Dohō University holds historical materials exhibitions by the Buddhist Culture Research Institute twice a year at its campus facilities. The theme for the first half of fiscal year 2026 is "Shinran Shonin Go-eden Exhibition," which will display Buddhist paintings from the Sengoku to early modern and modern periods, along with related historical materials. Admission is free and open to everyone.

[Venue] Dohō University, Do Plaza Etsuzō 1F, Gallery Do

[Period] July 11, 2026 (Sat) - July 20, 2026 (Mon, Holiday)

* Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the exhibition period will all be specially open.

[Opening Hours] Weekdays* 10:00 - 16:00

Weekends 10:30 - 15:30

* Includes July 20 (Mon, Holiday)

★ Gallery Talk by the Project Coordinator

Wataru Ando (Director, Buddhist Culture Research Institute, Dohō University)

1 July 11 (Sat) 13:15 - 13:45

2 July 12 (Sun) 12:30 - 13:00

3 July 16 (Thu) 15:30 - 16:00

4 July 20 (Mon, Holiday) 12:30 - 13:00

On July 12 (Sun), Dohō University will also be holding an Open Campus event (Opening Hours: 10:00 - 15:00).

[Project Coordinator] Professor Wataru Ando (Faculty of Letters)

Professor Wataru Ando is a researcher of Japanese history and Buddhist history, with a particular focus on the religious history of the Sengoku period (in recent years, he has also been involved with the NHK Taiga drama "Dousuru Ieyasu"). Students in Professor Ando's seminar in the Department of Buddhist Studies choose themes for their graduation theses such as Jataka tales (stories of the Buddha's past lives), depictions of hell, the history of Shin Buddhist movements and Buddhist history including "Ojo Yoshu" and the Ikko-ikki uprising, and hidden Nembutsu practices, as well as the state of Buddhism in contemporary society.

◆ Learning in the Faculty of Letters

This faculty offers broad and deep learning and thinking about literature, history, culture, and Buddhism. Students learn about human thought and ways of life, understand their essence through study, and research the meaning of human existence and relationships with society.

<July 12 (Sun) Open Campus Event!>

The Open Campus provides a venue to directly introduce the attractions of Dohō University, including the Department of Buddhist Studies, the Department of Humanities, and the Department of Social Welfare, to prospective students.

URL: https://www.doho.ac.jp/opencampus/20250713oc-26040/

<About Dohō University>

[Name] Dohō University

[President] Taku Fukuda

[Location] 7-1 Inabaji-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City

[URL] https://www.doho.ac.jp/

[Faculties] Faculty of Social Welfare, Department of Social Welfare (Majors: Psychology, Social Welfare, Child Studies)

Faculty of Letters (Department of Humanities, Department of Buddhist Studies)

[Graduate School] Graduate School of Human Sciences

[Special Course] Buddhist Studies Course

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