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 holds Japanese national qualifications as a museum curator and a librarian.

He used to work at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Sport Museum and Library, 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 Library Assistant at the Lisa Sainsbury Library, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, a Visiting Fellow at the Research Institute of the History and the Culture, the Conference Manager and an Editor (a Contributor for Northeast Asian studies), The Digital Orientalist, a Co-investigator, Nippon Foundation's Nippon Social Innovators Collaboration Project/University of Zurich Career Funding Project 'Drawing from the Crowd: A Citizen Science Platform for Mapping Ukiyo-e Geography,' and a Secretary at the Comparative Heraldry Society of Japan.

Hirohito is a member of the Medieval and Early Modern PGR Research Group, Media (media equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility) Group, and Norwich Kuzushi-ji Seminar.

Hirohito's PhD research focuses on the Imperial Family of Japan, especially the genealogy of the branch families known as miyake 宮家. His doctoral research project is funded 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.