Evaluation of the fish identification knowledge possessed by the farmers of the Edo Age using the fish names reported in the Sanbutsukakiagecho

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25870108
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Rural environmental engineering/Planning Environmental and ecological symbiosis
Research Institution	Utsunomiya University
Principal Investigator	MORIYAMA Takumi 宇都宮大学, 農学部, 准教授 (70640126)
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	生物多様性 / 江戸期 / 水田水域 / 農村地域 / 二次的自然 / 産物書上帳 / 魚類 / 栃木 / 生物相 / 水田 / 水生生物 / 里地里山 / 生物古名 / 産物帳
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In 1730’s Japan, One investigation to clarify the local products was carried out, and the final issues were submitted to the government with the name “Sanbutsucho”. On the other hand copies of the primal documents reported by farmers were kept in respective districts. We surveyed 3 papers of these historical materials presented from the villages around the Utsunomiya city, and identified the fishes reported by ancient and/or local names. 15 Names were identified to the taxonomical species. These results showed that the farmers of the Edo Age possessed high identification accuracy and taxonomic knowledge to fishes.