2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Some Traditional Customs about the Social Participation by Handicapped People in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21652067
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Human geography
Research Institution	University of Tsukuba
Principal Investigator	OGUCHI Chiaki 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (20169254)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	歴史地理学 / ハンディキャップ / 視覚障害 / 盲僧 / 九州 / 崇敬 / 琵琶
Research Abstract	We need to realize the commensal society that handicapped people and the people of normal condition are on equal footing. This study focused on the blind priests (Moso) who were revered by people. The custom of the blind priests were recognized in Kyushu District in Japan. The reason why the custom were still existent in Kyushu was related to the performance of Japanese Mandolin (Biwa).

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