Professor
Education:
- 1973
- BA, University of Tokyo
- 1975
- MA, University of Tokyo
- 1993
- Ph.D., University of Tokyo
Professional Experience:
- 2009-present
- Professor, International Research Institute for Japanese Studies
- 1995-2009
- Professor, The University of Tokyo
- 1986-2009
- Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
Specialized Fields:
Buddhist Studies, Intellectual History of Japan, History of Japanese Religion
Current Research Themes:
Buddhism in the intellectual history of Japan
Keywords for Research:
Buddhism, Intellectual history, religion

Major publications:
Books
- 2010
- The Others and Dead in Modern Japan
- Buddhism in Early Modern Japan
Articles
- 2010
- “Non-religious Interpretation of Buddhism: Watsuji Tetsuro”, Fukujin 14.
- “Chinese Buddhism and the Anti-Japan War”, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 37(1).
Awards
- 2006
- Nakamura Hajime Eastern Study Prize
- 2000
- Special Award of Suzuki Foundation (Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies)
Academic Society Membership
- Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Japanese Association for Religious Studies
- Association for Japanese Intellectual History
- Japanese Association for Comparative Philosophy
- Institute of Eastern Culture
- Association of Buddhist Philosophy
- American Academy of Religion
- International Association for Buddhist Studies
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