This article introduces my project supported by the internal research fund, focusing on qualitative methods and community studies, including collaborative approaches with local people. I am grateful for this opportunity to share my work with a broader audience.

Note: The word “thereforegzou” in the text is a typo for “Therefore”. It will be corrected shortly.

The one just published was originally submitted in June, and the Centre already has a second draft I submitted in July. I began this series by reflecting on past studies I conducted in Japan, but I hope to move toward more recent topics during the remainder of my stay here.

where I am currently an associate researcher, as well as a visiting scholar at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh. @uoe-sps.bsky.social

This is part of a planned series of posts.

This is part of a planned series of posts. The one just published was originally submitted in June, and the Centre already has a second draft I submitted in July.

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www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/2025...

In the section that mentions me, it reports that I highlighted recent trends in public history and suggested that Yanagita’s work and related activities might be regarded as early examples of public history practice in Japan.

This morning's Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan’s major newspapers, featured an article marking the 150th anniversary of Kunio Yanagita, the founder of Japanese folklore studies. It referred to a symposium held at Waseda University in March, where I gave a short talk as a panelist.

I believe I was able to highlight his lasting significance as a platform for connecting diverse people. I also pointed out that Yanagita-related initiatives, like Jomin Daigaku (literally ‘university of ordinary people’), can be seen as practices of public history.

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Some chapter titles include the phrase "practice of weaving histories" as a translation of "歴史実践." While the original phrase could be literally translated as "historical practice," I chose this phrasing to better retain the original nuance.

Afterword (Yoshinori Kasai)

Part V: Creating the Practice of Weaving Histories

Chapter 11: Utilizing Memory History Research on Housing for Sustainable Community Building (Kazuhiro Takeyama)
Chapter 12: Embraced by the Shikoku Pilgrimage: Death of Self and the Practice of Weaving Histories as Revival (Kazuki Goto)

Chapter 9: Between Religious Experience and the Practice of Weaving Histories: A Case Study of a Sufi Brotherhood in Senegal (Kae Amo)
Chapter 10: From Public History to Genocide: Conflicts in the Practice of Weaving Histories Related to Palestine/Israel (Hani Abdelhadi)