Marty Borsotti
Master’s degree in Japanology with a minor in Anthropology. Marty is currently working on Japanese ethnology (minzoku gaku 民俗学) and folk performing arts (minzoku geinō 民俗芸能). He has done several pieces of fieldwork in Takachiho (Miyazaki prefecture) to study their local agrarian rite and festival, the Yokagura, and in 2017 participated in the 24th year of the JTW study program at Kyushu University. His academic interests are related to Japanese society, history, folklore, and religions. As for hobbies, he enjoys watching old Japanese movies and reading manga; his favourites are Kurosawa Akira’s Dreams and Yukimura Makoto’s Planetes.
Publications
On Shinto’s Sacred Botany - When Myths Speak about Long Forgotten Pasts. Issue 1, Autumn 2020.