Masayuki HAYASHI

1) Research on the "Emishi" in Hokkaido and northern Tohoku

My research specializes in a group that inhabited northern Tohoku and Hokkaido from the late Kofun period through the Nara and Heian periods, and was known as "Emishi" by the ancient state. I analyze their material culture from multiple perspectives, including their dwellings, burial practices, pottery, and special technologies such as ironwork. By examining the organic connections between northern Tohoku and Hokkaido and various regions south of southern Tohoku, I consider the various influences that immigrants from the "Kofun cultural sphere" and the "Ritsuryo state sphere" had on the formation of the Emishi groups. Furthermore, I also research the correspondence between the archaeological findings obtained in this way and the image of the Emishi depicted in historical texts. 

2) Research on Kofun period burial facilities in the Kanto region

In relation to examining the lineage of "final style tumuls," the burial practices of Emishi society, I also conduct research on burial facilities in the Kanto region, primarily from the late Kofun period.

3) Research on the history of archaeology and its relationship with related fields

Focusing on the relationship between Kunio Yanagita and archaeology, I also research the history of Japanese archaeology and related fields since the Meiji era.