A study on involvement of religious people and religious organizations in community restructuring of temporary housing

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K21377
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Religious studies; Sociology
• Research Institution: Taisho University
• Principal Investigator: Saito Tomoaki 大正大学, 人間学部, 専任講師 (80646224)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / 宗教者 / 宗教団体 / 自治会 / コミュニティ / 政教関係 / 超宗教 / 社会福祉協議会

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Many disaster victims moved from prefabricated temporary housing (kasetsu juutaku) to permanent replacement housing, five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now the people, however, have been facing to a new challenge, rebuilding of local community. The study revealed that many religious readers, such as Buddhist priests, Shinto priests and Christian clergy, and religious organization had a role of restoring local communities, comparing to the post-quake situation of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Then I categorized the religious leaders　/　organizations into “resident-type”　/　”visitor-type” and denominational nature, analyzed their activities and its sustainability qualitatively. In addition, I tried to develop and implement an educational programs which college students learn the way of rebuilding local community from those findings of the study.

Free Research Field

宗教学