Research on the Formation and Development of Funa-danjiri in Japan : Focusing on the Cases in Western Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15K03044
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Cultural anthropology
Research Institution	The University of Tokushima
Principal Investigator	TAKAHASHI Shinichi 徳島大学, 大学院社会産業理工学研究部(社会総合科学域), 教授 (10236284)
Project Period (FY)	2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000) Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	船だんじり / 祭り / 山車 / 権力 / 海の文化 / 川の文化 / 船 / だんじり / 海上交通 / 民俗学 / 祭礼 / 文化史
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Through this research, I confirm the presence of over 500 "Funa-danjiri" (ship-shaped floats) all over Japan. Many of them are strongly related to the livelihood or commerce through ocean or river. But there are few cases not related to the water like "Ohune" in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture. The form of "Funa-danjiri" can be roughly divided into three types: "Gozafune" (Shogun’s ship in the Edo period), "Kaisen" (cargo vessel), "Kujirabune" (whaling ship),and the other. Most ships were made after the Edo Period as the symbol of regional cultural, economic and political identity. We can regard "Funa-danjiri" as a spectacular ship symbolizing political and economic power at that time. I found many various types of ships in the festivals through this research. It'll be necessary to study ships in the festivals with a wider viewpoint.