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Research Projects

Research projects for Ryukoku Museum Concept Exhibitions

At the Ryukoku Museum, research projects are constantly being advanced based on the premise of disclosing the exhibits of the museum as well as activities related to the museum, obtaining more extensive exhibits, preserving and restoring materials, and the establishing research projects that are closely related to the activities of the museum.

At present, the following projects have been set up and are being researched.

Gautama Buddha and Buddhism in Asia

Lead Representative: IWAI Shumpei (Professor, Ryukoku Museum) Central Asian Archaeology
Research period: 3 years (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028)

Research Members

IWAI Shumpei
Professor, Ryukoku Museum
MITANI Mazumi
Professor, Faculty of Letters
OKAMOTO Kensuke
Professor, Faculty of Letters
ICHIKAWA Yoshihumi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters
HASEGAWA Takeshi
Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
FUKUYAMA Yasuko
Professor, Faculty of International Studies
INAMOTO Yasuo
Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Research in Humanities
SATO Chisui
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Letters Ryukoku University
MIYAJI Akira
Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University/Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
KIDA Tomoo
Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University
WAKAHARA Yusyo
Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University
IRISAWA Takashi
Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University
IWATA Tomoko
Professor, Ryukoku Museum
AKABANE Natsuko
Research Assistant, Ryukoku Museum

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Shinran and Buddhism in Japan

Lead Representative: ISHIKAWA Tomohiko(Professor, Ryukoku Museum) Japanese Art History
Research period: 3 years (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028)

Research Members

KANDA Masaaki
Professor, Faculty of Letters
YASUI Shigeo
Professor, Faculty of Letters
WADA Yasuyuki
Professor, Faculty of Letters
MICHIMOTO Tesshin
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
NORO Sei
Professor, Faculty of Psychology
NAMIKI Seishi
Professor, Kyoto Institute of Technology Museum and Archives
AKAMATSU Tesshin
Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University
ABE Yasuro
Research Fellow, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures/Former Professor, Faculty of Letters/Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
NEI Kiyoshi
Former Professor, Faculty of Letters
SHIMOTSUMA Kazuyori
Part-Time Lecturer
NIMURA Shoko
Former Research Assistant, Ryukoku Museum
ISHIKAWA Tomohiko
Professor, Ryukoku Museum
MURAMATSU Kanako
Associate Professor, Ryukoku Museum

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Research Into Exhibit Methods for Concept Exhibitions

Lead Representative: SOGA Asako (Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology) Media Engineering
Research period: 3 years (April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2028)

Research Members

SOGA Asako
Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
KATAOKA Akitoshi
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
FUJIWARA Manabu
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
OGAWA Keiji
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
MORI Masakazu
Associate Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
SUGAYA Yoshihiro
Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
UEDA Yoshiaki
Lecturer, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
SHIBA Masahito
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology
MITANI Mazumi
Professor, Faculty of Letters
IWAI Shumpei
Professor, Ryukoku Museum

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