INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES,
Kyoto University

The Institute is a research organization specializing in the humanities and social sciences. It was established in 1929 for sinological studies under the name of Kyoto Institute, the Academy of Oriental Culture (renamed the Institute of Oriental Studies in 1938), and was restructured in 1949 by incorporating the Institute of Humanistic Studies (founded in 1939) and the Institute of Occidental Studies (formerly Deutsches Forschungsinstitut founded in 1934, restructured under this name in 1946). The primary purpose of the Institute is to promote the systematic study of the world's cultures and societies. In April 2008, the Institute moved into the Yoshida campus.

Library

- Engligh / Japanese

Branch and Attached Research Facilities

	Center for Informatics in East Asian Studies [since April 2009, JPN] formerly " THE DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES (DICCS)"
	THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMANITIES STUDIES (ICHUS)[JPN]
	THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CHINA (RCMCC)[JPN]

Recent Bulletin

Bulletin of the Institute -Frontier Studies in Humanities 2008-(Jan.1.2009.) (Acrobat Reader 6 or lately, JPN）	INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES, Kyoto University -The 80th Anniversary of Establishment-(Nov.2009.) (Acrobat Reader 6 or lately, JPN）
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 2008/2009(Oct.1.2008.)