The University of Tokyo Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences

Language and Information Sciences

東京大学大学院総合文化研究科言語情報科学専攻

The University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Language and Information Sciences

3-8-1, Komaba, Meguroku, Tokyo 153-8902 Japan

TEL: 81-3-5454-6376

FAX: 81-3-5454-4329

YADA Tsutomu / 矢田 勉 (Professor)

Research Interests

Japanese historical linguistics. Especially the history of Japanese writing systems, descriptive and theoretical research from the birth of Kana (Hiragana and Katakana) to establishment of the modern Japanese writing system.