HSZ310 JAPANESE HISTORY EDO & TOKYO R.W. Purdy, Sophia University, Summer Session 2017 INSTRUCTOR: R. W. Purdy, Associate Professor, History, John Carroll University, University Heights, OH 44118 USA, rpurdy@jcu.edu. COURSE DESCRIPTION: HSZ310 Japanese History: Edo & Tokyo introduces students to major themes in premodern, early modern and modern Japanese history with emphasis on how these themes are played out in the urban development of Edo and Tokyo. Along with analysis of scholarly texts and readings, students will also examine through firsthand encounters how the history of the city is manifested today. (NB: the structure of assignments and exams, due dates, and lecture and activity schedule are subject to change based on class enrollment.) TEXT: Huffman, James L. Japan in World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. [ISBN: 978-0-19-536808-6] READINGS ON MOODLE & GOOGLE.DOC: (indicated on reading schedule) Cook, Haruko Taya and Theodore F. Cook, editors. Japan at War: An Oral History. New York: The New Press, 1992. selections: The End of the Bake Shop pp. 177-181, Hiroko Died Because of Me pp. 343-449, The Telephone Exchange pp. 349-353. Francks, Penelope. Shopping in the City: Urban Life and the Emergence of Consumer in Tokugawa Japan. In The Japanese Consumer: An Alternative Economic History of Japan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. pp. 11-49. Hattori Bushō. The Western Peep Show. In Modern Japanese Literature. Donald Keene, editor. New York: Grove Press, Inc. 1956. pp. 34-36. Hino Keizo. Jacob s Tokyo Ladder. In Tokyo Stories: A Literary Stroll. Lawrence Rogers, translator and editor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. pp. 46-57. Kanagaki Robun. The Beefeater. In Modern Japanese Literature. Donald Keene, editor. New York: Grove Press, Inc. 1956. pp. 31-33. Kawabata Yasunari. Kid Ume, the Silver Cat. In Tokyo Stories: A Literary Stroll. Lawrence Rogers, translator and editor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. pp. 69-78. Kawatake Mokuami. Benten the Thief. In An Edo Anthology: The Literature from Japan s Mega City, 1750-1850. Sumie Jones, ed. Honolulu: University of Hawai i Press, 2013. pp. 301-321. 1
Nosaka Akiyuki. American Hijiki. In Contemporary Japanese Literature, Howard Hibbett, editor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. pp. 435-468. Sata Ineko. Elegy. In Tokyo Stories: A Literary Stroll. Lawrence Rogers, translator and editor. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. pp. 101-121. Vaporis, Constintine Nomikos. The Voices of Early Modern Japan: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life During the Age of the Shoguns. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2014. selections: 5. Fashion and Sumptuary Legislation pp. 28-33, 6. Samurai Dress and Grooming Standards pp. 34-37, 9. The Communal Bath pp. 51-56., 36. Courtesans and the Sex Trade pp. 188-194, 37. A Hero for the Masses pp. 195-199. ON-LINE READINGS, VIDEO: (Litten, Sumida, Weisenfeld also on Moodel and through Google Docs.) Japan Web http://web-japan.org/jvt/ Behind the Scenes in a Nō Theater, The Ukiyo-e Tradition, Pioneering Disaster Technology, Tokyo s Latest Landmark, Trendsetting Tokyo, Kid s Japan Web Virtual Culture Ukiyo-e http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/ukiyoe/ Litten, Frederick S. Starving the Elephants: The Slaughter of Animals in Wartime Tokyo s Ueno Zoo. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. http://japanfocus.org/-frederick_s_- Litten/3225/article.html Sumida Local Cultural Research Center of Taize. That Unforgettable Day The Great Tokyo Air Raid Through Drawings. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. http://japanfocus.org/-sumida_local_cultural_research_center_of_taize- /3470/article.html Weisenfeld, Gennifer. Imaging Disaster: Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan s Great Earthquake of 1923. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. http://japanfocus.org/- Gennifer-Weisenfeld/4270/article.html COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Quiz...10% Exam no. 1...25% Exam no. 2...25% Map Quiz...8% Edo Essay...12% Edo-Tokyo Museum Field Trip/Activity...10% Attendance...5% Class Participation...5% QUIZ: The quiz may include multiple choice and short answer questions on lectures and readings up to the creation of Edo in the Tokugawa Era EXAM No. 1: The test may consist of multiple choice, short answer and essay questions and will cover the Tokugawa and Meiji Eras. 2
