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Yumiyama Lab
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A lab that explores contemporary religiosity and spirituality through their connections to society.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring religiosity and spirituality in the contemporary world
The Yumiyama Lab studies religiosity and spirituality in the contemporary world.
It treats this religious awareness as a cultural resource, such as trust, connections, and life education, and focuses on its potential.
The lab is also interested in how the way Japanese people live has changed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and in the awareness and practices of standing by those affected by disasters and poverty.
Grounded in the sociology of religion, it deals not only with religious organizations but also with the awareness and behavior of contemporary people more broadly.
Key terms
- Spirituality
- Religious awareness that does not rely on organized religion. A sense of the unseen and of the meaning of life
- Social capital
- The idea of treating trust, norms, and connections between people as capital that supports society
- Sociology of religion
- A field that studies religion in relation to the structures of society and people's behavior
NewsLab news
Alumni and students won the Ruikotsu Prize and the Ruikotsu Prize for Encouragement
A paper co-authored by the lab was published in the journal Inochi no Kyoiku (Education on Life)
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies religiosity and spirituality in the contemporary world (spirituality: religious awareness that does not rely on organized religion). It focuses in particular on the potential of spirituality as a cultural resource, such as for social capital (trust, norms, and connections) and life education.
*Illustrative imageFestivals and Emotional Recovery after the Earthquake
What supports people's hearts after a major disaster? Using examples such as the rice-planting dance (taue odori) of the Anba Festival handed down in Ukedo, Fukushima Prefecture, the lab explores how festivals and the support of religious figures connect to people's strength to live.
*Illustrative imageLearning About Life through Memories of the Earthquake
Using facilities that preserve the memory of the earthquake as teaching materials, the lab considers how classes that teach the importance of life should be designed. It investigates how life education is carried out in schools and in local education administration, and also clarifies the challenges it faces.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Yumiyama Lab consist of faculty, doctoral students, researchers, and assistants.As of 2026
- ProfessorTatsuya YumiyamaPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Jizo Statue and Stone Monuments by the Roadside Yanagikubo” Harwell1212 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Festivals and Emotional Recovery after the Earthquake: “Ukedo bridge Namie Fukushima Japan” Mizushimasea / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Learning About Life through Memories of the Earthquake: “Okawa Tsunami Memorial Hall” Yasu (talk) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kohagura Lab): “Takara's house in Okinawa Geruma Island” hashi photo / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Koizumi Lab): “Inside Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre - geograph.org.uk - 2400247” PAUL FARMER / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Ito Lab): “Galleria Harmaja Oulu” Estormiz / CC0 (cropped)
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