2021 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences14:History
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Maki Fukutome
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S414
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, we will take up the social system of early modern Japan.
You will study the historical background of modern social structure.
Course description and aims
１）To learn the social system of Japanese early modern history and compare it with modern society.
２）To understand the relationship between historical description and literary works.
Keywords
the relationship between Bakufu and Han,personnel affairs and career advancement, villain, Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
１）Topic changes every two lessons.２）At the beginning of each class, you will be given short comments on previously submitted reports and question.３）Towards the end of class, you will be given a short report related to what is taught on that day.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Guidance | To understand "How to study history". |
| Class 2 | Social order ―the relationship between Bakufu and Han. | To understand the truth of Sankin Kohtai. |
| Class 3 | Personnel affairs ① ―Structure of personnel affairs | To understand the bureaucratic route of success in the Tokugawa shogunate. |
| Class 4 | Personnel affairs ② ―Current status of career up. | To consider the actual situation of career advancement, taking Ohoka Tadasuke and Moriyama Takamori as examples. |
| Class 5 | How villains have been created. ① | To understand how history villains are made, taking Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu as an example. |
| Class 6 | How villains have been created. ② | We will investigate the reason why historic descriptions and literary works have been different in the character drawn. |
| Class 7 | Summary | To complete the summary in answer to the questions given by the students. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
１）Yamamoto, Hirofumi. The technique to understand history. Tokyo: Sintyosha. ISBN:978-4106105418(Japanese)
２）Fukutome, Maki. Shogun’s brain Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. Tokyo: Sintyosha. ISBN:978-4106104190 (Japanese)
３）Course materials will be provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Student course scores are based on final reports（6０％）and short reports（4０％）.
Related courses
- LAH.H105 ： History A
- LAH.H205 ： History B
- LAH.H305 ： History C
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Other
No classes will be given on April 14 (Wed).
Seven total classes will be held for this course: April 21 (Wed), April 28 (Wed), May 12 (Wed), May 19 (Wed), May 26 (Wed), June 2 (Wed), June 9 (Wed).