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toko kawai

2015-16
Survey and Guide 2015 –16
Survey and Guide for
2015–16
(Fiscal year April 1, 2015– March 31, 2016)
Contents
Preface
1
Purpose and Functions
2
History
3
Former Directors-General
4
Organization
4
Facilities
6
Staff Members
7
Research Activities
10
Center for Research Development
20
Research Center for Cultural Resources 22
Center for International Academic
Exchange
24
Materials and Information
Collection and Storage,
and Public Relations
26
Materials and Databases
26
Exhibitions
30
Partnership between the Museum and Society
37
International Cooperation
38
Events and Public Relations
39
National Institutes for the
Humanities
44
SOKENDAI ( The Graduate University
for Advanced Studies)
46
General Information
48
Cover: Bride's costume, South Asia.
Preface
The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research institute
and museum that provides graduate-level training in anthropology
and ethnology. It was founded in 1974 as an Inter-University
Research Institute. Since April 2004, it has been a member of the
National Institute for the Humanities (NIHU) as a part of the InterUniversity Research Institute Corporation.
Minpaku researchers conduct research on societies, cultures, and
the changes brought about by globalization at sites worldwide. They
also organize Core Research Projects, Inter-University Research
Projects, International Symposia and other academic meetings,
and contribute to promoting interdisciplinary research on mankind
and culture by hosting more than 1,000 researchers from Japan and
other countries. In pursuit of deeper understanding of cultures and
values in the places where research is conducted, they also collect
and preserve artifacts, audio-video, and documentary materials.
Minpaku displays those research results in new types of exhibits.
It also provides information about them through publications,
lectures, symposia, our website and mass media. Functioning as a
center for academic information, Minpaku also makes materials and
information widely available for use by researcher communities and
private citizens. As an Inter-University Research Institute committed
to fostering young talent in cultural anthropology and related fields,
Minpaku also offers Ph.D. programs through the School of Cultural
and Social Studies of the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
People, goods, and information now flow freely around the globe,
making it easy to obtain what we want. As a result, our lives have
become more convenient. At the same time, however, dominant
values and cultural elements are affecting societies and cultures
everywhere, resulting in dramatic changes that affect not only the
contexts of our daily lives but also how we think about them. As
globalization advances, local and ethnic tensions and conflicts
intensify, gaps in access to wealth and information increase, and
friction and disputes arising from cultural and religious differences
are becoming ever more common.
As humanity confronts these issues, the importance of cultural
anthropology and of the evidence provided by anthropological
research on other cultures as well as our own is growing. How we
will respond to the spirit of inquiry and the thirst for knowledge that
more and more people bring to our work is an issue with which we
must grapple seriously.
We want Minpaku to be a “forum for learning,” where everyone
can enjoy new discoveries, enrich their knowledge, and become
better informed.
Your ongoing guidance and support for Minpaku are profoundly
appreciated.
SUDO Ken’ichi
Director-General
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Purpose and Functions
Purpose
The National Museum of Ethnology conducts anthropological and ethnological research and aims to promote a general
understanding and awareness of peoples, societies and cultures around the world through the collection and conservation
of ethnographic materials and public exhibitions. Minpaku was established in 1974 as an Inter-University Research
Institute under the “Law to amend part of the National School Establishment Law” (No. 81, 1974) . In April, 2004 it made a
fresh start as a member of the National Institutes for the Humanities, under the “National University Corporation Law” (No.
112, 2003) .
Functions
Research
Institute
Joint
Research
As an Inter-University Research Institute, the Museum supports and organizes joint research projects with researchers
from other academic institutions. Materials collected and stored in the Museum are used widely by those researchers.
Information
Center
Over the years, the Museum has collected and maintained a great variety of ethnological research materials. These
include artifacts, audiovisual records, books and other forms of research data. The Museum is also a repository for
the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). Information about these materials is provided to researchers via computer
databases.
The research results of the Museum are open to the public through exhibitions. Minpaku emphasizes the close-linkage
between research and exhibition as a basic policy, and its academic staff participate in planning and organizing
exhibitions. The main halls display regional and cross-cultural exhibitions. The former displays cultures and societies
in major regions, such as Oceania and the Americas, whereas the latter emphasizes cultural elements such as music
and language, which are shared across human societies.
Thematic Exhibitions are also held occasionally. These focus on rapidly changing global situations and feature
current research in cultural anthropology and ethnology. The Museum also presents, Special Exhibitions in spring
and/or fall, in the Special Exhibition Hall.
Exhibitions
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The Museum functions as a research institute equipped with a museum. It serves as a research center for anthropology
and ethnology, providing information and research results to academic communities and the general public through
publications, exhibitions, and other means.
Social
Contributions
Also with the objective of presenting its latest research findings to the public, the Museum offers academic lecture
programs, seminars, the Weekend Salon, special lectures and performances, ﬁlm shows, and various workshops.
The Museum also organizes intensive courses on museology and various projects for other museums as part of its
international cooperation activities.
Graduate
Programs
The School of Cultural and Social Studies of SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), based at the
Inter-University Research Institute, is located at the Museum. It has two courses: Regional Studies and Comparative
Studies. These Departments offer research training programs leading to the Ph.D. degree with the aim of producing
unique professional scholars. The Museum also cooperates with other universities in training graduate students
enrolled in doctoral programs.
History
1935
A plan to establish an ethnological museum of Japan as an incorporated foundation is developed under the leadership of SHIBUSAWA Keizo and
SHIRATORI Kurakichi.
1964
The Japanese Society of Ethnology, the Anthropological Society of Nippon, the Japanese Archaeological Association, the Folklore Society of Japan, and the
Japanese Association of Ethnology jointly submit to the Minister of Education and other relevant authorities a request to establish a national ethnological
research museum.
1972
A research council (chaired by KUWAHARA Takeo) conducts a feasibility study on the establishment of a National Ethnological Research Museum. A basic
concept plan for the museum is submitted to the Minister of Education.
1973
1974
A preparatory council for the establishment of a National Ethnological Research Museum (tentative name) and a preparation office are set up.
1975
A collection of folklore reference materials (28,432 items) owned by the former Ministry of Education Archive were transferred from the National Institute
of Japanese Literature.
1977
The Museum buildings (28,778m2) are completed and the surrounding area is landscaped. An opening ceremony is held.
Exhibitions on Oceania, the Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia, Music, Language, Southeast Asia, and East Asia (Japanese Culture), as well as the
Videotheque are opened to the public.
1978
1979
Long-term and carefully organized “Special Projects” are started as key components of ethnological research.
The National Museum of Ethnology is founded under the “Law to amend part of the National School Establishment Law” (No. 81, 1974), with an
Administration Department, an Information and Documentation Center, and five Research Departments.
Collecting artifacts from overseas was started in Papua New Guinea.
The fourth Exhibition Hall (1,272m 2), which accommodates an additional exhibition on East Asia (Japanese Culture), is completed and opened to the
public.
Exhibitions on Central and North Asia, and East Asia (Ainu [Aynu] Culture) are opened to the public.
1981
1983
The Auditorium (3,704m2) is completed.
1984
1987
1989
The tenth anniversary of the Museum's founding is celebrated. “A Ten-Year History of the National Museum of Ethnology” is published.
1993
1994
The main Museum building is expanded and a joint research facility (891m2) is completed.
The eighth Exhibition Hall and other facilities (4,816m 2) are completed. The exhibition on East Asia (Cultures of the Korean Peninsula and Regional
Cultures of China) is opened to the public.
The tenth anniversary of the Museum’s opening to the public is celebrated.
The School of Cultural and Social Studies (with the Department of Regional Studies and the Department of Comparative Studies) of the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies is established within the Museum.
The Special Exhibition Hall and the library stacks (5,292m2) are completed.
The first special exhibition, “The Great Andes Civilization: Inca, the Reviving Empire of the Sun” is organized to celebrate the completion of the Special
Exhibition Hall.
The 20th anniversary of the Museum's founding is celebrated.
The Japan Center for Area Studies is established. (Discontinued in FY2005)
1995
Owing to damage caused by the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake, the entire collection is closed for 45 days. (Earthquake-proof reinforced construction
was retrofitted between 2002 and 2003)
The Center of Excellence (COE) program is established: “Pioneering Research for the Development of New Ethnological Studies Using Multimedia in the
Global Era.” (Concluded at the end of FY1999)
1996
The seventh Exhibition Hall (6,439m2) is completed.
Exhibitions on Language and Southeast Asia are renovated.
An audio-visual gallery, the Materiatheque, and the exhibition on South Asia are opened.
1997
1998
The 20th anniversary of the Museum’s opening to the public is celebrated.
1999
2000
The Minpaku “Digital Guide and Study Area” are completed and opened to the public.
2004
As authorized by the National University Corporation Act (Act No. 112 of 2003), the National Institutes for the Humanities, as part of the Inter-University
Research Institute, is established.
The former system of 4 research departments and 1 research center is reorganized into a system with 3 research departments and 2 centers.
To facilitate joint research, screening by the Joint Research Committee, whose members include representatives from the research community, is
established and the scope of the call for joint research applications expanded.
Editing of a book entitled A Thirty-Year History of the National Museum of Ethnology is one of the earliest commemorative events started in preparation
for the 30th anniversary. (The book is published in March 2006.)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
The Minpaku Collections Help Desk opens.
2011
2012
2013
After renovation, the Oceania and America galleries are re-opened to the public.
2014
2015
After renovation, the East Asia–Culture of the Korean Peninsula, Regional Cultures of China, and Culture of Japan galleries are re-opened to the public.
Following the enactment of the Ministerial Ordinance to revise part of the administrative rules for the Inter-University Research Institute (Ordinance of
the Ministry of Education No. 24 of 1998), the five research departments are reorganized into four research departments and one research facility.
A renovated exhibition on the cultures of the Korean Peninsula is opened.
Partial renovation of the Museum exhibitions continued until 2003.
Commemorative events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Museum are held, including a commemorative ceremony in November.
A collaborative agreement is signed with the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology.
After renovation, the Africa and West Asia galleries are re-opened to the public.
After renovation, the Music and Language galleries are re-opened to the public.
New systems are consolidated including the establishment of the Center for International Academic Exchange.
After renovation, the Europe gallery and Information Zone are re-opened to the public.
After renovation, the East Asia–Culture of Japan gallery is re-opened to the public.
Consolidation of new systems, including the Audit Office and Umesao Archives.
After renovation, the South Asia and the Southeast Asia galleries are re-opend to the public.
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Former Directors-General / Organization
Former Directors-General
First Director-General
UMESAO Tadao (deceased)
SASAKI Komei (deceased)
Audit Office
Ethnology, comparative study of civilizations
Office of Administration
Fourth Director-General
Research Cooperation
Finance
Cultural anthropology
Board of Advisors
Deputy Director-General
(in charge of research
and exchange)
Department of Social Research
Social Systems
Department of Cultural Research
Social anthropology
Director-General
Current Director-General
SUDO Ken’ichi
Social anthropology
KURIMOTO Eisei
Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
KURITA Hiroyuki
Director, Information Collaboration Center, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
MATSUDA Hiroshi
Professor, Faculty of Social Relations, Kyoto Bunkyo University
Cultural Dynamics
Umesao Archives
Professor, School of International Relations, University of Shizuoka
Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University
WATANABE Yoshio
Professor, Faculty of Letters, Kokugakuin University
Category
YAMANASHI Toshio
Director, The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Staff
YOSHIOKA Masanori
Professor, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University
IKEYA Kazunobu
Director, Department of Cultural Research, National Museum of Ethnology
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
Deputy Director-General (in charge of research and exchange), National Museum of Ethnology/
Director, Center for International Academic Exchange
Director-General
NISHIO Tetsuo
Director, Department of Social Research, National Museum of Ethnology
Audit Office
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Professor, Research Center for Cultural Resources, National Museum of Ethnology
Professor, Department of Cultural Research, National Museum of Ethnology/
Course-Director, Department of Regional Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies,
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Director, Department of Advanced Studies in Anthropology, National Museum of Ethnology
YOSHIDA Kenji
Deputy Director-General (in charge of planning and coordination), National Museum of Ethnology/
Director, Office of Information and Documentation
Applied Anthropology and Training
Programs
indicates a section for Visiting Research Fellows
indicates a section for Overseas Visiting Fellows
UENO Hiroko
TERADA Yoshitaka
Cross-disciplinary Studies
Center for International
Academic Exchange
Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
Director, Center for Research Development, National Museum of Ethnology
Information Systems and Services
Research Center for
Cultural Resources
TOMIZAWA Hisao
SUZUKI Nanami
Applied Anthropology
Information Planning
MATSUDA Motoji
Staff
as of April 1, 2015
DirectorGeneral
Prof.
Assoc.
Prof.
Assist.
Prof.
1
24
21
8
Visiting Research Fellows
8
6
14
14
Overseas Visiting Fellows
0
3
3
3
Project
Prof.
1
Subtotal
Clerical and
Technical Staff
Total
54
46
100
1
1
1
1
Office of Administration
26
26
Office of Information and Documentation
21
21
16
12
3
31
31
4
4
3
11
11
Research Center for Cultural Resources
4
5
2
11
11
Research Departments
Note: Visiting Research Fellows and Overseas Visiting Fellows are not included in the numbers given for “Staff” members.
Budget
as of April 1, 2015
FY2014
Category
Salaries
The committee meets to inspect and evaluate the Museum’s research and educational activities
at request of the Director-General.
Others
Education and research
ADACHI Jun
Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics
General management costs
HACHIMURA Kozaburo
Project Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Facilities
HIROTOMI Yasuyuki
Chairman, The Resona Foundation for Asia and Oceania
Total
HORII Yoshitane
President, KANSAI. OSAKA 21st Century Association
Note: These figures are from the revised budget.
KUROYANAGI Toshiyuki
Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency
KOIZUMI Junji
Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka University
MIWA Karoku
President, Non-Profit Organization “Japan Conservation Project”
MIYATA Ryohei
President, Tokyo University of the Arts
YAMAMOTO Matori
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
Global Studies
Office of Information and
Documentation
as of April 1, 2015
External Evaluation Committee
Theoretical Anthropology
Social Environment
The advisors discuss the Museum’s management, and operational issues of critical importance,
at request of the Director-General.
SASAHARA Ryoji
Ethnic Art and Technology
Department of Advanced
Studies in Anthropology
System
Coordinator
Governing Body
Board of Advisors
Cognition and Representation
Cultural Structure
(in charge of planning
and coordination)
External Evaluation
Commitee
April 2009–
Ethnological Dynamics
Human Environment
April 2003–March 2009
MATSUZONO Makio
4
General Affairs
History of agriculture in East and South Asia
ISHIGE Naomichi
Fifth Director-General
as of April 1, 2015
Second Director-General
Third Director-General
Organization Chart
June 1974–March 1993
FY2015
(millions of yen)
1,178
1,822
1,294
447
81
3,000
Category
(millions of yen)
1,128
1,536
1,033
503
0
2,664
Salaries
Others
Education and research
General management costs
Facilities
Total
Note: These figures are from the annual budget.
Evaluation
As a member of the National Institutes for the Humanities (one of the Inter-University Research Institute Corporations),
the Museum is implementing mid-term and annual plans based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science,
and Technology's six-year mid-term plan. Our progress to date has received high marks from the National University
Corporation Evaluation Committee. In addition, the Museum, which implements its own self-inspection and selfevaluation programs, drew up a “Self-inspection Report” to show the progress of its research and educational activities.
Through its External Evaluation Committee, the Museum reports the committee members’ comments, minutes of the
committee meetings, and the information contained in the “Self-inspection Report”. This report is distributed among
faculty, staff and other stakeholders of the Museum, and is used for making improvements in its administration.
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Facilities
Staff Members
The Basic Concept of the Museum Design
Director-General
System Coordinator
SUDO Ken’ichi
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
YOSHIDA Kenji
SONODA Naoko
Professor,
Professor,
Professor,
The Museum consists of low-rise buildings which naturally blend with the surrounding park environment. In designing the
buildings, special emphasis was placed on the aesthetics of traditional Japanese architecture. Each floor of the Museum’s
main building is composed of several blocks. While the outer walls of these blocks have no openings for natural lighting,
plenty of light is let in through the inner courtyards (patios). The patios provide a sense of openness and connection with
the outer world, and are also used as open-air exhibition space.
Each floor is designed to be dedicated to a specific purpose, namely, storage on the first floor, exhibitions on the second,
and research on the third and fourth. Elevators and staircases provide direct access to these floors. As the route is laid
out in a manner that allows for a circular trip, visitors can either go through all the exhibitions, or choose to visit certain
exhibitions of interest.
In addition, in order to make the Museum barrier-free and universally accessible, changes such as the installation of
Braille labels are ongoing.
Ground Floor 17,410 m
Entrance hall, central patio, restaurant, Special Exhibition hall,
storage area and museum shop.
Second Floor 16,830 m 2
Exhibition halls, patio, central patio, multifunctional terminal room,
administration off ices, Special Exhibition hall and auditorium
(seating capacity for 462 persons).
(in charge of planning and coordination)
Audit Office
TAKEDA Yoshimasa
Director
Office of Information
and Documentation
Department of
Social Research
Department of
Cultural Research
TAKEDA Yoshimasa
YOSHIDA Kenji
NISHIO Tetsuo
IKEYA Kazunobu
Director
Director
Director
Director
General Affairs Section
Information Planning Section
Professors
Professors
TOJIMA Yoshihiro
KAMEI Koji
ASAKURA Toshio
DEGUCHI Masayuki
Head
Head
The library, library stacks, audio-visual monitoring room and storage areas.
MIZUNO Norihito
KANEKUNI Seiji
Social structures in East Asia;
Korea, Japan
Third sector research,
civil society studies
Fourth Floor 7,207 m 2
Assistant Head
Assistant Head
HAN Min
IKEYA Kazunobu
Third Floor 7,340 m 2
2
(in charge of research and exchange)
Office of
Administration
Total area of grounds: 40,821 m2
Ground area occupied by the museum buildings: 18,177 m2
Total floor space: 52,648 m2
Basement 3,015 m 2
as of April 1, 2015
Offices of research staff members, laboratories, library stacks,
and storage area.
Rooftop 846 m 2
Social anthropology; China
Research Cooperation Section
FUJII Nobuharu
Head
KITAMURA Toshiya
Assistant Head
INTOH Michiko
Environmental anthropology,
cultural geography;
Southern Africa, Japan
Prehistory of Oceania;
Oceania, Island Southeast Asia
MORI Akiko
Head
KONAGAYA Yuki
(Joint Appointment)
Cultural anthropology,
ethnography; Central Europe,
Germany, Austria, Japan
IMANAKA Hiroyuki
Cultural ecology and cosmology;
Central Asia, Mongolia
SASAHARA Ryoji
Information Systems and Services
Section
ISHIZAKA Yasuo
Assistant Head
MATTHEWS, Peter J.
Finance Section
Ethnobotany, prehistory,
crop plant biogeography; Asia, Pacific
NAKAI Akira
NISHIO Tetsuo
Head
YAMAUCHI Koji
Assistant Head
Linguistics, Arab culture;
Middle East, North Africa
SEKI Yuji
Folk culture, performing arts; Japan
SUGIMOTO Yoshio
Social anthropology; Sri Lanka,
South India
TAKEZAWA Shoichiro
Afirican history,
history of anthropological thought;
West Africa
South American archaeology, cultural
anthropology
YOKOYAMA Hiroko
Chinese society and culture
Associate Professors
MISHIMA Teiko
Anthropology, international migration;
Senegal, West Africa
OTA Shimpei
Sociocultural anthropology;
Northeast Asia
HIROSE Koujirou
Japanese religious history, folklore
SHINMEN Mitsuhiro
Science of religion; Eastern Europe
SUZUKI Motoi
Anthropological perspectives
on development assistance evaluations
YAMANAKA Yuriko
Comparative study of traditions
on Alexander the Great;
West Asia, Iran
SATO Koji
Architectural history, ethno-architecture;
Southeast Asia, Oceania
UDAGAWA Taeko
Cultural anthropology, gender studies;
Italy, Mediterranean Europe
Assistant Professors
FUJIMOTO Toko
Central Asian studies
SAITO Reiko
Assistant Professor
YOSHIOKA Noboru
Aynu and Northern indigenous
peoples studies, material culture;
North Pacific Rim
Linguistics, South Asian studies
6
7
Department of
Advanced Studies
in Anthropology
Center for Research
Development
Research Center for
Cultural Resources
Center for
International
Academic Exchange
TERADA Yoshitaka
SUZUKI Nanami
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
Director
Director
Director
Director
NARUM, Paul
Professors
Professors
Professors
HAN Min
SAITO Akira
HIRAI Kyonosuke
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Professor,
Adjunct Instructor, Foreign Language Research and
Teaching Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Research into Variations in Cultural Expressions, and
Their Application
Ethnohistory; Latin America
Economic anthropology,
anthropology of work; Southeast Asia
Ethnoarchaeology, material culture,
Austronesian cultures;
East Asia, Formosa
SASAKI Shiro
Socioeconomic history of
reindeer-breeders and forest hunters;
Northern Asia, Siberia
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
TERADA Yoshitaka
SUZUKI Nanami
Ethnomusicology,
performing arts of Asia
culture of medicine, life-design studies,
American and European medieval
social history
IIDA Taku
Ecological anthropology, fisher studies;
Madagascar, Japan
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
Cultural anthropology, Inuit studies;
North America
TSUKADA Shigeyuki
SONODA Naoko
Conservation science
YOSHIDA Kenji
Anthropology of expressive culture;
Africa, Europe, Japan
MARUKAWA Yuzo
Ethnography of Southeast Asia;
Vietnam, Tai area
Informatics of association,
information service for cultural assets
MINAMI Makito
Ecological anthropology; South Asia
MIO Minoru
Religious anthropology;
South Asia, India
NIWA Norio
Social anthropology; Oceania
KAWAI Hironao
Social anthropology,
Ethnological studies of Han Chinese
SUGASE Akiko
Anthropology,
Middle Eastern area study
Department of Advanced
Studies in Anthropology
Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies,
Kanda University of International Studies
Anthropological Study of Korean Food Culture
Curator, The National Folk Museum of Korea (Korea)
July 1, 2014 - June 29, 2015
The Improving Access to Collections Using Digital Signage
Cultural Dynamics Section
Applied Anthropology Section
IIZUMI Naoko
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
Associate professor,
Department of Advanced Studies
in Anthropology
Chairperson, Department of Japanese Sign Language
Interpretation, Setagaya Welfare Professional Training
College
Implementing Curricula for Training Academic Sign
Language Interpreters and Their Evaluation
MATTHEWS, Peter J.
