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* ''Born: [[1875]]''

* ''Born: [[1875]]''

* ''Died: [[1962]]''

* ''Died: 1962''

* ''Other name: Matsuoka Kunio''

* ''Other name: Matsuoka Kunio''

* ''Japanese'': 柳田 國男 ''(Yanagita Kunio)''

* ''Japanese'': 柳田 國男 ''(Yanagita Kunio)''

 

'''Yanagita Kunio''' was a scholar best known for his works in the fields of ethnology and folklore studies.  He is often said to have been the founder of both of these fields within Japan, but others long before him had contributed to each, most notably Inoue Enryô and Minakata Kumagusu.  His first and most well known work was ''Tôno monogatari'', a collection of folktales from the village of Tôno in [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]].   

[[Image:Yanagita_Kunio.jpg|thumb|209px|Yanagita Kunio]]'''Yanagita Kunio''' was a scholar best known for his works in the fields of ethnology and folklore studies.  He is often said to have been the founder of both of these fields within Japan, but others long before him had contributed to each, most notably Inoue Enryô and Minakata Kumagusu.  His first and most well known work was ''Tôno monogatari'', a collection of folktales from the village of Tôno in [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]].   

==Before Folk Studies==

==Before Folk Studies==