An intercultural
researcher
based in Japan.
NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
Having a voice and a face is where everything begins.
I’m drawn to stories that move across language, culture, and time. Whether it’s studying history, understanding others, or sharing your own experience, real connection happens when we truly see and hear one another.
That’s where learning starts. That’s where meaning lives.
Having a voice and a face is where everything begins.
I’m drawn to stories that move across language, culture, and time.
Whether it’s studying history, understanding others, or sharing your own experience, real connection happens when we truly see and hear one another.
That’s where learning starts. That’s where meaning lives.
INTERCULTURAL STUDY
INTERCULTURAL STUDY
INTERCULTURAL STUDY
Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
I believe learning happens when students feel seen, heard, and challenged in a meaningful way. Whether teaching university seminars or workshops for high school students, my focus is on connection: between languages, cultures, and most of all—between people. I design lessons that bring together storytelling, digital expression, and intercultural dialogue. In the classroom, students create, reflect, and share. They become not just learners of language or history, but voices in a global conversation.
Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
I believe learning happens when students feel seen, heard, and challenged in a meaningful way. Whether teaching university seminars or workshops for high school students, my focus is on connection: between languages, cultures, and most of all—between people. I design lessons that bring together storytelling, digital expression, and intercultural dialogue. In the classroom, students create, reflect, and share. They become not just learners of language or history, but voices in a global conversation.
Philosophy
Teaching Philosophy
I believe learning happens when students feel seen, heard, and challenged in a meaningful way. Whether teaching university seminars or workshops for high school students, my focus is on connection: between languages, cultures, and most of all—between people. I design lessons that bring together storytelling, digital expression, and intercultural dialogue. In the classroom, students create, reflect, and share. They become not just learners of language or history, but voices in a global conversation.
Concept
Fundamental Concept
I believe we are all interwoven beings. We live across layers of language, time, society, and experience, constantly translating ourselves in connection with others. Through media like storytelling, picture books, or digital videos, we can unfold this complexity and make it shareable. This kind of “cultural translation” helps bridge past and present, self and other, the local and the global, one human story at a time.
Concept
Fundamental Concept
I believe we are all interwoven beings. We live across layers of language, time, society, and experience, constantly translating ourselves in connection with others. Through media like storytelling, picture books, or digital videos, we can unfold this complexity and make it shareable. This kind of “cultural translation” helps bridge past and present, self and other, the local and the global, one human story at a time.
Concept
Fundamental Concept
I believe we are all interwoven beings. We live across layers of language, time, society, and experience, constantly translating ourselves in connection with others. Through media like storytelling, picture books, or digital videos, we can unfold this complexity and make it shareable. This kind of “cultural translation” helps bridge past and present, self and other, the local and the global, one human story at a time.
Research Mission 1
Interwoven Existence
Interwoven Existence is my central theoretical framework. It sees identity not as fixed, but shaped through overlapping layers of culture, language, time, and memory. This perspective allows us to explore human experience in ways that embrace complexity, offering new tools for education, storytelling, and intercultural understanding.
Research Mission 1
Interwoven Existence
Interwoven Existence is my central theoretical framework. It sees identity not as fixed, but shaped through overlapping layers of culture, language, time, and memory. This perspective allows us to explore human experience in ways that embrace complexity, offering new tools for education, storytelling, and intercultural understanding.
Research Mission 1
Interwoven Existence
Interwoven Existence is my central theoretical framework. It sees identity not as fixed, but shaped through overlapping layers of culture, language, time, and memory. This perspective allows us to explore human experience in ways that embrace complexity, offering new tools for education, storytelling, and intercultural understanding.
Research Mission 2
Intercultural Historical Competence
Intercultural Historical Competence is a pedagogical model I developed to help learners relate to history as lived human experience. Using humorous Edo-period books and commoner perspectives, this approach trains students to read the past with empathy and speak about it meaningfully in today’s global world.
Research Mission 2
Intercultural Historical Competence
Intercultural Historical Competence is a pedagogical model I developed to help learners relate to history as lived human experience. Using humorous Edo-period books and commoner perspectives, this approach trains students to read the past with empathy and speak about it meaningfully in today’s global world.
Research Mission 2
Intercultural Historical Competence
Intercultural Historical Competence is a pedagogical model I developed to help learners relate to history as lived human experience. Using humorous Edo-period books and commoner perspectives, this approach trains students to read the past with empathy and speak about it meaningfully in today’s global world.
