Past Lectures and Research Meetings

Nichibunken Open Day

	Events	Date
1	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 1, 1991
2	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 4, 1992
3	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 4, 1993
4	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 1, 1994
5	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 8, 1995
6	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Lecture Display	Nov. 5, 1996
7	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Open Forum: "Multi-media Activity for Interdisciplinary Research" Panelists: OMOTO Keiichi, Prof., IRCJS, KUROSU Satomi, Research Assoc., IRCJS, et al.., Moderator: YAMADA Shoji, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "The Court in The Merchant from Venice and Ooka-sabaki" ISHII Shiro, Prof., IRCJS Display: “The Past as Traced through Travel Diaries, Pictures, Maps and old Photographs” / The Internet and CG Experiment Corner	Nov. 6, 1997
8	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Open Forum: "Scientific Technology as Culutre -on the Example of D. Bott's Development Research" Panelists: AKAZAWA Takeshi, Prof., IRCJS, et al.., Moderator: ISHII Shiro, Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "The Social History of Risutora (Restructure) -Warriors and Salarymen" SONODA Hidehiro, Prof., IRCJS Display: "Presentation of Valuable Documents from the Nichibunken Possessions" / Making a Calendar with a Personal Computer and by Use of the Internet Tour of Nichibunken Facilities	Nov. 6, 1998
9	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Public Panel Discussion: "Baseball and Japanese Culuture" Panelists: James BAXTER, Prof., IRCJS, HAYAKAWA Monta, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, et al.., Moderator: Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "Chushingura and Bushido" KASAYA Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS Introduction of Research Activities: (1)Panel Exhibition and Video Screening “Exploration of Yangtze Civilization” YASUDA Yoshinori, Prof., IRCJS, “Pilgrimage in Shikoku” YORITOMI Motohiro, Prof., IRCJS (2)”The Attractiveness of Computer Images: A New Attempt to Explore Japanese Culture” (3)”Virtual Walk through Rakuchu-Rakugai in the Early Edo Period” Exhibition: (1) Introduction of Rare Books and Materials (2)Experience of Internet and Making Calendar Using Computers (3)Video Screening (Past Public Lectures and Seminars) (4)Opening Nichibunken OS Databases to the Public	Oct. 14, 1999
10	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Public Panel Discussion: "400 Years of Dutch-Japanese Relations" MATSUDA Kiyoshi, Prof., Univ. of Kyoto, KATSUMORI Noriko, Curator, Kobe City Museum, KASAYA Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS, INAGA Shigemi, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "The Empresses of Asuka, Suiko and Saimei" SENDA Minoru, Prof., IRCJS Introduction of Research Activities Exhibition: Nichibunken Rare Books and Materials (1)"Dutch-Japanese Cultural Relations" (2)"Birds-Eye View Maps"/ Computer Workshop: Making a Personal Calendar	Oct. 28, 2000
11	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Exhibition Room, Seminar Rooms Public Panel Discussion: "The Renaissance of the World of the Strange" Panelists: KOMATSU Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS, YAMADA Shoji, Asspc. Prof., IRCJS, KAGAWA Masanobu, Curator, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History, TSUNEMITSU Toru, Assoc. Prof., National Museum of Japanese History, SHIMAMURA Takanori, Assoc., National Museum of Japanese History, YAMADA Shinya, Assoc., National Museum of Japanese History Lecture: "Master vis-a-vis Disciple" YAMAORI Tetsuo, Director-General, IRCJS Introduction of Research Activities: (1)The British Empire (& the British Common Wealth) and Japan in a Comparative Perspective, (2)An Interdisciplinary Study of the Magazine Taiyo (the Sun), (3)The Studies on the Science of Similarity and the Information Culture of Mimicry, (4)Cultural Materials and Visual Database -old maps of Kyoto- Exhibition: (1)"A Record of Annual Events and Festivals in Kyoto: Soketchbooks of Kyoto Annual Events" (2)"Traces of Interchange between Japan and Italy: An Exhibit on the Occasion of ‘Italy in Japan’" / Computer Workshop: Making a Personal Calendar	Oct. 30, 2001
12	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Seminar Rooms Nichibunken's Visual Databases: What They Are, How They Work: "Making Materials for Research in Japanese Studies Viewable: An Introduction to Visual Image Databases" AIBA Atsushi, Prof., IRCJS, MITSUTA Kazunobu, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "The Enjoyment of Learning" YAMAORI Tetsuo, Director-General, IRCJS An Introduction, in Visual Images and Sounds, of the Research Activities of Nichibunken Faculty Members Panel Exhibits of Team Research An Exhibit of Items from Nichibunken's Collections: (1)"Travels on the Korean Peninsula: On the Occassion of Japan-Korea Exchange Year" (2)" Crêpe de Chine Books: Children's Books Made for Export" / Computer Workshop: Making a Personal Calendar / Tour of Nichibunken Facilities	Nov. 12, 2002
