Folk Materials
Materials produced for ISJFC
These materials are produced in line with research themes. Serving as records of production techniques made by artisans, the materials include forged iron samples, a collection of work clothes produced in a one-fifth scale of the original size, and wasen (Japanese boat) models by shipbuilder Kondo Tomoichiro.
Materials collected by ISJFC
These are mingu that were actually used and include materials related to clothing, agriculture, fishing, daily life, livelihood, and religious beliefs. The collection includes approximately 2,000 items of mingu from merchant families in Tsukui-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as the Yuto Haneda Collection (2,473 small ema votive plaques), the Tameichiro Yonezu Collection (approximately 2,000 pieces of handicraft made using small cuts of cloth), and the Tsutomu Watanabe Collection (1,283 pieces including Tohoku and Ainu clothing).
About using the materials
The list is updated regularly. Please contact us for materials not shown in the list.
[Contact]
Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture
Kanagawa University
Email: jomin-office@kanagawa-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-(0)45-481-5661
Fax: +81-(0)45-413-4151