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, also sometimes Sun-Hee Sasaki and Kyōseki Sasaki,〔Sadler, A. W. (1987) "(The Spirit-Captives of Japan's North Country: Nineteenth Century Narratives of the ''Kamikakushi'' )" ''Asian Folklore Studies'' 46: pp. 217-226.〕 (5 October 1886 – 29 September 1933), was a Japanese folklorist,〔Dorson, Richard M. (1975) "National Characteristics of Japanese Folktales" ''Journal of the Folklore Institute'' 12(2/3): pp. 241-256, pages 242 and 248〕 sometimes known as the ''Japanese Grimm''.〔Dorson, Richard M. (1975) "Foreword" ''in'' Kunio, Yanagita (1975) ''The legends of Tono'' (translated with an introduction by Ronald A. Morse) Japan Foundation, Tokyo, 〕 He was the son of a wealthy farming family from Tōno, Iwate, and attended Shiritsu Tetsugakukan (now Toyo University) and then graduated with a degree in literature from Waseda University in 1905. In 1908 he became acquainted with Kunio Yanagita, and Sasaki began to collaborate with Yanagita on collecting the oral traditions and tales of Iwate Prefecture. In his later years he became friends with the poet Kenji Miyazawa with whom he shared his discoveries. Sasaki suffered from respiratory problems and died at the age of 47. Professionally, Sasaki published a number of books of collected folktales and customs. ==Notes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kizen Sasaki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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