Professor,
SAITO Akira
FUKUOKA Shota
YAMANAKA Yuriko
Associate Professor,
HAYASHI Isao
Research Associates
in Anthropology
Social Environment Section
SUENARI Michio
Visiting Researcher, Research Institute of Asian Cultures
Anthropological Research on the Changes
of Ancestral Cults in East Asia
Social structure, cosmology,
risk and disaster; Melanesia,
Polynesia, Japan
Umesao Archives
Cultural Dynamics Section
HIDAKA Shingo
Director
CHEN Tien-shi
Conservation science
UEBA Yoko
Textile and handcraft;
South Asia, Middle East
YAMAMOTO Yasunori
Museum informatics
ITO Atsunori
Native American studies,
indigenous arts and intellectual
property issues
KIM Chang-ho
HAYASHI Fumiki
Professor,
Professor,
in Anthropology
Ethnomusicology; Southeast Asia,
Indonesia
Applied Anthropology Section
INTOH Michiko
KASHINAGA Masao
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies
Ethnohistory; Southern China
Linguistics, Austronesian languages
MATSUO-GOGATE Mizuho
NOBUTA Toshihiro
Visiting Research Fellows
YOSHIDA Kenji
Professor,
Research Center for Cultural
Resources
KAWASE Itsushi
Chief Instructor, Sign Language Interpretation Course,
College of the National Rehabilitation Center
for Persons with Disabilities
A Research Project to Develop a Method
for Teaching Sign Language Linguistics Based
on Features of Japanese Sign Language
IITAKA Shingo
Lecturer, Faculty of Cultural Studies, University of Kochi
Historical Anthropological Study on Memory and
Records of Japanese Administration
in Asia and Pacific Region
OSUGI Yutaka
Professor, Research and Support Center
on Higher Education for the Hearing Impaired
and Visually Impaired, Tsukuba University of Technology
A Preliminary Survey toward the Establishment
of a Sign Linguistics Initiative
SEKIMOTO Teruo
Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
An Anthropological Study of Humans and Textiles
KITAHARA Jirota
Associate Professor, Center for Ainu and Indigenous
Studies, Hokkaido University
Comparative Study between the Aynu, Japan and
Neighboring Cultures
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
A Study on the Construction and Maintenance
of Micro-regional Communality on Multi-cultural
Landscapes
Culture and information science,
Archaeological information
ORBELYAN, Gevorg
Vice Director, Yerevan History Museum (Armenia)
December 14, 2015 - November 24, 2016
An Anthropological Study of Museums and Community
SAM Sam-Ang
Dean, Faculty of Arts, Letters & Humanities,
Paññasastra University of Cambodia
Advisor (Rank: Vice Minister),
Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (Cambodia)
August 10, 2015 - July 29, 2016
A Study on the Role of Audiovisual Resources in
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
WILDE, Guillermo
Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Social Studies,
National University of San Martín (Argentina)
January 16, 2015 - January 14, 2016
A Comparative Study on Christian Missionary Work and
Cultural Accommodation in Latin America and Asia
Professor, Department of Architecture
and Building Engineering, College of Engineering,
Shibaura Institute of Technology
A Comparative Study on the Construction
of Wooden Architecture in Southeast Asia
Those who have been or will be in Minpaku in FY2015,
as of April 1, 2015.
(In alphabetical order by family name.)
TAKAGI Ryo
Research Fellows
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration,
Kanagawa University
Social Movements in Thailand: An Anthropological Study
HAMADA Akinori
Research on Academic Trends in Anthropology
and Ethnology
Applied Anthropology and Training Programs
Section
MAEGAWA Keiji
Professor, Graduate School of Humanities
and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
A Comparative Study of Organizational Culture
from the Viewpoint of Globalization
Visual anthropology
TERAMURA Hirofumi
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Government Meera
Girl’s College, Udaipur (India)
June 8, 2015 - July 15, 2015
Social Transformation and Religion in Rajasthan, India
SHIMIZU Ikuro
Associate Professor, Waseda University
Migration and Asian Diaspora in Japan
YAMADA Takako
ICHIDA Yasuhiro
KUMAWAT, Shyam Sunder
Overseas Visiting Fellows
Cross-disciplinary Studies
CHU Xuan Giao
Senior Researcher, Institute of Cultural Studies, Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciences (Vietnam)
July 1, 2014 - June 29, 2015
Historical Anthropological Research on Belief and
Social Change in the Nung Ethnic Group, Vietnam
KANEDA Jumpei
Practical Research on Creating and Exhibiting
Academic/Educational Contents for Visitors
NAGATA Atsumasa
Research on Academic Trends in Anthropology and
Ethnology
SUEMORI Kaoru
The Development of a Collection Management
System in Museum
TODA Mikako
A Theoretical and Practical Study for the Promotion of
Cultural Resources at the National Museum of Ethnology　YAGI Yuriko
Collection and Provision of Information on Competitive
Research Funds and Research Policies to Promote Creative
and Advanced Research by Museum Staff
Project Research Fellow
CISSE, Mamadou
SAGARA Keiko
Professor, Department of Linguistics and Language
Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Cheikh
Anta Diop University of Dakar (France)
August 3, 2015 - December 17, 2015
Linguistic-anthropological Research on Arabic Use by
African and Arabic Merchants in Commerce in Asia
Sign Language Linguistics from Typological and Historical
Perspectives
FISCHER, Susan Donna
Adjunct Professor, The City University of New York,
Graduate Center (U.S.A.)
September 16, 2015 - October 30, 2015
Consultation on Sign Language Related Projects
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Research Activities
Core Research Projects
Core research projects require Museum-wide involvement as they cover a wide range of issues: expansive issues difficult
to manage by individual researchers, interdisciplinary issues, and fundamental issues widely shared in the humanities and
social science fields.
As an ethnological and anthropological research center, and in response to the social expectations of ethnology and
anthropology, the Museum is conducting several pioneering projects in important research areas. These core research
projects provide the Museum with the means to focus its research strategies and utilize the results of its research for
the good of the public. Through these projects, the Museum also contributes to the development of anthropological and
ethnological research, and ultimately to add new dimensions to the humanities and social sciences.
New core research projects in the second mid-term program period of the corporation were designed to emphasize joint
research, prioritizing international and inter-agency collaboration. The research projects were launched in late 2009 under
two themes, “Anthropological Studies of Inclusion and Autonomy” and “Anthropological Studies of Materiality”. Focusing
on human-human relationships in the former theme and human-material relationships in the latter, these projects aim
to create new views of humanity and human society. Furthermore, these pioneering projects employ interdisciplinary
collaboration in an effort to spur progress in the humanities and social sciences that address today’s most challenging
social issues. Research projects of FY2014 are as follows.
IUAES Panel
“Heritage Bridges People: Towards Recovery from Wars and Disasters”
Venue
Date
Project Leade
Makuhari Messe, Chiba
May 17, 2014
IIDA Taku
Public Seminar
“Community Involvement in the Management of Cultural Heritage”
Venue
Date
Project Leader
International House, Osaka
June 27, 2014
IIDA Taku
Public Forum
“For Whom Does Washoku Exist?”
Date
Project Leader
June 28, 2014
IIDA Taku
Public Forum
“Anthropology of Cultural Heritage”
Anthropological Studies of Inclusion and Autonomy
Coordinator of the Core Research Project: TSUKADA Shigeyuki
Date
Project Leader
November 8, 2014
IIDA Taku
Project Leader
Project Title
International Forum
HAN Min
Generation and Dynamism of Discourses on Family, Ethnicity and State in China
“Cultural Heritage in the Regions of China: Anthropological Perspectives”
Anthropological Studies of Materiality
Coordinator of the Core Research Project: TERADA Yoshitaka
Date
Project Leader
Organizer
International Symposium "Language Documentation and Cross-modal
Typology"
January 24–25, 2015
IIDA Taku
KAWAI Hironao
International Forum
Project Leader
Project Title
SASAKI Shiro
Practical Research on the Collection, Conservation, and Documentation of Ethnological Materials:
An International Joint Research Project Between the Russian Museum of Ethnography
and the National Museum of Ethnology
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
Toward a New View of Human Language Based on Comparison of Signed and Spoken Languages
IIDA Taku
Anthropology of Cultural Heritage: Communities and Materiality in Global Systems
“Cultural Heritage and Museums in Conflict-Affected Area”
Date
Project Leader
Organizer
February 7, 2015
IIDA Taku
SUGASE Akiko
International Forum “Cultural Heritage in the Regions of China:
Anthropological Perspectives”
Symposia and Forums Related to Core Research Projects in FY2014
Note: Those with no venue cited were held in the Museum.
Info-Forum Museum for Cultural Resources of the World
1 Anthropological Studies of Inclusion and Autonomy
Since its foundation 38 years ago, the Museum has been devoted to research on peoples, cultures and societies, and
has been collecting diverse tangible and intangible ethno-cultural materials and information worldwide. The staff of
the Museum has been working collaboratively with other research institutes, universities, museums, and local societies,
both in Japan and around the world, to conduct international collaborative research based on artifacts and related
information. The Museum considers it vital to share such materials and information in this era, as “cultural resources
of the world,” and hopes to pass them on to future generations. Therefore, “Info-Forum Museum” has been created as a
digital databank for global use. It aims to distribute, exchange, create, and share information related to cultural resources
of the world. Through this Info-Forum Museum, the staff of the Museum wishes to facilitate mutual communication with
both researchers and source communities that originally created the cultural resources. In the first year, FY2014, a system
baseline design has been created and four projects on the cultural resources of Native American tribes, culture of the
Korean Peninsula, folk performing arts, and “The George Brown Collection” have been launched.
International Symposium
“Continuity and Change of Chinese Culture: Family, Ethnicity and State
under Globalization”
Date
Project Leader
November 22–23, 2014
HAN Min
2 Anthropological Studies of Materiality
International Workshop
“Principle of the Exhibition of Ethnological Museums”
Venue
Date
Project Leader
The Russian Museum of Ethnography, Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology
and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), and State Hermitage Museum, Russia
June 24–27, 2014
SASAKI Shiro
International Symposium “Continuity and Change of Chinese Culture:
Family, Ethnicity and State under Globalization”
“Collaboration with Source Communities in the Exhibition of Collections
and Media in Ethnological Museums”
Venue
Date
Project Leader
National Museum of Ethnology, and The Ainu Museum, Hokkaido
March 9–14, 2015
SASAKI Shiro
Project Title
Category
Period**
ITO Atsunori
Documenting and Sharing Information on Ethnological Materials:
Working with Native American Tribes
Project for database establishment
June 2014–March 2018
ASAKURA Toshio
Building a Platform for the Info-Forum Museum Related to the
Culture of the Korean Peninsula
Project for database improvement
June 2014 –March 2016
FUKUOKA Shota
Building an Info-Forum Museum for Folk Performing Arts in
Tokunoshima
HAYASHI Isao
Building a Comprehensive Database for “The George Brown
Collection” of the National Museum of Ethnology (“Minpaku”)
*Implemented in FY2014
** Project for database establishment is up to 4 years, project for database improvement is up to 2 years
“Language Documentation and Cross-modal Typology”
Date
Project Leader
Project Leader
October 4–5, 2014
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
International Workshop “Collaboration with Source Communities in the
Exhibition of Collections and Media in Ethnological Museums”
10
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Inter-University Research Projects
These projects are conducted jointly by scholars of the Museum and outside organizations.
In FY 2014, projects are being jointly undertaken by the Museum scholars and 212 scholars from national universities, 24
scholars from prefectural and municipal universities, 180 scholars from private universities, and 80 experts from other
organizations.
Coordinator
○ KORESAWA Hiroaki
○ Projects selected through a public call for applications.
□ Projects undertaken by special visiting researchers (status is as of the date of application).
Research Theme
A Study of Contemporary “Handiwork” Culture
2014.10–2018.3
Political Classification: Rethinking Ethnicity and Race from the Perspectives of the Colonized
2014.10–2018.3
○ KAGAMI Haruya
The Modernization of Lifestyles Seen from Everyday Utensils and Home Appliances and Its International
Applicability
2014.10–2017.3
○ KAWADA Makito
The Contemporary Phase of Magical “Practice-knowledge”: Focusing on the Relationship between Magical and
Other Kinds of “Practice-knowledge”
2014.10–2018.3
Early Modern Catholic Global Missions and Cultural Accommodation
2014.10–2018.3
“History”as a Resource: Through the Analysis of Ethnic Groups in South China.
2014.10–2018.3
MORI Akiko
An Anthropological Study on the Flexible Interface of Family with Society: The (De)Institutionalization of Parenting
Service and Nursing Care
2014.10–2018.3
KAWASE Itsushi
Innovating the Narrative of Visual Ethnography
2013.10–2016.3
○ KUBOTA Sachiko
Politics of Representation: Special Reference to Indigenous or Minority Populations in the Globalizing World
2013.10–2017.3
○ SUGISHIMA Takashi
Emergence and Performance of Agency: Prospects for Next-generation Anthropology from
a Communication Perspective
2013.10–2017.3
Political Economy of Sacred Places
2013.10–2017.3
○ HASEGAWA Kiyoshi
SUGIMOTO Yoshio
○ NAGATANI Chiyoko
Re-creating Religious Anthropology: The Permeation of Religiosity in the Contemporary World
2013.10–2017.3
○ FUKUOKA Madoka
Popular Cultures in Southeast Asia: Identity, Nation-state and Globalization
2013.10–2017.3
○ YOSHIE Takafumi
The Formation and Development of Document Network Systems in the Modern Hispanic World
2013.10–2017.3
The Environmental History of 'Hunter-gatherers' in the Tropics: A Comparative Approach to People Living
in Asia, Africa, and South America
2012.10–2015.3
Maritime Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region in the Past 50,000 Years
2012.10–2016.3
Rethinking Gift Theory: An Interdisciplinary Comparative Study of "Gift-giving", "Exchange", and "Sharing"
2012.10–2015.3
An Anthropological Study of "Control" and "Public": Community, Information and Resources in Myanmar
2012.10–2016.3
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
A Study of Meat-eating
2012.10–2015.3
HIROSE Koujirou
An Anthropological Study of Tactile Culture: Exploring New Fields of "Manual Learning" Based on Museums
2012.10–2015.3
Local Knowledge in Disaster Recovery: Rebuilding of Intangible Culture and Its Memory Transmission
2012.4–2015.3
Crossroads of Palestinian Nationalism and Zionism
2011.10–2015.3
An Anthropological Study of Street-wisdom and the Generation of Locality
2011.10–2015.3
The Anthropology of Identification and Migration
2011.10–2015.3
A Comparative Ethnographic Study of the Discourse and Social Dynamics of ‘Inclusion’ in Nepal
2011.10–2015.3
An Anthropological Study of NGO Activities: A New Perspective on Social Relationships in the Age
of Global Support
2011.10–2015.3
□ FURUYA Yoshiaki
The Anthropology of Materiality Focusing on Physicality, Sensuosity, and Ontology
2011.10–2015.3
○ MATSUKAWA Kyoko
An Anthropological Study of the Transformation of South Asian Performing Arts in the Age of Globalization
2011.10–2015.3
○ MICHINOBU Ryoko
“The Lives of Children” in the Contemporary Fields of Health, Medicine and Social Welfare
2011.10–2015.3
IKEYA Kazunobu
○ ONO Rintaro
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
○ TOSA Keiko
○ HASHIMOTO Hiroyuki
SUGASE Akiko
○ SEKINE Yasumasa
CHEN Tien-Shi
○ NAWA Katsuo
NOBUTA Toshihiro
12
ITO Atsunori
A Study of Relationship-building Using Ethnological Materials
2013.10–2017.3
SAITO Reiko
Ethnological Research in Hokkaido, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands from the Meiji Era to the End of World War II:
A Review of the Aynu, Uilta and Nivkh Collections in the National Museum of Ethnology
2012.10–2016.3
The Modernity of Voices: The Comparative Study of Gramophone Records Distributed
in Taiwan, Shanghai and Japan
2011.10–2015.3
Research Theme
Research Period
Young Researchers
○ OTA Yoshinobu
SAITO Akira
2014.10–2018.3
Research Period
Project 1: Extensive research that encompasses cultural anthropology, ethnology and other related academic fields
UEBA Yoko
An Interdisciplinary Study of Children’s Culture and Society from the Viewpoint of Their Artifacts in Modern
Japan
○ LIOU Lin-Yu
General Research
Research Period
Project 2: Research on items or materials held in the Minpaku collection
FY2014 Research Theme
Coordinator
Research Theme
Coordinator
Project 1: Extensive research that encompasses cultural anthropology, ethnology and other related academic fields
○ YOSHIDA Yukako
Men, Objects, and Bodies in Performance: Exploring the Intersection of Performing Arts Studies and the
Anthropology of Materiality
2014.10–2017.3
○ ISHIMORI Daichi
An Anthropological Study on the Roles of Religion in Development
2013.10–2016.3
○ HAMADA Akinori
Becoming Groups: The Anthoropological Study of Multiple Redistribution
2013.10–2016.3
○ OGAWA Sayaka
An Anthropological Study of Contemporary Consumer Culture: Observing the Multiple Effects
of Globalization on the Changing Values of Things
2012.10–2015.3
○ KAWAI Hironao
Anthropogical Studies of Landscape: From the View Points of Visualization and Embodiment
2012.10–2015.3
○ TSUDA Koji
A Study of the Generation and Regeneration of Ethnicity and Regions through the Analysis
of National Hero Movements
2012.10–2015.3
Public Presentation of Inter-University Research Results
Since FY2004, some of the Inter-University Research Project meetings have been made open to the general public.
In FY2014 the following projects were hosted.
Date
Title
Venue
May 22, 2014
Politics of Representation: Special Reference to Indigenous or Minority Populations in the Globalizing
World
National Museum of Ethnology
June 21, 2014
The Modernity of Voices: The Comparative Study of Gramophone Records Distributed in Taiwan,
Shanghai and Japan
October 26, 2014
“The Lives of Children” in the Contemporary Fields of Health, Medicine and Social Welfare
November 16, 2014
Maritime Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region in the Past 50,000 Years
Sophia University
13
Individual Research Projects
Director-General
ITO Atsunori
A Research Study for Collaborative Management of Native
American Collections in Japanese Museums
KASHINAGA Masao
Scripts and Texts of the Tai Dam in Vietnam
SUDO Ken’ichi
An Anthropological Study on Magical Power in Traditional
Navigation, Micronesia
Cultural Anthropology of the Boxing in Southeast Asia
ASAKURA Toshio
An Anthropological Study of Food Culture: Japan and Korea
INTOH Michiko
Human Dispersals and Adaptation to Island Environments
Anthropological Studies on Urban Landscapes in the Han
Districts, China
UDAGAWA Taeko
Reconsideration and Reconstruction of the Public and the
Intimate
Multi-sited Works on the Hakka and Hakka Cultures in the
Pacific Rim
OTA Shimpei
Integration and Variation of Socio-cultures in Korea
HAN Min
An Anthropological Study of Reconstruction of Chinese
Society and Culture
KONAGAYA Yuki
Socialist Modernization in Mongolia
SATO Koji
A Reconstruction of the History of Wooden-houses in
Southeast Asia
SEKI Yuji
Studies on the Formation of Power in the Ancient Andes
NISHIO Tetsuo
Popular Urban Cultures in the Arabic Literary Tradition
MATTHEWS,
Peter J.
