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Research Staff

	Yoko Nakato

Research Group
Museum Studies Research Group
Degree
Master's (Literature)
Photograph Explanation
Spinning thread from rice fibers grown in the field of the Lake Biwa Museum.

E-MAIL: nakaty@lbm.go.jp

	Career

I graduated with a degree and master's degree in geography from Kyoto University's Literature Department. I have been working at the Lake Biwa Museum since May, 1996.

Specialty

1. Traditional resource utilization and the changes in the Lake Biwa water system.
2. Utilization of tool data in the museum.
3. Regional museums as the centers of regional cultural networks.

Key Words of Research

Culture of freshwater fish cuisine, dyeing and weaving, learning from past lifestyles, mission of museums, application of museum data theory, cooperation with people.

Professional Society Membership

The human Geographical Society of Japan, the Society of Mingu of Japan, the Kinki Tool Society, the Folklore Society of Japan.