Yoko Nishimura

Yoko Nishimura is Assistant Professor of Japan Studies at Gettysburg College. Her research focuses on the material culture and everyday activities of non-elite inhabitants in their dwelling and mortuary contexts. Nishimura is particularly interested in quotidian objects used in the houses and graves of Jōmon-period communities in Japan. Her publications include “The Evolution of Curved Beads (Magatama勾玉/曲玉) in Jōmon Period Japan and the Development of Individual Ownership” (Asian Perspective, 2018).