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Sakukazu Uehara

うえはら さくかず

Uehara Sakukazu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-11-28 （Saku, Nagano, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Japanese literature scholar, University professor
Active Years
1994-
Affiliations
Meisei University, Togen Bunko Institute of Japanese Studies (Director)

Education

Nagoya University
Degree: 博士（文学）
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
PhD (2007). Doctoral thesis: "Kogenji monogatari gigeishi: Ushoka kin no shisou"
Daito Bunka University Graduate School
Graduate School of Literature, Doctoral Program
Period: 〜1993
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: Japan
Left after completing required credits (unit-acquisition withdrawal)

Awards

Chuko Bungakukai Award (40th Anniversary)
2006
Organization: Chuko Literature Society
Result: Winner
All-Japan University Japanese Language and Literature Association Award (2nd)
2007
Organization: All-Japan University Japanese Language and Literature Association
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Intellectual-Historical Transformation of The Tale of Genji — The Trajectory of the Koto

1994 scholarly work

A scholarly study examining the relationship between The Tale of Genji and the koto, discussing shifts in textual transmission and intellectual history.

The Tale of Genjistring instruments (koto)intellectual history

Kogenji Monogatari Gigeishi: The Thought of Right-Write Left-Koto

2006 scholarly work

A philological and historical examination of The Tale of Genji's textual transmission and artistic expressions.

textual studieshistory of transmissionnarrative studies

The Transmission History of The Tale of Genji: Pursuing the Truth of the Phantom Manuscripts

2011 scholarly work

Organizes sources on manuscripts and copies to approach the real nature of previously 'phantom' textual witnesses.

manuscript studiestransmission historyThe Tale of Genji

A Biography of Murasaki Shikibu — A Life Observing a Hundred Years of the Heian Court

2023 biography

A biographical reconstruction of Murasaki Shikibu's life and works based on primary sources.

Murasaki ShikibuHeian periodbiography

Mishiyasuretomo: Investigations into Murasaki Shikibu's Life

2024 scholarly work

A collection of essays offering source-based examinations and interpretations of Murasaki Shikibu's life.

source criticismMurasaki ShikibuHeian culture

A Biography of Sei Shonagon: The Life of Praise and Consolation for Empress Teishi

2024 biography

Examines traditions, devotional aspects, and literary expressions surrounding Sei Shonagon and Empress Teishi.

Sei ShonagonEmpress TeishiHeian literature

Bibliography

  • The Intellectual-Historical Transformation of The Tale of Genji — The Trajectory of the Koto (1994)
  • Kogenji Monogatari Gigeishi: The Thought of Right-Write Left-Koto (2006)
  • Complete Translation of Taiheiki (supervised, 4 vols., 2007)
  • The Transmission History of The Tale of Genji: The Phantom Manuscripts (2011)
  • A Biography of Murasaki Shikibu — A Life Observing a Hundred Years of the Heian Court (2023)
  • Mishiyasuretomo: Investigations into Murasaki Shikibu's Life (2024)
  • A Biography of Sei Shonagon: The Life of Praise and Consolation for Empress Teishi (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarlyphilologicalannotation-focused
Recurring Motifs
The Tale of Genjitransmission historykoto (instrument)medieval/Heian literary history

Legacy

A Japanese literature scholar who has contributed to Genji and Murasaki Shikibu studies through philological and textual-historical methods. Influential as a university professor and editor/supervisor of scholarly editions.

Academic Societies

  • Chuko Literature Society
  • All-Japan University Japanese Language and Literature Association

Trivia

  • In 2014 he established the Togen Bunko Institute of Japanese Studies and serves as a director.
  • Maintains a profile and research introductions on a website ("Monogatarigaku no Mori / Togen Bunko Institute of Japanese Studies").