- Business Overview
- 2017 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Kyoto Moved at That Time ~From Edo to Meiji~”
- Application
- A special course will be held again this year
- Inquiries
Business Overview
The University Consortium Kyoto has been publishing the results of its research in Kyoto studies as the “Kyoto Studies Course” at Plaza College, which was established in 2001. Since 2009, we have been setting a theme every year from various events related to Kyoto as part of the Kyoto Skills Development Course at Miyako College, a lifelong learning project that opens up the university’s knowledge resources to the community together with Kyoto City. This will be the 17th time the course has been held in 2017.
Kyoto City Collaborative Project
2017 Kyoto Studies Lecture “Kyoto Moved at That Time ~From Edo to Meiji~”
- Outline of the event
- Japan has experienced many turbulent times in its long history. Since Kyoto has been the capital for a long time, it can be said that it has always been influenced by it, both directly and indirectly.
This year, we will focus on historical events that have greatly shaken Kyoto. In particular, I think that there are many traces of the events from the Oriho period to the early Meiji period, which remain even to the present day. Therefore, I would like to limit my focus to that era and consider the state of Kyoto’s turbulent history. - Date
- Saturday, May 20, 2017 ~ Saturday, January 20, 2018 Capacity for each course: 250 people
【Morning Course】 10:00~11:30 ( Reception 9:30~ )
【Afternoon Course】 12:30~14:00 ( Reception 12:00~ )
* In fiscal 2017, the capacity of the “Morning Course” and “Afternoon Course” was increased to 250 people. Please apply for one of the courses. Both lectures have the same content. If the capacity of each course is exceeded, the number of students will be selected by lottery. In addition, please note that you cannot change the course after application or take other courses after the course has started.
* A total of 10 basic courses + 2 practical courses (practical courses vary in time and place)
In preparation for the opening of the 2017 Kyoto Studies Course, a special lecture will be held on Saturday, March 11 (registration required, admission is free). *Finished. - Venue
- Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th Floor, Lecture Room 2
(Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Nishitoin-dori, Shiokoji) - Fees
- 10,000 yen (10 basic courses)
* Practical courses require a separate fee. - Contents
- University Consortium Kyoto Kyoto Skills Training Course Kyoto Studies Course Pamphlet [PDF]
Session 1: Saturday, May 20, 2017 “Kyoto’s Period of Change: The Transformation of the Landscape from the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period to the Modern Era ~ Hideyoshi’s Urban Remodeling, From the Juraku Castle to the Formation of the Domain Residence”
Lecturer: Taro Amano, Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women’s University
The urban structure of Kyoto has changed drastically due to Hideyoshi’s urban remodeling into the Middle Ages and the early modern period. It was also a change in Kyoto, including the Joraku No. 1 castle town. We will look at these changes, focusing on old maps such as the “Kyoto University Picture Map” created in the early modern period, and look at how the urban structure changed from the end of the Edo period to modern Kyoto, and how a new Kyoto was born.
Session 2: June 3 (Sat) “Fushimi “Capital” Plan ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s Political Center and Social Concept”
Lecturer: Mr. Hideyuki Umebayashi, Kyoto High and Low Cliff Association
Fushimi Castle and the castle town, which were built as the center of the Toyotomi government, expressed the image of a new society. It is truly Fushimi’s place as the “capital”. Let’s consider the emergence of early modern society from Fushimi, where dynamic urban planning and topographical modification were carried out. Furthermore, what kind of changes did Fushimi undergo after that? We will also decipher the transformation of the city from a “capital” to a “transportation city” to a “suburb”.
