Objective

As in the COE Program, this Center aims to nurture young researchers who study issues related to nonwritten cultural materials.

As the global hub in the field, the Center provides financial aid to young researchers, inviting applications from within the university. The results of selected sponsored research projects will be carried in the center’s publications.

Application Guidelines　for 2023

1.Application Guidelines

1. Program Title
   Research Sponsorship Program
2. Number of Positions Awarded
   5 positions
3. Requirements
   Applicants shall hold research themes related to issues on nonwritten cultural materials, and shall be a master or doctoral student at the Graduate School in Kanagawa University.
4. Research Expenses
   Expenses will be supplied up to the amount of 300,000 yen per person. Budgets cited in application documents will be evaluated by the Center.
   In addition, applications for the procurement of research funds shall be handed in within the period stipulated by the university.
5. Research Period
   july,2023-February,2024

2. Application documents

1. The application form of Kanagawa University Research Sponsorship Program for Young Researchers
2. One example of a principal achievement (Excerpts and copies allowed. Master’s thesis not accepted.)

3.Obligations

Participants must write research paper and contribute papers for center's publications.

4. Selection

Selections will be made by screening application documents

Researchers and research themes

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2022

YU WEI	A comparative case study on museum in Sino-Japanese : focusing on the "Mingu"
PIAO MEIZI	The Transmission of Customary Law among the Yao-A Case Study of the Yao of Jinxiu,Guangxi.
CHATANI AYA	A study of the historical transition and the room around the fireplace of Japanese of the villa of the former Maeda family in Kamakura.
IKEDA NAOYA	About a royal visit of the Emperor Meiji and the relationship of the European-style building.
GUO MENGYAO	The nationalism of overseas student’ｓ : A perspective of covers and illustrations in the overseas student magazines in the late Qing Dynasty.

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2021

TAKEMOTO MAKOTO	A study of modern morphological controversy and its architectural ideas : About the roof controversy in Germany in the 1920s
ZHANG GAOW	Personal relationships between shamans and their clients in the Mongolian society.
WAGH HAICUI	"Xinghao" from the Perspective of Pig Head Offerings -Focusing on Tangzhuang Village , Hebei Province , China-
ARIMA EMIKO	Living in a heavy snow environment - Seasonal milestone of AKIYAMAGO
Kobayashi Chouta	Case study of Spider Fighting in around Tokyo Bay

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2019

JIANG Mingchao	The Acceptance of Ishigantou in Amami
LI Gan	Research on Indigenous Seediq People in Taiwan　-The Change of Their Culture
SHITOU　Shinichi	A Study of the Creation of Authority in Festivals
WANG Haicui	Animal Sacrifice Seen Through Pig　-Focusing on Taiwan-
WANG Li	Basic Research on Production Tools of Jingdezhen Blue and White Porcelain
ZHANG Gaowa	The Research Status of the Mongolia Shamanism in Inner Mongolia folk change

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2018

A YINGNA	Mongolian Diet space：The Mongolian Herdsman in Haixi Prefecture Qinghai Province Centered
OTAHARA Jun	Aspects of the Almanac Recognition by “Yamaate”
ONODERA Yuki	Religious Customs and Regional Development of Memorial Services for the Victims of Shipwreck in Modern Japan
YINGTAO	A Study on the Change of the Social Function of Lama Temple in Inner Mongolia
YU Mingqi	Research on Traditional Navigation Technique in Hainan Province of China

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2017

OGURA Hiroki	The Structure of Manual Wood Turning Lathe and Kijiya Wood Worker
ISHII Kazuho	Study of Materialization in a Modern Iconography: the Case of a Graphic Magazine “Fuzoku Gahou”
KATO Saori	On the Identity of Amami “Shima-chu” Who Moved to Brazil
JIANG Mingchao	A Comparative Study of Ishigantou in China
HUA Xuemei	Researches on Jofuku Festival in Japan

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2016

KOIZUMI Yurina	The Transformation of Kakure-Kirishitan Faith Caused by Leaving Island of Nozaki Islanders
YU Shuting	The Popularization of Taiwanese Almanacs:Since 1914 to 1980s
SEKIGUCHI Tomonari	About Relationship of the Social Capital and a View in Japan
FUKUSHI　Yoko	A Study on Preservation and Utilization of the Historical Public Buildings in Modern and Contemporary Period
MA Lu	Changes in the Status of Women in Rural Areas to see from the Awards on Women

