Summary
Kunisuke Hirano is an associate professor based in Tokyo with nine years of experience researching and teaching Japanese language, cultural anthropology, and alternative education in Japan. He has taught Japanese at multiple U.S. universities and completed advanced study in anthropology at The University of Tokyo, Boston University, and the University of Michigan. Before his academic career he contributed to Japan’s civil service examination design, bringing practical assessment expertise to his research on non-traditional school curricula. His work bridges classroom practice, comparative education policy, and applied testing methods, offering insights into how alternative schooling shapes civic and cultural outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of Tokyo
Certification, Japanese Pedagogy, Certification, Japanese Pedagogy at Portland State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Applied Anthropology, Master of Arts (M.A.), Applied Anthropology at Boston University
Japanese, English