Session 3: Saturday, June 24 “What is Nijo Castle ~ Focusing on the Perspectives of Ieyasu and Iemitsu (Hidetada)”
Lecturer: Mr. Tamaki Goto, Section Manager, Former Rikyu Nijo Castle Office, Kyoto City Culture and Citizenship Bureau
Nijo Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was appointed assistant shogun, and Iemitsu (Hidetada) rebuilt it to its current form when Kanei Yukiyuki took over. We will consider how the differences in the purpose and purpose of each were reflected in the territory from their perspective based on the materials that remain to this day. In addition, the role played by Nijo Castle and the value and significance of the Ninomaru Palace, which is considered to have been built by Ieyasu, will be clarified through comparison with similar examples.
Session 4: July 29 (Sat) “Tokugawa Ieyasu and Chion-in”
Lecturer: Taii Imabori, Professor, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University
The reason why Ieyasu built a large temple in Chion-in and made it a bodhi temple is that his ancestors received the emperor’s refuge as the abbot of Chion-in and established the position of the main temple of the Jodo sect. By examining (1) the Mikawa Matsudaira family and Chion-in, (2) the third Tokugawa shogun and Chion-in, and (3) the women of the Tokugawa family and Chion-in, we will examine the history of Chion-in’s flourishing as a temple that symbolizes the peace and prosperity of the city of Kyoto, in the 10th year of Genroku, when the name “Enko Daishi” was bestowed on the legal superiors.
Session 5: Saturday, September 2 “Renovation of the Kamo River and the Birth of the Entertainment District”
Lecturer: Akihisa Yoshikoshi, Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University
At the beginning of the early modern period, the first full-scale embankment on the Kamo River, the Kanbun New Embankment, was built. As a result, various changes have been caused in the area around the Kamo River, such as the rise of the riverbed as the river narrows, making it easier for flood damage to occur. Originally, river embankments were built for the primary purpose of flood protection, but when you think about it, there are many contradictions in the structure of the “Kanbun New Embankment”. Let’s try to grasp the mystery of the construction of the “Kanbun New Embankment” based on the fact that the entertainment district around the river was born.
Session 6 September 16 (Sat) “The Transformation of the Forbidden Gate and the Bakumatsu Kyoto ~ War Damage and Its Reality”
Lecturer: Masatoshi Sasabe, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Kyoto Sangyo University
Kyoto at the end of the Edo period is truly an extraordinary situation. In July of the first year of the Genji era, in the process of restoring authority by the Choshu clan Mori family, which had been driven out of central politics by the political upheaval that occurred in August of the 3rd year of Bunkyu, a war situation broke out between the shogunate and the daimyo families in Tokyo. Due to the war caused by the samurai family, the city of Kyoto was burned to the ground. How did the people react to such war damage? Let’s think about it.
Session 7: Saturday, October 14 “What is the return of the Great Government?”
Lecturer: Tadamasa Aoyama, Professor, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University
On October 14, 1867, the shogun Tokugawa Yoshiyoshi presented a letter to the Imperial Court stating that he would “return to power,” and the next day, the Imperial Court granted him a hearing in the name of the Emperor. What did Keiki give back at this time? Let’s consider what has changed and how the return of power has changed in a specific political situation.
8th November 18 (Sat) “Separation of God and Buddha ~ Meiji Restoration of “Temple” and “Shrine”
Lecturer: Miu Aotani, Part-time Lecturer, Kyoto University of Art and Design
The government’s policy of separating Shinto and Buddhist religions has completely changed the nature of places of worship that have existed in many places of worship in the city of Kyoto, and have supported the people. The object of worship is divided into either “God” or “Buddha”, and it becomes conscious that the place for God is a “shrine” and the place for Buddha is a “temple”. Various frictions and obstacles arose in the process. In this course, we will clarify what happened at that time through examples such as Enryakuji Temple, Yasaka Shrine, and Shogoin, the main temple of Shugendo.
