Oka Eriko

Professor at Kansai University, where she teaches in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering. She is also the deputy chair of the Gendai Washitsu no Kai, a group active in handing down the culture of Japan’s traditional home architecture to future generations. Born in Osaka, she earned her doctorate in engineering from Osaka University. A specialist in the science of residential environments and urban planning, she is the author of works including Washitsugaku (The Science of the Washitsu), Tetsudō to kōgai (Railways and Suburbia), and Washitsu raisan (In Praise of the Washitsu).