Research Mission 3
Video-Based Intercultural Learning (iDMC Model)
I created a classroom model where students produce 1-minute spontaneous videos in English to explain Japanese culture to a global audience. This method—called the iDMC Model—trains fluency, intercultural awareness, and digital literacy simultaneously. It’s been used in high schools, universities, and teacher workshops, offering a simple yet powerful way to humanize global communication through student-created media.
Research Mission 3
Video-Based Intercultural Learning (iDMC Model)
I created a classroom model where students produce 1-minute spontaneous videos in English to explain Japanese culture to a global audience. This method—called the iDMC Model—trains fluency, intercultural awareness, and digital literacy simultaneously. It’s been used in high schools, universities, and teacher workshops, offering a simple yet powerful way to humanize global communication through student-created media.
Research Mission 3
Video-Based Intercultural Learning (iDMC Model)
I created a classroom model where students produce 1-minute spontaneous videos in English to explain Japanese culture to a global audience. This method—called the iDMC Model—trains fluency, intercultural awareness, and digital literacy simultaneously. It’s been used in high schools, universities, and teacher workshops, offering a simple yet powerful way to humanize global communication through student-created media.
WORKS
WORKS
WORKS
I explore how individuals navigate layered identities through language, culture, and history. My key concepts: Interwoven Existence and Intercultural Historical Competence. How to bridge the past and present, encouraging students and readers to see culture not as fixed, but as something lived, shared, and translated.
ABOUT ME
I’m Andrea Csendom, a researcher and educator from Hungary, currently based in Japan.
My work bridges cultures, languages, and eras,exploring how we express, understand, and share who we are.
I teach at Osaka University and run a bilingual YouTube channel where I explore Japanese culture and history.
But more than just explaining the past, I’m passionate about helping people communicate their culture clearly, confidently, and with their true voice.
For me, education is not only about learning.It’s about creating space for expression, connection, and mutual understanding.
I’m Andrea Csendom, a researcher and educator from Hungary, currently based in Japan.
My work bridges cultures, languages, and eras,exploring how we express, understand, and share who we are.
I teach at Osaka University and run a bilingual YouTube channel where I explore Japanese culture and history.
But more than just explaining the past, I’m passionate about helping people communicate their culture clearly, confidently, and with their true voice.
For me, education is not only about learning.
It’s about creating space for expression, connection, and mutual understanding.
I’m Andrea Csendom, a researcher and educator from Hungary, currently based in Japan.
My work bridges cultures, languages, and eras,exploring how we express, understand, and share who we are.
I teach at Osaka University and run a bilingual YouTube channel where I explore Japanese culture and history.
But more than just explaining the past, I’m passionate about helping people communicate their culture clearly, confidently, and with their true voice.
For me, education is not only about learning.
It’s about creating space for expression, connection, and mutual understanding.
Biography
Birth
Originally from Debrecen, Hungary
Birth
Originally from Debrecen, Hungary
Birth
Originally from Debrecen, Hungary
Birth
Originally from Debrecen, Hungary
2015
Completed M.A. in Social Studies at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
2015
Completed M.A. in Social Studies at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
2015
Completed M.A. in Social Studies at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
2015
Completed M.A. in Social Studies at Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo
2021
Received a Ph.D. in Japanese Cultural Studies from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2021
Received a Ph.D. in Japanese Cultural Studies from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2021
Received a Ph.D. in Japanese Cultural Studies from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2021
Received a Ph.D. in Japanese Cultural Studies from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
2023 to 2025
Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2023 to 2025
Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2023 to 2025
Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2023 to 2025
Visiting Scholar at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
2025
Assistant Professor at the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka University
2025
Assistant Professor at the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka University
2025
