Publications
Currently, ISJFC issues two periodicals regularly: “Rekishi to Minzoku (History and Folk Customs)” which serves as a bulletin of the Institute; and “Mingu Monthly,” a platform for mingu researchers to exchange views. It also engages in irregular publishing activities such as “Kanagawa University Japanese Folk Culture Monographs,” a series focusing on materials and documentation of the lives of ordinary people, research reports from commissioned projects, research material catalogues based on the findings of field surveys, and publications of diverse, style depending on the nature of the relevant research or study.
In 2023, Jomin Bunka Kenkyu, Bulletin of Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture, was created as part of the activities to commemorate the centenary of the ISJFC.
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Rekishi to Minzoku
(History and Folk Customs)Collection of research papers and seminar reports compiled by the ISJFC on specific themes
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Jomin Bunka Kenkyu: Bulletin of Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture
ISJFC Bulletin produced by staff and researchers.
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Monographs, research reports, catalogues, etc.
Reports of research results, catalogues of archived materials, etc.