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Associate Professor
Aichi Gakuin University, Literature Department / International Culture Course
Year 1964 Born in Nagoya city, Aichi
Year 1998 Graduated University of Pennsylvania Postgraduate school (US)
Doctor Course in sociology Ph.D. in Sociology
Year 2001~ Associate Professor at Aichi Gakuin University, Literature Department / International Culture Course
Member of research fellowship at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Director of Japan Association for Transpersonal Psycology / Phychiatry

Main subject is sociology of religion such as new age holistic pshycology researching especially spirituality culture in modern world.

BOOKS
SPIRITUALITY IN MODERN WORLD / Keisuisha 2003
YOGA SUTRA FOR MODERN MAN written by Gregor Maehle, trannlated by Masayuki Ito /Sanchoh Shuppan 2009