The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is proud to announce that its Research Director, Professor Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, is the curator of a major new exhibition, Art of Manga, opening at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on 27 September 2025. This will be the first large-scale exhibition in the Americas to explore manga as an […] The post Art of Manga: Sainsbury Institute Research Director Curates Landmark Exhibition in San Francisco appeared fi...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Professor Tatsuo Kobayashi, Senior Advisor on Archaeology at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, and Honorary Director of the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History, of which he was Director […] The post Professor Tatsuo Kobayashi (2 November 1937 – 22 August 2025) appeared first on Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Art...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
We are pleased to announce that we have chosen from a large number of applications six fellows for the Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowships in Japanese Arts 2025-2026 following a rigorous selection process. The names of the candidates, their institutions, and the projects they are pursuing as part of the programme are as follows: The post Selected Fellows – Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowships appeared first on Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cul...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
It is with deep regret that we pass on the news that Toshio Watanabe, our Professor Emeritus of Japanese Arts and Cultural Heritage passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on 27 July while on holiday with his family in Hokkaido. We take this opportunity to revisit the post we prepared about him when he retired and became […] The post Emeritus Professor Toshio Watanabe (1945-2025) appeared first on Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Last October, to commemorate the news that the Sainsbury Institute had received the Japan Foundation Award 2024, Professor Simon Kaner was invited to deliver a lecture at the Japan Foundation titled How Japanese arts and cultures make us happier. We are pleased to announce that a recording of this lecture is now available to watch […] The post Watch the Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Lecture – How Japanese arts and cultures make us happier appeared first on Sainsbury Institute...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Please note that submissions for this programme are now closed. Further information on the programme can be found below. Project Summary: Starting in 2025, the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is establishing a programme of Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowships in Japanese Arts, offered to exceptional candidates from anywhere in […] The post [Closed] Call for Applications: The Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellowship Programme in Japanese Arts ...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Thanks to the generous support of the Toshiba International Foundation, the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia is delighted to announce a week-long in-person residential conference aimed at advanced undergraduate and masters level students and those considering postgraduate studies in Japan-related fields, from 3-7 March 2025. The conference will take place […] The post [Closed] Call for Applications: Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies Conference, 3-7 March, Norwic...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
We are now inviting applications for the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowships 2025-26. The Fellowships provide recipients with an opportunity to work in a scholarly environment conducive to completing a publication project. The positions are available to academics who have received a PhD in any area of Japanese culture. Preference will be given to Early […] The post [Closed] Call for Applications: Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowships 2025-26 appeared first on Sainsbury Institute for the S...| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll on 16 September at the age of 85. She died peacefully at home in Norfolk. Dame Elizabeth was instrumental in the creation of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, and was a close friend of […] The post Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll DBE, 1938-2024 appeared first on Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
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We are pleased to announce the event in our new partnership with Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken). On Thursday 16th November, a lecture titled: The activities of Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties and its research on rakanzu (Arhat painting) will be held at The Sainsbury Centre, UEA. You can find […]| Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures