ARC-iJAC Activities

立命館大学アート・リサーチセンターでは、文部科学省国際共同利用共同研究拠点の研究支援活動および「国際日本研究」コンソーシアム公募事業の一環として、ARCの古典籍・浮世絵・古文献データベースと翻刻支援システムと、熟練者の添削指導を組み合わせた「くずし字解読講習会・錬成講座」を実施しています。また、まとまった作品に対する翻刻プロジェクへの支援も実施しています。

今回、新たに参加したいという方のご要望を受け、開始に当っての講習会を下記の日程で実施することになりました。オンライン上で、直接添削を受けながらくずし字解読の訓練ができますのでふるってご参加ください。

なお、第1Phaseですでに講習会を受けておられる方も、再受講いただくことが可能です。（新たな機能の説明もあります。）

【利用講習会（オンライン）】

実施日時：　2021年12月9日（木）　午後20：00-21：30　

申込方法： 下記フォームから参加登録をお願い申し上げます。追ってZoomのURLを送付させていただきます。

【募集は終了しました】

【当日までに以下のご準備をお願いいたします。】

くずし字で書かれた資料の翻刻の作業は、PCを使用してオンライン上の翻刻支援システム上で行います。

●お使いのPCへWEBブラウザー・Firefoxのインストール

システム上で、縦書で翻刻をするために必要です。必ず、予めインストールしておいてください。

無料ダウンロード：https://www.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/new/

●お使いのPCでZoom会議へ参加できるように設定しておいてください。

また、音声・マイクなどのテストを済ませておいてください。

システム実技はスマホ・タブレットからでは操作できませんので、必ずPCを使ってください。

※当日のZOOM　URLは改めてご連絡いたします。

以上よろしくお願いいたします。

【問合せ先】
立命館大学アート・リサーチセンター
文科省国際共同利用共同研究拠点
担当：木村・中村
Email: r-darc@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
Tel： 075-465-8476 （ext.2825）

The Art Research Center (ARC) and the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage (R-DMUCH), Ritsumeikan University, are delighted to announce the release of the Heian-kyo Site Database. This web-based platform contains the results of research on the Heian-kyo excavation sites.

Features of the Heian-kyo Site Database:

1. Construction of an open data infrastructure that "allows anyone to learn about Heian-kyo whenever and wherever they want".

2. Visualization of the results of more than 5,000 excavations of the Heian-kyo site.

3. Aiming at creating a virtual environment where the public can freely contribute to and publish information related to Heian-kyo in the future.

In collaboration with the Kyoto City Lifelong Learning Center, the ARC and the R-DMUCH have been conducting research by utilizing the 'Model of a Reconstruction of Heian-kyo' exhibited at the Heian-kyo Sousei-kan in Kyoto (京都市平安京創生館), amongst others.

A large amount of excavation research related to Heian-kyo has been carried out mainly by the Kyoto City Archaeological Research Institute. The purpose of our database is to visualize the results of this research on an online map, which anyone can freely access and download.

Therefore, this is a platform where "anyone can learn about Heian-kyo whenever and wherever they want".

The map displays various excavation sites and contains approximately 5,000 research summary documents. About 400 of these sites can be viewed by overlaying the excavation plans with a map of modern Kyoto.

The Geographical Information System (GIS) data on this site, including excavation sites, excavation plans, and restoration drawings, are available for download as open data. Furthermore, we present a 'Heian-kyo Site Story Map' that gives insights into the history of the various excavation sites.

In the future, we will continue to add new digitized archaeological information, and we aim to create an environment where the public can freely contribute and publish information related to Heian-kyo.

<<Access Heian-kyo Site Database>>

<<Access Heian-kyo Story Map>>

*This database has been built with ArcGIS Hub by Esri and was launched on November 25, 2021.

On December 8, 2021, the Yomiuri Shimbun featured an article on the launch of the Heian-kyo Site Database--a project led by Prof. Keiji Yano, Deputy Director of the Art Research Center (ARC).

For more information on the database, please click here.

The 93rd International ARC Seminar, held on November 10, 2021 is now available on YouTube.

The program was as follows:

Topic: Introducing an album of preliminary drawings by Katsushika Isai (葛飾為斎)

Speaker: Dr. Ellis TINIOS (Honorary Lecturer, University of Leeds, United Kingdom and ARC Visiting Researcher)

We hope you enjoy the video!

We kindly invite you to join the one-day workshop Digitization of Historical Cities in Egypt and Japan.

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021 16:00-18:30 JST (09:00 - 11:30 Cairo Time)

Organizer: Research Project Qait'bay Citadel (1477-1479): Visualizing the Main Coastal Fortification of Medieval Alexandria, Egypt, supported by the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University.

