Premodern and Early-Modern Japan Studies at Columbia

Columbia University offers a wide range of resources for students wishing to pursue the study of premodern and early-modern Japan. Columbia faculty have been pioneers in this field of scholarship since the early part of the twentieth century, as exemplified by such renowned figures as Ryusaku Tsunoda and Donald Keene. This distinguished tradition of research and teaching remains vibrant today: Columbia is home to an active community of premodern and early-modern Japan scholars, with interests extending across art, history, literature, religion, and other disciplines, and spanning the entire chronological spectrum from prehistory to the Tokugawa era (1600-1868). Because faculty and resources transcend departmental and institutional lines, this webpage is intended to familiarize students interested in premodern and early-modern Japan with the full range of opportunities available to them at Columbia. For further information, please contact Professor David Lurie (DBL11@columbia.edu) or any of the faculty, departments, and institutions listed below.

Modern Japan Studies