| Director of Department of ICH/Head, Audio-Visual Documentation Section | ISHIMURA Tomo | Cultural heritage studies |
| Head, Intangible Cultural Properties Section | MAEHARA Megumi | Classical performing arts |
| Head, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Section | KUBOTA Hiromichi | Folk performing arts |
| Senior Researcher | KIKUCHI Riyo | Craft techniques |
| Senior Researcher | IMAISHI Migiwa | Folk techniques |
| Researcher | KAMATA Sayumi | Classical performing arts |
| Researcher | GOTO Tomomi | Folklore studies |
| Associate Fellow | ODAWARA Naoya | Video shooting and editing |
| Research Assistant | NAKAGAWA Yuko | Classical performing arts |
| Research Assistant | KARINO Moe | Folklore studies |
| Research Assistant | TACHINO Taro | Classical performing arts |
| Research Assistant | IWATA Shoko | Art history |
| Research Assistant | YAMAMOTO Ryoka | Craft techniques |
| Research Assistant | SHIMIZU Maiko | Folklore studies |
| Research Assistant | AKASHI Nanami | Classical performing arts |
| Research Assistant | TSUCHIYA Hiroki | Folklore studies |
| Visiting Researcher | YAMAZAKI Tsuyoshi | Craft techniques |
| Visiting Researcher | HYOHKI Satoru | Folk performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | ONISHI Hideki | Classical performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | MORISHITA Aiko | Craft techniques |
| Visiting Researcher | MIYATA Shigeyuki | Folk performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | KAMINO Chie | Folk performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | TANIGAIDO Kazuko | Classical performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | ITO Jun | Folk performing arts |
| Visiting Researcher | SANO Masaki | Video archiving |
| Visiting Researcher | IJIMA Mitsuru | Classical performing arts |