13	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Seminar Rooms Nichibunken's Visual Databases: What They Are, How They Work: "How to Enjoy our Databases" AIBA Atsushi, Prof., IRCJS, HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS, MORI Hirohisa, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Resesarch Presentation "History of the Nude" INOUE Shoichi, Prof. IRCJS Lecture: "Nichibunken and I" UMEHARA Takeshi, Honorary Adviser, IRCJS An Introduction, in Visual Images and Sounds, of the Research Activities of Nichibunken Faculty Members Panel Exhibits of Team Research An Exhibit of Items from Nichibunken’s Collections (New acquisitions): (1)"Bakemono Konrei Emaki" (2)"The Origin of Spiecies (Rare Book)" / Computer Workshop: Making a Personal Calendar / Tour of Nichibunken Facilities	Oct. 17, 2003
14	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Seminar Rooms Historical Sites Represented through GIS Database: (1)"Digitizing the guidebooks of premodern Kyoto" HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS (2)"Historical spaces connected through GIS database" MORI Hirohisa, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Mini-symposium: "Japanese Culture in TV Commercials" Panelists: YAMADA Shoji, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, WU Yongmei, Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS, Commentator: Alexander BENNETT, Research Assoc., IRCJS Lecture: "Tsurezuregusa: a sequel to 'How to hide a love'" MITSUTA Kazunobu, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS An Introduction, in Visual Images and Sounds, of the Research Activities of Nichibunken Faculty Members / An Exhibit of Items from Nichibunken’s Collections: "Microfiche of the Gordon W. Prange Magazine Collection (Occupied Japan 1945-1949)" / Computer Workshop: Making a Personal Calendar / Tour of Nichibunken Facilities	Nov. 19, 2004
15	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Seminar Rooms An Invitation to Nichibunken's Database of Rare Books: "An Introduction of the Database of Rare Books", "Construction of a Database of Ukiyo-e in the Collection of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., U.S.A." HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS Seminar: "East Asian Tourism in the Decade before World War II: The Example of School Excursions" Panelists: CHUNG Jae Jeong, Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS, LIU Jianhui, Assoc. Prof. IRCJS, Moderator: SONODA Hidehiro, Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "Japanese Views of Other Cultures: The Case of Japanese Understanding of Islam" KATAKURA Motoko, Director-General, IRCJS (1)An Introduction, in Visual Images and Sounds, of the Research Activities of Nichibunken Faculty Members (2)Panel Exhibits of Team Research An Exhibit of Items from Nichibunken’s Collections: "The Eight Maps of Ino Tadataka's 'Map of All the Territory and Coast of Great Japan': Restoring to their Original Scale the Maps by Ino that were Discovered in France"/ Making a Personal Calendar / Tour of Nichibunken Facilities, guided by Nichibunken faculty members. / Book Sale: Books by Nichibunken Authors	Nov. 25, 2005
16	Facilities Open to the Public: Auditorium, Library , Seminar Rooms Digital Maps Are Fun: (1)"GIS: An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems" ARAI Nahoko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS (2)"The Pleasures of Archaeology as Enhanced by GIS Tools" UNO Takao, Prof., IRCJS Seminar: "Images of Japan as Perceived from Other Asian Nations" Panelists: ZHANG Zhe Jun, Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS, MATSUDA Toshihiko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Lecture: "Democracy in Japan: An Inquiry into Some Problem Areas" INOKI Takenori, Prof., IRCJS An Introduction, in Visual Images and Sounds, of the Research Activities of Nichibunken Faculty Members / Panel Exhibits of Team Research An Exhibit of Items from Nichibunken’s Collections: "Edo-Period Japanese Depictions of the World and of Japan: Examples from the Unno Collection."/ Making a Personal Calendar/ Tour of Nichibunken Facilities, guided by Nichibunken faculty members. / Book Sale: Books by Nichibunken Authors	Oct. 25, 2006
17	Introduction to the Facilities: Library, Common Room Research Seminar on Cultural Resources: “Introducing the Illustrated Genji monogatari database,” AIBA Atsushi, Prof., IRCJS Mini-symposium: “Redefining the Memory of ‘War’s End’: Japan in the Modern World”, SATÔ Takumi, Assoc. Prof., Kyoto University, IKEUCHI Satoshi, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Public Lecture : “Reading Eros in the Katsura Detached Palace” INOUE Shôichi, Prof., IRCJS Introduction of Research Activities: “Exhibition of Team Research Panels” Exhibition of Resource Material in the Nichibunken Collection: “Tales Surrounding Shuten Dôji”/ Calendar Corner: Making a Personal Calendar/ Book Sale: Books by Nichibunken Faculty Special Programs: “Taking a Picture of Nichibunken” (Photo Contest)	Oct.25, 2007
