Ryukoku Museum
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
Stucco Buddha Head
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
Komyo Honzon
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
Bezeklik Cave Temples No. 15 Cave, Subject 5