54007001 Japanese Culture and History

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 54007001 Subject Classification Area Courses

Subject Name 日本の歴史と文化

Subject Name
（Katakana）ニホンノレキシトブンカ

Subject Name in
English Japanese Culture and History

Instructor KUBOTA SHO

Instructor
(Katakana) クボタ　ショウ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds5-8：IAS L201

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Anthropology / Geography / History
*Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”.
If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome 1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline What is Japanese historical studies?　　We will learn about the fields within Japanese historical studies and its methods of thinking.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 What is Japanese historical studies?
lesson3 What are historical documents?
lesson4 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 1
lesson5 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 2
lesson6 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 3
lesson7 What does "Sengoku daimyo was Kokka" mean? 1
lesson8 What does "Sengoku daimyo was Kokka" mean? 2
lesson9 Differences between Contemporary Society and Sengoku Society 1
lesson10 Differences between Contemporary Society and Sengoku Society 2
lesson11 Differences between "Kokka" and "State"
lesson12 What kind of power did Sengoku Daimyo have?
lesson13 History is "Usefull"? 1
lesson14 History is "Usefull"? 2
lesson15 Conclusion

Text/Reference
Books,etc. To be anounced.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review I will not explain historic words one by one. It is necessary to study by yourselves.

Requirements

Grading Method Post-class Report

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

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	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	54007001	Subject Classification	Area Courses
Subject Name	日本の歴史と文化
Subject Name （Katakana）	ニホンノレキシトブンカ
Subject Name in English	Japanese Culture and History
Instructor	KUBOTA SHO
Instructor (Katakana)	クボタ　ショウ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds5-8：IAS L201
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face

Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	Area Courses（Courses in Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences)　Category：Anthropology / Geography / History *Students who got admitted in 2018 or after can take this course as an “Area Course”. For this group of students, credits from this course will be regarded as credits from an “Area Course”. If students who got admitted in 2017 or before take this course, it is regarded as a “Package-Based Subject”. The latter group of students cannot take this course as an “Area Course”.
Expected Outcome	1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline. 2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	What is Japanese historical studies?　　We will learn about the fields within Japanese historical studies and its methods of thinking.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 What is Japanese historical studies? lesson3 What are historical documents? lesson4 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 1 lesson5 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 2 lesson6 The structure of Sengoku Daimyo 3 lesson7 What does "Sengoku daimyo was Kokka" mean? 1 lesson8 What does "Sengoku daimyo was Kokka" mean? 2 lesson9 Differences between Contemporary Society and Sengoku Society 1 lesson10 Differences between Contemporary Society and Sengoku Society 2 lesson11 Differences between "Kokka" and "State" lesson12 What kind of power did Sengoku Daimyo have? lesson13 History is "Usefull"? 1 lesson14 History is "Usefull"? 2 lesson15 Conclusion
Text/Reference Books,etc.	To be anounced.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	I will not explain historic words one by one. It is necessary to study by yourselves.
Requirements
Grading Method	Post-class Report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
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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