Report of 5th Research Meeting (Res Approach 1)

Report of 5th Research Meeting (Research Approach 1)

Date: 25th June 2011

Time: 13:30-15:30

Venue: Hosei University Ichigaya Campus, ’58 Building 2F Research Center for International Japanese Studies Seminar Room

Speaker: Taeko Oya (Associate Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University)

Theme: Kyokutei Bakin and Japan-consiousness

Chair: Fumiko Kobayashi (Associate Professor, Hosei University)

<Executive Summary>

Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies (HIJAS) held 5th Research Meeting (Research Approach 1) abd speaker was Dr. Taeko Oya, Associate Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University. In this report, Dr. Oya examined the “Japan-consiousness” in Kyokutei Bakin and his works focusing on the term “yamatodamashi”.