The mission of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is to promote world class research and be a leader in the study of Japanese arts and cultures from the past to the present. - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

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Jews in Japan during the Asia Pacific War (1941)

News

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2023, we are publishing a special article written by Dr...
Online Jomon Matsuri: Winter Solstice 2022

Online Jomon Matsuri

Professor Simon Kaner will be spending the Winter Solstice (morning of 22 December) at Stonehenge,...
[Closed] Call for Applications: Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowships 2023-24

Fellowships, Study

We are now inviting applications for the Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellowships 2023-24. The Fellowships...

March 2023 Message from the Acting Director

At 64 The Close, the Daphnes are now in full bloom, while in Japan, this...
Report on the talk ‘Crafting community: Cooperative relationships behind the sustenance of the Tamba pottery industry’

On 16 February 2023, the Sainsbury Institute hosted a talk by Dr Shilla Lee, Robert...
Crosscurrents of Courtly Exchange: A Report

An international conference Japan: Crosscurrents of Courtly Exchange was held by Royal Collection Trust in...
Report on a visit to the Phillips Library as part of the Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures Project

In November 2022, Professor Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, Dr Matsuba Ryoko and Yuhan Ji visited the...