Graduate School of Letters

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June 01, 2026

An admission information session and consultation was held at Mita Campus on Saturday, July 4, 2026.

Toward New Research in the Humanities, Based on a Long History and Tradition

Since its establishment in 1951, the Keio University Graduate School of Letters has made significant contributions to research across the humanities, carrying on the traditions of renowned scholars such as Junzaburo Nishiwaki and Toshihiko Izutsu.

While internationally developing top-level specialized research that broadly covers the humanities—centered on the four areas of philosophy, history, literature, and library and information science—we contribute to the development of Japanese culture by training researchers with broad education and deep expertise. Furthermore, as seen in the fields of art management, information resource management, and Japanese language education, we have played a major role as an institution for training highly skilled professionals.

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September 25, 2026

Conclusion of an MOU (Inter-departmental Academic Exchange Agreement) with the Korea National University of Heritage

June 01, 2026

An admission information session and consultation was held at Mita Campus on Saturday, July 4, 2026.

July 01, 2023

The Shinzo Koizumi Memorial Lecture: "The Origins of Beauty and Morality from an Animal Perspective"

January 01, 2019

The Sixth Exhibition of the Faculty of Letters Archives: Currency and Daily Life in the Edo Period

January 01, 2019

A Special Exhibition Presented by the Department of Ethnology and Archaeology, Faculty of Letters *ANIMARTIFACT: Animals across Time and Space*

October 01, 2017

Faculty of Letters Archives Exhibition V: "Inside and Outside the Nation"

January 30, 2017

The Third fNIRS Seminar, Hosted by the Faculty of Letters Strategic Research Infrastructure Development Support Project

January 10, 2017

A Hiyoshi Psychology Laboratory Research Meeting, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Letters Strategic Research Foundation Support Program

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Related Sites

Mita Philosophy Society

This is the website of an academic society managed by faculty members of the Faculty of Letters (Philosophy, Ethics, Aesthetics and Science of Arts, Sociology, Psychology, Education, and Human Sciences) and faculty and graduate students of the Graduate School of Letters (Philosophy and Ethics, Aesthetics and Science of Arts). Students of the Faculty of Letters and graduate students of the Graduate School of Letters belong to this society.

The Keio Society of Arts and Letters

This is the website of an academic society managed by faculty members of the Faculty of Letters and the Graduate School of Letters (Japanese Literature, Chinese Literature, English and American Literature, German Literature, and Major in French Literature). Students of the Faculty of Letters, graduate students of the Graduate School of Letters, and faculty members in literature and linguistics within the university belong to this society.

Mita Historical Society

This is the website of an academic society managed by faculty members of the Faculty of Letters and the Graduate School of Letters (Japanese History, Oriental History, Western History, and Major in Archaeology and Ethnology). Students of the Faculty of Letters and graduate students of the Graduate School of Letters belong to this society.

Mita Society for Library and Information Science

This is the website of an academic society managed primarily by faculty members of the Library and Information Science major at the Faculty of Letters and the Graduate School of Letters. Students of the Faculty of Letters, graduate students of the Graduate School of Letters, and individuals from outside the university belong to this society.

Faculty of Letters

This is the website of the Faculty of Letters, to which faculty members of the Graduate School of Letters belong.

Graduate School of Human Relations

This is the website of the Graduate School of Human Relations, which is adjacent to the Graduate School of Letters.

Faculty of Letters Komonjoshitsu

This is the website of the Komonjoshitsu, which is managed by faculty members of Japanese History at the Faculty of Letters and the Graduate School of Letters. It preserves and researches ancient documents, which are fundamental materials for Japanese historical research.