The Basic Study on spatial characteristics of shinto priests' houses through rituals - Focusing on the Kamigamo and Shimogamo districts

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K13915
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Nakanishi Daisuke 京都府立大学, 生命環境科学研究科, 研究員 (20727672)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 上賀茂神社 / 下鴨神社 / 社家住宅 / 邸内社 / 建築規制 / 江戸時代

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clarify some characteristics of Shinto priests’ houses in Kyoto during the Edo period. I researched what the process of application for extending or renovating houses in the Kamigamo district was. I also researched when and why the boxed ridge was adopted at Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine. Furthermore, I researched a shrine in the garden and a room.

Free Research Field

日本建築史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

神社神官の住宅について神事を通して理解することにより、神社神官の住宅の保全に有効となる評価指標を見出せる。