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A Historcal Research on Literacy and Ability for Work of City Deweller in Early Pre-Modern Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11610252
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Educaion
Research InstitutionNIIGATA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

YUKAWA Tomohiro  NIIGATA UNIVERSITY Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, Associate Professor, 教育人間科学部, 助教授 (80212273)

Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Keywordsliteracy / reading and writing / 手習 / 読み書き / 寺子屋 / 職能
Research Abstract

The purpose of this research is to inquire into process of spread of literacy in early pre-modern Japan, focusing on history of cities in 17-18 century Japan. Most researches on history of literacy in Japan usually used the historical materials of villages. The unique point of this research is using the historical materials of sevral cities. I did research into KYOYO, NARA (the oldest ancient cities in Japan), MURAKAMI (Niigata prefecture) and YAMAGUTI (Yamaguti prefecture). KYOTO and NARA have verry long history as the ancient city and these cities have many old historical materials. That's why we have to pay attention to thoes cities. In early pre-modern period many castle towns (Jokamati) appeared in Japan. MURAKAMI and YAMAGUTI are cites of this type, We also have to inquire into this type of city.
By the research above mentioned I got following information and historical materials. (1) Historical materials with signature in KYOTO. There are historical materials which have signature (Kao) of people. Some people could sign Kao but another people only could stamp by a penholder of writing brush. We can calculate the literacy rate of people by these materials. (2) Old maps of cities. Some old maps of cites inform us what occupations were in existence in that period. I found some teachers of reading and writing (TENARAI SISHO) in thoes maps. (3) A register of names of pupils. There is a register of names of pupils which was maden in 18 century in MURAKAMI. About 120 Opupils were listed on this register. (4) An investigating report on literacy rate of 19 century Yamaguti prefecture. I loud an invetigating report on literacy rate in some county of Yamaguti prefecture.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • 2000 Annual Research Report
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All Other

All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] 八鍬友広: "近世における文字文化の地域的浸透"国立歴史民俗博物館研究報告. 97. 1-18 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 八鍬友広: "地域としての「都市」と手習塾"地方教育史研究. 24. 97-107 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 辻本雅史, 沖田行司: "教育社会史"山川出版. 438 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tomohiro YAKUWA: "A historical study on process of spread of writi ng culture into regional area"Bulletin of National Museum of Japanese History. 97. 1-18 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tomohiro YAKUWA: "City as'one of the region and teacher of reading and writing"Journal of Regional History of Education. 24. 97-107 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tomohiro YAKWA: "The social history of Japanese education"Published by Yamakawa Shuppansha. 171-244 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 八鍬友広: "近世における文字文化の地域的浸透"国立歴史民俗博物館研究報告. 97集. 1-18 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 八鍬友広: "地域としての「都市」と手習塾"地方教育史研究. 24(発表予定). (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻本雅史, 沖田行司: "教育社会史"山川出版社. 438 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 岩田浩太郎: "社会意識と世界像"青木書店. 313 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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