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i-JACのプロジェクト「滋賀県愛知川における伝統的河川管理情報のデータベース化」が協力した企画展示が開催されます。
日 時：2025年07月19日 ～ 2025年11月24日
開館時間 9時30分～17時00分（入館は16時00分まで）場 所：滋賀県立琵琶湖博物館 企画展示室
［イベント情報］June 11, 2025(Wed)The 149th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday,June 11, from 18:30 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speakers: Osamu YOSHIDA (President, Tsukiji Sugoroku Museum)
Topic: 'Playing the Sugoroku of the Forest of Knowledge: Fun, Database, and History'
Date: Wednesday, June 11 , 2025, 18:30 - 20:00 JST
Participation: free of charge
Zoom webinar https://ritsumei-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/92428160002
Live streaming on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@studioarc504
The seminar has been changed to a seminar open to all.
Please invite anyone who is interested.
［イベント情報］June 1, 2025(Sun)The exhibition is open at the ARC Multipurpose Room from June 1, 2025.
At the same time as the exhibition was held, a virtual museum based on the exhibition was opened to the public.
https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/news/pc/025048.html
Please take a look at some of the works that are not on display at the exhibition.
Virtual Museum https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/lib/vm/shutendoji25/
Notes:
The Association of Japanese Ballads and Songs (Nihon kayo gakkai) will hold its Spring 2025 meeting at the Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa campus.The two-day event includes performing arts demonstrations, lectures, and research talks open to the public. Free to attend; no registration necessary.
Date: Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 2025
Place: Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus (56-1 Toji-in Kitamachi, Kita-ku, Kyoto)
※Please note that the building (classroom) is different for the first and second days.Day 1 : May 17 (Sat)
Public Performing Arts Demonstration and Lectures (13:00-17:30)
Location: Art Research Center, Multipurpose StudioDay 2:May 18 (Sun), Research Presentations
Location: Conference Room, SoshikanFor more information, please see the Nihon Kayo Gakkai homepage: 令和7年度春季大会（zoom併用開催）
Please direct inquiries to the Nihon Kayo Gakkai at: Email: nkayoug2024@gmail.com［イベント情報］April 23, 2025(Wed)The 146th International ARC Seminar will be held as a webinar on Wednesday, April 23, from 18:30 JST.
The program is as follows:
Speakers: Hiroyuki YAMAUCHI (Associate Research Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Topic: 'The Plan and Trial Investigations for the ARC "Research Metaverse": Based on Applications for Geography Education Studies'
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 18:30 - 20:00 JST
Participation: online via Zoom, free of charge (affiliated parties only, no reservation required)
*This webinar is open to everyone, and non-ARC members are invited to participate via YouTube.
We are pleased to announce the Call for Manuscript Submissions for the Art Research Center's journal ART RESEARCH vol.26-2
As an academic journal specializing in arts and culture, the purpose of ART RESEARCH is to widely publicize the results of the research projects and activities conducted by the Art Research Center (ARC), Ritsumeikan University, and its partner institutions and collaborative researchers.
Since its establishment in 1998, the Art Research Center (ARC) has been selected for several national grants as a center of excellence for research in culture, art, and information science. From FY2019, the center assumed the role as the International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art & Culture (ARC-iJAC) upon its accreditation by the MEXT as an International Joint Usage/Research Center. The ARC is highly regarded as a leading hub for the digital archiving of Japanese art and culture.
Our online journal will be published several times a year, and at the end of the fiscal year, a print booklet compiling all contributions will be distributed.
We look forward to receiving your manuscript.
Journal title: ART RESEARCH, vol. 26
Format: A4 size, two columns for both horizontal and vertical writing
Publication dates: Three times per year (vol. 26-1 late July 2025, vol. 26-2 early November 2025, vol. 26-3 late February 2026) (tentative)
Contents: Research papers and research notes related to culture, art, and information science (research reports, introduction of materials, technical notes, etc.). Those that match the theme of a research project related to the Art Research Center are particularly welcome.【Eligibility for Submission】
Members of Ritsumeikan University (including graduate students) and other, researchers participating in research projects conducted by the Art Research Center (ARC) and who have been approved by the Editorial Board are eligible to submit manuscripts for publication. Undergraduate students are not allowed to submit manuscripts on their own.
【Manuscript Submission Guidelines】
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
How to apply
Only complete manuscripts will be accepted.
Please send us your manuscript and the required information via e-mail by the due date.
The manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and notifications of acceptance / rejection will be sent upon review.
