Visiting Researchers FY2026
| Name | Academic Host | Day | Research Projects |
| DESCOLA Philippe | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.10.16–R8.11.30 | A Comperative Studies on “invisibles” : Focusing on Animistic Worldviews |
| SENALOVA Anna | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.11.19–R10.11.18 | Buddhism, Environmental Cosmologies, and the Religious Substrata in Tibet and Mongolia |
| YANAGISAWA Eisuke | ITSUSHI Kawase | R6.4.1–R9.3.31 | A Practical Study on the Collaboration between Anthropology and Art: A Case Study on the Production of Sonic Ethnography |
| Ibrahima MOHAMADOU | ATSUNORI Ito | R9.2.1–R9.7.31 | Colonial and post-colonial photographic archives of Cameroon in the age of AI: developing an ethical and participatory framework for the preservation, indexing and digital access to documentary heritage |
| OKUNO KOHEI | TAKU Iida | R8.10.1–R11.9.30 | The Cultural Heritage Study on the Practices and Transmission of Traditional Building Craftsmanship in Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Sakura Kudo | MASAHUMI Nara | R9.2.1–R9.3.31 | An Anthropological Study of Islam and Buddhism in Nepal: Reconciliation, Inclusion, and Indifference |
| MATSUMOTO Ayako | EMI Okada | R8.10.1–R9.3.31 | The Impact of Cultural and Artistic Activities on the Resilience of Communities and Residents in the Face of Disasters |
| KITAGAWA Maki | ITSUSHI Kawase | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Multimodal Anthropology of Animal Tracking:Toward Hunter’s Perception of the Environment |
| WENG WENJING | ASADA Naoki | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Anthropological Study on the Reconfiguration of Care in a Low-Fertility Society — Insights from Childcare Support and Caregiving Practices in Shanghai — |
| SAKURAMA Akira | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.10.1–R9.9.30 | Islam in Russia under the Invasion of Ukraine: The Case of the Tatars |
| YASUMI Itsuha | OKADA Emi | R8.10.1–R9.9.30 | Fundamental Research for the Construction and Practice of Cooperation between Museum and Higher Education |
| SHISHIKURA Masaya | FUKUOKA Shota | R8.10.1–R8.9.30 | Transborder Humanity：Traveling Music of Karayuki-san |
| FAN Li Juan | SUEMORI Kaoru | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Heritagization of Traditional Martial Arts in Contemporary China — A Case Study of Chenjiagou, the Birthplace of Taijiquan — |
| MATSUOKA Tomoko | NOBAYASHI Atsushi | R7.4.1–R9.3.31 | Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and South Korea (1965) and Japan- Korea Art Exchange: Focusing on Changes after Colonial Liberation |
| OTSUBO Reiko | MIO Minoru | R6.10.1–R9.9.30 | Invention of Yemeniteness: Through Immigrant Entrepreneurship |
| OSHIKANE Hiroyuki | TERAMURA Hirofumi | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Development of Biological Methods for Archaeology and Museum Conservation |
| YAMAKAWA Yukinori | IIDA Taku | R6.4.1–R9.3.31 | Cultural heritage conservation practiced through local/vernacular systems and relationships |
| FUNAYAMA Naoji | HIDAKA Shingo | R8.10.1–R10.10.31 | Folklore study over the tradition of the “Kawa-Suso” faith |
| TERAI Junichi | SUEMORI Kaoru | R8.4.1–R10.9.30 | A Study on the Background of Motifs in the Mural Paintings of Buddhist Temples in Bagan, 11-13th Centuries |
| USHIRO Hiroshi | SHINGO Higaka | R8.10.1–R10.10.31 | Research on the History of Human Activity in the Kuril Islands |
| HAYAKAWA Mayu | NAKAGAWA Osamu | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Anthropological study of economic activities and time among Zimbabweans |
| YAMASHITA Shunsuke | IIDA Taku | R8.4.1–R10.3.31 | Development of sustainable academic resource archives and utilization methods |
| TAMURA NAOKI | MISHIMA Teiko | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Market and Value Creation in Ceramic Arts |
| KAJIMURA Miki | MINAMI Makito | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | A Study on Identity Formation among Southeast Asian Immigrants Settled in Japan |
| KAI Sarasa | KIKUSAWA Ritsuko | R7.4.1–R9.3.31 | An Attempt to Create a Sign Language Learning Environment for the Development of Self-advocacy skills for Students with Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| TSUJIMOTO Kyoko | FUKUOKA Shota | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Study of the Interaction of Sound of Chinese Martial Arts and Soundscapes of East Asian City |
| DU ZHENG | KENJI Kuroda | R8.10.1–R11.9.30 | An Anthropological Study of Sexuality in the Yūkaku of the Early Edo Period: Focusing on Early Modern Yūjo Hyōbanki |
| WU WUYUNGA | UDA Shuuhei | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | A Study on the Social and Economic Motivations for Sustaining Camel Pastoralism in Contemporary China: Cases Study in Alxa, Inner Mongolia |
