- 1) Ethnographical study of herders in Siberia, Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, International Scientific Research Program 1993-1995.
- 2) Study of Survival Strategy of Hunter-Herders in Siberia, Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, International Scientific Research Program 1997-2000.
- 3) Social Anthropological reseach on the land possession and traditional utilization of natural resources among Siberian Peoples, Grant by Japan's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Young Researchers' Program(A), 2000-2002.