How have "magic," "psychical research," and "pseudohistory" been discussed and transmitted in Japanese society?
The Graduate School of International Cultural Studies at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the East Asian Network for the Academic Study of Esotericism (EANASE), will host the hybrid workshop "New Frontiers in the History of the Occult in Japan: Magic, Science, History."
Three early-career researchers from Tohoku University will present their latest findings, with Kurita Hidehiko (Bukkyo University) serving as respondent. Together, they will shed new light on little-known dimensions of Japan's occult history.

Date&Time: Friday, August 7, 2026, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Venue: Lecture Hall, 6F of Multimedia Education and Research Complex (Kawauchi Kita campus of Tohoku University) & Online (MAP)
Capacity: 80 participants 

Registration: Please register using the registration form below.
▶ Registration Form: https://forms.gle/Fs5rLrj869cPVkUZA
Registration Deadline: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Organized by East Asian Network for the Academic Study of Esotericism (EANASE); Co-Organized by Tohoku University Grad. School of Intl. Cult. Studies, Dept. of Japanese Religion and Intellectual History

<Contact>
Orion Klautau(Department of Japanese Religion and Intellectual History)
E-mail: klautau[at]tohoku.ac.jp(Please replace “[at]” with “@”.)