Research fields:
Chinese culture, Chinese literature, representational culture
Research themes:
Interrelated influences between representational cultures such as theatrical plays, literature and music, with particular focus on Peking Opera, interfaces between social environment and representational culture
[Keywords] Peking Opera, classical Chinese, representational culture
Main books and papers:
◆“Toyo-no x Seiyo-no” (Eastern Brain x Western Brain ) (joint author) Chuokoron-shinsha, 2011
◆“Honto wa Abunai “Rongo’” (The Hidden Danger of “The Analects of Confucius”) NHK Publishing, 2011
◆“Kanbun-ryoku” (The Power of Classical Chinese) Chuokoron-shinsha, 2007
◆“Kai to Hitsuji no Chugoku-jin” (Shellfish, Sheep, and the Chinese) Shinchosha, 2006
◆”Kyogeki” (Peking Opera) Chuokoron-shinsha, 2002