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. — COPY – Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

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U.K. Anime and Manga Fanzines 1985-2000: Q&A with Helen McCarthy

Manga, Updates

Following her fascinating talk for our September Third Thursday Lecture, Helen McCarthy, independent scholar and...
[Closed] Call for Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures Scholars: Archives of Postwar Japanese Art in Europe

Jobs

The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures together with the Centre...
[Closed] Job Vacancy: Ishibashi Foundation Digital Project Officer at Sainsbury Institute

Jobs

Applications are invited for the above post, which will be based in the Sainsbury Institute’s...

June 2022 Message from the Executive Director

As those of you who follow us on social media already know, the roses bloomed...
Faraway is close at hand in images of elsewhere

Report on the talk ‘Distinguishing the Phoenix: Conceptual Landscapes of Buddhist India in Medieval Japan’...
From shogakai to sake: a week in the life of an MA student

As teaching finishes for our MA students and they begin the preparation of their final...