Education:
1979 M.A., Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University
1986 Ph.D., Kyoto University

Professional Experience:
2004 - present Visiting Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studiess
2003 Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

Specialization:
Plant genetics

Research Interest:
Erosion of Genetic Diversity as a Social,Ecological and Environmental Problem

Main Publications:
2003 "Evidence for Jomon Plant Cultivation Based on DNA Analysis of Chestnut Remains," Senri Ethnological Studies 63 (Hunter: Gatherers of the North Pacific Rim), co-author.
2004 "History of Japanese camphor trees," Yasaka Shobo
2004 "Flora of Sannai-maruyama site judged by the remains excaveted,"Shokabo (co-author with R. Ishikawa)