The University of Tokyo New York Office will host a hybrid two-day event, “To Communicate and To Connect Japanese History” by the Historiographical Institute (HI) of the University of Tokyo, on February 15th and 16th.
HI is a research institution for studying historical documents that span Japan’s pre-modern history from ancient times to the Meiji Restoration.
https://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
This will be HI’s first event in New York.
They will introduce their activities and give two lectures.
（See the details below)
Historical materials (reproductions) and Japanese paper samples relating the lectures will also be on display.
The event will be lecture-style, including Q&A, and held in Japanese. A Japanese-English interpreter will join onsite the second day.
Please join us for this rare opportunity to learn about Japanese Historiography and meet the researchers.
To Communicate and To Connect Japanese History
THE PAST AND FUTURE OF THE HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INSTITUE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Dates:
Day1 Thursday, February 15th, 2024
Japanese only, with English subtitle for online attendees
Day2 Friday, February 16th, 2024
Japanese with English interpretation
Time (for both days):
6:00-8:00PM(EST) Doors open at 5:30 PM
Venue:
The University of Tokyo, New York Office
145 West 57th Street, 21st Fl., NY 10019
Program:
Opening remarks
Yosuke Onoe (Professor of Old Documents and Diaries Department)
Studies of “the Battle of Nagashino (Nagashino Kassen)” at the Historogiographical Institutes, the University of Tokyo.
Hikaru Kaneko (Professor of Medieval Materials Department)
Restoration techniques of historical materials and their research
Akihiko Takashima (Technical Specialist of Conservation Laboratory)
A reception will follow at 8:00-9:00 (EST) on both days. Free admission.
Pre-registration required for both onsite/online attendees.
Please register from this site:
https://forms.gle/bjVkw42qsBkSVoz88
We look forward to seeing you!