Living Environment and Space Structure of Taiwanese Villages in Ishigaki Island

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25883010
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Kobe Design University
• Principal Investigator: NAGANO MAKI 神戸芸術工科大学, 芸術工学研究科(研究院), 助手 (10549679)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 台湾系集落 / 石垣島 / 居住環境 / 空間構成 / 立地特性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This paper clarifies the location of the settlement, residential environment, local culture, and way of living of Taiwan people residing in the Nagura and Takeda settlements in Ishigaki Island of the Yaeyama Islands, from the perspectives of settlement, way of life, and community. Due to various historical factors, Ishigaki Island has witnessed the phenomena of village building, deserted villages, and village transferring. Further, depending on the generation, the location, size of the settlement and the number of settlements has changed drastically.
How have the people of Taiwan who had migrated and come from outside the island in the early Showa period built their residential environments and thus inherited their ethnic identity in the environment described above. Through field surveys and using historical documents and materials, this paper explores the historical transitions and way of life in Ishigaki Island.

Free Research Field

環境デザイン