Dr. Yuki Hata

Yuki HATA is a specially appointed Assistant Professor at the Sakeology Center, Niigata University. She works on Japanese medieval and early modern literature, history of food and history of medicine. She has a special interest in food and drink described in the literary works of Muromachi and Edo period (especially from the 16th to 19th centuries), such as emaki (picture scrolls), kusazoshi (illustrated books) and ukiyo-e (woodblock prints).