enables non-destructive testing for Archaeological materials |
| Yuto NIINAGA (Associate Professor) |
Japanese Linguistics | Language Description, Ryukyuan languages, and Linguistic Typology |
| Asuka SASAKI (Assistant Professor) |
Japanese Art History | History of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture |
| Hanzhi WANGSUN (Assistant Professor) |
East Asian Culture and Literature | East Asian Culture |
| Miyuki KATAOKA (Assistant Professor) |
Literature and Culture | Modern Japanese Literature |
| Qing LIU (Assistant Professor) |
East Asian Thought | Chinese Philosophy |