Historical Search into the Age of Discovery
the "Encounter" of Otomo Sorin and Francis Xavier
Sophia University 100th Anniversary Project and Oita Prefecture Centennial Project will jointly hold the lecture series that explores the history and culture of Oita Prefecture in honor of its centennial anniversary.
This lecture series will take place at Sophia University and run on Saturdays on October 13th, October 20th, November 10th, November 17th, and December 1st. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. All the lectures are given in Japanese.
【Lecture Schedule】
Lecture 1:
Saturday, October 13th, 1:30-3:00pm
"Study of Otomo Bungo Kirishitan through the archaeological find in Bungo Niu"
De Luca Renzo, Director, Twenty-six Martyrs Museum
Lecture 2:
Saturday, October 20th, 1:30-3:00pm
"Oita, the Birthplace of Western Medicine"
Naoko Hino, Chairperson, NPO Bungo Oita Renaissance
"Reevaluating Kirishitan Daimyo, Otomo Sorin"
Shinzo Kawamura, Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University
Lecture 3:
Saturday, November 10th, 1:30-3:00pm
"Portugal and Germany, Present day image of Otomo Sorin"
Toshio Kage, Researcher Historiographical Institute the University of Tokyo
Associate Professor, Niihama National College of Technology
3:10-4:30pm
Talk and Discussion Session: "Otomo Sorin and Francis Xavier"
Coordinator: Shinzo Kawamura and Toshio Kage
Lecture 4:
Saturday, November 17th, 1:30-3:00pm
"Oita and Otomo Sorin"
Tatsuo Maki, Chairperson, NPO Association to honor Otomo Sorin
"Replay! Otomo Castle Town in the Period of Warring States"
Mitsuhiro Tamanaga, Special Advisor to Oita Prefecture Educational Board Cultural Properties Division
Lecture 5:
Saturday, December 1st, 1:30-3:00pm
"Otomo Sorin and Kirishitan Faith"
Masakazu Asami, Professor, Faculty of Letters Keio University
Venue: Lecture 1,2,3,4 are in Conference Room 911, 9th Floor Main Library,
Sophia University Yotsuya Campus
Lecture 5 is in Room 508, 5th Floor Building No. 2
Click Here for Brochure in Japanese (PDF)
Space will be available for 50 people.
Free Admission. (You are welcome to attend only one lecture)
Information Contact: Kirishitan Bunko Library
Tel: 03-3238-3538 Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30pm Email:
kirishit@sophia.ac.jp
How to register:
Send the registration form by mail or fax (
Click here to download the form
)
Mailing address:
Sophia University
Kirishitan Bunko Library
7-1 Kioicho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554 Japan
※Oita Educational Board Cultural Properties Division will be accepting the registration
form only by fax at 097-536-0435.
