Hirohito TSUJI

Japanese Studies

Hirohito Tsuji (辻󠄀 博仁) is a postgraduate researcher at the School of History, University of East Anglia specialising in the Imperial Family of Japan. He is originally from Hokkaido in Japan, and is fluent in classical Japanese and classical Chinese.

He is also active as an amateur Enka singer, performing at international cultural events, visiting medical welfare institutions, and among activities.

Before obtaining a master of arts in interdisciplinary Japanese studies from the University of East Anglia, Hirohito completed his degree of bachelor of arts in Japanese history and the minor field of Shinto studies at Kogakkan University in Japan, and degree of master of history in Japanese history and the minor programme of museology at Kokugakuin University in Japan.

Currently, he is carrying out his PhD research in history at the University of East Anglia.

Hirohito is a licensed Shinto priest, as well as has Japanese national qualifications as a museum curator and librarian.

He used to work at Prince Chichibu Memorial Sport Museum and Library in Tokyo, and the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo.

He contributed to the international collanorative research project between the Art Research Center at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, and the Centre for Japanese studies at the University of East Anglia.

He is also an private Japanese language tutor.

Hirohito's PhD research focuses on the Imperial Family of Japan, especially the genealogy of the branch families called miyake.

Hirohito is interested in collaborative research about Japanese/East Asian studies in general (including history, culture, religion, legal systems, gender studies, anthropology, and music, etc.), and has a particular interest in the Imperial Family of Japan and world monarchies.

He is available in 日本語, English, 简体中文, and 繁體中文.