Conservation of Traditional Plant Knowledge among Ethnic
Minorities in Marginal Areas, and Assessment of the Impacts
of Local and Global Development
Wild Taro Research Project
MISHIMA Teiko
An Anthropological Study of the Formation and Inheritance
of African Traders’ Wealth
YOKOYAMA Hiroko
An Anthropological Study on the Dynamics of Culture and
Society in East Asia
YOSHIOKA Noboru
Descriptive Linguistics for Northern Pakistan Languages
IKEYA Kazunobu
SAITO Reiko
Anthropological Studies on Animal Domestication in
Monsoon Asia
KAWAI Hironao
Reviewing the Landscape of Anthropology
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
An Anthropological Study of Historical Change and
Contemporary Situation among Indigenous Cultures in
Western and Central Canada
SUZUKI Nanami
A Study on Anthropological Imagination in the Ideas and
Practices for Creating Age-friendly Societies
SUGASE Akiko
Representation of Religious Identity among the East
Mediterranean Arabs
TSUKADA Shigeyuki
Resources for the History of Zhuang People in Guangxi,
South China
NIWA Norio
The Anthropology of Support: Altruism in Politics, Sports,
and Fan Culture
HIRAI Kyonosuke
An Anthropological Study of Minamata Disease Victims
Support Movements
MIO Minoru
Anthropological Study on Transformation of Religion and
Culture in Western India
MINAMI Makito
A Study of Transformation of Nepal Society in the Last
30 Years: Reutilizing Visual Materials in Minpaku as a
Scientific Resource
UEBA Yoko
The Inheritance and Social Context of Aynu Culture
An Ethno-artistic Study of Handicraft Culture in
Contemporary India
FY2014
The Museum accepts domestic and international researchers as visiting researchers. In FY2014, we accepted a total of 118
researchers including 20 non-Japanese from 14 countries and regions.
Visiting Graduate Student Program
FY2014
The Museum, as an Inter-University Research Institute, accepts students who are enrolled in doctoral courses at Japanese
national, public, and private universities. Upon request from their universities, these students may be accepted as Visiting
Graduate Student in order to provide them with research guidance on specific themes for a fixed period of time. Visiting
Graduate Students can pursue their research under the guidance of Museum scholars, use the facilities, and attend classes
at the School of Cultural and Social Studies of SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) (Regional
Studies and Comparative Studies) established at the Museum. In AY2014, we accepted one student (from a private
university.)
Contract Research Projects
FY2014
Head
Consignor
Research Theme
SONODA Naoko
Core-to-Core Program (B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms)
JSPS
New Horizons in Asian Museums and Museology
TAKEZAWA Shoichiro
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
(The Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund)
From Disaster-stricken Community to Local Reconstruction:
Constructing a New Social Model through on Recording
the Post-disaster Behavior of Residents.
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
The Nippon Foundation
Sign Language Related Lectures, Symposia and Seminars
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Under the Spotlight Taiwan Project/Learning about Taiwan
at the Museum
KAWAI Hironao
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
(thousands of yen)
4,208
2,324
(Allocated in October 2013)
15,000
5,080
(Allocated in December 2013)
3,875
Under the Spotlight Taiwan Project
Total 30,487
Research Donations
FY2014
Name of the Donation
Head
Donor
HIGA Natsuko
The Resona Foundation for Asia and Oceania
(thousands of yen)
SASAHARA Ryoji
The Variety of the Decoration in Festivals and Folk
Performing Arts of Japan
KAWASE Itsushi
Exploring Anthropological Films that Mediate and Promote
Communication
Grant Awarded to Visiting Researcher HIGA Natsuko
Grant Awarded to Assistant Professor FUJIMOTO Toko
FUJIMOTO Toko
National Institutes for the Humanities
SHINMEN Mitsuhiro
Comparative Social Study of Popular Music in Balkan Area
SONODA Naoko
Donation of Shung-Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Shung-Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines
SUGIMOTO Yoshio
Christian Civilization and Nationalism in South Asia
Environmentally Friendly Pest Control for Large-sized
Ethnographic Objects – Part II
Scholarly Research Grant, Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
ITO Satoru
Mishima Kaiun Memorial Foundation
700
SUZUKI Motoi
Practicing Anthropology for International Development
Civilization through the Study of Excavated Burial Grounds
TSUBAKIHARA Atsuko
700
TAKEZAWA Shoichiro
A Study of West African History
An Anthropological Study on the Relationship between
Craft Production and Ethnicity of Taiwan Indigenous
Peoples
MIYAWAKI Chie
700
Grant for “Understanding Korean Culture through Korea’s Traditional
Music Pansori”
ASAKURA Toshio
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan,
Korea Foundation
400
NOBUTA Toshihiro
An Anthropological Study on Cooperative Behavior
Hamanaka Co., Ltd.
100
Disaster and Memory
Grant for Transportation Expense of Christmas Pyramid for the Year-end
and New Year Exhibition Event: Hitsuji[Sheep]
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
HAYASHI Isao
HIDAKA Shingo
Rediscovery of Regional Culture in the Japanese
Archipelago and Construction of the Representational
System
FUKUOKA Shota
A Study on the Influences of Audiovisual Media on
Traditional Performing Arts
TERAMURA Hirofumi Reconstructing the Social Landscape of the Indus
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
A Study of Communities Devastated by Tsunami
DEGUCHI Masayuki
General Studies on Charities and Foundations
HIROSE Koujirou
An Anthropological Study of the Concept of “Barrier-free”
FUJIMOTO Toko
Anthropological Study on Islam and Social Reconstruction
in Central Asia
MORI Akiko
Rethinking Anthropological Comparison
YAMANAKA Yuriko
A Comparative Study of Mirabilia Literature in the Middle
East and Europe
Department of Advanced Studies in
Anthropology
14
Visiting Researchers
FY2015 Research Theme
IIDA Taku
An Anthropological Study of Cultural Heritage
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
Comparative Morphosyntax of Austronesian Languages:
Examining the Development of Case-marking and Verbmorphology Systems
SAITO Akira
A Comprehensive Study of the Viceroy Toledo’s General
Resettlement in the Colonial Andes
SASAKI Shiro
From Pre-Modern to Modern in Far East Russia and
Northern Japan
TERADA Yoshitaka
Production and Post-production Utilization of Audiovisual
Programs on Performing Arts
MATSUO Mizuho
An Anthropological Study on Reproduction and Bodily
Substance in India
MARUKAWA Yuzo
The Informatics of Association and Information Services
for Cultural Assets
1,100
300
3,300
Total
7,300
YAMAMOTO Yasunori Information Retrieval for Ethnographic Materials Based on
Machine Learning
YOSHIDA Kenji
Studying the Creation, Transmission, and Representation
of Culture: A Museological Approach
15
JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Category
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research provided by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science are intended to foster
the progress of unique and pioneering research projects in all fields ranging from the human and social sciences to the
natural sciences, in order to promote academic activities in our country. The aid is awarded to research projects which are
especially important in terms of current academic trends, organized on the initiative of individual researchers or research
groups in academic institutions.
Head
(thousands of yen)
Research Subject
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
Continued
ITO Atsunori
Source Community Utilization of Ethnological Collections for Information Sharing in Japanese Museums
3,900
New
YOSHIOKA Noboru
Descriptive Linguistics for Northern Pakistan Languages
1,820
New
HAMADA Akinori
Exploring a Plurality of Biopower: An Anthropological Study of Infectious Disease Projects in West
Africa
1,950
Total 7,670
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Continued
AISHIMA Hatsuki
An Anthropological Inquiry into Egypt’s Alternative Modernity: A Case Study from Karate Practitioners
Communities
650
Continued
SUZUKI Hiroyuki
Study on the Dialectal Development of Tibetan Spoken in Yunnan, China, through a Description of the
Linguistic Diversity
910
Continued
KAWAI Hironao
The Spatial Use of Han Culture and Reconstruction of Han Ethnicity: Case Studies from the Border Area
between China and Vietnam
650
Continued
KAWASE Itsushi
The Use of Ethnographic Film in Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
Continued
KAGAYA Mari
Anthropological Research on Families in Okinawa: Focusing on the Correlation between Elderly Care
and Inheritance
1,170
Total 35,620
Continued
OTA Shimpei
The Formation Mechanism of “Authentic Culture”: An International Comparison of the Renewal
Processes of Museum Exhibitions
1,040
9,620
Continued
MIYAMOTO Mari
The Political Anthropology of Animal Slaughter and Buddhism in the Pluralistic Religious Space of
Contemporary Bhutan　10,010
Continued
OKAMOTO Naoko
Reconsidering J.-C. Mardrus, Translator of the French Version of “One Thousand and One Nights”: An
Analysis of Literature in the “Mardrus Collection Bequest”
Continued
MORITA Takemitsu
A Study of Nepalese People in Japan: Life Practice and Labor Dynamics
Continued
TOYOYAMA Aki
Residential Architecture of the Mercantile Castes in Colonial India
New
KANEDA Jumpei
Regional Comparison of “Form” and “Technique” in Japanese Narrative: With Special Reference on
Funny Story Telling
New
KONDO Hiroshi
An Anthropological Study on Communal Enterprises of the Embera in Panama
1,040
New
NAKAMURA Marie
Ban Chiang World Heritage Archaeological Site and Local Society: From the Perspective of Villagers’
Life History
1,430
New
TODA Mikako
Area Studies on the Livelihoods of Persons with Disabilities in Africa
FY2015 Projects Funded
Category
Head
Research Subject
(thousands of yen)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas
Continued
SUZUKI Motoi
Indigenous Cultures in Latin America from Colonial Times to the Present
6,370
Total 6,370
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
Continued
SEKI Yuji
Reinventing the Study of Andean Civilization through Analysis of the Foundation of Power
35,620
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Continued
NISHIO Tetsuo
The Arabian Nights and Urban Middle-class Cultures in the Arab World: Revisiting the Formation of the
So-called Egyptian Recension
Continued
TAKEZAWA Shoichiro
Reconstruction of African History
Continued
YAMAMOTO Norio
Comparative Studies on Environmental Exploitation in Tropical Highlands
6,890
Continued
IKEYA Kazunobu
Political Ecology of Pastoral Production and Distribution in the Tropics
7,800
New
SUDO Ken'ichi
Museology for Museum Networking
6,240
New
YOSHIDA Kenji
Anthropological Research on Relationships between Cultural Heritage and Communal Identity in Africa
8,840
New
SAITO Akira
Colonial Modernity in the Andes: A Comprehensive Study of the Viceroy Toledo’s General Resettlement
13,520
New
TSUKADA Shigeyuki
An Anthropological Study of the Uses of Historical Resources in the Remote Areas of China
9,490
New
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
An Anthropological Study of Whaling Cultures in the Globalizing World: Conflicts between the
Succession of Whaling Tradition and Anti-whaling Movement
7,670
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Structural Social Change in South India in an Era of Economic Reform
5,460
Continued
MARUKAWA Yuzo
Building a Database on Visual Arts in Collaboration with Art Research Institutions and Museums
5,460
Continued
TERAMURA　Hirohumi
Reconstructing the Social Landscape of the Indus Civilization through the Study of Excavated Burial
Grounds
4,680
Continued
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
An Anthropological Study of Change in the Classification of Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples
4,030
Continued
SASAKI Shiro
Indigenous Production and Use of Textiles in the North
5,330
Continued
SUZUKI Nanami
International Collaborative Research Project: Ideas and Practices for Creating “Age-friendly
Communities”
3,640
New
SONODA Naoko
Applicability of Cellulose Nanofibers for the Conservation of Paper Materials
7,670
New
HIDAKA Shingo
Basic Research for the Conservation and Utilization of Tangible Cultural Properties Damaged by the
Great East Japan Earthquake
6,890
OMORI Yasuhiro
Toward a New Methodology for Archiving Ethnographic Films
8,320
New
MORI Akiko
An Anthropological Study on Organizing the Network of Care in the Post-welfare Era
5,980
An Anthropological Study of Communities of Minamata Disease Victims’ Supporters
Continued
NIWA Norio
The Anthropology of Transnational Social Movements and Political Engagement: Migrant Communities
in Oceania
Continued
IIDA Taku
Change in People’s Behaviour and Regional Structure Caused by Private Companies’ By-passing
Activities: A Case of Madagascar Mountaneous Region
650
910
1,170
Total 13,390
Continued
IWATANI Hirofumi
Photo-ethnographic Methods in Cultural Anthropology
1,170
New
DEGUCHI Masayuki
Interdisciplinary Studies among Law, Accounting and Culture on Charity Commissions
1,560
New
NAKANO Satoko
Curriculum Development Project for Training Sign Language Interpreters for Academic Interpretation
2,080
Total 4,810
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Continued
SUEMORI Kaoru
1,300
Reconsideration of Chinese Grottoes: Buddhist Art through Its Techniques and Materials
Total 1,300
Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results (S:Scientific Literature, D:Databases)
New
HIRAI Kyonosuke
1,170
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
SUGIMOTO Yoshio
Continued
780
1,300
Total 80,080
Continued
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
520
Total 57,460
Continued S OBA Chikage
The Oral Chronicle of Boorana of Southern Ethiopia
New S
YOSHIDA Yukako
An Anthropology of Balinese Mask-dance Drama
1,900
1,600
New S
NARA Masashi
Islamic Movements in Contemporary China
1,500
Continued D KUBO Masatoshi
A Digital Archive of Documents in the Umesao Collection
5,100
Continued D TAKAHASHI Haruko
Clothing Culture Digital Archives
5,500
Total 15,600
910
1,300
650
Continued
SUZUKI Nanami
Cultural Anthropology Research on Older Adults’ Well-being and the Application of Alternative Medicine
in Switzerland
1,690
Continued
KANETANI Miwa
Handicrafts as a Community Resource and Cultural Recovery after Disaster in India
1,040
Continued
UEBA Yoko
An Ethno-artistic Study of Textile Techniques and Their Transmission in Contemporary India
1,430
Continued
UDAGAWA Taeko
A Cultural Anthropological Study of Locality in Italy
1,170
New
SUGASE Akiko
Rethinking of Arab Nationalism by the Arab Christians in Galilee and Lebanon
1,300
New
SASAHARA Ryoji
The Folk Performing Arts of Islands and Archipelagoes around Honshu
1,040
Total 10,530
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Continued
HIGA Natsuko
An Anthropological Inquiry into Dramaturgy and Dynamics in Social Space: A Holistic Approach to the
Gift in Polynesia
1,430
New
TANAKA Tetsuya
Significance of Hindu Temple Management by Marwari Merchants in Colonial and Postcolonial India
1,560
Continued
MATSUSHIMA Takeshi
The Ecology of the Social: An Anthropological Study of Governance and Solidarity around Social
Cooperatives in Italy
1,300
Continued
NARA Masashi
An Anthropological Study of Relationships between Religion and the Public: Islamic Movements in
Contemporary China
1,430
New
MATSUDA Yukiko
A Historical and Anthropological Study of Daily Practice as a Traditional Culture Bearer in Kyoto’s
Geisha Districts: Registration as Local Cultural Heritage and Transmission of the “Arts”
910
New
YOSHIDA Yukako
Balinese Actors with Physical Impairments and Their Theatrical Practice: Playfulness, In-betweenness,
and Relation with Daily Life
New
MATSUHIRA Yuji
The Political and Religious Anthropology of Shona Music and Spirit Possession
1,820
1,430
Total 9,880
Total 242,710
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Dissemination of Research Findings
Note: Those with no venue cited were held in the Museum.
The Museum promotes active dissemination of research findings, via symposia, research forums, and participation of
staff in international academic meetings using the “Research Results Presentation Program” under the Director-General’s
Leadership Program. Using various external funds, the Museum has conducted numerous symposia and forums in FY2014
(see below).
For information about Core Research Project symposia and forums, please see p. 10.
Public Academic Lectures
Research Forums
The Museum organizes public academic lectures in Osaka
and Tokyo. These facilitate cross-cultural understanding
and help to increase public recognition of the Museum.
IUAES Panel
Public Lecture
Venue
Date
Organizer
Intangible Cultural Heritage:
Expectations and Realities
Date and Time
Venue
Lecturers
Attendance
Co-host
November 4, 2014,
6:30p.m.–－8:40p.m.
Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)
IIDA　Taku
HYOUKI　Satoru
FUKUOKA Shota
NIWA Norio
310
NIKKEI INC.
Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology
Vol. 39, No. 1
Makuhari Messe, Chiba
May 15, 2014
YOSHIDA Kenji
International Colloquium
Vol. 39, No. 2
“Art and Anthropology”
Date
Organizer
May 19, 2014
YOSHIDA Kenji
Public Forum
“Museums in the World 2014”
May 31, 2014
SONODA Naoko
Venue
Lecturers
Attendance
Co-host
March 20, 2015,
6:30p.m.–－8:45p.m.
Oval Hall(Osaka)
MATSUO Mizuho
ONO Mayumi
NOBUTA Toshihiro
MIO Minoru
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Mainichi Newspapers
Vol. 39, No. 4
Articles
SUGASE Akiko, "Possession of a Saint" and Its Background:
Comparing Examples of the Veneration of Sayyidnaā al-Khader/
al-Khodor in Southern Lebanon and Historical Palestine
YAMAMOTO Atsushi, Social Dynamics in the Chotano Basin,
Northern Peru: Formation and Change in a Prehistoric Andean
Society
Research Information
K ISHIGA MI Nobuhiro, Low-income a nd Homeless Inuit in
Montreal, Canada: Report of a 2012 Research
Symposia
“Collection Review: Methodology and Effective Utilization
for the Museum and the Source Community”
October 5–10, 2014
ITO Atsunori
Research Forum
“The Marvelous and Uncanny: Towards a Comparative
Study of the Imaginary”
Date
Organizer
October 12, 2014
YAMANAKA Yuriko
“Audiovisual Documentation of Philippine Music by Robert
Garfias: Historical Contributions and Future Application”
Date
Organizer
May 18, 2014
FUKUOKA Shota
International Council for Traditional Music Symposium
“8th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Music and
Minorities”
Date
Organizer
July 19 – 23, 2014
TERADA Yoshitaka
“Nelson Mandela Memorial Symposium: South Africa Past
and Today”
Date
Organizer
October 11, 2014
IKEYA Kazunobu
“Gastronomic Science and Food Museums of the World”
Date
Organizer
December 6–7, 2014
ASAKURA Toshio
“New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology”
Date
Organizer
February 21–22, 2015
SONODA Naoko
“Migration and the Remaking of Ethnic/
Micro-regional Connectedness”
Date
Organizer
Senri Ethnological Studies (SES)
No. 89
SEK I Yu ji (ed.), Ce re m o ni a l Ce nt e r s in th e An d e s : Ne w
Pe rspective s on th e For m ative an d Arch aic Pe r iod s (I n
Spanish)
No. 90
HAN Min and SUENARI Michio (eds.), Discourses on Family,
Ethnicity, and State in China: Theoretical Explorations by
East Asian Anthropologists (In Chinese)
Special Lecture
“Learning and Creativity at the Museum Frontiers”
Date
Organizer
January 11, 2015
YOSHIDA Kenji
Public Forum
“Formation of Ancient Civilizations: Egypt and Andes”
Venue
Date
Organizer
JP TOWER Hall & Conference, Tokyo
January 25, 2015
SEKI Yuji
Senri Ethnological Reports (SER)
No. 119
“Analysis of Museum Environment Data for Sustainable
IPM (Integrated Pest Management)”
Date
Organizer
February 20, 2015
SONODA Naoko
SUZUKI Nanami(ed.), Healing Alternatives: Care and Education
as a Cultural Lifestyle
No. 121
Interviews Conducted by KONAGAYA Yuki and I. LKHAGVASUREN,
Translated by Mary ROSSABI, edited and Introduced by Morris
ROSSABI, Mongolia's Transition from Socialism to Capitalism:
Four Views (In English and Mongolian)
No. 122
KONAGAYA Yuki (ed.), Umesao Tadao’s Cards of Romanized
Japanese: Fieldwork in Inner Mongolia, 1944-45
No. 123
KONAGAYA Yuki (ed.) written by J. I. Elikhina, Some Archeological
Findings of the Mongolian-Soviet Expedition Led by S.V.