PI: Dr. Mohamed Soliman, DMUCH, Ritsumeikan University, Japan / National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Egypt

Co-PI: Prof. Mona Gamal El-Din, Dean of EECE, Egypt - Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt

Sponsorship: International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Registration: Via Google Forms https://forms.gle/VPCux4LSutdLZLmB9

Background: In the time of natural disasters, VR technology became a world requirement for Digital Humanities. Tourism is considered one of the hardest hits by the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as the typical approach of humanities, basically archaeology. Exceptional restrictions and the state of emergency imposed everywhere prevent the world and local movement. On the other hand, the fire disaster at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in April 2019 made the world aware of the necessity of 3D laser measurement data and panoramic images of the Notre Dame Cathedral left behind by the art historian Andrew Tallon (1969 - 2018). Systems that require specialized knowledge are becoming easier to use in the form of applications.

Visualizing historical cities in Japan and Egypt is targeted to document a cultural heritage, which exposes to natural and man-made disasters. Consequently, this workshop aims to promote the advanced technology applications in the field of humanities and strengthen the scientific collaboration among Japanese and Egyptian institutions and scholars, taking into consideration achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Objectives of this workshop: (1) Showcasing the diverse contributions and sharing knowledge of Japanese and Egyptian institutions in Digital Humanities. (2) Enlarging network and strengthening future scientific collaboration among Japanese and Egyptian scholars in Digital Humanities.

Agenda

Saturday, November 6, 2021

(Note: As in Japan Standard Time)

An online kickoff seminar to mark the beginning of the Kuzushiji Training Course Phase 2 was held on Friday, October 22, 2021.

The event was hosted by the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC), Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University in cooperation with the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken).

The objective of the second phase is to support seminar participants in obtaining hands-on experience in the ARC Transcription Support System through individual projects of transcribing literary works that they have selected in the ARC Early Japanese Book Portal Database.

Following opening remarks by ARC Deputy Director Professor Ryo Akama (College of Letters), Professor Hiroshi Araki of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) gave a special lecture on '本を「ツナグ」 ―「くずし字」のデジタル・ネットワーキングへー'.

After that, the project leaders of the participating kuzushiji projects, and the tutors who will provide guidance and feedback during the second phase of the training course introduced themselves, their projects, and areas of specialty.

This event was supported by the 'International Exchange Program for Young Researchers through Reading Early Japanese Books and Documents (Deciphering Kuzushiji)' adopted by the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies.

For further information, read the interview with Prof. Ryo Akama on the Kuzushiji Training Course and the ARC Transcription Support System: https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/news/pc/008080.html

Kyoto Shimbun reported on Assistant Professor Hirotaka Sato (College of Letters)--a member of the Art Research Center--who has 'restored' the landscape of Yumiya-cho in the early Meiji era with a digital archive. Yumiya-cho is located in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto.

On October 21, 2021, the Kyoto Shimbun featured an article on the digital archiving of films that belonged to the late Aimi Akira, initiated by Associate Professor Shinya Saito (College of Image Arts and Sciences)--a member of the Art Research Center.

Professor Saito plans to create a database on these films as part of his project Kyoto Street Culture Archive: Memories of the Pop Culture Featuring the Streets, and their Visualization.

The Art Research Center (ARC) is delighted to announce the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Research Center for Area Studies, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (P2W-LIPI).

A Framework for Collaborative Projects in Digital Humanities

The new MoU builds upon our first MoU signed with LIPI for four years in 2017 and marks a continuation of the successful and fruitful collaboration of both institutions thus far.

The MoU provides a stable framework to advance our collaborative projects in digital humanities, including the research and archival projects on Borobudur Temple, Liyangang site, and Punjulharjo site in Indonesia.

Furthermore, the MoU supports the organization of joint symposia, seminars, and conferences, as well as the exchange of scientists and scientific materials pertaining to our collaborative projects.

Project Spotlight: Digital Archiving of Borobudur Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage

On the ARC side, Professor Satoshi Tanaka (College of Information Science and Engineering) has been leading the digital archiving project of Borobudur Temple that encompasses the ultra-high-quality 3D see-through visualization of this large-scale UNESCO World Heritage Site.

"Since we are the first foreign scientist team to conduct a 3D scanning of this vast archaeological site, it is a significant international joint research project for the Art Research Center," says Professor Tanaka.

He plans to create a next-generation, ultra-high-definition virtual reality tour of the temple compounds that will be made available on the internet and in local community centers in Indonesia, and a dynamical time-series visualization of the temple's building process.

→ Interview with Professor Satoshi Tanaka on Visualizing Large-Scale Cultural Heritage: https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/news/pc/007293.html

The crowdfunding initiative of Shochiku Otani Library in Tokyo that Professor Ryo Akama--Deputy Director of the Art Research Center--has been supporting in its digital-archiving activities was featured in the Tokyo Shimbun on October 17, 2021.

The article introduces the 10th anniversary of the crowdfunding initiative that aims at digitizing and making online available severely damaged materials in the library collection.

Nearly half of the donations for the crowdfunding initiative have been made by repeated users, and the number of young users who came to know about the library through crowdfunding has steadily increased.