18	Special Program “Recent Publications by Faculty Members and Open Group Discussion on Research Themes”, INOUE Shoichi, Prof., IRCJS, KOMATSU Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS Introduction to the Facilities: Library, Common Room, Conference Room 1 Research Seminar on Cultural Resources: “Introduction to Kojiruien Database,” HAYAKAWA Monta, Prof., IRCJS Mini-symposium: “Japanese Studies as Seen Around the World” HIROTA Masaki, Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, KATSURAJIMA Nobuhiro, Prof., Ritsumeikan University, KOMATSU Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS, ISOMAE Jun'ichi, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Public Lecture : “Japan in the Eyes of the West”, Frederic CRYNS, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Introduction of Research Activities: “Exhibition of Team Research Panels” Exhibition of Resource Material in the Nichibunken Collection: “Japan as Seen by the French: Celebrating 150 Years of Japanese-Franco Relations” / Calendar Corner: Making a Personal Calendar/ Book Sale: Books by Nichibunken Faculty	Oct.30, 2008
19	Tour of Nichibunken Facilities: Tour Locations: Main Entrance ~ Conference Room 1 ~ Library ~ Common Room Office for Virtual Resources Seminar: “Introducing Nichibunken’s Map Database: Old Maps of Kyoto” Hayakawa Monta, Prof.IRCJS, Mori Hirohisa, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Special Program: “Academic staff, their new publications and research: a conversation with Open Day Visitors” Matsuda Toshihiko, Prof.IRCJS, Yun Hae-dong, Visiting Research Scholar, IRCJS, Ts’ai Hui-yu, Visiting Research Fellow Mini-Symposium: “Early modern Japanese customs and religion as seen through visual images” Timothy D. Kerm, Assis. Prof., IRCJS, John Breen, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Nanyan Guo, Assoc. Prof.,IRCJS Public Lecture: “Encounters with the other: discourses on Japanese culture” Inoki Takenori, Director General, Isomae Jun'ichi, Prof.,IRCJS, Inoue Shoichi, Prof.,IRCJS Introduction to Nichibunken Research Activities: “Exhibition of Team Research Panels” Nichibunken Archive Exhibition: “Maps of Kyoto and Guides to Famous Sites in Kyoto” / Calendar Corner: Your own personalised Nichibunken calendar / Book stall featuring publications by Nichibunken professors	Oct.29, 2009
20	Tour of Nichibunken Facilities: Tour Locations: Main Entrance ~ Conference Room 1 ~ Library ~ Common Room ~ Komatsu Project Room Office for Virtual Resources Seminar: “Japanese culture and monsters” Komatsu Kazuhiko, Prof., IRCJS / Introducing the Database: Hayakawa Monta, Prof., IRCJS, Mori Hirohisa, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Symposium: “Culture and violence in the modern state” Yamada Shoji, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, John Breen, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Sano Mayuko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Takii Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Nichibunken Thursday Seminar Special Event: “My Japan research” Inoue Shoichi, Prof., IRCJS, Inoki Takenori, Director General, Hayakawa Monta, Prof., IRCJS, Kuramoto Kazuhiro, Prof., IRCJS, Takii Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Introduction to Nichibunken Research Activities: “Exhibition of Team Research Panels” Nichibunken Archive Exhibition: “Japanese monsters as seen in scrolls and colour prints” / Calendar Corner: Your own personalised Nichibunken calendar / Book stall featuring publications by Nichibunken professors	Oct.21, 2010
21	Tour of Nichibunken Facilities: Tour Locations: Main Entrance ~ Conference Room 1 ~ Library ~ Common Room ~ Yasuda Project Laboratory Seminar: “Japanese and the Earthquake” Komatsu Kazuhiko, Deputy Director General, IRCJS, Yasuda Yoshinori, Prof., IRCJS, Hosokawa Shuhei, Prof., IRCJS Overseas Activities of Nichibunken: Guo Nanyan, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Sano Mayuko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Matsuda Toshihiko, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Hosokawa Shuhei, Prof., IRCJS Nichibunken Thursday Seminar Special Event: “My Japan research” Araki Hiroshi, Prof., IRCJS, Inaga Shigemi, Prof., IRCJS, Uno Takao, Prof., IRCJS, Markus Rüttermann, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS, Moderator: Takii Kazuhiro, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS Introduction to Nichibunken Research Activities: “Exhibition of Team Research Panels” Nichibunken Archive Exhibition: “Great Earthquakes in Edo and Namazu-e” / Calendar Present: Your own personalised Nichibunken calendar / Book stall featuring publications by Nichibunken professors	Oct.27, 2011