A Study on the Globalization and Re-localization of the Drum Dance Eisaa and Tourism Inside and Outside Okinawa

• Project/Area Number: 15K01974
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Chikushi Jogakuen University
• Principal Investigator: MORITA SHINYA 筑紫女学園大学, 文学部, 教授 (10412686)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 城田 愛 大分県立芸術文化短期大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (80425389)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 民俗芸能 / 観光化 / 地域振興 / グローバル化 / ローカル化 / 沖縄 / エイサー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on and examined the globalization and re-localization of the drum dance “eisaa” and tourism inside and outside Okinawa (Hawai`i) through conducting fieldworks. Eisaa has been originally performed for the lunar Bon festival.
The study proved the followings; eisaa events have been influenced by the social changes in the post-war Okinawa; eisaa performances at various events have been linked to the economic and cultural revitalization of the local communities; eisaa events have promoted tourism; preforming eisaa have become the processes of creating and sharing local identities; and the new-style eisaa groups have expanded their social networks from Okinawa to Hawai`i and other places. Thus, the study revealed that the various aspects of the drum dances and the possibility of the sustainable tourism with eisaa events in Okinawan and Hawai`i.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 「オスプレイとエイサー－戦後沖縄における民俗芸能のひろがりと米軍基地－」 (2018)
  • Author(s): 城田愛・森田真也
  • Journal Title: 『大分県立芸術文化短期大学 研究紀要』 Volume: 第55巻 Pages: 63-90
  • NAID: 120006453958
  • Open Access
• [Presentation] 「ハワイ移民と沖縄を架橋する『うた』と『ぶた』―二世女性の個人史にみる沖縄戦救済運動の舞台―」 (2018)
  • Author(s): 城田愛
  • Organizer: 日本文化人類学会 第52回研究大会（弘前大学）、2018年6月2日（予定）
• [Presentation] 「占領下におけるに『文化』の描き方/読み方―戦後沖縄における米軍広報誌の内容と役割―」 (2015)
  • Author(s): 森田真也
  • Organizer: 日本民俗学会 第67回年会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-11
• [Book] 『境域の人類学』上水流久彦・西村一之・村上和弘編 (2017)
  • Author(s): 森田真也
  • Publisher: 風響社
• [Book] 「ハワイ日系・沖縄系移民の家族が織りなす『物と物語』への文化人類学的アプローチ」『日本人と日系人の物語―会話分析・ナラティヴ・語られた歴史―』山崎敬一他編 (2016)
  • Author(s): 城田愛
  • Total Pages: 304
  • Publisher: 世織書房
• [Book] 「地域を演出する」『はじめて学ぶ民俗学』福田アジオ他編 (2015)
  • Author(s): 森田真也
  • Total Pages: 309
  • Publisher: ミネルヴァ書房