Promotion of remote island revitalization through visual documentation of rainwater harvesting, which is currently disappearing from Japan.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K12552
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 90010:Design-related
• Research Institution: Fukui University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Kondo Sho 福井工業大学, 環境学部, 准教授 (70550606)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 笠井 利浩 福井工業大学, 環境情報学部, 教授 (60279396)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 映像 / 離島振興 / 雨水活用

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we documented and preserved the cultural practices of using rainwater as domestic water on the island of Akashima in Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, through a variety of visual media. These findings were published in the research paper collection 'Regional Activation Studies,' Vol.17 (published in November 2022) by the Regional Activation Society. Furthermore, they were widely disseminated to other researchers through oral presentations and poster presentations at events such as the Design Society and the Japan Rainwater Resource Utilization Systems Society. Additionally, in 2023, we submitted our work to the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR) conference held in Milan, Italy, where it underwent peer review and was presented as a poster at the conference.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本で唯一の雨水を生活用水に用いているコミュニティの生活様式を記録することは、なくなりつつある文化の保存と後世への伝承に寄与し、高い意義のある結果である。また、この記録の閲覧により赤島への興味関心を喚起させひいては離島振興につなげることが可能となる。これらの評価は現島民・元島民らへの聞き取りからもうかがえる。以上から本研究の成果は学術的・社会的な意義のあるものである。