About Cultural Creation Course

Students will learn about the fundamental elements and approaches in regional research, and obtain wide-ranging specialist knowledge on the south Asia region and global culture. They will also develop the ability to address comprehensive issue resolution, including regional comparisons and developmental issues.

Academic Mentors

Name and Affiliation	Research Topics
OKAHASHI Hidenori Affiliation: Program Coordinator / Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Division of Humanities [Browse Faculty Information] ※Future student cannot choose him as his/her supervisor	Human Geography, Economic Geography, and Contemporary India Area Studies
TOMOZAWA Kazuo Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Division of Humanities/ Director of the Center for Contemporary India Studies [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Human Geography with emphasis on Economic Geography and Urban Geography >> MENTOR INTERBIEW “Exploring New Possibilities through Hiroshima University’s Long-Standing Research on India”
GOTO Takuya Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Division of Humanities [Browse Faculty Information]	Human Geography
KAWANISHI Hidemichi Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Division of Humanities [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Comparative Studies of Japanese Culture, Local history of Japan and Modern history of Japan, Japanese History
OTA Atsushi Affiliation: [Browse Faculty Information] [Web] ※Future student cannot choose him as his/her supervisor	History East Asian history, Southeast Asian history, and historical relations between these regions and Japan
FUNCK, Carolin Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Tourism Geography Sustainable tourism Marine leisure and tourism Tourism development in Japan Citizen participation in urban development in Japan and Germany
MAHARJAN, Keshav Lall Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Regional Research in South Asia Rural Economics; issues related to agricultural economy and rural dynamics South Asian Studies; issues related to socio-economy of South Asia
SEKI　Koki Affiliation: Professor, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Cultural Anthropology Area Studies of Southeast Asia, Cultural Anthropology of Development, Environment, and Peace
NAKAZORA Moe Affiliation: Lecturer, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies [Browse Faculty Information]	Cultural Anthropology
TOGAWA　Masahiko [Browse Faculty Information] [Web] ※Future student cannot choose him as his/her supervisor	Cultural Anthropology Cultural Anthropology of South Asia Comparative Studies on Asian Cultures Theories and Practices of Regional Studies related to the issues of Development, Conflict, and Religion
NAKAYA Ayami Affiliation: Associate Professor, International Center and Graduate School for Education, Program in Education and Human Science [Browse Faculty Information]	Comparative and International Education
KUMAHARA Yasuhiro Affiliation: Associate Professor of the Graduate School of Education, Research Center for Regional Geography [Browse Faculty Information] [Web]	Physical Geography, Geomorphology

Special Appointment Members

Name and Affiliation	Research Topics
ISHIKAWA Nao Affiliation: Special-Appointment Associate Professor, Graduate School of Letters [Web]	Creation of Regional Culture
Chin Lin Affiliation: Special-Appointment Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Letters	Regional research in a disadvantaged region
Niraj Prakash Joshi Affiliation: Special-Appointment Associate Professor, IDEC	Regional research in a disadvantaged region

Name and Affiliation

Research Topics

ISHIKAWA Nao
Affiliation: Special-Appointment Associate Professor, Graduate School of Letters
[Web]

Creation of Regional Culture

Chin Lin
Affiliation: Special-Appointment Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Letters

Regional research in a disadvantaged region

Niraj Prakash Joshi
Affiliation: Special-Appointment Associate Professor, IDEC

Regional research in a disadvantaged region

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