Uozumi Takashi

Professor at the Open University of Japan. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture in 1953. Specialties are Japanese thought, existential theory, and physical culture. Completed doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo, earning a PhD in literature. Professor at International Budō University until 2014. Sheds light on the true Miyamoto Musashi hidden in novels and legends by analyzing new materials and Gorin no sho (The Book of Five Rings). Works include Miyamoto Musashi—Nipponjin no michi (Miyamoto Musashi: The Way of the Japanese) and Bungaku geijitsu budō kara miru Nippon bunka (Japanese Culture Seen In Literature, Art, and Martial Arts).