A new research project studies the history of East Asian art and culture at Kyoto University in Japan which is known for its excellence. It is headed by a Würzburg scientist, Dr. Ataru Sotomura.
It is the first time that a renowned research institute of Kyoto University (Japan) has given the lead of an interdisciplinary project to a scientist from a foreign university. This feat has been accomplished by Dr. Ataru Sotomura. Since 1990, he has been doing research at the Chair of East Asian Cultural History at Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU) Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany.
The interdisciplinary project, which is set to run for three years, will study topics of East Asian art and culture history. ...