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2015

KANG Myoungchae	The Tendency of an Architectural Design from Analysis of the Design Competition on the Memorial Hall for Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923
NABETA Naoko	Society and People's Live of Vietnam Through the Ong Tao in Vietnam:Mainly in the Northern Region of Vietnam
YU Shuting	Taiwanese Almanacs
Gendunasier	Study to the Relationship Between Cha Ma Etiquette and Ba Ling Etiquette in Tibetan Buddhism
CHEN Liang	Generation of Fox Story and the Cult of Fox

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2014

KOIZUMI Yurina	A Faith of "Kakure-Kirishitan" in Ikitsuki Island from the Perspective of Non Written Materials' Study
NABETA Naoko	Religious Service of Ong Tao (tutelary deity of the kitchen furnace) in Fue Region : Mainly on Ong Tao Print in Sinh Village
JAKAL Youn	The Site Use and Deconstruction of the Imperial Shrine (kokuheisha) of the Six Locations of 1945
WAN Xin Yan	The Change of Homestead Allotment by Revolution Land System in Rural Village of North China
KOMATA Kazumasa	A Study on the Change of Stairs of Japanese House in Prewar Days

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2013

YAO Qiong	Folk Costoms Research about Modern Japan Susanoo Sacrificial Rites
KOIZUMI Yurina	Study of the Oratio : a Case of Yamada District in Ikitsuki Island
TAN Jing	A Study of the Yao Ceremonial Paintings
CHIKAISHI Satoshi	Various Aspects of Folk Belief
ARAKAKI Yumeno	A Study of Resource Use in the Community as Seen from the Social System and Personal Skills

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2012

BAI Lili	Oboo Folkways in Otog Area : Regarding the Organization Characteristics of Oboo Ritual and the Connection Between Oboo and Buddhist Temple
YAO Qiong	The Research about the Faith of Susanoo and it's Vicissitudes
SAKAI Mika	The Study of Magical Show Culture in the World
GENDUN Asier	The Performing Arts Research for Tibet Temple
TAN Jing	A Study of the Yao Ceremonial Paintings

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2011

YU Yang	Women Folkways in Fishing Village of China
FUJIKAWA Miyoko	Life Style of Sea Nomads during the Social Upheaval in Modern China
CHIKAISHI Satoru	Regionality Seen in Folk Belief in Jizo
SUZUKI Shinichi	A Survey on Cognition of Space in Mainland China and Taiwan
ARAKAKI Yumeno	The Character of Environment Utilization in Various Regions of Japan as Seen Through Octopus 'Hole-Catching'

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2010

NAITO Hisayoshi	Studies on Discriminative Sence in Medieval Scrolls : Mainly Drawn Gestures
Lopez Jara Santiago	Comparative Study on the Image of Activist in the Japanese and Spanish University Struggle
FUJIKAWA Miyoko	Studies on Funeral of Water People in the Southern Fujian Province, China, and its Change
BAI Lili	Past and Present of Erdeni -Obo and Ikhe -Qaidam - Obo : 1958 as a Segment

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2009

NARAN Bilige	Religious Services of the Obo-Worship as a Part of Livestock Rituals of the Mongolian People
TAKAKURA Kenichi	Studies on the Modern Ethnic Cultures of the Chinese Minority Groups Nakhi and Hui
LI Li	Ishoku-Dōgen, (meaning food and medicine both serve to preserve health, and originate from the same source) and Its Role in Shandong Province
NAKAMACHI Yasuko	The Role of Fortune-Telling Sweets Expected in Situations of Communal Eating : Case Studies on New Year Manners in Ishikawa and Nagasaki Prefectures
SUZUKI Hanae	The Current Situation of Dōsojin (small roadside statues of shinto deities) in Eastern and Western Japan

Researchers and research themes selected for FY2008

SAKAI Mika	Nozoki-Karakuri
MIMURA Nobutaka	Analysis of Faith in the Land Deity in Houses in Western Japan
SASAKI Hiromi	The Iconography of Ippen Hijirie