Application documents
1. Manuscript
2. Indication of the type of manuscript (e.g. research paper, research note)
3. Address and telephone number
Contact journal@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
※Please state "Art Research Manuscript Submission" in the subject line
Deadlines
[vol. 26-1] April 20 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JSTdeadline has passed[vol. 26-2] June 13 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JST
[vol. 26-3] October 26 (Sun), 2025, 24:00 JST
※Should you have any difficulties submitting your work via e-mail, please contact the Art Research Center office in advance.
※For manuscripts other than research papers and research notes, please contact the Art Research Center office.
※Please note that your personal information will not be used for any purpose other than the editing of Art Research.
Schedule
[vol. 26-1]
April 20 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submissiondeadline has passedLate April 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejectionApril -- June 2025 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
Late July 2025 Online publication of journal
[vol. 26-2]
June 13 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submission
Mid-July 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejection
August -- Mid-October 2025 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
Early November 2025 Online publication of journal
[vol. 26-3]
October 26 (Sun), 2025 Deadline for manuscript submission
Early November 2025 Notice of acceptance/ rejection
Early November 2025 -- Mid-February 2026 Peer review, rewriting and proofreading
※2 peer reviewers
February 2026 Online publication of journal (scheduled)
Late March 2026 Publication of print booklet (scheduled)
【Other remarks】
Please contact us if you would like to receive back issues of the journal. If you wish to receive them by post, please understand that you will bear the postage.
For more information, please contact:
Art Research Center Office
TEL: +81-75-466-3411 ( ext. 511-2931)
FAX: +81-75-466-3415 (ext. 511-2935)
E-mail: journal@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
* Please state "Journal Inquiry" in the subject line.
［イベント情報］March 12, 2025(Wed)
The article in the Ritsumeikan University's research magazine 'Radiant' introduced the international joint research projects, led by Prof. Ryo Akama, Director of ARC, to create a global consortium focused on preserving and researching Japanese cultural materials. The projects aim to build upon existing collaborations with institutions across North America, Europe, and Japan to strengthen and expand these networks worldwide.
For more details, click here ＜External website
https://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/research/radiant/global/impact/?id=7
The Art Research Center (ARC) at Ritsumeikan University is pleased to announce the full-scale operation of the ARC Japanese Old Maps Portal Database. This database includes not only valuable historical maps from the ARC's collection but also major collections from institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, with a total of over 5,000 old maps available.
As part of this update, 311 old maps of Japan from the British Library have been added to the database. In conjunction with this, we have introduced a pyramid (tiled) display function based on the IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standard, allowing users to view maps more smoothly.
ARC Japanese Old Maps Portal Database
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/maps/search_portal.phpDatabase of Japanese Old Maps in the British Library Collection
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/maps/search_BL.phpMoving forward, we plan to gradually implement this pyramid display function for old maps already added to this database previously. Furthermore, we will continue to expand the database by incorporating other collections.
To facilitate accessibility and utilization, we will also work towards integrating this database with external platforms such as Japan Search, ensuring that a wider audience can benefit from this resource. This will begin with the British Library maps becoming available on Japan Search by the end of March 2025 (tentative).
We hope you find this database useful for your research.
［イベント情報］January 20, 2025(Mon)The Art Research Center (ARC) at Ritsumeikan University is pleased to announce that illustrated books, ukiyo-e painting manuals, and other early modern Japanese books in the collection of the Royal Museums of Art and History of Belgium (MRAH) have been made available online, complete with images for each page:
https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books/search_belgium.php.These works can also be found by searching for "MRAH" in the "Owner" field in the ARC Early Japanese Books Portal Database: https://www.dh-jac.net/db1/books/search_portal.php.
Takagi Yoko previously conducted a survey of the Museums' collection of early modern Japanese books, and published a simple listing of works in the collection in: "Berugii oritsu bijutsu rekishi hakubutsukan shozo wakan kosho ni tsuite," Bunka joshi daigaku kiyo: jinbun / shakai kagaku kenkyu, vol. 9 (2001 Jan), pp. 187-206. Click here to view or download the article: https://bunka.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/686.
The ARC has collaborated with the MRAH to digitize its extensive ukiyo-e collection since 2007, making 8,750 ukiyo-e prints accessible through the ARC Japanese Prints (Ukiyo-e) and Paintings Portal Database: https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/search_belgium.php.
Following the digitization of ukiyo-e prints, the digitization of early modern books also began, although the project faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The project was restarted in 2023, and 572 books, with images for each page, have now been released online in a single batch.
Plese note: While the size of the images made publicly available in the ARC databases are provided at a limited resolution, researchers seeking higher-resolution images of these works are advised to contact the Image Studio at the Royal Museums of Art and History of Belgium directly.