Kiselev: Karakorum Settlement Relicts Stored in Hermitage
Museum (In Russian and English)
Research Forum
“An Exhibition on the Records and Memories of Tsunami
Disasters along the Pacific Coast in
Tohoku Region Affected by the Great East Japan
Earthquake in 2011, at the 3rd World Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai”
Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi
March 14 –18, 2015
KUBO Masatoshi
HAYASHI Isao
KON AG AYA Yu k i , S A R A NGE R E L a n d S OYO L M A (e d s .) ,
Oral Histor ies of Bur yats in China : T heir Trans-border
Experiences (In Mongolian and Japanese)
No. 120
Research Forum
Venue
Date
Organizer
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December 5–6, 2014
FUJIMOTO Toko
Articles
SUDO Ken'ichi, An Anthropological Study of Sea Tenure and the
Conservation of Marine Resources in Micronesia
NAKATA Tomoko, Buddhism and Spirit Worship in a Relocated
Vi l la ge of Et h n ic M i nor it ies i n Sout her n L a os : F rom t he
Perspective of Wittgenstein's Language-Game
KUROSAKI Ryugo, The Dynamics of Afforestation in the Matengo
Highlands, Tanzania : A Perspective on the Internalization
Process of a Newly Introduced Technique
Articles
SASAKI Shiro, Historical and Cultural Representation of NanaiHeje Ethnicity: A Case Study on the people of Geiker hala in Aoqi
Village
M ATISOFF, Ja mes A., On the Demise of the Proto -Tibeto Burman Mid Vowels
Research Notes
ITO Atsunori, A Redefinition of the Significance of the Minpaku
"Special Lectures and Performances": A Case Study of "HOPI
Social Dance and Flute Music"
Date
Organizer
Articles
KURAMOTO Ryosuke, Monks Living in a City: A Case Study of
Yangon in Myanmar
Research Notes
SUZUKI Hiroyuki, A Phonetic A nalysis of the Choswateng
[Chuiyading] Tibeta n Spoken in Sha ngr i-La Cou nt y a nd a
Wordlist: with Reference to Dialectal Variations within the
rGyalthang Subgroup
Book Reviews
SAITO Akira, Rosas LAURO, Claudia MUMFORD, Jeremy Ravi
WERNKE, Steven A. Zuloaga RADA y Marina Karen SPALDING,
New Advances in the Study of Toledo's Resettlement Policy (In
Spanish)
Vol. 39, No. 3
Healing Tours to Asian Countries
Date and Time
FY2014
Publications by the Museum
“Re-imagining Ethnological Museums: New Approaches to
Developing the Museum as a Place for Multi-lateral Contact
and Knowledge”
Date
Organizer
Public Lecture
Publication of Research Results
No. 124
SUDO Ken'ichi and SHIMIZU Hisao (ed.), authored by HIJIKATA
Hisakatsu, The Diary of Hisakatsu Hijikata (V)
No. 125
SONODA Naoko, TAMURA Katsumi and NU MRA ZAN (eds.),
Asian Museums and Museology 2013: International Research
Meeting on Museology in Myanmar
No. 126
K UBO Ma satosh i a nd HORIE Ya su nor i (eds.), Hi st o r i c a l
Change in Policies Towards Indigenous Australians and
Inf r a st r u ct ur e Imp r o v e m e nt : An Int e r p r e t ati o n of t h e
Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation Minutes (1978 to 1994)
for Maningr ida and Sur rounding Outstations, Norther n
Territory
No. 127
HAN Min (ed.) , Aspects of Leader-Worship in Modern Societies
No. 128
SHAGLANOVA, Olga A. and SASAKI Shiro (eds.), The Cultural
Heritage of Buryats, Evenks and Semeyskiye: Material and
Religious Articles From the Collections of the Ethnographic
Museum of Transbaikal Peoples (The Republic of Buryatia,
Russia)(In Russian and English)
No. 129
SONODA Naoko, HIRAI Kyonosuke and Jarunee INCHERDCHAI
(eds.), Asian Museums and Museology 2014: International
Workshop on Asian Museums and Museology in Thailand
Minpaku Tsushin
No. 145
YOSHIDA Yukako, Performance from the Perspective of the
Anthropology of Things: Clues from the Balinese Masked Dance
Topeng
No. 146
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro, Establishing the Info-Forum Museum: A
New Direction of the National Museum of Ethnology
No. 147
SONODA Naoko, Twenty Years of Museology Training Courses
at Minpaku
No. 148
ASAKURA Toshio, Gastronomic Science and Food Museums of
the World
Annual Report of the National
Museum of Ethnology, 2013
The Annual Report of the National Museum of Ethnology
is published annually to publicize Minpaku research.
The Center for Research Development is responsible for
compiling and editing it. The report is not confined to
research activities alone. It also covers exhibitions and
involvement of Minpaku staff in other public projects in
the course of the year. In addition to publicizing Minpaku
a c t iv it ie s,it i s a l so u sed for sel f- ev a lu at ion a nd a s
supplementary material for internal reviews.
Minpaku Series in Anthropology
(Published outside the Museum)
No.3
Han Min (ed.), Cultural Change in Chinese Society: Glocal Perspectives
Publications outside the Museum
Minpaku systematically encourages the publication of research results by
publishers in Japan and abroad. During the last year, the following works were
published.
MURAO Seiji,・YANAI Tadashi and・KUBO Masatoshi (eds.), Ciné-Anthropology:
Toward a New Anthropological Practice. Serica Shobo
AZUMA Kentaro, Jumpei ICHINOSAWA, Shuhei KIMURA and Taku IIDA (eds.),
Anthropology of Risk: Living in an Uncertain World. Sekaishisosha
FUKUHARA Toshio and Ryoji SASAHARA (eds.), A History of TSUKURIMONO
(Cultural Artifacts): History, Folklore, Diversity. Bensei Publishing
HORIUCHI Masaki and Tetsuo NISHIO (eds.), Disjunction and Conjunction in
the Middle East: Our Drifting Perception in an "Off-border" World. Yushokan
MINAMI Makito and Hiroshi ISHII (eds.), Politics and Society in Modern Nepal:
Democratization and Expansion of the Maoists’ Influence. Akashi Shoten
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The Center for Research Development was established in April 2004 to help develop strategies for the Museum’s Core
Research Projects and other research activities. Overseas Visiting Fellows are hosted by the Center.
FY2014 Activity Report
Development of Research Strategies
Research Coordination and Collaboration
Survey of Trends in Anthropological and Ethnological Research and Publication of the Results
As a core research institute of cultural anthropology and ethnology in Japan, the Center is responsible for collecting information on the latest research
trends in Japan and abroad, and making the information available to the Museum staff and the general public. Currently, the Center is carrying out
a research project entitled “A Survey of the Trends in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology Research, How Such Research Can Meet the Needs of
Academic and Non-academic Communities, and the Best Ways to Build Cooperative Relationships with Other Research Institutions.” The Center now
employs research fellows who are working on this project. The results of the project will be reported in “Report on the Activities of the Center for
Research Development” to be issued at the end of every academic year.
Study of the Academic and Social Demands for Ethnological and Anthropological Research
The Center for Research Development accumulates information on the academic interest and demand for the Museum’s core research, joint research,
and inter-university research projects, in addition to the public interest shown at fieldwork sites, in order to investigate what types of ethnological and
anthropological research should be considered.
Development of Research Strategies
The Center determines mid-term objectives and formulates research strategies based on analyses of the data coming from the above studies. The
Center also explores research systems that might be suitable for the research programs and research fellow systems to facilitate them, and examines
the development of methods for essential resources such as reference and archive materials.
Planning of Academic Salons
In order to help create research strategies, academic exchange meetings have been hosted at Minpaku since FY2007, aiming to foster greater
understanding of research trends in academic fields outside anthropology and ethnology. Following a lecture from a guest speaker whose study area
is relevant to anthropology and ethnology, the salon is opened for all those attending to exchange ideas. In FY2014, we conducted the event four times
under the common theme of “Renewal of the Human Body”.
Promotion of Research Collaboration with Universities and Other Research Institutes
In order to promote research collaboration with other research institutes, core research projects and research fellow systems are continuously
examined to identify areas for improvement.
Projects for Junior Researchers
To promote joint use of Minpaku resources, the Young Researchers Meeting on Joint Use of the National Museum of Ethology was launched in
FY2006. In FY2009, it became the Minpaku Young Researcher Seminar. In FY2014, the theme of the three-day seminar was “Anthropological Studies
of Inclusion and Autonomy: Religion and Social Autonomy.” While continuing to introduce core research projects conducted by Minpaku researchers,
this seminar has also become a venue at which selected participants present their individual research. The most outstanding presentations receive the
Minpaku Young Researcher Seminar Award. Nine graduate students from public and private universities throughout Japan participated in this event.
In addition, in response to young researchers’ proposals, an experimental project, “Inter-University Research by Junior Researchers” was begun. In
FY2010 it was incorporated into the regular structure of Minpaku and applications solicited for “Inter-University Research (Junior Scholars).” (See p.13)
Promotion of Research Collaboration with User Communities like the Japanese Society of Cultural
Anthropology
On February 27 2008, Minpaku signed an agreement with the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (JASCA), the closest affiliated society
within our user community. Minpaku has formed an alliance for cooperation on research conferences organized by Minpaku and for managing
and maintaining an archive of anthropological videos owned by academic societies. To further strengthen this alliance, Minpaku has reviewed its
agreement with JASCA and entered into a comprehensive formal agreement, apart from specific programs, with that society. In March 2013, we
signed a collaborative agreement with the Japan Association for International Education, and developed a joint project. We signed agreements for
collaboration and cooperation with Kanazawa University in March 2014, and for academic exchange with Osaka Institute of Technology in March 2015.
Coordination with the Japan Consortium for Area Studies
The Japan Consortium for Area Studies (JCAS) is an active group of academic communities sharing the common theme of global research. Minpaku
became JCAS’ 70th member organization in May 2006 and a member of its executive group in FY2008.
No.
Date
Lecturer
Lecture Title
1st
Oct. 9
NAKAGAKI Toshiyuki (Hokkaido University)
“Human Gesture from the Perspective of the Ethnology of Slime Molds”
2nd
Oct. 24
DENDA Mitsuhiro (Shiseido)
“Skin as Creating Humans”
3rd
Oct. 31
OKADA Michio (Toyohashi University of Technology)
“Toward a Structural Understanding of Communication: Clues to Relations between Human
Beings and “Weak Robots”
4th
Nov. 17
OKANOYA Kazuo (The University of Tokyo)
“Cries to Words”
Collection of Research Information and Publication of Research Results
Collection of Information on Research Activities and Compilation of the Annual Research Report
The Center collects, digitizes, and stores information about all research activities conducted at the Museum, including core, joint, and individual
research projects as well as externally-funded research projects such as those conducted with JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research. The Center
is also compiling the annual research report of the Museum.
Supporting the Publication of Research Results through the Research Dissemination Program
Planning, Design and Implementation of Research Projects
Promotion of Core Research Projects, and Support for the Operation and Planning of National Joint Research
Projects of the Institutes for the Humanities, and Other Large Research Projects
In an ef fort to open research results to the public more effectively for the good of society, we expanded the “Promotion of the Research Forum
Program” established in FY2002 into the “Research Dissemination Program” in FY2003. Through this program, the Museum’s joint research and
individual research projects are made available to the public in various forms, such as symposia, research forums, and academic lectures, and overseas
workshop. In FY2014, four symposia, and seven research forums were held through the program. In addition, academic lectures are organized every
year in Tokyo and Osaka, helping to disseminate research results throughout society (see p.18).
The Center supports the implementation of the Museum’s core research projects, while giving advice on the redesign and operation of projects to help
enhance the efficiency of the projects.
Evaluation of Research Structure and Research Projects
Development and Use of Evaluation Systems, and Inspection and Evaluation of Ongoing Research Projects
Reference materials are prepared for mid-term and final evaluations of the drafts of the National Institutes for the Humanities’ annual achievement
reports and the progress of their mid-term goals and plans. The Center also seeks further improvement of its research systems and activities through
self-inspection, considering the comments of external evaluation committees, and evaluations based on the mid-term goals and plans of the National
Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation. By summarizing annual reports and mid-term reports of ongoing core research and joint
projects, the Center supervises their activities and provides support.
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Purpose
FY2015 List of Cultural Resource Projects
The Research Center for Cultural Resources was established in April 2004 to facilitate the systematic management of cultural resources and to digitize
them. The Center is also charged with conducting investigations, and research and development to ensure that its resources are shared extensively
and used for the good of society. The Center is also involved in planning and coordinating the promotion of the implementation of relevant projects.
Cultural resources include a variety of materials, both tangible and intangible, and information related to such materials, as well as knowledge,
skills, know-how, human and organizational networks, and intellectual property, all of which are considered useful resources for the development of
society.
By encouraging the sharing of these cultural resources worldwide, the Center aims to develop a basis for fostering cross-cultural understanding
and the realization of a multi-cultural society where people with different backgrounds live in harmony and better meet the needs of this age of
globalization.
The value of cultural resources becomes more apparent through the process of investigation and collection. These resources can be better shared
and used for the good of society when managed systematically and digitized. Promotion of each of the steps in this process requires a framework of
social alliances and international contributions, as shown below.
Survey and Collection of Cultural Resources
Flow of Cultural Resources from Surveys and Collections to Society
Study and Collection
of Cultural Resources
Management
of Physical Materials
Academic
Community
Digitization
Society
Alliances and International Contributions
The steps that constitute the process are basic research which involves the theoretical study of various issues, and developmental research which is
the development of methodologies, systems and technologies, or the conducting of preliminary studies based on the findings of the basic research,
which eventually leads to the implementation of programs.
The Research Center for Cultural Resources is responsible for conducting the basic and advanced developmental research required for each of
these steps and for planning and coordinating the implementation of the resulting programs.
The Research Center for Cultural Resources is now the core of our institution. One initiative associated with this new status is the renovation of
all main exhibitions, to reflect changes in the world and academic interests in 38 years since the museum was opened and to better meet the needs
and expectations of a new generation of visitors. This Center’s aim is to adapt to these changes by constructing new exhibits to share our research
results and continue our cooperation with both local and overseas universities and museums, thus making maximum use of our functions as an InterUniversity Research Institute.
New exhibitions will be designed to provide forums for interaction and mutual learning that will involve the three stakeholders; the researchers
who create the exhibitions, the owners of the cultures exhibited, and the visitors. In addition, following the process of globalization, the Center adjusts
and shifts the conventional exhibitions that show the individual characteristics of regional cultures, into “glocal exhibitions” that describe movement
as well as demonstrate linkages between regions and the world.
Cultural Resource Projects
A “Cultural Resource Project” is a research project which aims to consolidate Minpaku’s position as an Inter-university Research Institute, promote
the organization of academic resources held both by Minpaku and other institutions, encourage the shared used of Minpaku, and enhance its academic
value, all in accordance with the second interim and mid-term programs.
Starting in 2009, the center introduced the Cultural Resources Project Researcher system to strengthen ties with the academic community; the
center also introduced a system of consultation with external experts when considering research proposals.
Relationships among Cultural Resource Projects in Each Category
Survey and Collection Projects
Examples:
Exhibition Development Projects
Examples:
Collection of artifacts and audio-visual
materials for shared use as cultural resources
Video shooting conducted with the fieldwork
collection of materials in Japan and abroad
Examples:
Renewal of the exhibition with new concepts
Special exhibition and thematic exhibitions
Community Alliance Projects
Examples:
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Artifact Management Projects
Support for volunteers and promoting
museum-school partnerships
Development, management and maintenance of Min-packs
Organization of workshops, and use of worksheets
Maintenance and preservation research of
artifacts
Development of storage and maintenance
systems for material cultural resources
Documentation and Digitization
Projects
Examples:
Planning for the next Videotheque
Experimental development of the Next Minpaku
Digital Guide prototype
Making the artifact and databases audio-visual
materials open to the public
Production of Videotheque Programs Related to Nepal MINAMI Makito
Audiovisual Documentation of Zainichi Korean Music
Culture
TERADA Yoshitaka
Audiovisual Documentation of Acrobatic Folk
Performing Arts in Japan
SASAHARA Ryoji
Editing Videotheque Programs on Ritual and Christian YOKOYAMA Hiroko
Culture among Minority Peoples in Yunnan, China
Special Exhibition “Amazing Show Tents in Japan”
(tentative title)
SASAHARA Ryoji
Preparation for a Thematic Exhibition for FY2017
“The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous
Cultures in Canada” (tentative title)
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
Connecting Videotheque and the Minpaku Artifact
Database for Public Utilization
FUKUOKA Shota
Trial Production of Universally Designed Content
for the Minpaku Digital Guide
FUKUOKA Shota
Research and Development for an Integral
Multimedia E-guide Using Indoor Location-sensing
FUKUOKA Shota
Production of Sign Language Videotheque Programs
(In Association with the Partial Renovation of the
Language Exhibit)
KIKUSAWA Ritsuko
TERADA Yoshitaka
Designing of the Next Generation Minpaku Digital
Guide
FUKUOKA Shota
Editing a Videotheque Program “Music in the Life of
Balbalasang: A Village in the Northern Philippines”
(tentative title)
YOSHIDA Kenji
Production of a Multimedia Program Based on the
Concert, “Over the Arirang Pass: Zainichi Korean
Music Today”
TERADA Yoshitaka
A Study on Design and Evaluation of Exhibition
Spaces for a Next Generation Universal Museum to
Support Visitor Diversity
Production of a Videotheque Film on Taiko Drum
Making
TERADA Yoshitaka
Production of Video Programs on Cambodian Shadow
Theater
FUKUOKA Shota
Production of Audio-graphical Record and Its Hindi
Version on “The Life, Belief, and Ritual of Rajasthan,
India”
MIO Minoru
Practical Study of Exhibition Records
HIDAKA Shingo
Identifying the Origin of African Beadwork in
the Minpaku Collection by X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrophotometry
YOSHIDA Kenji
Materials Management
Social Interaction (Research Development)
Performance of the Kamuynomi Prayer Ceremony
and “Traditional Aynu Dances” Designated as
Important Intangible Cultural Assets
SAITO Reiko
Revision of the Min-pack, Portable Learning Kit
UEBA Yoko
Cultural Resource Planning Project
Dividing “Cultural Asset Management” into two programs: “Artifacts” and
“Exhibitions and Social Interaction”, in order to promote more effective
diffusion of research results.
Research on Preservation and Management of
Tangible Cultural Resources
SONODA Naoko
Investigating Environmental Requirements for
Conserving Cultural Assets Damaged During the
Great Northeast Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
HIDAKA Shingo
FY2015 List of Cultural Resource
Planning Projects
Artifacts
Digitization
Development and Production of Video Materials
for the “Culture of the Korean Peninsula”,
with the National Folk Museum of Korea
ASAKURA Toshio
Releasing “The Photography Database of the Kyoto
University Academic Expeditions”
YOSHIDA Kenji
Creating a Database for “The Oshima Joji Collection”
IIDA Taku
Production of Database of “Oki Morihiro
Photographs and Archives on Indian Culture”
MIO Minoru
Traveling Exhibition “The Power of Images:
The National Museum of Ethnology Collection”
YOSHIDA Kenji
Academic Information Project about Materials
Photoed by Sasaki Komei
IKEYA Kazunobu
Outreach Exhibition “Transforming Arms into Art:
Peace-building in Mozambique”
YOSHIDA Kenji
Preliminary Study to Develop Food Culture
Database Based on the Academic Exchange
Agreement with Ritsumeikan University
ASAKURA Toshio
Partial Renovation of the Exhibition “Regional
Cultures of China”
YOKOYAMA Hiroko
SATO Koji
Partial Renovation of the Exhibition “Culture of the
Korean Peninsula”
OTA Shimpei
3DCG Digital Archives of Indigenous Architecture
Systematic Annotation and Standardization of
Objects from the Former Attic-Museum
ASAKURA Toshio
Partial Renovation of the Exhibition “Culture of
Japan”; “Okinawan Lives” and “Multiethnic Japan”
HIDAKA Shingo
Workshop Hosting and Worksheet Exercises
UEBA Yoko
Support for Volunteer Activities
UEBA Yoko
Exhibitions
Renewals (The Central and North Asia, and Aynu
Culture Galleries)
YOSHIDA Kenji
Production of Minpaku Digital Guide Contents for
the South Asia and Southeast Asia Galleries
FUKUOKA Shota
Special Exhibition “Food Culture in Korea and
Japan: The Tastes of Nanum and Omotenashi”
ASAKURA Toshio
Special Exhibition “Ishuretsuzo, the Image of Ezo:
Tracing Persons, Things and the World”
HIDAKA Shingo
Thematic Exhibition “Ancient Rock Art of the Amur
River Basin: A Sacred Place of the Indigenous
People, Sikachi Alyan”
SASAKI Shiro
Exhibitions and Social Interaction
Other
Year-end and New Year Exhibition Event Saru
[monkey]
UEBA Yoko
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Center for International Academic Exchange
Object
The Center for International Academic Exchange was established in April, 2010, with the aim of facilitating international
exchange with other academic organizations. Minpaku has, since its founding, brought a global vision to active
engagement in research and museum-related activities in cooperation with overseas researchers and institutions. We
have played a pioneering role among the members of the Inter-University Research Institutes in promoting international
academic exchange.
The IT revolution that began in the late 20th century has hugely accelerated the speed of information flow across
national borders. As a result, Minpaku’s international activities have now reached a stage where remaining dependent
on the initiative and connections of individual researchers is no longer possible. We now need to develop international
exchange on an organizational and strategic level. The Center for International Academic Exchange is taking full
advantage of our previous achievements in international academic exchange and the collegial networks built up by our
researchers to promote exchange and joint research projects with partner institutions around the world.
Inner Mongolia University (China)
September 22, 2008
Exchange between teaching faculty and researchers, development of research projects,
cooperation on museum exhibitions and education, exchange of academic documents
and publications. In FY2014, a presentation was given at the Fall meeting of the
Japanese Association for Mongolian Studies, and editorial work on research papers was
conducted.
The National Folk Museum of Korea (Korea)
July 11, 2007
Exchange between teaching faculty and researchers, development of research projects,
cooperation on museum exhibitions and education, exchange of academic documents
and publications. In FY2014, meetings were held to discuss preparation for special
exhibition, film production, and Info-Forum Museum.
Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines (Taiwan)
July 1, 2006
Collaboration, including conducting anthropological, linguistic and historical studies of
the current status of Formosan aboriginal peoples, alongside studies regarding reference
materials on Formosan aborigines that are housed at Minpaku and other museums, and
publishing reports and an academic journal. In FY2014, organized research meetings,
and participation in conferences related to the cultures and societies of Formosan
aborigines.
The National University of San Marcos (Peru)
June 14, 2005
Joint research projects and academic exchanges in archaeology. In FY2014, excavated at
the Pacopampa archaeological site, taught undergraduate students of the University, and
organized joint symposium.
