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Kenichiro Shimizu is Professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences and concurrently Professor Emeritus at Hokkaido University. Holding a University of Tokyo doctorate in Chinese literature, he has held faculty positions since 1994, spanning Chinese literature, East-Asian media history, tourism studies and language education.
Education:
- Doctor of Literature, University of Tokyo (1994) – Chinese Language and Literature
- M. Lit., University of Tokyo (1991) – Chinese Language and Literature
- B.A., University of Tokyo (1989) – Chinese Language and Literature
Research interests encompass modern Chinese literature, socio-cultural history of Republican China, East-Asian media history, peace and non-war movements, and tourism studies. His recent work explores the birth of mass tourism in 1920s–30s China, multilingual VR campus guides, and transnational peace-education networks.
Publication trends reveal a long-term focus on Republican-era Chinese print culture, readership, and media, later expanding into tourism history and digital language education. Recent articles connect historical peace movements with contemporary educational technology.
Awards & recognition:
- Excellent Teachers Award, Hokkaido University (2021)
- President’s Award for Outstanding Education, Hokkaido University (2016)
- Good Reviewer Award, JSPS (2014)
- Academic Encouragement Award, Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation (1995)
Grants & projects: Principal investigator on JSPS Kakenhi projects concerning Chinese mass-tourism history and East-Asian tourism in the augmented-reality era; led university grants for VR-based language learning and AI-assisted hospitality communication.
Professional service: Councillor of the Japan Chinese Language Proficiency Test Association since 2010; frequent keynote speaker and adviser on cultural-landscape preservation and high-school Chinese education events.
