| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MITSUHASHI Toshio Kyoto University, Faculty of Human Environment, Professor, 人間環境学部, 教授 (60239291)
SHOJI Akiko Tohoku Institute of Technology, Department of Industrial Design, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20085476)
UEDA Akira Chiba University, Faculty of Engineering, Assistant Professor, 工学部, 講師 (40344965)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims at building a data base of wisdom concerned with the lifestyle based on the circulation of resources cultivated at various places in Japan by collecting many-sided cases inherited or in the past systemically, and based on it, introducing the guiding principle for the lifestyle of 21st century.
On the basis of living conditions in various place in Japan, the literature investigation and field survey was carried on according to five regional characteristics of a traditional plain village, a traditional mountain village, a traditional fishing village, a traditional town and a boom town for collecting the data base.
Sorting out and classifying various wisdom collected concerned with cyclic-type lifestyle, the following comes to light : that is, the ancient Japanese language like "Itadaku (accept with thanks)", "Mudaonakusu (avoid waste)", "Yakudateru (take something to advantage)", "Tukaitsukusu (use something to the full)", "Itawaru (treat things kindly)", "Kaesu (return to nature)", and "Itsukushimu, (be affectionate to things)" that connote people's attitude and emotions toward things should be the support of these wisdom. And the guiding principle for building a Cyclic-Type Society demanded to suit the 21st century was obtained.
As a result, the follow become clear: (1)The activities for building a Cyclic-Type society with industries and administration as the central role must be pushed on continuously; (2)For building a Cyclic-Type society, it is extremely important to place the common people as the subject of the practice of a cyclic-type life; (3)It is important to reconfirm, and realize again these wisdom inherited at the local communities as a proud and valuable living culture, and utilize them in the 21st century.
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