Promotion of Research Coordination and Collaboration
with Overseas Research Institutes
To promote research collaboration and strengthen cooperation consideration and signing of scholarly cooperation
agreements with overseas research institutions is proceeding. Based on these agreements, international symposia and
workshops were conducted during FY2014, Minpaku signed cooperative agreements with the National Direction for the
Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture (Mali) in May, the Museum of Northern Arizona (USA) in July.
Name of the Institutes
Date of Agreement
Outline of Agreement and Activities in FY2014
The Museum of Northern Arizona (USA)
July 4, 2014
Strengthening academic exchange and collaborative research. In FY2014, two researchers
were invited from the Museum of Northern Arizona to join a workshop held at Minpaku. A
Minpaku researcher visited the Museum of Northern Arizona to photograph artifacts.
The National Direction for Cultural Heritage, Ministry of
Culture (Mali)
May 7, 2014
Cooperation on protection, research, education and dissemination on cultural property in
Mali. In FY2014, publication plan was discussed and excavations were conducted.
The Population and Development Research Center, Paris
Descartes University (France)
November 30, 2012
Promoting academic exchanges and cooperation. In FY2014, the result of an international
symposium held in the previous year was published.
The Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences (China)
August 28, 2012
Along with other scholarly exchanges, Minpaku participates in research projects and the
exchange or shared use of research materials, academic data and publications. In FY2014,
an international symposium was held at Minpaku with researchers invited from China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and USA.
The National Museum (Philippines)
July 18, 2012
Minpaku promotes scholarly research and exchange through projects that include joint
research, training, publication and exhibits. In FY2014, a joint paper with the Museum was
reviewed and accepted for publication in a journal.
The A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center (U.S.A.)
June 3, 2012
Scholarly cooperation, development of joint research projects, and exhibits or educational
use of museum materials. In FY2014, the director of the Museum was invited to an
international workshop held at Minpaku to demonstrate collection review methods, and
give a presentation.
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (Viet Nam)
March 22, 2012
Promotion of academic exchange through joint research, training, publication, and
exhibition projects. In FY2014, a joint paper with the institute was reviewed and accepted
for publication in a journal.
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology of
the Russian Academy of Sciences (Kunstkamera)(Russia)
October 21, 2011
Promotion of interaction and cooperative relationships between the academic and cultural
spheres. In FY2014, investigation of Japan-related collections focused on materials
collected by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Johannes Gerhard Frederik van Overmeer
Fischer.
Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of Peoples
of the Far East, FEB RAS (Russia)
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June 1, 2011
Joint research projects in archaeology, anthropology and ethnology. In FY2014, a Russian
anthropologist was invited to Minpaku to participate in joint ethnological research. A
comparative study of political and indigenous peoples' movements in the Russian Far East
and Oceania was also conducted.
The Russian Museum of Ethnography (Russia)
December 3, 2010
Collaboration and cooperation in museology, research methods and cultural asset
preservation. In FY2014, workshops and inspection tours were organized in both Japan
and Russia, in which numerous scholars from both nations participated. Minpaku also
organized an international workshop on Siberian cultures to which Russian scholars were
invited.
The Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Peru)
December 1, 2010
Scholarly exchanges and collaborative research. In FY2014, Minpaku and the University
made a preparation for the publication of the results of the core research project.
The University of Antananarivo (Madagascar)
November 22, 2010
Promotion of joint academic activities. In FY2014, archaeological survey was jointly
conducted and there were fruitful results to supplement the University’s past survey.
The University of Edinburgh (U.K.)
May 17, 2010
Promotion of academic exchanges and joint research. In FY2014, editorial work on joint
publication of English paper was conducted. Also, two Minpaku researchers presented of
their research at the University’s seminar series.
The Palace Museum (China)
October 16, 2009
Academ ic excha nge, development of resea rch projects, cooperation on museu m
ex h ibit ion s a nd educat iona l i n it iat ives, excha nge of a ca dem ic i n for mat ion a nd
publications. In FY2014, a meeting was held to examine and compile research results.
Taipei National University of the Arts (Taiwan)
May 15, 2009
Academ ic excha nge, development of resea rch projects, cooperation on museu m
ex h ibit ion s a nd educat iona l i n it iat ives, excha nge of a ca dem ic i n for mat ion a nd
publications. In FY2014, talks, debates and fieldwork training were conducted at the
National Taiwan Museum.
Symposium held for agreement (Mali)
Signing Ceremony with the Museum of Northern Arizona (USA)
Minpaku Fellows
This is a network of international researchers who have worked with or for the Museum in the past, and foreign and domestic
research institutions with close ties to the Museum. In order to promote awareness and improve information exchange, our
English Newsletter (MINPAKU Anthropology Newsletter) is published bi-annually. There are approximately 1,200 members in
the Minpaku Fellows program.
Minpaku Fellows Breakdown by Area
Area
Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania
as of March 31, 2015
Number of Fellows
697
Europe
193
North, Central and South America
225
Africa
Total
59
1,174
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Materials and Information Collection and Storage,
and Public Relations
The Museum has collected and stored a vast amount of materials and information concerning ethnology and anthropology
for researchers inside and outside the country, and has made them available to society through exhibitions and other
activities. To carry out these activities efficiently, the Museum has been trying to develop better ways to collect and
manage materials, organize and provide information, create database systems and contents, hold exhibitions, and
implement various other activities.
List of Databases
Databases of research resources held in the Museum and outcomes of research projects are open to the public.
(For each database description, the numerical value(s) in brackets at the end means the number of records contained in it. Databases with an asterisk
are for use only inside the Museum.)
Artifacts
Artifact Catalog
Basic information on the artifacts related to economic activities, everyday life,
rituals, and manufacturing tools held in the Museum. Data includes objects' names,
images, dimensions and weight, place, culture, and the year of acquisition. 〔278,019〕
Materials and Databases
Detailed Information on Artifacts in the Catalog
Map of Collection Areas (Materials Obtained from 1974 to the Present)
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Russia
United States of America
（Tanana）
（Sakha）
Estonia
United Kingdom
Published References to Artifacts in the Museum
Piece-by-piece information on music, and episode-by-episode information on
traditional folktale records in our collection of audio materials.
〔346,772〕
（Irkutsk）
（Vladivostok）
Poland
Austria
（Sakhalin）
Kazakhstan
Czechoslovakia
(Tuba)
France
（Khabarovsk）
Mongolia
Hungary
Switzerland
Dagestan
Uzbekistan
Romania
Kirghizstan
Spain
Bulgaria
Italy
Turkmenistan （Tibet） China
Portugal
Korea
Turkey
Tunisia
Syria
Greece
Iran Afghanistan
Israel Iraq
Japan
Morocco
Bhutan
Kuwait
Algeria
Pakistan
Egypt Jordan
Nepal
Taiwan
Vietnam
Sudan Saudi Arabia
（Mogmog Isl.）
India
Laos
Philippines
Mali
（Truk Isl.）
Chuuk
Niger
United Arab Emirates
Thailand
Senegal
Bourkina Faso
Marshall Isl.
（Yap Isl.）
Cambodia
（Pohnpei）
Togo
Malaysia
Ethiopia
Kiribati
Palau
Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria
Brunei
Sri Lanka
Ghana
Federated States of Micronesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Cameroon
Kenya
（Kuching）
Tanzania
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
（Bali）
Congo
Solomon Isl.
（Darwin）
Fiji
Mozambique
Vanuatu
Australia
Madagascar
Namibia
Botswana
Swaziland
Lesotho
Union of South Africa
（Alice Springs）
（Adelaide）
New Caledonia
Information (including images) on all daily commodities owned and used by a family
in Seoul, South Korea. For each item, its location in their apartment, manner of
acquisition, and the family’s memories about it are recorded.
〔7,827〕
(Arctic Quebec)
（Vancouver Island）
The George Brown Collection (Japanese and English versions)
（Toronto）
United States of America
Basic collection information (including images) for materials collected by George
Brown, a missionary and ethnographer who worked in the Pacific Islands from the
late 19th century to the early 20th century, and now held in the Museum.
〔2,992〕
（Tucson）
Mexico
(Hawai’i)
Guatemala
Belize
（Marquesas）
Samoa
Tonga
Dominica
Honduras
（Society Isl.）
Cook Isl.
(Austral Isl.)
French Polynesia
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Columbia
Ecuador
Peru
（Manaus）
Brazil
Bolivia
Paraguay
（Sydney）
Chile
New Zealand
（Rio de Janeiro）
Argentina
Prints by Indigenous People of Canada *
Basic information and description (including images) on our collection of typical
prints created by indigenous peoples of Canada, most of which were displayed in
our special exhibition Voices from the Land, Visions of Life: Beauty Created by the
Indigenous Peoples of Canada in 2009.
〔158〕
Audio-Visual Materials
Visual Materials Catalog
Information on our collections of movie films, videotapes and DVDs (photographs
excluded).
〔7,966〕
Videotheque
Information on visual contents provided by the Videotheque System in the main
exhibition hall of the Museum. It is searchable by keywords as well as by the menu of
a Videotheque booth.
〔710〕
Areas in which artifacts were collected up to FY2014
Areas in which artifacts are being collected in FY2015
Performing Arts Film
Areas on which audio-visual documentation was carried out up to FY2014
Information on film records of music, dance and theater that the Museum has
made at various places in the world since 1982. Videos are available only inside the
Museum.
〔849〕
Areas on which audio-visual documentation are being carried out in FY2015
Nepal Photo Database (Japanese and English versions)
The Museum Collection of Artifacts and Other Materials
Artifacts (registered and unregistered)
340,932
From abroad
177,689
From Japan
163,243
Audio-visual Materials
Moving image
Sound recordings
70,617
7,966
62,651
Photographs taken by TAK AYA M A Ry uzo, a graduate student of Osaka City
University at that time, and other members of the Japanese Scientific Expedition
for Northwestern Nepal in 1958, and information (including images) on artifacts
collected by the expedition and now held in the Museum.
〔3,879〕
The Matsuo Minori Postcard Collection
Books and Periodicals
Books
661,037
Japanese books
266,823
Books in other languages
394,214
Journals
Japanese periodicals
Periodicals in other languages
16,934
10,104
6,830
Information on postcards bought by MATSUO Minori in places visited during his
service in the Japanese Navy from 1919–1923.
〔170〕
The Asaeda Toshio Collection *
Photographs of people, animals and plants in the Pacific Islands taken by ASAEDA
Toshio when he v isited there in the 1930s a s a member of severa l academic
investigation teams.
〔3,966〕
Ethnographic Images of the Spirit Dance in Thailand *
Photographs and videos of the Spirit Dance in Thailand shot by TANABE Shigeharu,
Professor Emeritus, National Museum of Ethnology. The photographs can be
searched and viewed by category, place, and ritual host of the Spirit Dance, and are
also related to one of the 41 research reports made about the dance.
〔10,082〕
Photographs from the Group of the Synthetic Research of
Cultures of Southeast Asian Countries *
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
Area files (ethnic groups)
Original texts
385 files
7,141 volumes
Photographs with related information taken by the research group of the Synthetic
Research of Cultures of Southeast Asian Countries during the 1st and 2nd missions out
of three missions from 1957–1964.
〔4,393〕
Photographs on Aboriginal Australian Culture *
Photographs of various scenes including ceremonies, daily life and landscapes in
Aboriginal Australia from 1980–2000 taken by KOYAMA Shuzo, Professor Emeritus,
National Museum of Ethnology, who is known as the Japanese pioneer of research on
Aboriginal Australian Culture.
〔7,999〕
Photographs on Northwestern Nepal and Manaslu *
Photographs taken by the Japanese Scientific Expedition for Northwestern Nepal
from 1958-1959, partly including ones probably taken by the science team of the first
Japanese Alpine Club Manaslu Expedition in 1953. They were part of materials of the
former Ministry of Education Historical Archives transferred to the Museum. 〔620〕
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The Umesao Tadao Photo Collection *
Photographs taken by UMESAO Tadao, the first director general of the Museum,
during his fieldwork at various places in the world.
〔35,420〕
Information on our collection of records, CDs and audio tapes.
Korean Daily Commodities Collection
Canada
Photographs taken by the Kyoto University African Scientific Expedition from 1961–
1967, and by the Tonga Expedition of Kyoto University, in 1960.
〔33,690〕
Details about the artifacts held in the Museum, such as their local names and
translation, images, materials used in their construction, dimensions and weight,
when, where and how they are created or used and by whom, and the place and date
of collection.〔Inside the Museum: 264,406, including 57,724 records open to the public〕
Bibliographic information on published references to artifacts held in the Museum.
〔56,440〕
（Khanty Mansiysk）
Photographs on Kyoto University Scientific Expedition *
Audio Materials Catalog
〔62,651〕
Itemized Information on Audio Records in the Catalog
Library Materials
Book and Periodical Catalog
Bibliographic and holdings information about the books and periodicals held in the
Museum Library.
〔Books: 661,037 Periodical Titles: 16,934〕
Umesao Tadao: Written Works (1934—)
Comprehensive catalog of written works from articles and books to endorsers on the
belly bands since 1934 by UMESAO Tadao, the first director general of the National
Museum of Ethnology.
〔6,504〕
Languages
The Nakanishi Collection: World Literary Materials
Information (with images of letter samples) on books, newspapers, manuscripts, and
artifacts written in various languages and writing systems collected from all over
the world by the late NAKANISHI Akira, former president of Nakanishi Printing Co.,
Ltd.
〔2,729〕
The Yoshikawa Database of Materials for a Sumerian Lexicon
Digitized notebooks with keywords for Sumerian language studies compiled by
YOSHIKAWA Mamoru, Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University.
〔Keywords: 33,450 Pages: 40,596〕
Talking Dictionary of Khinina-ang Bontok
An electronic dictionary of the Khinina-ang Bontok language spoken in Mountain
Province, the Philippines, compiled by Lawrence A. Reid, Researcher Emeritus,
University of Hawai‘i. It contains image and sound data, as well as information
typically found in a printed dictionary.
〔Headwords: 7,637〕
Japanese Traditional Folktales: The Inada Koji Collection
Information (including sound data) on Japanese traditional folktales, documented
by INADA Koji at Kyoto Women's University and his group in 29 prefectures of Japan
from 1967–1978 (446 tapes, about 190 hours recording). Sounds are available only
inside the Museum.
〔3,696〕
rGyalrongic Languages (English and Chinese versions)
Database of rGyalrongic Languages, spoken in northwestern Sichuan Province,
China, compiled by NAGANO Yasuhiko, Professor Emeritus, National Museum
of Ethnology and Dr. Marielle Prins. It contains 425/1200 lexical items and 200
sentences for 81 dialects/languages. It also contains sound data.
〔Words: 39,826; Sentences:15,706〕
Clothing Culture
Clothing and Accessory Collection
Detailed information and images of clothing materials and accessory artifacts held
in the Museum, and field photographs.
〔23,733〕
Publications Concerning Clothing Culture
Index of periodical articles and books that concern the culture of costumes and
clothing. This database contains the following items: 1) Japanese periodical articles
(current), 2) Japanese periodical articles (before the end of World War II), 3) Foreign
language periodical articles, 4) Japanese books, 5) Foreign language ethnographies.
〔165,534〕
Chronology of Clothing Culture in Japan 1868–1945
A digital chronology of clothing culture in Japan from 1868–1945 when western style
clothing was not yet common. It consists of information on events, contemporary
conditions, illustrations, and memoirs which were collected from newspapers and
clothing magazines in that period.
〔10,049〕
Miscellaneous
Research Reports of Materials Located in Japan *
Location information on persons and materials related to folklore and ethnology in
Japan, containing 1) artifacts, 2) persons who disseminate traditional technologies,
3) visual materials, and 4) publications. This database was constructed based on the
Research Reports compiled by researchers appointed by the Museum and published
in 1980–2003 by the Museum.
〔21,373〕
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Items in the Museum Collections Offered for Loan
Minpaku Library
FY2014
In addition to using the items in its collection for internal research activities, the Museum offers items for loan to
universities, other museums, and external organizations for educational and research purposes as part of its efforts to
contribute to the public interest. To inquire about borrowing items from the Museum’s collection, contact the Minpaku
Collections Help Desk.
A total of 402 inquiries were received during FY2014.
Minpaku Collections Help Desk
1. Number of Loans Made: 13, Number of Items Loaned: 909
Among the projects listed above, those for which the Museum’s lending resources comprise more than 50% of the entire
exhibit items are the following:
Borrower
Exhibition Title
Loaned Items
Exhibition Period
Items Loaned / Total Number of
Items Loaned / % of Loaned Items
Relative to the Entire Exhibition
Kochi Prefectural Museum of History
Thematic Exhibitions “Mandala Deities
in Tibet and Nepal”
Thangka etc.
June 28―– July 31, 2014
50 items / 50 items, 100%
Iwanuma City Library
Sept. 11– Oct. 5, 2014
108 items / 108 items, 100%
Sept. 12– 21, 2014
Sept. 13– 23, 2014
Tohoku History Museum
Inter-Institutional Exhibitions,
Traveling Exhibitions
Special Program for Great East Japan
Earthquake Reconstruction Assistance
Minpaku Toy Expo: The Antique Toy
Collection (Tangible Folk Cultural
Property of Osaka Prefecture)
Oct. 11– Nov. 30, 2014
250 items / 250 items, 100%
Mukogawa Women's University
Museum Preparation Room
The Power of Images: The National
Museum of Ethnology Collection
Boards made from a tree Jan. 26– Mar. 17, 2015
shaped like dried mullet
roe etc.
235 items / 311 items, 81%
SAKAI City Museum
Attic Museum
Gadam etc.
Kesennuma UMINOICHI
Tin toy etc. from “The
Antique Toy Collection”
Feb. 17– Mar. 22, 2015
2. Number of Special Loans (i.e., Loans for the Purpose of Photo-shooting, Close Examination for
Research or Loan of Original Film): 85, 2,552 items
Of the above, 19 loans were made to universities for the use of photographs as references
for survey research and writing, 19 were made to museums for the use of photographs in
survey research and exhibitions.
3. Number of Loans of Audio-visual Materials: 191,
Number of Items Loaned: 946
In FY2014, printed materials in 27 languages were cataloged, and the
repository’s holdings reached 661,037 volumes. Retroactive input into
the NACIS-CAT (Comprehensive National Catalog Database) included
approximately 10,000 volumes in Japanese, approximately 1,452 in
Sanskrit, 4,400 in other languages, and 7,089 of Chinese classic texts
from the Makino collection. Total input reached 560,000 volumes, or 92
percent of the repository’s holdings.
Library Reception Counter
3. Social Contributions
All users can check out materials from the library. As of FY2014, the
library had 241 outside registered users making regular use of the
library, who borrowed 3,181 items.
4. MINPAKU Library Catalog
The library catalog is open to the public and can be searched by anyone,
anywhere from a personal computer or mobile phone. In FY2014, the
catalog was accessed from computers 593,370 times and from mobile
phones 3,006 times.
The Minpaku Repository, opened to the public in January, 2010, includes in its holdings Minpaku’s own publications,
Senri Ethnological Studies, Senri Ethnological Reports, the Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology, Senri
Ethnological Research Reports Supplements, and Senri Ethnological Monographs. In addition, we make available
externally published books and articles for which usage rights are obtained. As of the end of FY2014, a total of 4,504 items
had been accessed at an average rate of 50,000 downloads per month.
Number of special use (Use of original film or photo-shooting) 11 (of which 9 were for
the use of photos as references for survey research and writing)
Artifact storage area
Ethnology Research Archives
Storage of Academic Materials
The Museum has accumulated a large collection of academic materials through its research. Many of the
materials are organic artifacts that generally have the least resistance to insect and fungus damage. Therefore,
the Museum takes special measures to repel and kill insects and protect its collection. For example, newly
acquired artifacts from abroad are taken to a fumigation chamber where they are treated with chemical
insecticides and germicides, because the natural environment and ecosystem of their place of origin are
substantially different from those of Japan. Artifacts that have insect damage in Japan, however, are subjected
to a non-chemical insecticidal process as required, due to the nature of the materials. In this way, different
insecticidal processes are used, depending on the place of origin, the extent of damage, and the nature of
the materials. To enhance insecticidal efficiency and better protect artifacts from insect damage in a unique
way, in 2007 a large high/low temperature walk-in treatment chamber was installed in the Museum and the
existing fumigation chamber was upgraded to a multi-functional chamber capable of carbon dioxide treatment
and low oxygen concentration treatment. Also, a catalytic combustion type chemical abatement system was
introduced to ensure the safe treatment of waste chemicals, thus realizing a materials management system
that is friendly to people, artifacts, and nature.
These state-of-the-art systems are one of the results of the research on the conservation science of artifacts
that the Museum and other university researchers have been jointly conducting to ensure effective use of its
artifact collection.
2. Promoting Public Disclosure of the Library’s Catalog through
the National Institute of Informatics
Minpaku Repository
4. Inter-library Services
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Minpaku’s library collection includes many highly specialized works.
Facilities include three microfilm readers and a color copy service. The
library is staffed by qualified librarians and provides full support for
the educational and research activities expected of an Inter-University
Research Institute.
Current Periodicals Section
Of the above, 31 loans were made to universities (136 items), and 88 loans to individual
researchers and research groups (563 items).
Photocopy orders: 6,130 (of which 3,556 were from universities)
Inter-library loans: 833 (of which 808 were from universities)
Photocopy orders: 723
Inter-library loans: 445
Daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Sundays, National Holidays, and days that the Museum is closed.
