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The 110th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, November 16, from 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speaker: Dr. Ellis TINIOS (Honorary Lecturer in History, School of History, University of Leeds, United Kingdom)

Topic: 'After native drawings': the books that introduced nishiki-e and ehon to Western audiences: Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan (1859) and Japanese Fragments (1861).

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.

The 109th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, November 2, from 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speaker: Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko of Mikasa (彬子女王殿下)

Topic: Do we need to preserve our culture? (「文化は守らなければいけないものなのか？」)

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: Those concerned will be informed separately by e-mail.

The 108th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, October 26, from 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speaker: Kazuo A. TANAKA (Appointed Professor for International Collaboration, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University)

Topic: Cutting-edge Laser Science and Japanese Culture (Western and Eastern Ways of Thinking)「レーザー最先端科学と日本文化（西洋と東洋の発想）」

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.

The 107th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, September 28, from 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

Speaker: Koichi Murotani (Part-time Lecturer, Ryukoku University and Otemae University)

Topic: On the City of Amagasaki's Archaeological Site Survey System (「尼崎市遺跡調査システムについて」)

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.

The Modern Architecture WEEK 2022 is held in cooperation with the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, from 27 September (Tue) to 2 October (Sun), 2022.

Event introduction: Sanjo Dori is a unique area in Kyoto with its concentration of modern Western-style buildings built between the Meiji and early Showa periods.

This event is an opportunity to learn about and enjoy these fascinating architectural clusters. Anyone is welcome to attend, so please come and rediscover the fascination of modern Western-style architecture as an aspect of the historical city of Kyoto.

Organizers: Explore Kyoto in History Cluster Executive Committee; Kyoto Sanjo Community Development Council; The Museum of Kyoto

Cooperation in planning & organization: Kyoto Keikan Forum; Kyoto Society of Architects & Building Engineers; Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University; ROIS-DS Center for Open Data in the Humanities (CODH)

＞＞More information: 京の三条まちづくり協議会

The Science Council of Japan Kinki District Conference Lecture on 'Learning that fosters Comprehensive Knowledge' will be held under the general chairmanship of Professor Keiji Yano (Faculty of Letters), Deputy Director of the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University.

Date: September 19 (Mon), 2022, 13:00-17:00 JST
Venue: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall , Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (online and face-to-face)

Anyone is welcome to participate (advance registration required).

Registration deadline: September 14 (Wed), 2022

For the registration and details, please refer to 日本学術会議近畿地区会議学術講演会「総合知をはぐくむ学び」.

Day 1: September 16, 2022 (Friday) 15:30-18:40 (JST/ tentative)
Day 2: September 17, 2022 (Saturday) 10:30-18:15 (JST/ tentative)

Venue: Online (ZOOM,YouTube)

ARC members will be informed of the ZOOM URL via e-mail.
*Non-ARC members can participate via YouTube via the following link.

For inquiries, please contact the Office of the Art Research Center: arc-jimu@arc.ritsumei.ac.jp

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

3rd Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies: "Tourism and Heritage in Post-Lockdown Japan", 1 - 12 August 2022 / <Applications now closed.>

Organized by the Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of East Anglia and the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC) in partnership with Toshiba International Foundation and the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, the 2022 Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies will be held online from August 1 to August 12.

This programme is free for all attendees, requiring no prior training in Japanese or Japanese Studies. Now in its third year, the programme was conceived as a temporary replacement for in-person summer schools, which were prevented due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the programme has attracted incredible interest from across the globe, demonstrating a strong appetite for Japanese Studies internationally.

This edition of the programme considers directly the impacts of the Coronavirus on Japan. The curriculum will be based around the theme of "Tourism and Heritage in Post-Lockdown Japan". Throughout the world, tourism has been one of the industries most profoundly affected by the pandemic. For Japan in particular, which has sought to become a "Tourism Nation" and was host for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games, the consequences have been significant. At the time of this announcement, while Japan has begun to gradually open to overseas tourists, the strict tour group system is a far cry from the experiences of the 34 million who visited in 2019. It therefore seems appropriate that we take this time to reconnect with Japan and explore what tourism in Japan will mean post-COVID-19. We will also consider Japan's cultural heritage, too, and how COVID-19 has affected the heritage industry, exploring the uses and value of heritage in the absence of international tourism. Over the two-week period, we will be joined by world-leading scholars, practitioners, and industry professionals based in Japan.

No prior knowledge of these fields is necessary, and with the variety of topics and interests represented by our speakers, we hope that there is something for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Over two weeks, we will be holding panels with experts based in Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka to discuss "Responding to Tourist Practices", "Heritage Without Tourism" and "Local Heritage, Global Heritage":

In addition to live virtual talks, participants will also have the opportunity to engage in asynchronous activities, join networking sessions, and will be issued a Certificate of Participation on completion of the programme. Participation is free of charge.

Deadline for applications: Thursday 30th June 2022 (Applications now closed.)

For more details, please visit: https://japaninnorwich.org/2022/05/31/tifo-osp-22-applications/

Based on a research cooperation agreement with Nara Prefecture, the project on the digital archiving and 3D visualization of Taimadera Temple in Nara--a national treasure--has been conducted by the ARC faculty member Prof. Satoshi Tanaka (College of Information Science and Engineering, RU) and his team.

Their research results, along with those of three other universities, will be showcased as part of the special exhibition 'Researching Cultural Heritages' at the Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex between July 23 and September 19, 2022.

Special exhibition ''Researching Cultural Heritages--Cooperation of Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex with 4 Universities'

Date: July 23 (Sat) - September 19 (Mon), 2022

Time: 9 am - 5 pm (entry until 4.30 pm)

Location: Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex, Exhibition Room (B1 floor)

Entrance fee: Free entry

Organizer: Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex

Co-organizers: Tenri University; Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University; Nara Prefectural University; Tokyo University of the Arts

>> See official website of the Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex for details.

The 106th International ARC Seminar will be held as a Webinar on Wednesday, July 20, from 18:00 JST.

The program is as follows:

1. Speaker: Weite LI (Lecturer, Chongqing Technology and Business University, China)

Topic: Understanding the Real World with Deep Learning and Visualization Technologies

2. Speaker: Yuji MIYATA (Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School of Letters, Ritsumeikan University)

Topic：Initiatives and Prospects for Utilization of "Kyoto News" - Digital Archive Construction Practices

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 18:00 - 19:30 JST

Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (no reservation required)

*This Webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are also invited to participate via YouTube.