Yanagita Kunio (柳田 国男 July 31, 1875 - August 8, 1962) is a scholar who is often known as "a father of Japanese ethnology." July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
He was born in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture. He was also interested in Esperanto. Fukusaki (福崎町; -cho) is a town located in Kanzaki District, Hyogo, Japan. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Esperanto flag Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ...
Yanagita revealed that the distribution of dialects for the word snail forms concentric circles on the Japanese archipelago.
Momotarō no Tanjō (桃太郎の誕生)
He depicted some facets of the Japanese society by analyzing the famous folk tale Momotaro. His methodology was followed by many ethnologists and anthropologists.
Kaijō no Michi (海上の道)
He sought the origin of the Japanese culture in Okinawa, though many of his speculations were denied by later researchers. He was inspired by picking up a palm nut borne by the Kuroshio when he was wandering in a beach in Iragomisaki, Aichi Prefecture.
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