2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Influence of Inscription on the Representative List of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage on the Preservation and Succession of Yama, Hoko, and Yatai Events
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19K20846
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| Project/Area Number (Other) |
18H05641 (2018)
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund (2019)
Single-year Grants (2018) |
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| Review Section |
0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Ibaraki Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-08-24 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 山・鉾・屋台行事 / ユネスコ無形文化遺産保護条約 / 文化財保護法 / 保護団体（保存会など） / 全国山・鉾・屋台保存連合会 / 加勢 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Through this research, I was able to reconfirm that yama, hoko, and float events are intangible folk cultural assets that change according to the needs of the people over time. Furthermore, I was able to confirm that there are things that do not change even in the midst of this transformation, or that there is a core that must not be changed. The core of this is welcoming and sending back the gods through festivals and events.
In addition, we found that the lack of successors is not only due to the declining birthrate, aging population, and changes in values, but also to the vulnerability of protection organizations (preservation associations, etc.) to fill vacancies.
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| Free Research Field |
民俗学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
山・鉾・屋台行事の保存・継承に関する現代的課題を解き明かし確認することができた。具体的には、山・鉾・屋台に触れることさえタブーとする女性を忌避する慣例とそれに抗おうとする新たな勢力との確執を確認した。また、日本に在留する外国人が山・鉾・屋台行事へ徐々に参加しつつある情勢も把握できた。
山・鉾・屋台行事を含む無形の民俗文化財は、有形の文化財とは異なり、その時代の人たちの期待に応じた変化をしつつ継承されていくことがわかった。しかし、その変化の中でも変わらない、あるいは変えてはいけない核心がしっかりと守られることが、伝統を保存・継承するために肝要であることがわかった。
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