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Silk Road Studies Research Group 2026 Winter

Saturday, January 10, 2026 13:30-17:30
Sunday, January 11, 2026 9:30-12:20

At this seminar, research presentations will be given on the theme of "Merchants and Trade on the Silk Road."

Date and time	time	Contents
Saturday, January 10, 2026 13:30-17:30	13：30～13：40	Opening remarks and purpose explanation
	13：40～14：50	[Reporter] Masaharu Arakawa The Tang Empire's Transportation System and the Sogdian Trade Activities
	14：50～15：00	Break
	15：00～16：10	[Reporter] Shigeo Saito Ancient Turkic nomads and trading activities
	16：10～16：20	Break
	16：20～17：30	[Reporter] Yutaka Yoshida From a letter from a Sogdian merchant
	18：00～	Social gathering (local participants only)
Sunday, January 10, 2026 9:30-12:20	9：30～9：40	Opening Remarks
	9：40～10：50	[Reporter] Megumi Fukushima Tales of the Hu People Gathering Treasures in the Five Dynasties of the Tang Dynasty and the Sogdians
	10：50～11：00	Break
	11：00～12：10	[Reporter] Tomoko Morikawa Persian Merchants and the Land and Sea Silk Road: From "Huihuiguan Translations" to "Yakushi Long and Short Stories"
	12：10～12：20	Closing Remarks

Silk Road Studies Research Group 2026 Winter

Research Institute of Cultural Properties, Teikyo University /Kyrgyz Republic National Academy of Sciences

Everyone is welcome to attend

100 people

Free

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Research Institute of Cultural Properties, Teikyo University