MASARU KUSANO

Last Updated :2026/04/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Assistant Professor
E-mail
mkusanohiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2025/10/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Scienses, Assistant Professor
  • 2025/04, Takushoku University, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2025/04, Osaka Ohtani University, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2025/04, 2025/09, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD)
  • 2024/04, 2025/09, Kanto Gakuin University, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2024/04, 2025/03, Tsuda University, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2023/04, 2025/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)
  • 2021/04, 2024/03, Johoku Gakuen Johoku Junior & Senior High School, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2022/04, 2023/03, Waseda Junior and Senior High School, Part-Time Lecturer
  • 2019/04, 2022/03, Azabu Junior and Senior High School, Part-Time Lecturer

Educational Backgrounds

  • Waseda University, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Japan, 2021/04, 2025/02
  • Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Language and Society, Japan, 2019/04, 2021/03
  • Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Japan, 2015/04, 2019/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hitotsubashi University
  • Waseda University

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, History of Japanese Classics B (History of Japanese Literature)
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Studies of Japanese Language Culture B(Japannese Classics)
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Methodologies for Studying Japanese Language Culture VI
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis Seminar
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Seminar of Japanese Language Culture B(Japanese Classics)
  8. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Study of Japanese Classical Literature C
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Study of Japanese Classical Literature D
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Basic Study in Expression and the Design of Teaching Materials (Japanese) b
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Study in Expression and the Design of Teaching Materials (Japanese) b

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. -, 27, 80-93, 202507
  2. ー, 92(4), 202304
  3. ー, 61-91, 202104
  4. -, 107-112, 202103
  5. Representation of Birds in the SUMA Chapter in the Tale of GENJI:from Goose to Plover Crane, Monogatari Kenkyu, 47-61, 202103
  6. -, Gakugei kokugo kokubungaku, 1-12, 202103
  7. ー, 13-23, 202009
  8. ―, 158-183, 202004
  9. A Study of Takatsukasa Kanehira in Towazugatari―Narrative,Structure,the Representation of Ukai,and His Name, Monogatari Kenkyu, 79-97, 202003
  10. -, Gakugei kokugo kokubungaku, 16-29, 202003

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Understanding Animals: The Representation of Birds in Heian Court Society, Masaru Kusano, Columbia University-Waseda University Workshop 2023, 2024/01/13
  2. ―, Kusano Masaru, 2022/12/04
  3. ー, Kusano Masaru, 2021/09/25
  4. ー, Kusano Masaru, 2019/09/21

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2025/04/01, 2028/03/31
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  2. 2023/04, 2025/03
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