This department was founded in 1995 in order to meet the need for studying the history of Japanese philosophy. The emphasis is on post-Meiji philosophy, especially on the philosophy of the “Kyoto School”. However, students are encouraged to take interest in traditional Japanese thought, such as Confucianism and Buddhism, and also in Western philosophy so as to enlarge their horizons. They can make also a comparative study of Eastern and Western thought.

• http://www.bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/nittetsu/ (in Japanese)