The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Advanced Resarch Projects (1998-2013)

  • A study of Indigenous Resources: Development, Usage, and Management (Head: MATSUYAMA Toshio, KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro) Research period: 1998-2003
  • Problem of the Multicultural Society (religious values) (Head: TACHIKAWA Musashi) Research period: 2002-2003
  • Globalization and Statelessness (Head: Chen tien-shi) Research period: 2003
  • 観光問題（開発と生存）代表者：石森秀三（1998-2001）
  • 難民問題（境界と文化の再編）代表者：中牧弘允（1998-2001）