Researchers
Director-General
| HIRAKAWA Minami | Ancient local societies: A study of excavated written materials |
Museum Science Division
Prof.
| ADACHI Fumio | Information systems for historical research and exhibition |
| OKUBO Jun'ichi | Study of Ukiyo-e, Study of landscape in later Edo period |
| SAITO Tsutomu | Chemical studies of materials, manufacturing-technique and provenance on cultural properties |
| TAMAI Tetsuo | A worldwide historical comparative study of cities and dwellings centered upon East Asia, The transformation process of urban space in the Japanese archipelago from the mediaeval to the early-modern period, A reconstruction of Japanese architectural history based on archaeological excavation and historic pictorial materials |
| HIDAKA Kaori | History of Japanese lacquerwork |
Assoc. Prof.
| KOSETO Emi | Chemical analysis of cultural properties, Studies in the relationship between environments and deterioration of cultural objects |
| SAKAMOTO Minoru | Dating and provenance research on historical and archaeological materials by isotope study |
| SAWADA Kazuto | Relationship between material, technique and idea of clothes, Vestment of Buddhist priest mainly in Muromachi period |
| SUZUKI Takuzi | Study of museum information systems to support research activities, exhibition, and public relations: Especially interested in information processing of color and image. |
| NAGASHIMA Masaharu | Historical materials from the standpoint of technological history and cultural history by nondestructive research methods, Materials involved in lacquer and pigments in terms of technological history and cultural history |
| MIYATA Kimiyoshi | Studies on digital imaging methods for museum objects and its applications |
Assist. Prof.
| SATO Yuuka | Research on designing, documenting and evaluating learning environments, Research on designing, documenting and evaluating communication in museum |
History Division
Prof.
| IHARA Kesao | Life history in the medieval village, Lending relationship history, Togoku manaor history, Medieval noble history, Medieval temple history |
| KOJIMA Michihiro | Towns, villages, and castles in medieval Japan, Museum education |
| NITO Atsushi | Establishment process of Japanese ancient capital cities, Theoretical study of ancient sovereignty, Ancient local societies |
| HIGUCHI Takehiro | Former Bakufu retainers |
Assoc. Prof.
| IWABUCHI Reiji | History of Pre modern city |
| OGURA Shigeji | History of Shinto shrine system in ancient Japan, Historical studies of the Imperial Court libraries in premodern Japan |
| TAKAHASHI Kazuki | Studies of Shoen system, Studies of the medieval documents |
| HARAYAMA Kosuke | Research on formations and changes of the Japanese consumer society in the postwar Period, Research on black markets in 1940':especially focusing on conflicts between peoples daily life and economical controls under the occupation policy of GHQ/SCAP, Research on influences of health policies on rural areas in the rapid economic growth period |
Assist. Prof.
| YOSHIMURA Satoko | Anthropological study on the use and management of the forest areas in Japan, Anthropological study on the socio-ecological adaptation of the pastoral people Himba in Namibia |
Archaeology Division
Prof.
| NISHIMOTO Toyohiro | Environmental archaeology in the Jomon and Yayoi periods |
| HIROSE Kazuo | A study of political structure in the Kofun period |
| FUJIO Shin'ichiro | Transition to agriculture in prehistory, The history of iron production |
Assoc. Prof.
| UENO Yoshifumi | Archaeological study of ancient East Asia |
| TAKATA Kanta | |
| NISHITANI Masaru | Historical change of Subsistence, Shifting cultivation, Rice field, Market |
| HAYASHIBE Hitoshi | Study on formation process of imperial palaces and capitals in ancient Japan, Comparative study on imperial palaces and capitals in East Asia, Archaeological study on ancient local communifies |
| MURAKI Jiro | Archaeological studies in the middle ages |
| YAMADA Yasuhiro |
Assist. Prof.
| KUDO Yuichiro | Archaeolocal study of the human-environment interaction in prehistory |
Folklore and Folklife Division
Prof.
| SEKIZAWA Mayumi | Comprehensive studies in folklore, especially the research on cult groups and rituals, and folkloric study of the old, view of life and death, discussion on the transformation and transmission of folklore |
| TSUNEMITSU Toru | A study of oral tradition |
| MATSUO Kouichi | Research on rituals at temples and shrines in Nara, and the magic and ritual of craftsmen, and research on spirit idea and rituals of fork shaman on priests |
Assoc. Prof.
| AOKI Takahiro | Sake brewing industry, Formative process of moral precepts |
| UCHIDA Junko | Research on ethnographic audio-visual |
| KOIKE Jun'ichi | Folk belief |
| SHIBASAKI Shigemitsu | |
| YAMADA Shinya | Funeral ritual and cultural concept of death, Modern society and folk culture, Death and life studies |
Assist. Prof.
| MATSUDA Mutsuhiko | Study on subsistence and human movement caused by subsistence |
