Tohoku University's Graduate School of International Cultural Studies (Japanese Religious and Intellectual History Course) is pleased to present the third lecture of "Frontier Religious Studies: A Lecture Series Showcasing Japanese Religious Studies in English," a project supported by the Toshiba International Foundation.
For this session, at a moment when the very meaning of the wedding as a ritual is being reconsidered, we welcome Professor Yunosuke Kimura of our university to look back with us over roughly 170 years of intellectual history surrounding the Shinto wedding ceremony.

Date&Time: Friday, October 9, 2026, starting at 4:30 PM
Venue: Lecture Hall, 6F of Multimedia Education and Research Complex (Kawauchi Kita campus of Tohoku University) & Online (MAP)
Capacity: 80 participants (in person), 300 participants (online)

Registration: Please register using the registration form or by scanning the QR code below.
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Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Hosted by Tohoku University's Graduate School of International Cultural Studies; Supported by Toshiba International Foundation

Contact:
Ioannis Gaitanidis, Department of Japanese Religion and Intellectual History
gaitanidis[at]tohoku.ac.jp (Please replace “[at]” with “@”.)