Position Research Associate
Faculty Japanese Language and Literature
Graduate School Japanese Language and Literature
Department Japanese Literature

Career

October 2025 : Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo
April 2025 : Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo

Research Area

Japanese Early Modern Literature

1) Kabuki

Through the analysis of Kabuki, he explores the qualities and abilities required of playwrights who produced theatrical works. Focusing particularly on the dialogue, dance, and music of Kabuki performances staged during the 18th century—a period when playwriting emerged as a distinct profession—he analyses the characteristics of dramatic techniques and how they evolved.

2) Haikai

Through clarifying how the literary sensibilities of haikai and interactions with people from various social classes and professions involved in it influenced the playwrights’ creative activities, he seeks to elucidate the environment in which Edo Kabuki plays were produced