| Position | Research Associate |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Chinese Philosophy |
| Graduate School | East Asian Thought and Culture |
| Department | Chinese Thought and Culture |
Career
| April 2026 : | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Area
Research Area
Her research focuses on Daoist thought and the exchange and development of thought, literature, images, and local practices in East Asia. She is particularly interested in the representation of female immortals and female divine figures, the reception and reconfiguration of Daoist thought, and the ways in which intellectual culture is reinterpreted within literature and everyday cultural life. Based mainly on textual materials, her work has examined female immortal biographies, Daoist diagrams such as the Wuyue zhenxing tu, and the reception of Daoism in early modern Japan. Through these topics, she aims to clarify the regional development of East Asian thought and culture.
Selected Publication
Sihyu Lai, Female Immortal Culture in East Asia: Origins, Development, and Transmission, Kyuko Shoin, March 2026.
Received the 6th University of Tokyo Jiritsu Award and was selected for the 2025 University of Tokyo Academic Publication Grant.