No.9 December 9 (Sat) “The Meiji Restoration of Painters”
Lecturer: Tatsuya Tajima, Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Kyoto City University of Arts
Many painters, such as the Kano School, the Tosa School, and the Maruyama Shijo School, were active in the Kyoto art scene in the late Edo period. The situation of the imperial court, temples and shrines, and townspeople who supported the economy changed completely with the Meiji Restoration. With the Emperor moving to Tokyo, temples falling into disrepair, and industry searching for a new era, how did the painters survive? With keywords such as the painter group Nyounsha, the relationship with crafts, exhibition at expositions, the establishment of an art school, and expansion into Tokyo, we will follow the activities of Japan painters in Kyoto, such as Suho Takeuchi, until they regained their brilliance.
Session 10: January 20 (Sat) “The Beginning of School Affairs in Kyoto ~ The Birth of Kyoto, the Academic Capital: From the Architecture of School Buildings”
Lecturer: Tomoo Kawashima, Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Home Economics, Kyoto Kacho University
We will look at the process of the birth and development of educational facilities from elementary schools to universities and the present through modern history and the architecture of school buildings. I would like to elucidate this perspective from the relationship between the plan, the design, the architect who designed it, and the school district and other communities. In addition to the program elementary school, the schools covered will include higher education facilities with existing historical school buildings such as Kyoto University, Ryukoku, Doshisha, Heian Jogakuin, Kogei Textile, Otani, and the former Ichi Art College, as well as secondary education facilities such as Toba, Kamoyu, and Hiyoshi.
On-the-job training
In the Kyoto Studies Course, we not only offer lecture-style courses, but also “hands-on courses” in which students can actually experience Kyoto in the field. This hands-on course is as follows.
* To participate in the practical course, you need to apply for Kyoto College students (see below). To apply, as a Kyoto College student, you will apply for 10 basic courses, and at that time, you will be required to apply for the practical course of your choice. Please note that if there are many applications, a lottery will be held.
Practical lecture (1) July 15 (Sat) 10:00~12:00 (tentative) “Exploring Nijo Castle”
Capacity: 50 people (if there are many applications, a lottery will be held) Participation fee: 1,200 yen
Description: Ms. Naoko Matsumoto, Curator, Nijo Castle Office, Kyoto City Culture and Citizenship Bureau
Commentary: Mr. Tamaki Goto, Section Manager, Former Rikyu Nijo Castle Office, Kyoto City Bureau of Culture and Citizenship
The Nijo Joji no Marugoten is a valuable cultural property that has been preserved both the architecture of the castle palace and the wall paintings. You will experience how the space that shows the majesty of the shogun is created while actually walking through the palace. In the “Exhibition and Collection Hall”, you can see the original barrier paintings of important cultural properties, and you can also visit the site where the special reproductions are being made, and explore the charm of the Kano school barrier paintings that adorned the Shogun’s palace.
Practical lecture (2) December 2 (Sat) 13:00~16:30 (planned) (Meet and dismiss at the site) “Walking through the town and architecture of the historical city of Fushimi ~ Looking at the Horikawa River and the sake brewery district from the difference in height”
Capacity: 45 people (if there are many applications, a lottery will be held) Participation fee: 2,600 yen
Description: Tomoo Kawashima, Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Home Economics, Kyoto Kacho University
Description: Mr. Hideyuki Umebayashi Kyoto High and Low Cliff Association
We will reconsider the town and architecture of the historic city of Fushimi from the perspective of the difference in elevation. After a lecture and tasting at the Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Hall (about 1 1/2 hours), walk along the Hori River between Showa Kura and Old Hokuzo (about 2 hours). On the grounds of Hokuzo and Showakura, there were mansions of each clan in the Edo period, and the docks were drawn in. From the traces, we will explore how the topography of the past has been inherited. At the same time, we will touch on the charm of modern architecture such as sake breweries built before the war.
Application
*Registration for 2017 has been closed.
“At that time, Kyoto moved ~From Edo to Meiji~” consists of 10 basic lectures. The basic way to participate in the course is to apply for a total of 10 courses as a Kyoto College student. In addition, only those who have been able to take the two practical courses as Kyoto College students can apply.
