A Study on the Transformation of the Art System and Urban Space in Modern Japan: The Case of National Industrial Exhibitions

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13666
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
• Research Institution: International University of Japan (2023); The University of Tokyo (2020-2022)
• Principal Investigator: Osaka Yukiko 国際大学, GLOCOM, 研究員(移行) (80864602)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 博覧会 / 都市空間 / 公園

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study analyzed the impact of the National Industrial Exhibitions held in the Meiji period on the movement and concentration of people involved in arts and crafts, and examined the relationship between the formation of the art system and the transformation of urban space. A database on the addresses of people involved in arts and crafts and the locations of related industries was constructed based on materials related to the exposition. Based on the information in these databases, I analyzed migration patterns. In addition, through a survey of materials related to the 1939 New York Exposition in the U.S., examples of urban development and infrastructure improvement were verified. In this way, the impact of the exposition on the cultural space and social network of the city was analyzed from multiple perspectives.

Free Research Field

文化社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、明治期日本における内国勧業博覧会が近代日本の美術制度と都市空間の形成に果たした役割を実証的に明らかにした点にある。これにより、美術史や文化社会学の研究に新たな視点を提供し、博覧会という一時的なイベントが長期的な都市計画や文化政策に与える影響を示した。社会的意義としては、公園や公共空間の利用が市民生活やコミュニティ形成、まちづくりに与える影響を理解する一助となり、現代の都市開発や文化政策における参考資料となることが期待される。