1992 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Making a Catalog of Izuhara Public Center's Classical Books and Researching Waka. Kokugaku in Tsusimaha

Research Project

Project/Area Number	03610228
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	国文学
Research Institution	Rikkyo University
Principal Investigator	WATANABE Kenji Rikkyo University, College of Arts, Prof., 文学部, 教授 (00123761)
Project Period (FY)	1991 – 1992
Keywords	Izuhara / Public Center / Classical Books / Library / Edo era / Tsusima / Min-han / cultural asset
Research Abstract	Through this Grant-In-Aid, I could inquire about Izuhara town (in Nagasakiken) Public Center's Classical Books six times at 1991 and seven times at 1992. Result I could make a Catalog of Izuhara Public Center's 3934 Classical Books Izuhara Public Center's Library shows circumstances of Tsusima-han's Historical Culture. Library has many books about Heihou, Education of people, Dictionary, Nihon-kanseki, Literature and others. Because Kashin's people in Tsusima-han had taken care of them for long period(form the Edo era). And we can find regional feature about Tsusima-han Culture(Works of Hanzyu, Kikousenboku, Relations between Tsusima and Korea and others). The most valuable classical books are the Min-han (Zimonruizyuu) and the Kokatuzibon. As inquiring many valuable classical books were presented by the old family in Tsusima. We contributed greatly to the keeping of cultural asset. We must continue this inquiring.