International Center for Folk Culture Studies

Joint Research Projects

[Second Term] Joint research projects(regular projects) 1. Research on the history of maritime areas and people

• An Ethnographical Study of Traditional Female Divers in Taiwan Called Hailu, with the Aim of Developing Research on Traditional Female Divers in East Asia and the Pacific Rim
• Comparison of traditional wooden boat building and sailing techniques of East Asia

2. Research on mingu materials

• Fundamental Research on Functional Analysis of Mingu

3. Research on the material collections of the ISJFC

4. Research on folk culture

• Research on the activities of Shibusawa Fisheries History Laboratory in the prewar period

[Second Term] Joint research projects (grant project)

• Japanese Immigrants in Brazil and Their Lives As Seen through Mingu in Registro, the State of Sao Paulo
• Comprehensive Study of Archival Documents on a Kumano Pirate Clan – the Koyama Family
• Acceptance and Use of Folklore Studies by the Young Generation in the Prewar Showa Period
• Historical Study of Deep Sea Fishing in Oshima, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture: Focus on Materials Salvaged from Great East Japan Earthquake
• Basic study on the research activities of the Attic Museum —Examination, analysis and folkloristic observations on the Oki research
• Study on Moriharu Kawarada’s application of herbal knowledge in modern industry

[First Term] 1. Integrated research on traditional maritime communities

• Comparative Research on Fishing Ground Use
• Integrated Research on the History of Marine Products in the Waters around the Japanese Archipelago
• Comparative Research on Traditional Boat-Building Techniques around the Pacific Rim

2. Presentation of folk implements and artifacts as cultural resources

• Basic Research on Nomenclature of Mingu (Folk Implements)
• Comparative Cultural History from the Perspective of East Asian Mingu and Material Culture

3. Systematization of nonwritten materials (Ebiki, physical techniques, landscape design)

• Comparative Study of Asian Ritual Performing Arts

4. Presentation of film materials as cultural resources

• Objects, Bodies, and Representation in the Attic Films and Photographs

5. Development of systems for sharing folk culture materials

• Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology during World War II and the Occupation