Research on the Influence of Mother Village Culture in the Formation and Transformation of Farmhouse Architecture by Meiji-Era Settlers in Hokkaido

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K15199
• 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: Hokkaido Museum
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Akiyo 北海道博物館, 研究部, 研究職員 (30823942)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 民家 / 生活文化 / 北海道開拓 / 構法 / 建築資料 / アーカイブズ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to clarify how Meiji-era settlers incorporated their mother village culture into the construction of their houses in Hokkaido. By focusing on the farmhouses relocated and reconstructed at the Historical Village of Hokkaido, I created a database to organize materials from the relocation and reconstruction period. Through comparative analyses of building forms in both the mother village and the new settlement, the results revealed not only structural similarities but also how these buildings were influenced by the mother village’s lifestyle and industries. Additionally, I confirmed cases where the mother village and the new settlement were closely related during the construction process, shedding light on the specific impacts of settlers’ cultural backgrounds on housing architecture.

Free Research Field

建築史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、本州以南において数百年を超えて連綿と受け継がれてきた文化を持つ地域から移住し、北海道という新天地で暮らし始めた人びとが、どのような生活文化を紡いでいくか、その継承と適応の過程を「建築」を通して明らかにすることであり、地域の歴史やそこでの文化遺産の価値を再評価する契機となることにつながっていくものと考えている。特に、開拓の村の建造物を通じて、移住者たちの生活様式や建築技術が、どのような変遷過程を辿ったかを示すことにより、北海道民にとっての郷土史の再考機会の提供や、北海道外からの観光客に対する教育的効果にもつながっていくことを目指した。