Japanese Studies

Hirohito Tsuji (辻󠄀 博仁) is a postgraduate researcher at the School of History and Art 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 演歌 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, and degree of master of history in Japanese history and the minor programme of museology at Kokugakuin University.

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 a librarian.

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

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

He was a member of the Digital Classical Japanese-English Dictionary Development Team for Japan Past & Present, Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Studies.

As an amateur Enka singer, he has obtained numerous awards at prestigious karaoke contests both in Japan and overseas.

He is also a private Japanese language tutor.

Currently, Hirohito is a visiting fellow at the Research Institute of the History and the Culture, the conference manager and an editor (a contributor for Japanese studies), The Digital Orientalist, and co-investigator, Nippon Foundation's Nippon Social Innovators Collaboration 'Drawing from the Crowd: A Citizen Science Platform for Mapping Ukiyo-e Geography'.

Hirohito is a member of the Medieval and Early Modern PGR Research Group, and Norwich Kuzushi-ji Seminar.

Hirohito's PhD research focuses on the Imperial Family of Japan, especially the genealogy of the branch families called miyake 宮家. His doctral research project is supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

Hirohito is interested in teaching Japanese/East Asian studies in general (including history, culture, religion, legal system, gender studies, anthropology, modern/classical language, and music, etc), and has an interest in museum studies, library science, and digital humanities. 

He can teach in Japanese, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

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.