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2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Historical Study on New and Old Calendar in Modern Okinawa

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K12907
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 01080:Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
Research InstitutionHiroshima Shudo University

Principal Investigator

Miyagawa Takuya  広島修道大学, 人間環境学部, 准教授 (00772782)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords新旧暦書・時制 / 沖縄・琉球の暦・時制
Outline of Final Research Achievements

After the "Ryukyu Disposition," modern Okinawa/Ryukyu experienced three changes in rulership, during which both the old and new calendars coexisted for about a century, as revealed through analysis of various sources such as almanacs, calendars, newspapers, and magazines. The transition to a new time system in Okinawa involved superficially authoritarian changes driven by scientific rationality and ruling authority. However, it became evident that the shift actually progressed alongside gradual changes in people's lives, reflecting socio-economic transformations rather than strictly enforced measures.

Free Research Field

科学史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

19世紀後半から20世紀後半にかけての約百年間、日本(本土)を除く東アジアにおいては、新旧両時制が併存(共存)していたことを、沖縄の事例を通じて示した。これは、東アジアの共通かつ重要な特徴で、新しい科学、科学的合理性が、新しい時制の急速な普及をもたらしたわけではないことを示唆している。敷衍すれば、いわゆる近代と呼ばれる時代は、新しい科学技術や科学的合理性によってすべてが一新されたのではなく、新旧の文化が約一世紀間は共存しており、社会経済的状況の変化とともに緩やかに変化していったことが示されたといえる。

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Published: 2025-01-30  

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