Assistant Professor at the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka University
2025
Assistant Professor at the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka University
Social Contribution Activities
July 2025–Present
Japanese Culture Research Group, Japanese Association for International Student Education, JAISE
July 2025–Present
Japanese Culture Research Group, Japanese Association for International Student Education, JAISE
July 2025–Present
Japanese Culture Research Group, Japanese Association for International Student Education, JAISE
July 2025–Present
Japanese Culture Research Group, Japanese Association for International Student Education, JAISE
September 2024 to March 2025
Guest lectures and outreach classes at high schools and civic organizations
September 2024 to March 2025
Guest lectures and outreach classes at high schools and civic organizations
September 2024 to March 2025
Guest lectures and outreach classes at high schools and civic organizations
September 2024 to March 2025
Guest lectures and outreach classes at high schools and civic organizations
April 2024–March 2025
Lecturer, JSPS “Science Dialogue” Program
April 2024–March 2025
Lecturer, JSPS “Science Dialogue” Program
April 2024–March 2025
Lecturer, JSPS “Science Dialogue” Program
April 2024–March 2025
Lecturer, JSPS “Science Dialogue” Program
August 2023 – March 2025
Foreign Resident Committee Member, Mitaka International Roundtable Conference
August 2023 – March 2025
Foreign Resident Committee Member, Mitaka International Roundtable Conference
August 2023 – March 2025
Foreign Resident Committee Member, Mitaka International Roundtable Conference
August 2023 – March 2025
Foreign Resident Committee Member, Mitaka International Roundtable Conference
Selected Awards
2011
3rd Prize, National Scientific Students’ Conference (Hungary, Humanities – East Asian Studies): “Japan and Impressionism: The Effect of Ukiyo-e”
2011
3rd Prize, National Scientific Students’ Conference (Hungary, Humanities – East Asian Studies): “Japan and Impressionism: The Effect of Ukiyo-e”
2011
3rd Prize, National Scientific Students’ Conference (Hungary, Humanities – East Asian Studies): “Japan and Impressionism: The Effect of Ukiyo-e”
2011
3rd Prize, National Scientific Students’ Conference (Hungary, Humanities – East Asian Studies): “Japan and Impressionism: The Effect of Ukiyo-e”
2010
Finalist, Takano Chōei Literary Award: “The Death of Csenge”
2010
Finalist, Takano Chōei Literary Award: “The Death of Csenge”
2010
Finalist, Takano Chōei Literary Award: “The Death of Csenge”
2010
Finalist, Takano Chōei Literary Award: “The Death of Csenge”
2009
2nd Prize, Japanese Language Speech Contest (Advanced category, Hungary): “Gratitude”
2009
2nd Prize, Japanese Language Speech Contest (Advanced category, Hungary): “Gratitude”
2009
2nd Prize, Japanese Language Speech Contest (Advanced category, Hungary): “Gratitude”
2009
2nd Prize, Japanese Language Speech Contest (Advanced category, Hungary): “Gratitude”
Professional Affiliations
EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
EAJS (European Association for Japanese Studies)
JAISE (Japan Association for International Student Education)
JAISE (Japan Association for International Student Education)
JAISE (Japan Association for International Student Education)
JAISE (Japan Association for International Student Education)
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence – Interdisciplinary Working Group Member
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence – Interdisciplinary Working Group Member
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence – Interdisciplinary Working Group Member
World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence – Interdisciplinary Working Group Member
JALC (Japan Association for Language and Culture)
JALC (Japan Association for Language and Culture)
JALC (Japan Association for Language and Culture)
JALC (Japan Association for Language and Culture)
Early Modern Japanese Literature Association
Early Modern Japanese Literature Association
Early Modern Japanese Literature Association
Early Modern Japanese Literature Association
JSA (Japan Studies Association – USA)
JSA (Japan Studies Association – USA)
JSA (Japan Studies Association – USA)
JSA (Japan Studies Association – USA)
Publishing
2021
From the Dream of Kinkin Sensei to the Fight between Good and Bad Souls: Hungarian Translation of Three Kibyōshi from the End of the 18th Century
Ráció Publishing (ISBN: 9786155675522)
2021
From the Dream of Kinkin Sensei to the Fight between Good and Bad Souls: Hungarian Translation of Three Kibyōshi from the End of the 18th Century
Ráció Publishing (ISBN: 9786155675522)
2021
From the Dream of Kinkin Sensei to the Fight between Good and Bad Souls: Hungarian Translation of Three Kibyōshi from the End of the 18th Century
Ráció Publishing (ISBN: 9786155675522)
2021
From the Dream of Kinkin Sensei to the Fight between Good and Bad Souls: Hungarian Translation of Three Kibyōshi from the End of the 18th Century
Ráció Publishing (ISBN: 9786155675522)
