March 5-6, 12-13 2021
Yonaoshi (world renewal/repair/remaking) is the theme of the 6th annual Hasekura International Symposium, hosted by Sapienza – University of Rome and Tohoku University. We invite scholars of the arts and sciences to present their work. Quests to cure disease and prevent disaster; reimaginings of language, family, and other aspects of human society; and utopian dreams of justice, equality, and freedom, both as works of art and literature and as movements for real-world change – these are just a small sample of subject areas that might find a place at the symposium.
Researchers interested in presenting their work at the symposium should send a title and presentation abstract of 350 words to
The symposium will also feature a special panel on the ‘long 1960s’ in Japan and Italy. The panel will lay the groundwork for future collaborative work on the subject. For further information write to