Baryon spectroscopy at ELPH and LEPS2

Baryon spectroscopy is an important testing ground for understanding low energy QCD. Meson photoproduction is complementary to $\pi$ induced reactions for studying excited baryons. Among the meson photo-produced reactions, the neutron target, kaon photo-produced, and multi-meson photo-produced reactions are important to reveal the properties of baryon resonances. The photoproduction experiments at ELPH and the planned experiments at LEPS2 will be discussed. The nucleon and $\Delta$ resonances are studied with an electromagnetic calorimeter FOREST at ELPH, Tohoku University by using various photoproduction reactions. A narrow resonance observed at W-75 MeV in $\eta$ photoproduction on the neutron is of great interest. It would be attributed to a member of anti-decuplet pentaquark baryons with hidden strangeness since no signature corresponding to this bump has been observed so far in the proton channel. Multi-meson/kaon photoproduction is a good tool to study highly excited baryons. The results obtained at ELPH and planned experiments at LEPS2 will be presented.