Visitor qualifications: The library is open to all. Library books (except rare books) may be used and borrowed by anyone.
Visitors must present documentation for verification of name and address (e.g., a driver’s license or student identification card).
1. Encouraging Educational and Research Activities
TEL /FAX +81-6-6878-8213
URL http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/english/research/sharing/helpdesk
Ishinomaki City MANGARUDO
Service Information
The high/low temperature walk-in
treatment chamber
Since its establishment, the Museum has accumulated a wide range
of resources, like research notes and papers of anthropologists and
ethnologists, including audio-visual records from their fieldwork. To
make good use of these materials, the Archives group under the Library
Committee continued in FY2014 to investigate the condition of archive
resources and to develop inventory lists. The Museum will investigate
continuously the condition of archive resources and develop and
digitalize inventory lists, with the aim of making them open to public.
In addition, April 2013 saw the creation of the Umesao Archives, where
the enormous volume and variety of field notes, sketches, photographs,
memos, draft manuscripts, publications, reviews and other intellectual
assets produced by Minpaku’s first Director-General, UMESAO Tadao,
are stored.
Neatly archived materials
A multi-functional fumigation chamber
capable of carbon dioxide and low oxygen
concentration treatments
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Exhibitions
Regional Exhibitions
The regional exhibitions focus on Oceania, the Americas, Europe, Africa, West Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central and North Asia, and East Asia.
The figures appearing next to each exhibition space’s name indicate the exhibit area in square meters.
Concept and Organization of Exhibitions
At the National Museum of Ethnology, exhibitions are designed to present the latest achievements of anthropological, ethnological and other related
scientific research to the public through a variety of media. In doing so, the Museum hopes to enhance public awareness of different cultures
around the world and foster greater cross-cultural understanding. The exhibitions consist of Main Exhibitions and the Special Exhibitions. The Main
Exhibitions are mostly permanent, and are designed to deepen understanding among visitors of cultural diversity and commonality. The Special
Exhibitions, on the other hand, highlight specific topics and are held several times annually for a limited period of time.
Oceania
660m2
The Americas
320m2
Main Exhibitions
The Main Exhibitions are arranged into regional and cross-cultural exhibitions. The regional exhibitions cover Oceania, the Americas, Europe, Africa,
and Asia, including Japan. The regional exhibitions start with Oceania, and progress as if traveling eastwards around the world to finish in Japan.
This arrangement allows visitors to view Japanese culture in comparison with other cultures. In designing the exhibitions, the National Museum of
Ethnology adhered to the notion that all human cultures around the world have equal value; the notion has remained unchanged since the inception
of the Museum. Accordingly, the exhibitions are designed to help visitors respect cultural differences among peoples, represented in the rich diversity
of human lifestyles. These exhibitions are also characterized by their emphasis on clothing, food and housing, which gives visitors a clear idea about
lives in different regions around the world. The cross-cultural exhibitions, on the other hand, focus on specific themes, not regions, and currently
accommodate exhibitions on music and language.
Given the substantial changes of the social and cultural situation in the world since Minpaku’s opening over 35 years ago in 1977, the Museum
began renovating its exhibitions in FY2008.
The basic renewal strategy can be summarized in five points. (1) Making use of its function as an Inter-University Research Institute, where the
insights of researchers inside and outside Japan are gathered. (2) Exhibitions as forums for promoting mutual exchange and understanding among
all three of the actors involved in an exhibition: researchers, culture bearers who are the subject of the exhibition, and visitors. (3) Innovating “glocal
exhibitions” which demonstrate changes in historical as well as modern times, alongside linkages between local areas, Japan, and the world. (4)
Advanced and integrated systems for access to information. (5) Accommodating diverse requests from the user community.
In March 2009, totally transformed Africa and Western Asia exhibitions were opened to the public. These were followed in March 2010 by crosscultural Music and Language exhibitions, new spaces for shared use, and partial renovations of the Information exhibitions. March 2011 saw the
opening of the new Oceania and Americas exhibitions. New Europe and Information Zone exhibitions were opened in March 2012. In March 2013,
“Ritual, Festivals and Performing Arts” and “Everyday Life” as a part of “Culture of Japan” were renewed. In March 2014, “Culture of the Korean
Peninsula”, “Regional Cultures in China”, and a part of “Culture of Japan”, “Okinawan Lives” and “Multiethnic Japan”, were renovated. South Asia and
Southeast Asia exhibitions were opened on March 2015.
In the areas for thematic exhibitions that are located in the Museum exhibition hall, temporary exhibits displaying themes related to contemporary
issues or cutting-edge research topics are provided. The thematic exhibition gallery can also be used as a shared exhibition gallery to expedite displays
of the latest research trend of universities and other institutions in Japan and overseas.
The Museum also encourages the introduction of information devices for its exhibits. The Videotheque is the world’s first on-demand video library
of its kind, developed by the Museum. Visitors can select video programs from the Museum’s collection of about 710 titles, which give visitors a
glimpse of the living cultures of the world’s peoples and let them see how the artifacts shown in the Main exhibitions are actually used. The Minpaku
Digital Guide, the world’s first portable audiovisual device that explains exhibits, was updated in FY2007. The new version is smaller and lighter and
boasts greater usability than the conventional one.
In the Discovery space, visitors can use the terminals to access and compare a wealth of information on artifacts currently on display. Related
books and journals as well as Minpaku publications are also available.
Culture of the Korean Peninsula
Thematic Exhibition
Gallery
Central and
North Asia
Human Dispersal into Oceania Living off the Sea Living on Islands
Contact with the Outside World Expressions of Indigenous Identity
Encounter Eating
Prayer Creativity
In Oceania, tens of thousands of islands, large and small, are scattered
across the surface of the ocean. The islands are inhabited by peoples who
grow root and tree crops and are highly skilled in the arts of seamanship
and navigation. In the sections “Human dispersal into Oceania”, “Living
off the Sea”, and “Living on Islands”, we explore the diverse techniques
developed to survive in island environments with limited resources. We
also examine how indigenous cultures have been affected by encounters
with the outside world in the sections “Contact with the Outside World”
and “Expressions of Indigenous Identity”.
The vast expanses of the Americas range from polar regions to tropical
rain forests and encompass a huge diversity of natural environments.
Peoples adapting to these environments developed distinctive lifeways.
Then came conquest and colonization by European peoples, with foreign
influences permeating everyday life. Here our focus is on clothing, diet
and religion. While clarifying the relationship between their underlying
diversity and historical influences, we also draw attention to traditional
artists and craftmakers who creatively combine tradition with modern
values in their works.
Europe
Africa
250m2
Clothing
500m2
Regional Exhibitions
Cross-cultural Exhibitions
Thematic Exhibitions
(East Asia)
NaviSpace
Aynu
Culture
(East Asia)
Videotheque,
Multifunctional
Terminal Room
Videotheque,
Multifunctional
Terminal Room
Videotheque Booth
Discovery Space
Navi –Space
Culture of Japan
Minpaku Digital Guide
Discovery Space
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Our audiovisual guides use video and sound to explain
where artifacts were found, how they were used, and by
whom. Explanations are currently available in Japanese,
English, Chinese and Korean.
(The Minpaku Digital Guide was used by 8,974 visitors in
total during FY2014.)
Agriculture and the Annual Cycle Religions and Beliefs
Industrialization Europe in Transformation
Excavating History Rest
Prayer Africa Today
From the 16th to the 20th centuries, Europe was the center from which
Christianity and moder n institutions, technologies, and knowledge
spread around the world. Now the tide has turned, and immigrants from
all over the world are making themselves part of European society. Here
we explore the interactions of tradition and religion, rationalization and
industrialization, and immigration in the formation of modern Europe,
focusing on the concept of “time”.
Africa, the birthplace of humanity, has gone through profound changes
and has always been tied to the outside world. The diversity of cultures
and languages that we see in the African continent today is the result of
these changes. In this exhibit, we introduce the way in which people live in
Africa today, focusing on four different aspects—‘work’, ‘rest’, ‘adornment’
and ‘prayer’. We also look at the efforts people are making to rediscover
their history. We hope that this exhibit fosters renewed understanding
toward the people of Africa, who live in the same present as we do.
Work
Adornment
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West Asia
South Asia
310m2
600m2
East Asia
Culture of the Korean Peninsula 330m
2
East Asia
Regional Cultures of China 660m
2
Religion
Living in the Desert
The Palestinian
Diaspora
The Japanese
and the Middle East
Sound Culture
and Pop Culture
| Urban Life | Crafts | Living and Science | Pastoral Lives
| Farming Lives | Fishing Lives | Gods and Humans
Religion—Tradition and Diversity Ecology and Subsistence
Urban Popular Culture Tradition and Trends in Textiles
South Asia on the Move
Spiritual Worlds Housing
Recreation Knowledge
Food
Clothing
Subsistence Musical Instruments Zhuang Stilt House Costume
Crafts Taiwan Indigenous Peoples Religion and Writing
Chinese Overseas Transmission of Chinese Tradition
The people of West Asia, or the Middle East, call their land in Arabic
mashriq, ‘the land of the rising sun’. Historically, they have kept close ties
to the maghrib, ‘the land of the setting sun’, that is, North Africa. These
regions consist mainly of dry lands inhabited by nomadic peoples. Yet a
network of cities such as Baghdad and Cairo also sustained a flourishing
urban culture. Muslims are the majority in West Asia, but the region is
also the cradle of Judaism and Christianity. This exhibit highlights the
region’s religious practices, nomadic life, women’s dress, and music and
dance, to show how global change has reached into people’s lives.
South Asia extends from the mountain ranges in the nor th, to the
Arabian Sea in the west, and the Bay of Bengal in the east. In this region
there is a vast range of natural environments inhabited by peoples
with an enormous diversity of religions, cultures, and ways of life.
Wisdom of coexistence developed over the centuries, and, despite rapid
industrialization, is preserved to this day. This gallary exhibits a diverse
array of religions, livelihoods and crafts, together with new forms of
popular culture emerging primarily in urban settings, and the booming
textile culture in the midst of globalization.
The inhabitants of the Korean peninsula developed their own distinctive
culture under constant inf luence from other ethnic groups. Cultural
elements adopted from Eastern Siberia in prehistoric times, and later from
China, were reworked and domesticated to become distinctively Korean.
The result is a culture with a level of integration rarely found elsewhere
in the world. In modern times, Korea was colonized by Japan, then split in
two after independence and rapidly modernized. In today’s world, Koreans
are actively migrating to other parts of the world, and people of Korean
descent can be found living outside Korea. Spiritual worlds, everyday life,
recreation, and knowledge are the themes of this exhibit, which introduces
the multilayered history and energetic character of this culture.
The Chinese landscape is immense and highly diverse, both in altitude
and topography. Its variety of natural environments has fostered a wide
range of ethnic cultures. Han Chinese account for over 90% of China's
population, and, while concentrated in the plains, are spread throughout
the nation. Mainland China is also home to 55 minority peoples, who live
for the most part in the highlands or grasslands in southwest, northwest,
and northeast China. Taiwan, apart from Han Chinese, is also home to
Austonesian-speaking indigenous groups. Chinese overseas all over the
world regard China as their ancestral homeland. This exhibit introduces a
diverse range of Chinese ethnic life ways. Taking into account historical and
local characteristics, this exhibit explores livelihoods, costume, musical
instruments, dwellings, crafts, religion and writing, Han Chinese marriage
ceremonies and ancestor worship, Taiwan indigenous peoples, and Chinese
overseas.
Southeast Asia
Central and
North Asia
East Asia
East Asia
730m2
Aynu Culture
270m2
Culture of Japan 1,460m
2
710m2
Pastoralism and
Agriculture
of Central Asia
Nomadic Culture
in Mongolia
Hunting and
Fishing Cultures
in North Asia
The World of
Shamanism
Subsistence Everyday Life in a Village
Entertainment and Recreation
Urbanscapes
Southeast Asia is encompassed by forests and seas. The climate is tropical
to subtropical; people start work early in the morning, and return home
and nap in the middle of the day when temperatures can approach 40°C.
In the evenings and after squalls have passed, temperatures start to fall.
People go out to shop or go back to work in their fields. In the cool of the
evening they relax, head to outdoor stalls for meals with friends or family,
or relax and enjoy traditional performing arts. The theme of this exhibit,
which introduces a rich variety of ethnic cultures, is “A Day in the Life of
Southeast Asia”.
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The gallery covers a vast region from Central Asia, east of the Ural
Mountains and the Caspian Sea, to North Asia including Mongolia and
Siberia. Kazakh and Mongolian tents are exhibited, as well as artifacts
introducing Turkmen a nd K irgiz pa stora l cultures, the Uzbek a nd
Tajik farming cultures, and Siberian hunting and fishing life. Siberian
shamanism is also featured.
Hunting, Fishing, and Farming
Iomante (The Aynu ‘Bear Ceremony’)
Ritual, Festivals and Performing Arts
Okinawan Lives Multiethnic Japan
The Aynu gallery displays a traditional house with a thatched roof, as well
as exhibits on the fishing and hunting life of the Aynu, the bear ceremony,
crafts, and the modern life of Aynu people.
Stretching from Hokkaido in the north to Okinawa in the south, the long,
narrow Japanese archipelago is blessed with a rich variety of ecological
niches. The combination of diverse natural environments and contacts
with neighboring cultures has resulted in formation of distinct local
traditions. In addition, many people from other countries have also come
to live in Japan in recent years, adding new elements to the mix. In this
section we approach Japanese culture from four perspectives: Festivals
and Performing Arts, Everyday Life, Okinawan Lives, and Multiethnic
Japan.
Everyday Life
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Cross-cultural Exhibitions
Music
Language
550m2
Drums: A Spirited Sound
Oboe: Performing Sounds
Special Exhibitions
Gongs: The Sound of Power
Guitar: Sounds in History
Through sounds, we humans convey messages, express emotions, know
our surroundings, imagine far away times and places, inspire or console
ourselves, and communicate with gods and spirits. With examples from all
over the world, this exhibition shows how sounds and music are deeply
related to our identity as humans.
170m2
Components of Language
Writing Systems of the World
Whenever people meet and interact, the need for communication arises
and pieces of information are continuously exchanged through various
means. Among these, language, shared exclusively by human beings, is
a highly developed tool which enables us to express emotional states,
describe our deepest thoughts, and to pass intellectual knowledge
beyond space and over generations. Language is our irreplaceable
heritage, reflecting our diverse cultures and serving as a window for
understanding people’s cognitive and creative abilities.
The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection
The National Art Center, Tokyo: February 19–June 9, 2014
National Museum of Ethnology: September 12–December 9, 2014
Organizer: National Museum of Ethnology, The National Art Center, Tokyo
Project leader: YOSHIDA Kenji
Organizing Committee members:
[Internal members]
SUDO Ken'ichi, UEBA Yoko, MARUKAWA Yuzo, YAMANAKA Yuriko, SAITO Reiko
[External members]
AOKI Tamotsu (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
MINAMI Yusuke (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
NAGAYA Mitsue (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
YAMADA Yukako (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
KOIZUMI Junji (Osaka University)
ASHIWA Yoshiko (Hitotsubashi University)
KASUGA Naoki (Hitotsubashi University)
KUBOTA Sachiko (Kobe University)
The February-to-June exhibition “The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection” at
the National Art Center, Tokyo, celebrated the 40th anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of
Ethnology and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Japan Society of Cultural Anthropology. From
September to June, the exhibition was recreated at Minpaku as a special exhibition.
The transference of this exhibition, originally designed for an art museum, to a museum dedicated to
ethnology, was an experiment in rethinking the relationships of art to artifact, craft to culture, art museum
to non-art museum, art history to cultural anthropology, and West to non-West. It was, at the same time, an
example of cooperation between an art museum and a non-art museum intended to explore the potential
of these places as sites for the creation of new culture.
In Minpaku’s main exhibitions, artifacts from all over the world are classified by region. For this special
exhibition, we looked for cultural universals from the perspective of image, creating an opportunity to
rediscover trans cultural values in our ethnological collection.
Information Zone
Introduction
Videotheque
Discovery Space
Special Exhibitions
T he ex h ibit s i n t he I nt r o duc t ion
section a re desig ned to enable
visitors to experience directly how
a nt h ropolog i st s a nd et h nolog i st s
t h i n k a nd how M i npa k u ex h ibit s
could be explored. Here is where your
global journey starts.
The Videotheque was developed by the Museum in
1977 as the world’s first on-demand video library of its
kind. It contains video programs that introduce rituals,
performing arts, and the living cultures of peoples
around the world, as well as information on the artifacts
on exhibit at the Museum. We have continued to make
improvements, making available multimedia programs
and rare research videos shot by our researchers during
their fieldwork. FY2012 improvements in our existing
system include fuller menus that allow retrieving
programs from multiple perspectives. Booth interiors
have been upgraded to offer a brighter, more pleasant
atmosphere and improved audio environment. Three
wheelchair-accessible terminals featuring Universal
Design have been added.
(There were 61,746 requests for Videotheque programs in FY2014.)
Research Desk Deepen Your Knowledge
Voices from the Field Connect to the World
Touch the World Widen Your Perspectives
In the Discovery Space, visitors may search for more
information about exhibits at the Research Desk.
Materials related to Minpaku researchers’ projects
can be found at Voices from the Field. Touch the World
provides an opportunity to handle as well as see exhibit
materials, to gain a deeper understanding of them.
Visitors are invited to learn more about the artifacts on
exhibit, to satisfy their curiosity about what Minpaku
researchers are studying, and to experience artifacts
directly.
Exhibition Title
Period
Exhibition Title
Period
The Great Andes Civilization: Inca, the Reviving Empire of the Sun
Sept. 14 – Dec. 12, 1989
Wrapping Culture: Furoshiki and Wrapping Cloths of the World
Oct. 3, 2002 – Jan. 14, 2003
Masks in Equatorial Africa: Hidden Forest Spirits*
Mar. 15 – May 31, 1990
Mandala Deities in Tibet and Nepal
Mar. 13 – June 17, 2003
The E.S. Morse Collection: Meiji Folk Crafts that Crossed the Pacific
Sept. 13 – Dec. 4, 1990
A West African Story-telling Village
July 24 – Nov. 25, 2003
Engelbert Kämpfer: The Genroku Period Viewed by a German*
Feb. 7– Apr. 16, 1991
Messages from the Ainu: Craft and Spirit
Jan. 8 – Feb. 15, 2004
Greater India: Deities and Man in the Hindu World
Aug. 1– Nov.5, 1991
Multiethnic Japan: The Life and History of Immigrants
Mar. 25 – June 15, 2004
Daghestan, Crossroads of Civilization: Ethnic Arts of the Caucasus*
Mar. 12 – May 19, 1992
The Arabian Nights
Sept. 9 – Dec. 7, 2004
Aboriginal Australia: Fifty Thousand Years of Hunters and Spirits
Sept. 10 – Dec. 8, 1992
More Happy Every Day: The World of Bricolage Art
Mar. 17– June 7, 2005
Asia Viewed by Torii Ryuzo, a Pioneer of Ethnology*
Mar. 11– May 14, 1993
Fashioning India
Sept. 8 – Dec. 6, 2005
Ainu Moshiri: The Ainu World Viewed through Their Designs
June 10 – Aug. 17, 1993
Minpaku Kids-World: Objects as Ties between Children and Their Society
Mar. 16 – May 30, 2006
Javanese Cotton Print: A World of Diverse Traditions
Sept. 9–Nov. 30, 1993
Arabesque of Batik Designs and Techniwues: From Java to the World
Sept. 7– Dec. 5, 2006
Indigenous Peoples and Cultures in Taiwan*
Mar. 10 – May 24, 1994
Pilgrimage and Sacred Places: A Voyage of Self Discovery
Mar. 15 – June 5, 2007
Woven Flowers of the Silk Road: An Introduction to the Carpet Heritage
of West Asia and Central Asia
Sept. 8 –Nov.29, 1994
The Great Ocean Voyage: VAKA MOANA and Island Life Today
Sept. 13 – Dec. 11, 2007
The Profound Earth: Ethnic Life and Crafts of China
Mar. 13 –June 3, 2008
Music and Musical Instruments in Latin America*
Mar. 16 – May 30, 1995
SELF and OTHER: Portraits from Asia and Europe
Sept. 11– Nov.25, 2008
Weaving Color as Culture: The Maya Today
Sept. 14 – Nov. 30, 1995
Mar. 12 – June 14, 2009
Japan through the Eyes of Siebold and His Son
Aug. 1– Nov. 19, 1996
When Japan’s Tea Ceremony Artisans Meet Minpaku's Collections:
Creative Art in Perspective
Images of Other Cultures: From the British Museum Collection
Sept. 25, 1997– Jan. 27, 1998
Mar. 12 – May 26, 1998
Voices from the Land, Visions of Life: Beauty Created by the Indigenous
Peoples of Canada
Sept. 10– Dec. 8, 2009
What is Inside? Forays and X-rays into Ethnographic Objects*
Mongolia: The Rise of Nomadic Culture
July 30 – Nov. 24, 1998
Africa in the Works of El AnatsuiA Fateful Journey
Sept. 16 – Dec. 7, 2010
Cultural Heritage of the South Pacific: The George Brown Collection*
Mar. 11–May 31, 1999
Umesao Tadao: An Explorer For the Future
Mar. 10 – June 14, 2011
Ethnic Cultures Abroad: People Moving, Cultures Mixing
Sept. 9, 1999 – Jan. 11, 2000
Oct. 6 – Dec. 6, 2011
Theater at the Museum: The Expressive Body
Mar. 18 – May 14, 2000
Devotion to the Arts of Living Daily Life Among the Aynu of the Kurile,
Sakhalin and Hokkaido Islands: Objects from the Late 19th - Early 20th
Century Collections of Ethnological Museums in Germany and Japan
Ethnology and the Rise of Cinema: From Shadow Theater to Multi-Media
July 20 – Nov. 21, 2000
“Modernologio” Now: Kon Wajiro's Science of the Present
Apr. 26 – June 19, 2012
Ethnology of Life in the Taisho and Showa Periods: Shibusawa Keizo and
the Attic Museum
Mar. 15–June 5, 2001
The Warp and Weft of Weaving: Handlooms and Textiles of the World
Sept. 13 – Nov. 27, 2012
The Sea Otter and Glass Beads: Trade of Indigenous Peoples of the
North Pacific Rim
Sept. 20, 2001– Jan. 15, 2002
Zafimaniry Style: Life and Handicrafts in the Mist Forest of Madagascar
Mar. 14 – June 11, 2013
Shibusawa Keizo Memorial Project　Attic Museum
Sept. 19 – Dec. 3, 2013
Seoul Style 2002: Life as It Is with the Lee Family
Mar. 21– July 16, 2002
The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection
Sept. 11– Dec. 9, 2014
*The distinction between a special exhibition and a thematic exhibition was abolished in 2001 and now all of the temporary exhibitions are called “Special Exhibitions”.
