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 Japanese Modern Architecture, History of Korean Modern Architecture

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

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

SEKIGUCHI Hiroo

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

SENSUI Hidekazu

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

TATSUMI Masako

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

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

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.