Fumito Takekura (born 1976) is a Japanese anthropologist and independent researcher. He studied religion and the history of religions at the University of Tokyo and completed the coursework for a doctoral program at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Through the analysis of myths, rituals, and archaeological objects, he examines the intellectual and spiritual history of humankind, while also serving as a visiting professor at Musashino University. In “Dogu o Yomu: 130-nenkan Tokarenakatta Jomon Shinwa no Nazo,” he proposed that Jomon dogu represented spirits modeled on plants and shellfish; the book received the 43rd Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities and generated debate among archaeologists.
