In April 1938, the Kyoto Institute became independent and was renamed the Institute of Oriental Studies. By that time, it had over 30 staff members, including researchers, deputy researchers, assistants, and contracted staff. They conducted research in six groups: Classic Confucian Writings & Literature, Religious Studies, Astronomy & Calendar Studies, History, Geography, and Archaeology. The Institute of Oriental Studies was led by Bunzaburo Matsumoto and subsequently by Toru Haneda.
In 1979, the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Oriental Studies was celebrated on November 9 and a commemorative publication, The 50 Years of the Institute for Research in Humanities was issued.
To facilitate research and operational activities, at the Institute for Research in Humanities, research divisions are grouped into two departments: Humanities and Oriental Studies. The members of these departments are required to participate in joint projects, while at the same time pursuing their own research. The tradition of joint research has a long history, originating at the Institute's predecessors, the Institute of Oriental Studies and the Institute of Humanistic Studies. After the integration of the three organizations and the restructuring of the new organization, however, such research began to play an even more important role in promoting interdisciplinarity and mitigating the negative effects of excessive specialization.
In May 2008, the Institute for Research in Humanities relocated its main functions to a building on Imadegawa Street, in the northern section of the Yoshida Campus.
Directors | Term of Office |
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KAIZUKA, Shigeki (貝塚茂樹) | April 1, 1949 - March 31, 1955 |
TSUKAMOTO, Zenryu (塚本善隆) | April 1, 1955 – March 31, 1959 |
KUWABARA, Takeo (桑原武夫) | April 1, 1959 – March 31, 1963 |
MORI, Shikazo (森鹿三) | April 1, 1963 – March 31, 1967 |
YABUUCHI, Kiyoshi (藪内清) | April 1, 1967 – March 31, 1969 |
MORI, Shikazo (森鹿三) | April 1, 1969 – March 31, 1970 |
KAWANO, Kenji (河野健二) | April 1, 1970 – March 31, 1974 |
HAYASHIYA, Tatsusaburo (林屋辰三郎) | April 1, 1974 - March 31, 1978 |
KAWANO, Kenji (河野健二) | April 1, 1978 – March 31, 1980 |
FUKUNAGA, Mitsuji (福永光司) | April 1, 1980 – March 31, 1982 |
UEYAMA, Shunpei (上山春平) | April 1, 1982 – March 31, 1984 |
YOSHIDA, Mitsukuni (吉田光邦) | April 1, 1984 – March 31, 1985 |
YANAGIDA, Seizan (柳田聖山) | April 1, 1985 – March 31, 1986 |
TAKEUCHI, Minoru (竹内實) | April 1, 1986 – March 31, 1987 |
OZAKI, Yujiro (尾崎雄二郎) | April 1, 1987 – March 31, 1989 |
TANI, Yutaka (谷泰) | April 1, 1989 – March 31, 1991 |
YOSHIKAWA, Tadao (吉川忠夫) | April 1, 1991 – March 31, 1993 |
SAKAGAMI, Takashi (阪上孝) | April 1, 1993 – March 31, 1997 |
YAMAMOTO, Yuzo (山本有三) | April 1, 1997 – August 31, 1999 |
KUWAYAMA, Shoshin (桑山正進) | September 1, 1999 – October 31, 2001 |
SAKAGAMI, Takashi (阪上孝) | November 1, 2001 – March 31, 2003 |
MORI, Tokihiko (森時彦) | April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2005 |
KIN, Bunkyo (金文京) | April 1, 2005 – March 31, 2009 |
MIZUNO, Naoki (水野直樹) | April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2011 |
IWAI, Shigeki (岩井茂樹) | April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2013 |
YAMAMURO, Shinichi (山室信一) | April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2015 |
INAMI, Ryoichi (井波陵一) | April 1, 2015 – March 31. 2017 |
TAKAGI, Hiroshi (高木博志) | April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2019 |
OKAMURA, Hidenori (岡村秀典) | April 1, 2019 – |
As of April 1, 2020