Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography

We are delighted to announce the twelfth edition of the Mitsubishi Corporation Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography.

It will be held at the University of Cambridge between Monday 4 August 2025 and Friday 15 August 2025. The theme for this year is: Tsutaya Jūzaburō, Friends, and Rivals.

The call for applications is now open: 
Call for applications 2025 – Japanese Early Modern Palaeography (wakancambridge.com) 

Kuzushiji workshop 2023 accepting applications

The NIJL/EAJRS Kuzushi-ji Workshop will be held online 19-21 April 2023. This year, Cambridge University Library will provide some material for the workshop. The workshop is free of charge. If you wish to apply for the workshop, please fill in the application form, and submit it to a.hirano@sainsbury-institute.org by end of 12 March. The detailed information can be found here:

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Adventures in bibliography

On 8 August 2015 (15.30-17.00) Dr Ellis Tinios will deliver the keynote lecture for this year’s Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography. held at Emmanuel College in Cambridge (UK). The title of his keynote lecture is: "Adventures in bibliography: exploring Edo-period book histories". For details please visit https://wakancambridge.wordpress.com/keynote-lecture-2015/