| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
My study shows that the famous Toyama legend“Jyurokunin-dani or the legend of sixteen woodcutters” told by Henmi Jun is not fully based on the oral tradition in Toyama. She wrote it under the great influence of Lafcadio Hearn, and incorporated the local legend with Hearn’s “Yuki-onna.” Although it is generally believed that “Yuki-onna” is an old tradition of Japan and was adapted and translated into English by Hearn, the recent studies prove that Hearn invented the story from various fragments of the local tradition. My study concludes that the modern writers of the Japanese folklore are innovative creators and share their motives and techniques of story-telling with the Western writers.
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