Fukuoka Women's University

Department of Japanese Literature

In our department, we aim at developing students into individuals with thorough knowledge and refined skills concerning Japanese culture. A well-balanced curriculum is provided to teach them Japanese literature, Japanese-Chinese classics and Japanese linguistics, from ancient to modern times. Graduates play a variety of active roles in society; some become teachers at junior high schools and high schools, civil servants, librarians, or writers, while others work in publishing companies and broadcasting companies. In addition, recently more and more graduates work as teachers of Japanese for non-native speakers. Some go on to the graduate course of our university to devote themselves to a deeper study of Japanese literature.

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Specialty	Primary Focus	Supervising Instructor	Title
Japanese literature (Literature of the Nara period, Japanese-Chinese literature)	Chinese classic poetry, Japanese Kanshi, Manyoshu	Fumiko TSUKINO	Professor
Japanese literature (Heian period)	Literature of the Heian period, The Tale of Genji	Kenji TASAKA	Professor
Japanese literature (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)	Waka and other writings of the Middle Ages	Akira IMAI	Professor
Japanese literature (Edo period)	Literature of the Edo period, including works by Saikaku, and Anecdotes	Junko OHKUBO	Associate Professor
Japanese literature (from Meiji and Taisho periods to modern times)	Literature of modern times	Kazuo ISHII	Professor
Japanese linguistics (from Nara period through Muromachi period)	Japanese linguistics through the Muromachi period	Koichi SAKAMOTO	Associate Professor
Japanese linguistics (from Muromachi period through modern times)	Japanese linguistics after the Muromachi period	Jun YANO	Professor
Training for prospective Japanese teachers	Teaching methods of Japanese, Japanese grammar	Yasuko KAWANO	Associate Professor