Japanese Literature
National Institutes for the Humanities
National Institute of Japanese Literature
Overview
This program, with the National Institute of Japanese Literature as its parent institute, fosters students to become leaders in the new development of Japanese literature. Specifically, this program aims to enable students to acquire specialized research techniques and comprehensive analytical skills and knowledge by focusing on primary sources as research subjects, mainly literature, among cultural resources. The program fosters logical thinking and writing skills, creative and interdisciplinary perspectives, as well as the ability to tackle issues in peripheral fields, to nurture researchers with a broad perspective who can tackle issues in surrounding fields and play an active role both domestically and internationally.
This program consists of only the doctoral program, and students in this program will study and conduct research activities at the National Institute of Japanese Literature, National Institutes for the Humanities, located in Tachikawa City, Tokyo.
Closed stacks at the National Institute of Japanese Literature
Graduate School Library
Lectures using materials in the collection
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