| KAWASHIMA Reika | Suzuki Kota | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Technological Transformations Around Death and the Growth of New Notions of Avoidance: A Folkloristic Approach to Crematoria and Funeral Sites |
| ZHOU Jie | HIRANO Chikako | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | The Emergence of Kin Relations through an Affective Perspective: A Case Study of Indigenous Communities in Taiwan |
| BAI CHARISU | KAWASE Itsushi | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Throat Singing as “Sound Not Meant for Humans” in Altai Pastoral Societies: A Visual Anthropological Study Through Collaborative Ethnographic Filmmaking |
| BAT OCHIR BALJINNYAM | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | Ownership and Relationality in Cross-Border Livestock Exchange in Pastoral Societies: An Anthropological Study |
| YAMAMOTO Yasumasa | HIDAKA Shingo | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Cultural Heritage Practices Collaborating with Cultural Property Protection Administration in Local Communities |
| LIU Zhenye | NARA Masafumi | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | An Ethnography of the Underground Lottery “Mark Six” in Guangzhou: Prediction techniques and Operational Practices |
| KAWAMATA Yukie | MATSUO Mizuho | R7.10.1–R10.9.30 | Rethinking Buen Vivir through Maternal and Child Care in Venezuela: A Focus on Women’s Reproductive Experiences |
| Hu Chung Cheng/ Aliman Takistalan Istanda | NOBAYASHI Atsushi | R8.10.1–R9.9.30 | The Transformation of Hunting Practices and the Image of the Hunter among Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples: A Cultural Anthropological Study of the Bunun in Kanding Village |
| SHIBUYA Miwa | KASHINAGA Masao | R7.10.1–R10.9.30 | Ethical conflicts and mediation concerning the lives alone of people with dementia between them, their families, and public supporters |
| Fukaya Takumi | NAKAGAWA Osamu | R7.10.1–R9.3.31 | Reconstructing the Culinary Culture of the Mediterranean through Taste: An Anthropological Study focusing on Wine |
| WURUGA | HIRAI Kyonosuke | R7.6.1–R10.5.31 | The Change and Reconstruction of Mongolian Pastoralists’ Ethnic Identity through Urban Migration: Taking Khaliut Town, Urad Center Banner, Inner Mongolia as a Case Study |
| KAWAKAMI Kaori | KASHINAGA Masao | R7.4.1–R10.3.31 | Change and Persistence of Subsistence Farming in a Japanese Mountain Village: A Case Study of the Ikawa Area, Shizuoka City, from Prewar to Present |
| SHIGAWA Mako | FUKUOKA Shota | R7.4.1–R10.3.31 | Comparative Study on the Revival and Transmission of Folk Performing Arts in Modern Society |
| TSURUTA Seiko | MATSUO Mizuho | R7.4.1–R10.3.31 | Rethinking Hindu-Muslim Relations from Interfaith Marriage in Contemporary India |
| DELGER Ulamtsengel | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | A Study on the Decision-Making Process in Mongolia:Focusing on the case of the residents general assembly in Bayanzurkh district, Ulaanbaatar |
| UEDA Megumi | SAITO Akira | R8.10.1–R10.9.30 | Christian Evangelization in Tupi in Sixteenth-Century Brazil |
| KANG Yanggu | KASHINAGA Masao | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Embracing Socialist Reform among the Raglai People in South-Central Vietnam: An Emphasis on Morality and Aesthetics |
| ELMER Patrick | YOSHIOKA Noboru | R8.4.1–R11.3.31 | The reconstruction of Proto-Ryukyuan |
| EHARA Toko | MATSUO Mizuho | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Truth, Détournement, and Use in the Society of the Spectacle: The Case of J-Pop |
| NAMAI Tatsuya | SHIMAMURA Ippei | R8.10.1–R9.9.30 | The Circulation and Reappropriation of Anthropological Knowledge: An Ethnographic Study of Its Engagement with Subcultural Practices |
| KAWASAKI Kenzo | TERAMURA Hirofumi | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | Research into the study achievements of Kato Kyuzo in conjunction with the “Kato Kyuzo Archive” project. |
| NDAYIKENGURUKIYE Jean Pierre | TAKU Iida | R9.2.1–R10.7.31 | Objective management of tourist sites in Burundi: the use of public and private management systems |
| Silvia Jinxiu Tardaguila Giacomozzi | TAKU Iida | R8.11.15–R8.12.7 | A zooarchaeological investigation of the Late Holocene animals in Micronesia |
| FAHEY KYLE EDWARD | KAEASE Itsushi | R8.4.1–R9.3.31 | AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDY: GASTRODIPLOMACY AMONGST THE ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA IN KATSUSHIKA WARD, TOKYO, JAPAN |
| KIM CHUN HO | Che Sohee | R8.9.1–R9.8.31 | An Ethnoarchaeological Study on the Transmission of Equestrian Culture from Central Asia to the Japanese Archipelago via the Korean Peninsula |
| TAKAHASHI Haruko | KASHINAGA Masao | R8.4.1–R10.3.31 | Internationalization and Standardization of Digital Archive for Clothing and Clothing Culture |
| Sato Koji | KIKUSAWA Ritsuko | R4.4.1–R9.3.31 | Comparative Study on the Austronesian Architecture |