- How to apply
- Please apply using the application form attached to the Kyoto College Student Recruitment Guide (scheduled to be issued on March 7).【Closed】
- Documents to be submitted
- (1) 1 copy of the application form *Please use the application form for the Kyoto Studies Course.
(2) 1 photo of Kyoto College membership card (3 cm in length × 3 cm in width)
* Please attach it to the “Application Form Submission Confirmation Sheet” enclosed in the recruitment guide. - Reception period
- 《Mail》Tuesday, March 7, 2017 ~ Saturday, March 18, 2017
*If you wish to bring your own, please do so on March 17 (Fri) and 18 (Sat) 10:00~16:00 at Campus Plaza Kyoto. - Destination
- University Consortium Kyoto (in charge of Kyoto College) * For the address, please refer to “Contact Information”
Kyoto College Link https://www.consortium.or.jp/project/sg/details - Payment of tuition fees
- Please make a payment using the transfer form enclosed when you send the notification of the result of the course by mail.
* The basic course is free of charge for regular students of the University Consortium Kyoto member schools (excluding graduate school and correspondence course students) and non-degree students of all courses at the Kyoto Study Center of the Open University of Japan. Please be sure to attach a copy of your student ID card to your application form.
[Note]
1. For details on how to apply, please refer to the Kyoto College Student Recruitment Guide.
2. Please note that if the capacity is exceeded, the admission will be decided by lottery.
3. Information on whether or not you can attend will be mailed by mid-April.
4. Please refrain from making inquiries about whether or not you can take the course.
5. Please note that once the tuition fee has been paid, it will not be refunded.
◆ About each course
It is not possible to take each lecture one at a time.
However, a maximum of 25 students per session is allowed for regular students from the University Consortium Kyoto member schools (excluding graduate schools and correspondence courses, etc.) and students enrolled in all courses at the Open University of Japan Kyoto Study Center.
Take a look below.
◆ Regular students of the University Consortium Kyoto member schools can take one course at a time (free of charge, capacity 25 people)
“Regular students of member schools” are regular students of the Consortium of Universities of Kyoto (excluding graduate schools and correspondence courses) and students enrolled in all courses at the Kyoto Study Center of the Open University of Japan. If you wish to take one course at a time, please come directly to the venue on the date and time of your desired course (other than the on-site course) and be sure to show your student ID at the reception. The course is free of charge. Please note that if the capacity of 25 people is satisfied, the course may be refused. In order to participate in the practical course, you need to apply for the basic course as a Kyoto College student, so please be sure to attach a copy of your student ID card and apply within the application period using the application method on the left.
A special course will be held again this year
*Finished.
On the occasion of the opening of the 2017 Kyoto Studies course “Kyoto Moved at That Time,” a special lecture will be held as an opening project. In the special lecture, there will be a lecture by actor and painter Takaaki Enoki, who has played many historical figures, and a dialogue with Toru Yagi, a professor at Bukkyo University.
Commemorating the opening of the 2017 Kyoto Studies Course
Special Lecture Saturday, March 11, 2017
“Japan people who have lost their hearts”
Lecturer: Takaaki Enoki (Actor, Painter)
(Dialogue) Toru Yagi (Professor, Faculty of History, Bukkyo University)
The Meiji Restoration was truly a civilization and enlightenment in which Japan opened its doors from the long period of national isolation. However, it is also true that in exchange for the new ideas and civilizations that came from Western countries, much of Japan’s spiritual culture was lost. What has happened to the lost culture and the physical abilities of the former Japan people today? I would like to talk about it while having everyone actually experience ancient martial arts.
Time: 13:30~15:00 (Doors open at 13:00)
Venue: Campus Plaza Kyoto, 4th floor, Lecture Room 2
Capacity: 250 people (advance registration) * If there are many applications, a lottery will be held.
Admission: Free
Inquiries
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