ASA03001 History of Japanese Culture

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ASA03001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 日本文化史

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンブンカシ

Subject Name in
English History of Japanese Culture

Instructor WATANABE MAKOTO

Instructor
(Katakana) ワタナベ　マコト

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-8：IAS K210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Seminar

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords East Asia and Japan, historical material, inland sea, natural environment

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Considering about the region of Japan in East Asia and the social and cultural features of each region in Japan, we will consider mainly from a historical perspective. Especially lecture while focusing on various possibilities of historical materials using materials of Inland sea area of ancient and medieval, to clarify the regional nature that location environment fosters.

Class Schedule 1: On the aim and contents of class
2: "Ki-no-jyo" and Korean style ancient mountain castle
3: The local spread of the ancient temple and Buddhism
4: Wooden note and earthenware excavated in the Kokubunji remain of Aki province
5: Ancient national religious service
6: Historic development of the festival of Itsukushima Shrine
7: Original scenery of the port town
8: Faith and folklore of Tomo-no-Ura
9: Regionality and the internationality that an article put in a  Taizo-ji tenple's Buddha statue shows
10: Reservation and repair of Buddha statue and local area
11: Manors in Inland sea area and local requirement
12: Lost letters of "Bingo-no-kuni Fudoki" and the faith on "Gion"
13: Story of the Ondo Channel excavation and local community
14: Historic environment and tradition of the area
15: History of the family name

Report

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference books for better understanding will be introduced at any time.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Slides will be shown.
PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review 1. Read the basic literature about the history of the ancient and medieval Setouchi area and prepare it.
2. Think about one remain from the viewpoint of the compound eyes of international relations and the community.
3.  Read the relationship of the local society from the relics of the ancient temple ruins which are excavated from the place.
4. Think about the possibility of a wooden note and an ink stone pottery for the document history.
5,6. Think the nation and local relations, spread to local regions of the culture from the faith for gods.
7,8.  Think about preservation and succession of the scene and culture from the  history of the port town.
9,10.  Read the local history from cultural assets, and think about the way of the preservation.
11.  Think about regionality in Inland sea area from the formation and distribution of the manor.
12,13,14.  Think about the historic process that faith and folklore produced in local community.
15, Let's wear a viewpoint to think historically about a problem of the modern society.

Requirements Bring a notebook PC by all means every time to carry out a Quizzes and comment during class by moodle

This lecture is given in Japanese.

Grading Method Quizzes and comment 40％, report 60％

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Bring a laptop to class

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ASA03001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	日本文化史
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンブンカシ
Subject Name in English	History of Japanese Culture
Instructor	WATANABE MAKOTO
Instructor (Katakana)	ワタナベ　マコト
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Tues5-8：IAS K210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Seminar
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	East Asia and Japan, historical material, inland sea, natural environment
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Considering about the region of Japan in East Asia and the social and cultural features of each region in Japan, we will consider mainly from a historical perspective. Especially lecture while focusing on various possibilities of historical materials using materials of Inland sea area of ancient and medieval, to clarify the regional nature that location environment fosters.
Class Schedule	1: On the aim and contents of class 2: "Ki-no-jyo" and Korean style ancient mountain castle 3: The local spread of the ancient temple and Buddhism 4: Wooden note and earthenware excavated in the Kokubunji remain of Aki province 5: Ancient national religious service 6: Historic development of the festival of Itsukushima Shrine 7: Original scenery of the port town 8: Faith and folklore of Tomo-no-Ura 9: Regionality and the internationality that an article put in a Taizo-ji tenple's Buddha statue shows 10: Reservation and repair of Buddha statue and local area 11: Manors in Inland sea area and local requirement 12: Lost letters of "Bingo-no-kuni Fudoki" and the faith on "Gion" 13: Story of the Ondo Channel excavation and local community 14: Historic environment and tradition of the area 15: History of the family name Report
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference books for better understanding will be introduced at any time.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Slides will be shown. PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	1. Read the basic literature about the history of the ancient and medieval Setouchi area and prepare it. 2. Think about one remain from the viewpoint of the compound eyes of international relations and the community. 3. Read the relationship of the local society from the relics of the ancient temple ruins which are excavated from the place. 4. Think about the possibility of a wooden note and an ink stone pottery for the document history. 5,6. Think the nation and local relations, spread to local regions of the culture from the faith for gods. 7,8. Think about preservation and succession of the scene and culture from the history of the port town. 9,10. Read the local history from cultural assets, and think about the way of the preservation. 11. Think about regionality in Inland sea area from the formation and distribution of the manor. 12,13,14. Think about the historic process that faith and folklore produced in local community. 15, Let's wear a viewpoint to think historically about a problem of the modern society.
Requirements	Bring a notebook PC by all means every time to carry out a Quizzes and comment during class by moodle This lecture is given in Japanese.
Grading Method	Quizzes and comment 40％, report 60％
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Bring a laptop to class
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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