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Thematic Exhibitions
Partnership between the Museum and Society
Thematic Exhibition
The Museum has been working to build networks to ensure the more systematic and viable use of cultural resources
through academic collaboration with museums and universities, both in Japan and overseas. The Museum is also
promoting various projects and activities that benefit local communities and international society, in cooperation with
many organizations.
Minpaku Toy Expo: The Antique Toy Collection
(Tangible Folk Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture)
(Inter-Institutional Exhibitions, National Institutes for the Humanities)
May 15–August 5, 2014
Project Leader: HIDAKA Shingo
Traveling Exhibition
Minpaku Toy Expo: The Antique Toy Collection
(Tangible Folk Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture)
Organizer: National Museum of Ethnology, Tohoku History Museum
This thematic exhibition celebrated a new acquisition, the Antique Toy Collection, designated as
a tangible cultural asset by the City of Osaka and donated by the city to Minpaku in 2013. Divided
into four sections, Tin Toys, Board Games, Media Toys, and Card Games, this exhibition covered the
history of Japanese toys from the Edo Period(1603-1868) to the Heisei Era (1989-present), and offered
an opportunity to explore modern and contemporary Japan from a fresh perspective. The gift of
the collection was accompanied by the wish to create more opportunities for its public display. For
this purpose we developed a traveling display system to take the exhibition to four venues in Miyagi
Prefecture as an Inter-Institutional Exhibition with National Institutes for the Humanities.
Period
Venue
Sept.11–Oct.5, 2014
Sept. 12–21, 2014
Sept.13–23, 2014
Furusato Gallery, Iwanuma City Library
The second floor space at the Mangarudo, Ishinomaki City
The second floor space at the Umi no Ichi [Sea Market],
Kesennuma City
Special Exhibition Gallery at the Tohoku History Museum
Oct. 11–Nov. 30, 2014
Kamuynomi and Craftsmanship Training
at the Ainu Association of Hokkaido
The Museum is carrying out two projects under an agreement with the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, a
public interest incorporation. One is an implementation of the Kamuynomi rite. Kamuynomi is an Aynu
(Ainu) word meaning ‘prayer to the gods’.
By implementing the Kamuynomi rite, the Museum aims to ensure proper storage of its Aynu collection
and handing down of this traditional rite to future generations. In the past, this rite was privately performed
by the late Mr. Kayano Shigeru (former director of the Nibutani Ainu Museum). From FY2007, branches of
the Utari Association (currently the Ainu Association) gave public performances of traditional Aynu dance
together with the Kamuynomi prayer ceremony, and we received cooperation from the Association's
The Kamuynomi rite
Tomakomai local federation in FY2014. The other project is to accept traditional artisans sent by the Ainu
Association, which will help the Museum to further improve its academic research and collection on Aynu
culture, and also promote the cultural development of Aynu people.
Music Day at Minpaku
World Music Day, a festival which began in France to celebrate the summer solstice with a musical
performance, was introduced in Japan in 2002. On this day, various musical events are held nationwide.
Since 2003 the Museum, in support of the event, has been making space available for concerts to members
of the public who enjoy music. On June 22, 2014, 22 groups and individuals gave musical performances using
various instruments.
International Collaborative Exhibition
Unknown Land, Greenland: Its Nature and Culture
September 4–November 18, 2014
Min-pack
Music Day at Minpaku
In order to contribute to a better understanding of our research, the Museum has developed a learning-kit for
children, called Min-pack. It is rented to schools and other educational institutions. Min-pack is a learning kit
Project Leader: KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
carried in a suitcase that contains a variety of materials including clothes, musical instruments, and everyday
Minpaku collections include Greenland Inuit materials of great scholarly importance that were
collected by UEMURA Naomi and OKA Masao. Additional artifacts, films and sound recordings
for this thematic exhibition were borrowed from the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, The
Prince Takamado Collection, and the personal collection of The Prince Henrik of Denmark, in order
to introduce the natural environment of Greenland and the Greenland Inuit, together with human,
scholarly and economic exchanges between Greenland and Japan. This international collaborative
exhibition was organized by Minpaku jointly with the Greenland National Museum and Archives and
the National Museum of Denmark. The Greenland National Museum and Archives was in charge of
design and displays for a part of the exhibition.
now available.
commodities, of the world’s countries and regions, with children’s learning aids. 23 packs and 14 types are
Living in the Extreme North – Anoraks and Duffle Coats from the Inuit in Canada
Treasure Box of the Andes – The Festivals and Life of the Peruvian Southern Highlands
Understanding Javanese Culture through Wearing Their Costumes – Salun and Kain
Islam and Life of the Arab World　School Life in Bhutan　Seoul Style: A Day in the Life of Children in Seoul
Indian Costumes: Saris and Kurtas　Bricolage Art　The Arabian Nights
Seoul Children After-school
Aynu Culture Encounter
Aynu Culture Encounter 2 – Clothing Made from Bark Fiber
Expedition to the Steppes of Mongolia
The 2011 Umesao Tadao Exhibition: Tools of Knowledge
Production (This uses artifacts from the Special Exhibition “Umesao Tadao” held in 2011. New from April, 2015.)
Min-pack
“The 2011 Umesao Tadao Exhibition”
Number of loans in FY2014: 231 in total
Traveling Exhibition
Shibusawa Keizo Memorial Project―Attic Museum
March 21–May 6, 2014, At Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore
Project Leader: ASAKURA Toshio
The grandson of Viscount SHIBUSAWA Eiichi, the “father of Japanese capitalism,” SHIBUSAWA Keizo (1896-1963) was a financier who f served as Governor of
the Bank of Japan and Minister of Finance. A keen supporter and organizer of scholarly activities, he was also a distinguished folklorist. In the “Attic Museum” at
his residence, he collected numerous materials and trained many researchers.
This traveling exhibition commemorated the 50th anniversary of SHIBUSAWA Keizo’s death, together with the 25th anniversary of the opening of the National
Museum of Ethnology. It celebrated the achievements of SHIBUSAWA Keizo and displayed materials from his Attic Museum. To provide a balanced perspective,
the exhibition also included materials from his grandfather’s birthplace, Chiarajima in the city of Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, and the Shibusawa home.
Museum-School Partnership Program
Twice each year, in spring and fall, Minpaku presents “Guidance for Teachers”, an event at which teachers are introduced to tools for use before and after visits
to the museum as part of school trips or other extramural activities. Our aim is to promote greater use of the museum in education. 137 teachers from 48 schools
participated in FY2014. The Museum also provided opportunities for a “Work Experience Program” to junior-high school students, and 14 participants from 6
schools were accepted during FY2014.
Museum-School Partnership Workshop for Teachers
Based on case studies of educational activities that have used the Museum’s exhibits or other resources, this workshop for teachers provides ideas and insights
into how to build collaboration between museums and schools.
In FY2014, the workshop was offered on August 5, and 111 teachers (mainly from elementary schools) attended. The workshop has already achieved
practical outcomes. For example, teachers who attended the workshop are willing to use the Museum in their social science classes. The workshop this year is
Thematic Exhibition
Mandala Deities in Tibet and Nepal
June 28–July 31, 2014, At Kochi Prefectural Museum of History
Project Leader: MINAMI Makito
The mandala originated as a ceremonial altar used in an esoteric religion (Tantrism). As time passed, however, it came to mean a microcosm, a diagram of the
cosmos as a whole. This exhibition presents examples from Tibet, Nepal, and Japan, introducing the construction and history of mandalas and providing an easyto-understand answer to the question “What are mandalas?” This traveling exhibition is the outgrowth of a special exhibition held at Minpaku in 2003.
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also scheduled in the summer vacation time, coordinated with other educational institute schedules.
Volunteer Activities
Minpaku Museum Partners (MMP) is a group of volunteers established in September 2004, to assist the Museum in the planning and implementation of its
activities. MMP members work closely with Museum staff to show visually-impaired persons around the exhibitions, plan and implement special holiday events,
and undertake a wide range of activities.
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International Cooperation
Events and Public Relations
JICA Training and Dialogue Program: Administration of Comprehensive Museology
In its efforts to increase public awareness of the research activities undertaken by the Museum and knowledge about
other peoples and cultures of the world, the National Museum of Ethnology organizes a variety of events and activities to
publicize the Museum’s latest research results in formats easily accessible and understandable by the general public.
“Comprehensive Museology” is a three-month and half training course for museum specialists, provided jointly by the
National Museum of Ethnology and the Lake Biwa Museum. It is intended to provide museum specialists from around the
world with practical skills and know-how in the acquisition, documentation, conservation, and exhibition of material, all
of which are indispensable for museum operation. The course was newly introduced in 2004, at the request of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and replaced the conventional three-week “International Cooperation Seminar
on Museology” previously offered by the Museum as part of the JICA Training course, “Museum Management Technology–
Collection, Conservation and Exhibition–” Approximately 10 trainees from various countries and regions are accepted
annually. In FY2014, 10 trainees from Egypt, Jamaica, Myanmar and Palestinian Authority participated in the program
from April 18 to July 25, 2014. The training took place at Minpaku and the Lake Biwa Museum, and included study trips
to areas affected by the Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004, the CHU-ETSU Earthquake Memorial Corridor,
the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Museum. Participants reported on the activities of and issues confronting museums in their home countries, and took part
in the Public Forum “Museums in the World 2014” held at Minpaku on May 31, 2014. 86 people participated and actively
shared opinions with those making presentations. Until March 2015, 216 individuals from 56 countries and regions have
participated in Minpaku training programs, and have contributed to building a strong international network of museum
specialists and curators.
Opening Ceremony
Visit to the CHU-ETSU Earthquake Memorial Corridor
JSPS Core-to-Core Program (B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms)
Public Seminar “Social Role of the Museum”
Minpaku Seminars
On the third Saturday of every month, the Museum’s academic staff and others give lectures in plain language to the
general public on the newest research findings. The relevant topics are selected to provide an excellent learning experience
for all who attend. During the period of special exhibitions, lectures are given on related topics.
FY2014 Total Attendance: 2,631 (in the FY2013: 2,518)
□ indicates Seminars associated with special exhibitions
■ indicates seminars associated with new exhibitions
○ indicates seminars associated with thematic exhibitions
Date
Lecturer
Title
■ 431
Apr. 19
CHEN Tien-shi (Waseda University/The National Museum
of Ethnology, Research Associate)
Overseas Chinese in the World and Their “Hometown”
■ 432
May. 17
SHOJI Hiroshi
Multi-ethnic Japan Now: A Decade Since the Special Exhibition
■ 433
Jun. 21
OTA Shimpei
Emigrating People: The Dream World of Those Who Are Leaving
South Korea
■ 434
Jul. 19
HIDAKA Shingo
HAGIO Toshiaki (Board of Education, Okinawa Prefecture)
Tales of Awamori, Now and Past
■ 435
Aug. 16
KAWAI Hironao
Current Trends in Traditional Homesteads of the Hakka
(Tulou and Weilongwu)
□ 436
Sept. 20
YOSHIDA Kenji
The Power of Images Scrutinized through Minpaku Collection
○ 437
Oct. 18
KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
Nature and Life of People in Far-off North Country, Greenland
□ 438
Nov. 15
NAGAYA Mitsue (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
YAMADA Yukako (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
SAITO Reiko
Moderator: UEBA Yoko
Curators' View of the Minpaku Collection
439
Dec. 20
DEGUCHI Masayuki
Foundations in an Era of Globalization
440
Jan. 17
MARUKAWA Yuzo
Information Service of Cultural Assets
441
Feb. 21
IKEYA Kazunobu
Origin of Nomadic Pastoralism: Interaction between Pigs and Human
in Bangladesh
442
Mar. 21
MORI Akiko
The Sewing Machine and the Home: a Product in the Global Market
Hundred Years Ago
No.
Since FY2012, Minpaku has been working on a three-year project in cooperation with the Japan Society for the Promotion
of Science Core-to-Core Program (B.Asia - Africa Science Platforms) for academic exchange to promote the new museums
and museology programs in Asia. Following the project with Mongolia and Myanmar in the first (FY2012) and second
(FY2013) year, respectively, the project focused on the comparative study and research exchange on museum and
museology in Japan and Thailand in FY2014. A joint research meeting, participated in by researchers and specialists of
museology and museums of both Japan and Thailand, was held in Kanchanaphisek National Museum in Thailand. Its
theme was “Preventive Conservation.” As part of this international research meeting on museology, a public seminar
entitled “Social Role of the Museum” was held on August 26 at the National Museum Bangkok. 12 people from Japan, one
each from Myanmar and Mongolia, and more than 150 from Thailand participated in the meetings. Consequently, question
and answer sessions were lively, with much information shared and many opinions exchanged.
Kanchanaphisek National Museum
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National Museum Bangkok
No.434 Tales of Awamori, Now and Past
No.435 Current Trends in Traditional Homesteads of the
Hakka (Tulou and Weilongwu)
No.437 Nature and Life of People in Far-off North
Country, Greenland
No.438 Curators' View of the Minpaku Collection
No.439 Foundations in an Era of Globalization
No.441 Origin of Nomadic Pastoralism: Interaction
between Pigs and Human in Bangladesh
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Minpaku Forum
Special Lectures and Performances
Renovation of the museum’s galleries began in FY2008. In FY2014, a variety of events including Special Lectures and
Performances, Seminars, Gallery Talks were held throughout spring and fall, entitled “The East Asia Exhibition is
New!!”, to widely introduce the renovated exhibits of “Culture of the Korean Peninsula”, “Regional Cultures in China”, and
“Okinawan Lives” and “Multiethnic Japan” in “Culture of Japan”. In FY2015, various events are timed to coincide with the
opening of our renewed exhibits of “South Asia” and “Southeast Asia”.
Performing arts of the world's peoples are staged, with the aim of deepening understanding of cultural anthropology and
ethnology among the public.
FY2014 Total Attendance: 1,766 ■ indicates Special Lecture and Performance associated with new exhibitions
■ Rinken Band Performance at Minpaku
Over the Arirang Pass: Zainichi Korean
Music Today
Date
November 1, 2014
Date
Lecturers
Minpaku Film Shows
Valuable films on cultural anthropology and ethnology, hardly available in public, are shown with
commentary by researcher.
Performers
FY2014 Total Attendance: 3,241
Attendance
■ indicates Film Shows associated with new exhibitions.
Lecturers
July 20, 2014
KO Jeongja (Kobe University)
FUKUOKA Shota
AHN Sungmin
LEE Jeongmi
Kumgangsan Opera Troupe
474
Performers
Attendance
GOYA Junko (Research Fellow, National Museum of Ethnology)
HIDAKA Shingo
Rinken Band
Shonai Elementary School pupils
432
Taiwanese Film Shows: Learning about Taiwan through Films
Date
Lecturer
Title
Attendance
■ Apr. 29
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Strawman
348
■ May 6
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Super Citizen Ko
394
■ June 8
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
The Time to Live and the Time to Die
285
■ June 14
NOBAYASHI Atsushi
Cape No. Seven, Cape Number Seven
321
Our Homeland
Date
■ July 12
Lecturer
Title
SUGASE Akiko
Our Homeland
■ Oct. 11
Lecturer
Title
IKEYA Kazunobu
Cry Freedom
289
Attendance
Performers
Attendance
September 15, 2014
ASAKURA Toshio
NAM Haesung
AHN Sungmin
495
January 24, 2015
HASHIMOTO Hiroyuki (Otemon Gakuin University)
ENDO Satoshi
(Inheritance Group of Hisanohama Oohisa jangara)
HIDAKA Shingo
Inheritance Group of Hisanohama Oohisa jangara
375
201
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Selecting appropriate movies for the new core research project theme, “Anthropological Studies
of Inclusion and Autonomy in the Human World,” the Museum offers a series of film showings
accompanied by researcher commentary. Through these events, we discuss how we might realize
an equitable and egalitarian society based on a mutual understanding of different views and a
cosmopolitan world outlook.
Date
Lecturer
Title
No.26
May 31
MIO Minoru, SUZUKI Motoi
My Name Is Khan
423
No.27
Aug. 30
SUZUKI Motoi, SUGASE Akiko
Here and There
330
No.28
Nov. 9
UDAGAWA Taeko, SUZUKI Motoi
Dry Land
223
No.29
Feb. 28
SUGASE Akiko, SUZUKI Motoi
The Other Son
427
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Attendance
Attendance
Minpaku Collaborates with Knowledge Capital: In Search of “The Power of
Images”
Our tie-up with Knowledge Capital Association made possible, “Minpaku/Knowledge Capital: In Search of the Power of
Images,” a course of lectures presented at the Osaka Umeda Cafe in conjunction with the Minpaku Special Exhibition, The
Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology Collection. Scholars approaching the question from different angles
examined the universality of the ways in which humans produce and receive images.
No.
Date
Lecturer
Title
1.
Sept. 12
YOSHIDA Kenji
Manipulating Invisible Powers: Masks, Gods, Costumes
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2.
Sept. 24
SUDO Ken’ichi
Minpaku’s 40th Anniversary and “The Power of Images”
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3.
Oct. 15
IKEYA Kazunobu
Searching for Human Aesthetics: The Worlds of Glass
Beads and Feathers
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Excursion
Oct. 26
YOSHIDA Kenji
Special Exhibition Tour
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4.
Oct. 29
YAMANAKA Yuriko
Depictions of Time
35
5.
Nov. 12
SAITO Reiko
Image and Commercialization
29
6.
Nov. 26
UEBA Yoko
Color and Light in Images
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Participants in total 256 (capacity per seminar: 40, capacity for excursion: 20)
Date
Lecturers
Attendance
Minpaku World Cinema
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Understanding Korean Culture through Korea’s
Traditional Music Pansori
Date
Lecturer
Performers
Attendance
Nelson Mandela Memorial Symposium: South Africa Past and Today
Date
Jangara Nenbutsu [a Buddhist chant] Dance
at Minpaku
Attendance
Attendance
Dialog Event “The Power of Images”
“Dialog events” were held in relation to the Special Exhibition “The Power of Images: The National Museum of Ethnology
Collection”. Three prominent individuals from creative fields were invited to join Minpaku researchers in discussing “The
Power of Images.”
Date
Guest
Interviewer
Attendance
1.
Sept. 27
UA (Singer)
KAWASE Itsushi, SAITO Reiko
294
2.
Oct. 19
MIKI Ken (Designer)
YOSHIDA Kenji
67
3.
Nov. 29
ISHII Shinji (Novelist)
YAMANAKA Yuriko
96
UA
MIKI Ken
ISHII Shinji
Minpaku Weekend Salon: A Chat with a Researcher
To better understand our research, this event provides an opportunity for the
public to talk directly with research institute staff in the Museum’s exhibition
hall. The Minpaku Weekend Salon was launched in FY2007, as part of the
Museum’s 30th Anniversary project. Like last year, the events are held most
Sundays. It was held a total of 39 times in FY2014, and the audience totaled 1,485
persons.
Related Activities
Weekend Salon
On Sunday, November 15-16, 2014, Minpaku hosted the Northern Osaka Museum Messe, a combination of exhibits,
workshops and musical performances provided by museums from the seven cities and three towns comprising northern
Osaka.
The National Museum of Ethnology and Suita City concluded a “Basic Agreement on Mutual Cooperation” through which
both will promote close ties contributing to the development and enrichment of the local community. In addition, Minpaku
will use the Suita City “Five-University Lifelong Learning Navi” (http://www/suita5u.com) to disseminate information
about its activities.
