Hasekura League Studies

The ‘long 1960s’, beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing into the mid-1970s, was an epoch defined by social and political upheaval and an international scope that challenged established orders across the globe.

Yonaoshi (世直し、よなおし, world renewal/repair/remaking) is a Japanese term that first appeared in the context of peasant uprisings in the mid-nineteenthth century, signifying the restoration and/or recreation of the world in an ideal form.

14 scholars from Japan and Europe explore the concept of 'furusato' (home, hometown, and/or place of origin) by employing a diverse array of disciplinary tools and fields, including history, philosophy, literature, religious studies, and art history.