A Comparative Study on Urban Ceremonial Space under Modern Emperor System

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14935
• 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: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (2021-2023); Tokyo University of Science (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Hasegawa Kaori (大木香) 東京藝術大学, 美術学部, 講師 (90850826)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 近代天皇制 / 大喪儀 / 仮設建築 / 転用 / 記念

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is a comparative study of ceremonial space in the modern emperor system across cities to analyze the influence of modern imperial ceremonies on the formation of various cities up to the present day. Originally, the survey was planned to cover the military capital and other local Japanese cities and Taiwan, but due to the Corona disaster, the survey target was changed to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.
In FY2020-2022, I conducted field and literature research on the assignment and conversion of temporary buildings after ceremonies for the Great Mourning Ceremonies from the Meiji Era to the Heisei Era, and publish the results in 2 papers.
In 2022-2023, I clarified the actual condition of the ceremonial space of the National Industrial Expositions held in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, and published it as a paper.

Free Research Field

都市史・建築史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大喪儀の仮設建築の譲与と転用に関する研究や内国勧業博覧会に関する研究の成果は、学際的な研究会（明治神宮史研究会、万博学研究会）で発表し、学問領域を超えた議論に寄与した。とくに前者の研究は、大規模な皇室儀礼を行う際の資源や環境への配慮にかかわる論点を含んでいることから、学術界のみならず、広く日本の現代社会における都市開発や国家的な儀礼をめぐる議論、さらには国際社会におけるメガイベントのレガシーやサステナビリティをめぐる議論において、有用な歴史的視座を提供することが期待される。