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Born in Nara, Japan in 1981, I loved to collect insects and to play in the nature from my early childhood. I studied experimental psychology since I was an undergraduate student at Kyoto University, and my studies at the graduate school involved behavioral experiments on planning and problem solving in pigeons, keas (New Zealand parrots), and human children. I was then oriented towards more integrative and harmonious scientific studies on mind that are based on the Eastern perspectives, being inspired by Nishida's philosophy and D. T. Suzuki's Buddhist thoughts. Part of my post-doctoral studies concerned psychological and/or neuroscientific investigations on a speed-reading method and yoga. From 2017, I am a faculty on "mind-body theory" at Waseda University. Besides the studies, I have been playing early music (Baroque music) etc. on the recorder since I was a university student.

Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

     Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences

     Contemporary Human Studies, School of Culture, Media and Society

Graduate School (Waseda University)

Psychology: Research Seminar 4-1 (Spring Semester)

Psychology: Research Seminar 4-2 (Fall Semester)
Psychology 4-1: Seminar (Spring Semester)

Psychology 4-2: Seminar (Fall Semester)

Undergraduate Classes (Waseda University)

Mind-Body Theory (Lecture)(Spring Semester) Full-on-Demand

Life World and the Body (Lecture)(Fall Semester) Full-on-Demand

Mind-Body Health and Well-Being  (CHS Advanced Seminar)(Spring Semester)

Embodied Practice and Science (CHS Advanced Seminar)(Fall Semester)

Seminar on Human Mind and Body (Mind and Body) A (Spring & Fall Semesters)

Seminar on Human Mind and Body (Mind and Body) B (Spring & Fall Semesters)

Introduction to Psychology 2 (Fall Semester) Coordinator

Core Lecture 1, 2 (Spring/Fall Semester)

Graduation Research (Spring & Fall Semesters)

Core Lecture 1: 2022 Academic Year (OpenCourseWare WASEDA)

Apr. 2019 Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University (- Present)
Apr. 2017 Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University (- 2019)
Sep. 2016 Visiting Researcher, Japan Institute of Lifelong Learning (- 2022)
May 2014 Visiting Researcher, Human Innovation Research Center, Aoyama Gakuin University (- 2017)
Apr. 2014 Part-time Lecturer, College of Education, Psychology and Human Studies, Aoyama Gakuin University (- 2022)
Apr. 2014 Associate Professor, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo (- 2016)
Oct. 2013 Assistant Professor, Human Innovation Research Center, Aoyama Gakuin University (- 2014)
Apr. 2013 Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University (- 2014)

Apr. 2012 Researcher, Okanoya Emotional Information Project, Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency (Nagoya University) (- 2013)
Apr. 2009 Postdoctoral Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Keio University) (- 2012)
Apr. 2006 Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Kyoto University) (- 2009)
Apr. 2004 Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (- 2005)

Ph.D. (Letters) (Mar. 2009, Kyoto University)
M.A. (Letters) (Mar. 2006, Kyoto University)
B.A. (Letters) (Mar. 2004, Kyoto University)

Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2009  Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (Department of Psychology, Division of Behavioral Studies)

Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2006  Master's Course, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University (Department of Psychology, Division of Behavioral Studies)
Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2004  Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University (2002- Department of Psychology)

Apr. 1994 - Mar. 2000  Todaijigakuen Junior & Senior High School

Japanese Psychological Association

Japanese Association of Mindfulness

Japanese Association of Health Psychology
Japan Emotionology Society

Japan Society for Laughter and Humor Studies

Japan Neuroscience Society

Society for Neuroscience

Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2024  Steering Committee, Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology

Apr. 2024 - Present  Secretary General, Japan Association of Somatics & Somatic Psychology

Apr. 2024 - Present  Chairperson, Waseda University Morning Musume Society

Dec. 2023  Excellent Research Award, The 10th Annual Meeting, Japanese Association of Mindfulness  (ChaeEun Noh, Hiromitsu Miyata)

Mar. 2023  Excellent Presentation Award: Category of Ph.D. Students. 13th Society for Tokyo Young Psychologists (Francesco Saldarini, Kaho Yamasaki, Hiromitsu Miyata)

Dec. 2021  Best Poster Award, The 8th Annual Meeting, Japanese Association of Mindfulness

Nov. 2016  Japanese Psychological Association Awards for International Contributions to Psychology: Awards for Distinguished Early and Middle Career Contributions

Mar. 2016  NPO, NeuroCreative Lab: Research Grant 2015
Sep. 2012  Poster Award, The 17th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

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