is a Japanese archaeologist. Since 1978 he has been on the faculty of
Meiji University
, abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...
, in the Archaeology Department. He is considered an expert in the
Yayoi period and the Bronze-Iron Age history and culture of the Korean peninsula,
and
Jōmon culture and pottery.
He has published several books and papers, including books about ruins of the Yayoi era (2008) and on agrarian society in ancient Japanese history (2010).
References
Japanese archaeologists
1954 births
Living people
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