Yumio Sakurai


Yumio Sakurai was a Japanese historian who specialized in Japanese history and history of Southeast Asia.

Early life

Samurai attended the University of Tokyo and obtained a PhD in Literature and also a PhD in Agriculture. He also received an honorary doctorate from the National University of Vietnam.

Publications

Author

  • "The Formation of Vietnamese villages.: Village Shared Fields = Historical Development of Condien System" =ベトナム村落の形成——村落共有田=コンディエン制の史的展開 Betonamu sonraku no keisei)
  • "The Melancholy of Hanoi"
  • "History of Southeast Asia"
  • "Pre-modern Southeast Asia"

Coauthor or co-editor

Editor

Co-editor

  • "Rice Culture in Gangnam, China: Its Interdisciplinary Study"
  • "History of Southeast Asia Continental Region"
  • "Vietnamese Encyclopedia"

Translation Editor