Akie Kato Akie Kato

Faculty

Faculty of Intercultural Japanese Studies

Major

Japanese History

job title

Lecturer

degree

Doctor of Literature

Research Field

History, World History, Cultural History, Geography

Research Topics

Early Modern Japanese History

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Focusing on towns and cities in early modern Japan, particularly Itami-gocho in Settsu Province, I am researching the aspects of town management and finance by town officials and their relationship with feudal lord rule.
Since sake brewing is Itamigocho's core industry, I am also interested in the development of industry in the town.
We also work to preserve local historical materials in the event of a disaster.

Main publications and papers

"Finance and feudal finances in the management of rural towns in the mid-to-late early modern period: A case study of Itami-gocho, Kawabe County, Settsu Province" (Historia, No. 295, 2022)
"Collecting information on the Konishi Shin'emon family during the late Edo period" (edited by Iizuka Kazuyuki, Sake brewing and local communities during the transition to modernity: The Konishi family, sake brewers in Itami, Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 2021)

Awards

15th Tokugawa Encouragement Award (2018)

Main classes taught

"Lectures on Early Modern Japanese History" "Comprehensive Lectures on Japanese History"