Koichiro Inahata is a Professor Emeritus at Waseda University and a Visiting Professor at the School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University. He worked as a Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Head of the Research Institute for Chinese Old Book Culture at Waseda University; a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Archaeology of Peking University; a Visiting Professor at Department of Eastern Arts of Nankai University. He received the 16th Special Book Award of China in 2023. His research interests are ancient Chinese philology and archaeology. His major publications include monographs and co-authorships include Symphony of Gods and Humans: The World of Chinese Masks (神と人との交響楽 図説 中国文化百華, monograph), Fourteen Treasured and Rare Chinese Books from the Japanese Ashikaga School's Collection (日本足利学校藏国宝及珍稀汉籍十四种，42 volumes, Chief-editor), Chinese Civilization (中国の文明, translator); Introduction to Chinese Philology (中国漢字学講義, translation).