神奈川大学日本常民文化研究所

About the ISJFC

Organization

Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture,
Kanagawa University Organization Structure

Members of ISJFC

President Director ◯Executive Board Member

[KEY]Name (Position)
Ⅰ:Title Ⅱ:Degree Ⅲ:Area of Expertise

ARAKAKI Yumeno

Ⅰ:Assistant Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Folklore Studies

DOYO Daisuke

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D. in Engineering
Ⅲ:Industrial Engineering, Digital Fabrication

HIRAI Makoto

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Kanagawa University 
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Human Geography, Regional Geography

HIRAYAMA Noboru 

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:History of Modern Japan

HIROTA Ritsuko

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kanagawa University Ⅱ:Ph.D 
Ⅲ:Chinese Ritual Ceremonies, Chinese Ritual Performing Arts, Chinese Folklore

KANEMAKI Takahiko

Ⅰ:Fixed-term Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Building Engineering, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Architectural history and design

KANG Myungchae

Ⅰ:Fixed-term Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Building Engineering, Kanagawa University 
Ⅱ:Ph.D
Ⅲ:History of Japan's Modern Architecture, History of Korea's Modern Architecture

KINOSHITA Naoyuki

Ⅰ:Project Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅲ:History of Arts in Japan, Museology, Cultural Resources Studies

KON Masaaki (Executive Board Member)

Ⅰ:Project Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅲ:Folklore, History of Boats and Ships

KURUSHIMA Noriko

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅲ:Japanese History

MAEDA Yoshihiko

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅲ:Ancient Japanese History

MARUYAMA Yasuaki

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University 
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Folklore

NAKABAYASHI Hirokazu (Executive Board Member)

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Chinese History

OKAWA Hiromu

Ⅰ : Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ : Modern Japanese History

OGUMA Makoto

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Folklore, Comparative Cultural Studies

SEKIGUCHI Hiroo (Executive Board Member)

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Early Modern Japanese History

SENSUI Hidekazu (Executive Board Member)

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:DPhil Ⅲ:Social Anthropology

SHIITADA Atsushi

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Modern Japanese History, History of Ryukyu

SUNAMI Soichiro

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Buddhist Folklore, Material Culture Studies

SUZAKI Fumiyo

Ⅰ:Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Building Engineering, Kanagawa University 
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:History of Housing, History of Kitchen, History of Modern Architecture

TAKAGI Ryo

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Cultural Anthropology, Southeast Asian (Thai) Studies

UCHIDA Seizo

Ⅰ:Project Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Building Engineering, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:History of Japanese Architecture

YAMAMOTO Shino

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Folklore, Travel Culture

YASUMURO Satoru(Director)

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Folklore (subsistence economy, environment), Material Culture

YOSHIZAWA Tatsuya

Ⅰ: Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Kanagawa University 
Ⅱ: Ph.D Ⅲ:Experimental Psychology, Perceptual Psychology, Visual Science, Color Psychology

ZHOU Xing

Ⅰ:Professor, Faculty of Cross-Cultural and Japanese Studies, Kanagawa University
Ⅱ:Ph.D Ⅲ:Chinese folklore, Chinese cultural anthropology

*The degree section is included only for members with a Ph.D.