Japanese Literature

National Institutes for the Humanities
National Institute of Japanese Literature

Overview

This program on Japanese Literature aims to nurture and produce doctoral students who will take over, and develop the study of Japanese literature with the academic community of Japanese literature (domestic literature)as the main stakeholder. To this end, this program fosters individuals who can contribute to research in this field, and make unique contributions to society by tackling the issues that include using original ideas from peripheral fields and interdisciplinary perspectives, based on comprehensive expertise in the core discipline of Japanese literature.

Closed stacks at the National Institute of Japanese Literature

Lecture utilizing the institute's collection

Graduate School Library

Doctoral Program: Three-year doctoral program
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Career Opportunities: Specialized researchers of Japanese literature at universities and research institutions, faculty members engaged in education and research of Japanese literature at universities and other institutions of higher education, curators at art galleries and museums, etc.

Research Institutes

National Institute of Japanese Literature
Address : 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa city, TOKYO 190-0014, Japan
URL : https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/

Information before March 2023

School / Department: School of Cultural and Social Studies, Department of Japanese Literature
Date of Establishment: April 2003
Doctoral Program: Three-year doctoral program
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

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