Ryuichi Abe

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Fall 2018 Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00-3:30 pm

After completing an undergraduate degree in Economics at Keio University, Ryūichi Abé acquired a master’s degree from School of Advanced International...

David Atherton

Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Spring 2018 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:00 - 3:00 pm

David Atherton specializes in the study of Japanese literature and culture of the early modern (Edo or...

Edwin Cranston

Professor of Japanese Literature
On leave 2017-18

Edwin Cranston began graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley, then transferred to Stanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in...

Andrew Gordon

Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History
Spring 2018 Office Hours: Wednesday 2-5 and by appointment, email agordon@fas.harvard.edu with copy to Jennie Kim (jiyounkim@fas.harvard.edu).

Andrew Gordon’s teaching and research focus primarily on modern Japan but he has also taught Japan’s premodern history and courses on comparative history...

Tomoko Graham

Preceptor in Japanese

5 Bryant #208a

tomoko_graham@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-7947

Office Hours: TBA

Helen Hardacre

Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society
On leave 2018-19

Professor Helen Hardacre began the study of Japanese religions as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University, and she earned her doctorate from the...

Takuro Hashimoto

Preceptor in Japanese

5 Bryant #302

hashimoto@fas.harvard.edu

p: 617 496-1469

Office Hours: TBA

David Howell

Chair
Professor of Japanese History
Spring 2018: Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30-3:30 and by appointment

Professor David L. Howell grew up in Hilo, Hawai'i. After graduating from the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, he studied at Hokkaido University in Sapporo...

Wesley Jacobsen

Professor of the Practice of Japanese Language
Director of the Japanese Language Program

Professor Wesley Jacobsen was born in Tokyo and raised largely in Japan, returning to the U.S. in his later high school years. After graduating from...

Yuko Kageyama-Hunt

Senior Preceptor in Japanese

Yuko Kageyama-Hunt has been teaching in the Japanese Language Program (JLP) since 2001, first as a preceptor, then since 2013 as senior preceptor. She...

Shigehisa Kuriyama

Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History
On leave Fall 2018

Shigehisa Kuriyama received his A.B. degree from Harvard's Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations in 1977 and an A.M. degree in 1978. After...

Yasuko Matsumoto

Preceptor in Japanese

5 Bryant St. #208a

ymatsum@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-7947

Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 3:15-4:45

Melissa McCormick

Professor of Japanese Art and Culture
Harvard College Professor
Spring 2018 Office Hours: Tuesday 2-4 and by appointment

Melissa McCormick earned a dual B.A. in art history and Japanese language and literature from the University of Michigan (1990), her Ph.D. in Japanese...

Takuma Miura

Drill Instructor in Japanese

5 Bryant #101

tmiura@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-8244

Office Hours: TBA

Miki Miyagawa

Drill Instructor in Japanese

5 Bryant St. #101

mmiyagawa@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-8244

Office Hours: TBA

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Ryuichi Abe

David Atherton

Edwin Cranston

Andrew Gordon

Tomoko Graham

Helen Hardacre

Takuro Hashimoto

David Howell

Wesley Jacobsen

Yuko Kageyama-Hunt

Shigehisa Kuriyama

Yasuko Matsumoto

Melissa McCormick

Takuma Miura

Miki Miyagawa

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