EXAM No. 2: The exam may include multiple choice and short answer questions on lectures and readings since the Meiji Era to the present day. MAP QUIZ: Students will draw a map of Japan s four main islands and name and locate historical significant cities, regions, and geographic features. EDO ESSAY: Using assigned readings and images students will write a 3-page essay which describes activities of the merchant class in the Tokugawa Era. Essay is due and will be discussed in class 1 August. (Materials posted on Moodle and Google.doc.) EDO-TOKYO MUSEUM ACTIVITY: Students will complete an assignment as part of a class time field trip to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. The field trip is tentatively scheduled for 26 July. Assignment due and will be discussed in class 27 July. (Date of field trip and assignments subject to change based on Summer Session after class activities.) Students will need to pay museum entrance fee, 480 with student ID, 600 without ID and train fare to and from the museum, (1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, at Ryokoku Station; closed Mondays). NB: Because of travel, the field trip will likely extend beyond class time, 12:40-2:50. If class enrollment is too large, they will be no class on 27 July and students will need to visit the Museum on their own.) CLASS PARTICIPATION and ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to come to class having completed the assigned reading, including the readings on Moodle and Google.doc. For the short stories, students should focus on the images of the city and the activities of the characters. LECTURE, READING & DISCUSSION SCHEDULE: [Readings on Moodle and Google.doc are marked with an asterisk*.] 7 月 21 日 [ 金 ] Course Introduction & Orientation Japanese Geography & Tokyo 7 月 24 日 [ 月 ]... READING: Huffman to p. 36 Classical and Aristocratic Japan Japanese Religions 7 月 25 日 [ 火 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 37-54 Behind the Scenes of a Nō Theater http://web-japan.org/jvt/ (scroll down to video) The Rise of the Samurai The Warring States Era and Wars for Unification 7 月 26 日 [ 水 ] 3
Field Trip to Edo-Tokyo Museum (date subject to change; museum entrance fees 480 with student ID, 600 without; students will also pay for train fare.) Due to travel, the field trip will extend beyond regular class time, 12:40-2:50. 7 月 27 日 [ 木 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 55-71 QUIZ (tentatively scheduled for first 30 minutes of class) ACTIVITY DUE & DISCUSSION: Edo-Tokyo Museum Activity (date subject to change) The Impermanent City The Tokugawa System 7 月 28 日 [ 金 ]... READING: *Franck, Shopping in the City Samurai Culture in the Edo Era Chōnin Culture 7 月 31 日 [ 月 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 72-90; *Kawatake, Benten the Thief, *Vaporis, various chapters. VIDEO/READING: Japan Web The Ukiyo-e Tradition http://web-japan.org/jvt/ (scroll down to video) Kid s Japan Web Virtual Culture Ukiyo-e http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/ukiyoe/ (follow links to What is Ukiyo-e, How to Make Ukiyo-e and Virtual Ukiyo-e and gallery) Chōnin Culture (conclusion) Fall of the Tokugawa Bakufu 8 月 1 日 [ 火 ] DUE: Edo essay, discussion The Meiji Restoration 8 月 2 日 [ 水 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 72-90; *Hattori, The Western Peep Show,: *Kanagaki, The Beefeater, Rich Nation, Strong Military! Review for Exam EXAM No. 1 (tentatively scheduled for last half of class period) 8 月 3 日 [ 木 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 91-98; *Kawabata, Kid Ume, the Silver Cat; *Sata, Elegy ; *Weisenfeld, Imagining Disaster http://japanfocus.org/-gennifer- Weisenfeld/4270/article.html Japan in the Taishō Era The Rise of the Radical Right 8 月 4 日 [ 金 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 99-108; *Fisk, Starving the Elephants http://japanfocus.org/-frederick_s_-litten/3225/article.html; *Sumida, That Unforgettable Day http://japanfocus.org/-sumida_local_cultural_research_center_of_taize- /3470/article.html; *Cook, Japan at War selections. The 15 Year War 4
8 月 7 日 [ 月 ]...READING: *Nosaka, American Hijiki The Allied Occupation of Japan 8 月 8 日 [ 火 ]... READING: Huffman pp. 109-128 Japanese Economic Miracle 8 月 9 日 [ 水 ]... READING & VIDEO: *Hino, Jacob s Tokyo Ladder ; Japan Web Tokyo s Latest Landmark, Trendsetting Tokyo http://web-japan.org/jvt/ (scroll down to videos) The Long Postwar Era Japan and Tokyo in the 21 st Century 8 月 10 日 [ 木 ]...VIDEO: Japan Web Pioneering Disaster Technology http://webjapan.org/jvt/ (scroll down to video) Tokyo and Ephemeral Nature of Success Review for exam 8 月 11 日 [ 金 ] MAP QUIZ EXAM No. 2 5