Kota Suzuki (born 1988) is a Japanese folklorist and historian. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropological Studies at the National Museum of Ethnology. After earning his Ph.D. in Japanese History from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), he served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties before joining the National Museum of Ethnology. His research focuses on Japanese folklore, religious history, intangible cultural heritage, and the historical development of kagura and other ritual performing arts. Combining extensive fieldwork with archival research, he has become a leading scholar of Japanese folk performance traditions. His book "A Social History of Hiba Kojin Kagura: Kagura Performers in Historical Perspective" received the 47th Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities (Social Customs and Culture Division) in 2025.