DELAKORDA Kawashima Tinka

Lecturer

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Ljubljana
    MA in Literature, University of Tsukuba
  • tinka-delakorda[a]hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Major Professional Backgrounds

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana (2003-2012)
  • Docent in Japanese Studies, Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana (2016-present)
  • JSPS Research Fellow, University of Tsukuba (2012-2015)
  • Lecturer, Yamaguchi Prefectural University (2015-2018)
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Shizuoka World Heritage Centre (2016-2017)
  • Research Fellow, Department of Asian Studies, University of Ljubljana (2019-present)
  • Lecturer, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (2018-present)

Please refer to the following link for more research achievements. KAWASHIMA TINKA DELAKORDA(hiroshima-u.ac.jp)

Research Areas and Themes

My research explores how religious and cultural differences are constructed, negotiated, and experienced in contemporary Japanese society, with a particular focus on their implications for multicultural and intercultural education. It also examines questions of belonging and identity, and is grounded in community-based and fieldwork-oriented educational practices in Hiroshima. Related areas of research include cultural representation, heritage, and tourism.

Selected publications illustrating my research areas include:

Selected publications illustrating my research areas include:

– Delakorda Kawashima, Tinka. 2025. “Changing Attitudes Toward Diversity in Japanese Public Schools: A Study of Multicultural Education Strategies in Higashi-Hiroshima”. Asian Studies 13 (suppl.): 343-67. Q1 https://doi.org/10.4312/as.2025.13.sup.343-367  (multicultural education, diversity, identity and belonging, teacher education)

– Delakorda Kawashima, Tinka. 2021. “The Authenticity of the Hidden Christians’ Villages in Nagasaki: Issues in Evaluation of Cultural Landscapes” Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4387. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084387  (heritage, religion, identity)

– Kawashima, T. D. 2016. Travel agencies and priests as spiritual leaders: The merits of collaboration. Tourist Studies, 16(1), 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797615588430  (tourism, religion, mediation of belief)

– Delakorda Kawashima, T: The healing Jizô: Sotô Zen Kôganji temple adapting to varying social conditions. Taiwan journal of East Asian studies, 13(1):1-29, 2016. https://www.ciss.ntnu.edu.tw/ (prayer temples, street market)

– Mark Hudson, Junzō Uchiyama, Kati Lindström, Takamune Kawashima, Ian Reader, Tinka Delakorda Kawashima, et al. . 2022. Global processes of anthropogenesis characterise the early Anthropocene in the Japanese Islands, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 9, 84  https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01094-8 (religion, nature, and the social construction of human–environment relations in Japan)

– Delakorda Kawashima, Tinka. 2022. “The Relationless Japanese Society and the Practices of Belonging During the COVID-19 Pandemic ”. Asian Studies 10 (1): 45-68. (Q1). https://doi.org/10.4312/as.2022.10.1.45-68  (belonging, social change, contemporary Japanese society)

Research Areas and Themes of the Students

Multicultural and intercultural education; identity and belonging in diverse societies; and the sociological analysis of religion, knowledge, and social change.

Specific topics include:
– sociology of religion and lived religion
– education and diversity
– identity construction and belonging
– teacher education and inclusive education
– peace education
–cultural representation, heritage, tourism

Message to Prospective Students

In my courses, we explore together how cultural and religious differences are created and understood in society. Through discussion and fieldwork, students reflect on their own ideas and develop the ability to engage with difference.

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