Abstract
This paper seeks to consider the modern significance of the Embree study of Suye Mura, a well-known example of research into pre-war Japanese agricultural communities carried out by foreign researchers. To that end, we looked at the careers and research backgrounds of the Embrees, and the contemporary response to the findings of their study, in addition to the current state of Suye Mura and other research carried out since then.
Our findings are comprised of four main points. 1）The Suye study can act as an important point of comparison for understanding the methods and viewpoints of research carried out by us. 2）A wealth of survey materials, including photographic materials, are now archived and available for potential further research. 3）Even today, the results of the study are being utilized by the people of Suye Mura in various shapes and forms, and it also serves as a reference point for the residents to give meaning to their own activities in developing the region. Lastly, 4）In connection with point 3）, the Suye study serves as an archetypal example for understanding the high applicability of experiments that describe daily life.