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Publicity through the Mass Media
Internet
Publicity is developed through the mass media to convey information about Minpaku’s activities. A program entitled “Asides
to Research and Minpaku Activities” was launched through the “Meeting for Media and Minpaku Staff”, held monthly on
every third Thursday. The Museum has been mentioned in a total of 1,091 programs and articles: 15 on TV, 74 on radio, 662
in newspapers, 184 in major magazines, 58 in minor magazines, and 98 in other media. Minpaku has also been featured
in regular radio broadcasts and newspaper series. On Sunday, September 14, 2014, a talk by SUMI Junichi, MBS Radio
personality and YOSHIDA Kenji, a Minpaku professor, took place at Minpaku in relation to the Special Exhibition “The
power of Images” commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Museum.
* “Tabi, Iroiro Chikyujin [Journeys: Various People on the Earth]”
Published every Thursday since April 2009 in the evening edition of the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.
Published from April 2005 to March 2009 as a series entitled “The Study of Other Cultures”.
Website http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/
The home page features Minpaku research, exhibits, and other activities, along with information on graduate education,
publication, and materials in its library and collections.
E-mail magazine http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/museum/enews
To provide updates on the latest research, special or thematic exhibitions and various events, like Minpaku Seminars,
“Minpaku e-news”, a monthly newsletter is emailed to subscribers.
Social Media Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MINPAKU.official
Twitter http://twitter.com/MINPAKUofficial
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/MINPAKUofficial
* “Minpaku Sekai no Tabi [Traveling on Earth]”
Published every Saturday from July 2013 in the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun.
Using various social media provides opportunities to link Minpaku with people interested in cultural anthropology and
ethnology, and also to give information on research and museum activities.
Number of Visitors to the Minpaku Website
Materials for the General Public
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,414,062
1,200,000
Survey and Guide
1,217,242
1,000,000
National Museum of Ethnology: Survey and Guide 2014 (in Japanese)
800,000
National Museum of Ethnology: Survey and Guide 2014–15 (in English)
400,000
0
Publicity
1,000,622
934,515
600,000
200,000
809,641 (FY2014)
483,476
FY2002
668,940
717,350
FY2003
FY2004
1,121,684
1,212,017
1,157,781
574,640
FY2005
FY2006
FY2007
FY2008
FY2009
FY2010
5,018,203
5,341,354
5,158,995
FY2011
603,604
FY2012
FY2013
2,338,657
2,226,783
FY2012
FY2013
809,641
FY2014
MINPAKU Anthropology Newsletter
Gekkan Minpaku [Minpaku Monthly]
Number of Web Pages Accessed
Minpaku Calendar
6,000,000
2,613,790 (FY2014)
5,000,000
Guidebooks and Catalogs
5,221,8980 5,412,584
4,000,000
3,000,000
Guide to the National Museum of Ethnology (Japanese)
2,000,000 2,227,967
1,000,000
Catalog “The Power of Images”
0
Pamphlets
FY2002
2,884,068
FY2003
3,210,454
FY2004
3,965,910
FY2005
3,952,270
FY2006
FY2007
FY2008
FY2009
FY2010
FY2011
2,613,790
FY2014
*Counting procedures changed starting in 2012.
Minpaku General Information Leaflet
(Japanese, English, Children’s, and Braille versions)
Exhibition Description Sheets
(Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean versions)
Number of Visitors in FY2014
Minpaku Group Tour Guide
General Information on Special Exhibitions
Annual Number of Visitors (Individuals and Groups)
Guide to Educational Resources at Minpaku for University
Students and Their Teachers
Total number of visitors
Daily average
Total number of visitors since the establishment of the Museum
187,615
617
10,286,389
design: mitsuo katsui
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The National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), founded in 2004, was incorporated as an umbrella organization for
Japan’s major research institutes in the humanities. It promotes shared use of resources among researchers and collaborative
research by six institutes, each with its own research fields: the National Museum of Japanese History for history,
archaeology, and folklore; the National Institute of Japanese Literature for Japanese literature and archival research; the
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics for Japanese language and linguistics; the International Research
Center for Japanese Studies for cultural research on Japan; the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature for global
environmental studies from the human point of view; and the National Museum of Ethnology for ethnology and cultural
anthropolog y.
NIHU encourages the six research institutes to connect and collaborate on interdisciplinary research topics. This function
provided the basis for rescue of valuable cultural assets and other responses to the emergency resulting from the Great
East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. Starting in 2012, as part of its involvement in joint research, NIHU initiated projects
contributing to reconstruction in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami and to the study of post-disaster society and
human culture.
While encouraging the sharing of databases and their open access to the public, NIHU is also collaborating with sixteen
universities and four research institutes on three area studies programs; two of those programs, on the Islamic region and
on contemporary China, are in their second phase, and a third, on contemporary India, is in its first phase. In addition, a
project to survey and research Japan-related documents and artifacts held overseas is going forward in cooperation with four
Japanese research institutions and five overseas institutions with which we have agreements. The NIHU Prize in Japanese
Studies, which was established as part of our efforts to support research on Japan overseas, is now in its fifth year.
While continuing our fundamental commitment to joint use and collaborative research involving individual researchers at
research institutions in Japan and overseas as well as specialized research areas, we at NIHU seek to deepen our links with
universities and research institutions and further strengthen our functional capabilities. We strive to promote research that
contributes to the intellectual enrichment of our society and to the advancement of human culture.
Organization Chart
President Nominating
Committee
Strategy Planning
Committee
Audit Office
President
Education and Research
Council
Administrative
Council
Board of Directors
Research Integration
Committee
Office of
Administration
Advisary Board
Auditors
Research Strategy and
Publiuc Relations Office
Intellectual Properties
Administration Office
Executive Directors'
Meeting
Center for Area Studies
Center for Transdisciplinary
Innovation
Center for Information and
Public Relation
National Museum of
Japanese History
National Institute
of Japanese Literature
Governing Body
National Institute for
Japanese Language and
Linguistics
International Research
Center for
Japanese Studies
Organization Chart as of 2015
Research Institute for
Humanity and Nature
National Museum of
Ethnology
Organizations to be established for the Third Medium-Term Plan
as of April 1, 2015
Executive Directors
President TACHIMOTO Narifumi
Executive Directors HIRAKAWA Minami
KONAGAYA Yuki
SATO Yo- ichiro
EBARA Masaharu
Auditors HIROWATARI Seigo
KOMAGATA Kiyonobu
Promotion of Research in the Human Sciences
The most pressing tasks in the twenty-first century are the coexistence of all peoples in the world and the survival of
humankind on this planet. The human sciences continue to hold the keys for addressing these difficult challenges. NIHU
promotes the development of new fields of study in the human sciences and research activities aimed at development of
advanced and international research. It coordinates inter-institutional resource sharing in Japan and overseas.
Inter-Institutional Research
Bringing together the research results and resources accumulated by its six constituent institutes, NIHU plans and
implements inter-institutional research that promotes the opening up of new perspectives and the further advancement
of research. Under the Second Medium-Term Plan (FY2010 – 2015), this program focuses on two themes: Comprehensive
Research on Human Cultural Resources and A Historical Synthesis of the Multilayered Relationship of Nature and Culture in
Asia. Since FY2012, following the Great East Japan Earthquake the previous year, NIHU has supported the Research in the
Human Sciences on Catastrophic Disasters; studies begun under this project are now in their final year project.
Inter-Institutional Exhibitions
NIHU holds exhibitions to make the results of research conducted by its institutes available to the public. Making the most
of its character as a human sciences complex, NIHU plans coordinated exhibits held in collaboration with one or more of its
constituent institutes. In 2014 the following exhibition was held.
“Minpaku Toy Expo: The Antique Toy Collection (Tangible Folk Cultural Property of Osaka Prefecture),” May 15–August
5, 2014, National Museum of Ethnology This exhibition featured items from the Antique Toy Collection, an Osaka Prefecture
Designated Cultural Treasure donated to the National Museum of Ethnology by the prefecture in 2013. Consisting of pieces
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gathered since the 1970s, the collection affords a complete picture of the history of toys in Japan from the Edo period up
to the present. It is also closely related to the culture of manga, which is the subject of much attention from overseas as
symbolic of the subculture of Japan.
Resource Sharing
As part代of its Second Medium-Term inter-Institutional collaborative research programs in the human sciences, NIHU is
engaged in developing and managing research resource-sharing systems to promote sharing in academia of information
resources accumulated by the six NIHU institutes and area studies centers. The program is implemented by the
Committee of Resource-Sharing Projects.
The research resource-sharing system is currently made up of two systems: the “nihulNT” (NIHU Integrated
Retrieval System), which cross-searches more than 100 databases of the six NIHU institutes and area studies centers 149
databases as of February 2015 and NDL (National Diet Library) Search (13 databases as of February 2015), and the timespace analysis system (GT-Map/GT-Time) for analyzing era/period information and geographic location and place-name
information. Since 2010, NIHU has provided the GT-Map/GT-Time system to members of the academic community as free
software.
In FY 2014, in order to achieve flexible links for research resources among the six institutes of NIHU and universities
and other institutions outside of NIHU, a technical verification test using semantic Web technology was conducted, and
study was begun with the aim of strengthening research resource sharing functions in preparation for the projects of the
Third Medium-Term Plan. Also, in order to provide international access to the results of Japan studies and research in
the human sciences in Japan, we have made a collection of international links publicly available.
International Collaborative Research on Japan-related Documents
and Artifacts Overseas
In 2010, NIHU embarked on an international collaborative research project to survey and study Japan-related documents
and artifacts located in other countries. The aim of the project is to clarify the significance of Japanese culture in world
history and promote international research on the subject. NIHU established the Committee for Survey and Research
of Japan-related Documents and Artifacts Overseas, and in collaboration with the Historiographical Institute and the
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia at the University of Tokyo, the Institute for Research in Humanities at Kyoto
University, and the Oita Prefecture Ancient Sages Historical Archives, it is engaged in comprehensive survey and research
of diverse materials held overseas. A network of international research is being created through links to institutions
overseas. Under the Second Medium-Term Plan, the following three projects are underway.
“Study of the Siebold Family Collection and Other Materials Collected in Japan and Taken Overseas in the Nineteenth
Century”
“Overseas Sources on modern Japanese Migrants and their Milieu: A Survey and Study”
“Survey and Research on the Preservation and Publication of the Mario Marega Documents in the Collection of the
Vatican Library”
Area Studies
In order to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of areas of academic and social importance to Japan, NIHU
promotes area studies by jointly establishing research centers at related universities. Its Islamic Area Studies program
was begun in 2006, Contemporary Chinese Area Studies program in 2007,
and Contemporary India Area Studies in 2010.
NIHU recruits young scholars for Its Center for Area Studies and
assigns them to work with scholars at area studies centers in various parts
of Japan. The asterisked items in the list below are hub research centers.
Public Lectures and Symposiums
NIHU holds lectures and symposiums in order to make the scholarly
achievements in research as on the human sciences available widely as
possible.
Publication
Human
NIHU supervises the publication of Human to provide information on the achievements in research on the human
sciences at its six institutes. The theme of issue No. 6 (July 2014) is “Japan’s Frightful Spirits of Mountains and
Rivers (Chimimoryo)” and that of the No.7 issue (December 2014) is “The Past, Present, and Future of Kanji.”
(http://www.nihu.jp/sougou/jouhou/publication/human.html)
Ningen Bunka (Human Culture)
Ningen bunka publishes the proceedings of public lectures and symposiums sponsored by NIHU. Its content is published
online through the current issue, volume 21 on the NIHU website
(http://www.nihu.jp/sougou/jouhou/publication/ningen.html)
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SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) is a national university offering a graduate program only. By
taking advantage of the close network among the 18 Inter-University Research Institutes and the joint research opportunities
thus afforded, and by promoting interaction among different schools and departments within SOKENDAI and also among
universities and graduate schools both domestic and overseas, SOKENDAI aims to develop researchers with the ability to
think from broad, comprehensive, and global perspectives.
University Organization
School
Doctor’s course (3 years)
School of Cultural
and Social Studies
Faculty Meeting
President Nomination Committee
Administrative
Council
Education and
Research Council
Committee of
University
Management
Executive Director
Auditor
Comparative Studies
Chair: SASAHARA Ryoji
National Museum
of Ethnology
Japanese Studies
International Research Center
for Japanese Studies
Japanese History
National Museum
of Japanese History
Cyber Society and Culture
Center for Open
Distance Education
Japanese Literature
National Institute
of Japanese Literature
National Institutes
for the Humanities
The Open University
of Japan
Faculty Meeting
School of High Energy
Accelerator Science
Faculty Meeting
School of
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Faculty Meeting
School of Life Science
Faculty Meeting
School of
Advanced Sciences
Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
National Astronomical Observatory
Fusion Science
National Institute
for Fusion Science
Space and
Astronautical Science
Institute of Space and
Astronautical Science
Accelerator Science
Accelerator Laboratory Applied
Research Laboratory (KEK)
Materials Structure Science
Institute of Materials
Structure Science (KEK)
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Institute of Particle
and Nuclear Studies (KEK)
Statistical Science
The Institute of
Statistical Mathematics
Polar Science
Informatics
National Institute of Informatics
Genetics
National Institute of Genetics
Basic Biology
National Institute for Basic Biology
Physiological Sciences
National Institute for
Physiological Sciences
Evolutionary Studies
of Biosystems
Faculty Meeting
Program Director’s
Meeting
Inter –departmental
programs
Education and research are
conducted in close
collaboration with the above 18
Inter-University Research
Institutes
Purpose of the Departments of Regional Studies and Comparative Studies
Educational studies are composed of lectures and instruction by individual faculty members and shared seminars by multiple faculty members. Two
types of shared seminars are offered: the basic seminar called the “Freshman Seminar” which is mainly for freshmen and the “Thesis Seminar” for
sophomores and more advanced students focusing on instruction for thesis writing. Common subjects (advanced theory) on cultural anthropology
and ethnology are also conducted primarily for 1st year students.
Under student exchange agreements, credits for these courses can be transferred among the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies at
Kyoto University, the Graduate School of Human Sciences at Osaka University, the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies and the Graduate School
of Human Development and Environment at Kobe University, and the Graduate School of Anthropology at Kyoto Bunkyo University.
In most cases, students work on preparation for fieldwork during the first year, and proceed to fieldwork in the second or subsequent years under the
supervision of their advisors. Then, after finishing their fieldwork, the students complete their dissertations under the individual guidance of their
advisors and through participation in the “Thesis Seminar”. The purposes of educational studies in both departments are as follows:
(ⅰ) Original research on cultural anthropology and ethnology
(ⅱ) Writing a thesis based on data from long-term field work
(ⅲ) Training researchers with broad horizons and a deep sense of humanity
National Institutes
of Natural Sciences
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency
as of April 1, 2015
Quota and Current Number of Students
Current Students
Department
Quota
First year
Second year
Third year
Total
Regional Studies
3
2
3
7
12
Comparative Studies
3
4
5
7
16
Total
6
6
8
14
28
Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded
High Energy
Accelerator Research
Organization (KEK)
Regional Studies
Academic
Year
By Completing
Doctoral Course
Comparative Studies
By Submitting
Dissertation
1991
The Center for the Promotion
of Integrated Sciences
By Completing
Doctoral Course
By Submitting
Dissertation
1
Total
1
1992
1993
Research Organization
of Information
and Systems
1
1
2
1994
2
1
3
1995
2
1
3
1996
3
1997
3
1998
4
3
4
7
2
6
1999
2000
2
2001
1
1
2002
1
1
2004
2
3
2005
4
2
2006
2
2007
2
2008
1
2
1
5
2
1
5
2
4
2003
2009
1
5
2
1
8
3
5
3
6
1
2
1
1
3
2010
2
2
3
7
2011
3
1
1
5
2012
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
14
91
1
2013
University Library
2014
2
1
2
Total
34
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Acceptance of Overseas Researchers under the RONPAKU (Ph.D. Dissertation) Program
Information Services
and Technology Center
Headquarters
National Institute of
Polar Research
Our museum accommodates the School of Cultural and Social Studies (with the Department of Regional Studies and the Department of Comparative
Studies) of SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies). Both of these departments conduct educational and research activities taking
advantage of the human resources and advanced research environment of the Inter-University Research Institutes, which are playing a leading role in
promoting joint research projects around Japan.
Number of Students
Institute for Molecular Science
Vice President
Presidential Aide
Regional Studies
Chair: YOKOYAMA Hiroko
Institute Corporation
Structural Molecular Science
School of
Physical Sciences
President
Department
Institute
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Secretariat
Grantees of the RONPAKU (Dissertation Ph.D.) Program offered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (RONPAKU fellows) conduct their
research under the supervision of advisors in the respective department of the Graduate School. Currently, one overseas researcher is in the program.
Public Relations Office
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General Information
Hours and Closing Days
Access Information
Hours
Closing days
By Osaka Monorail, from Bampaku Kinen Koen Station or Koen Higashiguchi Station it is about a 15-minute walk to the Museum through the
Natural and Cultural Garden (admission fee: ￥250).
If you are arriving on foot through Shizen-Bunka-En (the Natural and Cultural Gardens, which requires an entry payment),
please purchase an admission ticket for the Museum (National Museum of Ethnology) from the vending machine near the gate into the Gardens,
and admission to the Gardens will not then be charged.
From Koen-Higashiguchi Station on the Osaka Monorail, there is a direct path to the Museum without passing through the Gardens.
● It takes approximately 20 minutes from Hankyu Ibaraki-shi Station, and about 10 minutes from JR Ibaraki-shi Station by the Kintetsu Bus (bound for
Handai Honbu Mae), alight at Nihon Teien Mae, then it is about a 13-minute walk to Minpaku.
● If you visit the Museum by car, please park at one of the parking lots for the Expo’ 70 Commemoration Park. From the nearest pay parking
lot, in front of the Japanese Garden, it is about a 5-minute walk to the Museum.
● By taxi, you will alight in the parking lot in front of the Japanese Garden. Please enter the Museum through the side door adjacent to the Japanese
Garden Gate.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Entry permitted up to 4:30 p.m.
Admission Charges
Groups
Individual
(20 persons or more) and visitors
eligible for discount *
Adults
¥420
¥350
Students
¥250
¥200
¥110
¥90
High school, college
and university
Children
Primary and junior
high school
●
Every Wednesday. When a national holiday falls on a Wednesday, the Museum is closed instead on the following day.
The Museum is closed from December 28 until January 4 for the year-end and New Year period.
An additional charge may be necessary for special exhibitions.
Admission is free every Saturday for primary school, junior high school, and high school students.
(An admission fee is charged to enter the Natural and Cultural Garden.)
Admission is free for holders of a Disabled Person’s Handbook and one accompanying person per holder.
Admission is free for members of the Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology, International Council
of Museums, and Japan Association of Museums. (a membership certificate is required).
The following visitors qualify for a discounted admission charge (please present documentation); 1)
Groups of 20 or more; 2) University, college, graduate, and vocational school students who use the
Museum as part of their course work, and high school students preparing class reports etc.; 3) those who
have visited the Museum within the previous three months; 4) Visitors aged 65 and over (ID required)
(If you purchase a regular Museum ticket at the entrance to the Natural and Cultural Garden, the
difference will be refunded at the Museum.)
Map
Special Passageway to Minpaku
Contact Information
10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, Osaka 565-8511, Japan
Tel: +81-6-6876-2151
Website
http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/english/
Information and Services
the Natural and Cultural Gardens
The Minpaku Associates Tel: +81-6-6877-8893 (Senri Foundation)
Minpaku Associates (Minpaku Tomonokai) is an association of interested individuals and families who are supporters of the the museum.
With the cooperation of our researchers, ethnological tours, hands-on seminars and lectures are designed for this group by Senri Foundation, which
also publishes a magazine Kikan Minzokugaku [Ethnological Quarterly] for distribution to them.
Osaka Central Loop
Chugoku Expressway
To Osaka (Itami) Airport
Kinki Expressway To Kadoma
Bampaku Kinen Koen
Bampaku -Kinen-Koen Stn.
(EXPOCITY-mae)
EXPOCITY
Museum Shop (Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Tel: +81-6-6876-3112
Visitors can buy folk crafts from various parts of the world and books on anthropology and ethnology in the museum shop.
Restaurant (Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Last Orders: 4:00 p.m.) Tel: +81-6-6876-1293
With 130 seats (110 inside the restaurant and 20 on the terrace) available, our restaurant accepts reservations from groups of various sizes:
from a few individuals to parties of a larger number of people. Group customers can also reserve our box lunches.
Major Access Routes
Access routes to the Museum from airports and major railway stations are as shown below.
Minpaku Associates Desk
Limousine bus
Museum Shop
About 70–80 min.
Kansai
International
Airport
Limousine bus
About 80–85 min.
JR Ibaraki Station
Hankyu Ibaraki-shi
Station
Osaka (Itami)
Airport
Kikan Minzokugaku [Ethnological Quarterly]
JR
45 min.
(limited express)
Restaurant
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Shin-Osaka Station
Kintetsu bus
About 10 min. from JR Ibaraki Station
About 20 min. from Hankyu Ibaraki-shi Station
Nihon Teien Mae
Osaka Monorail
Subway
Kita-Osaka Kyuko
Railway
About 13 min.
About 18 min.
Senri-Chuo Station
Osaka Monorail
Bampaku
Kinen Koen
Station
About 6 min.
“Ethnological Study Tours Overseas” organized by
Minpaku Associates (Minpaku Tomonokai )
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Survey and Guide
2015-16
10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, Osaka 565-8511, Japan
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