A Study on Sport and Recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923

• Project/Area Number: 18K17789
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: OBAYASHI Taro 筑波大学, 体育系, 助教 (60810017)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 関東大震災 / 被災地復興 / スポーツ / 運動会 / 大日本体育協会 / 東京市役所 / オリンピック / 公園 / 祭礼性 / 権田保之助 / 民衆娯楽 / 復興 / 帝都復興事業 / 東京市 / 後藤新平 / 永田秀次郎 / 嘉納治五郎 / 岸清一 / 平沼亮三

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to clarify the response of the Japanese sports community to the recovery from the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923). Through the analysis of documents and historical records (documents, magazines, newspapers, etc.), the facts on the "application" submitted by the Japan Amateur Athletic Association (now the Japan Sports Association and the Japan Olympic Committee) to the Imperial Reconstruction Agency and Tokyo city authorities immediately after the earthquake, student's activities for reconstruction assistance and charity matches of various university athletic teams, as well as the It was revealed that "comfort athletic meets" were held in Ueno Park for disaster victims (mainly evacuees).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、従来の日本体育史研究やスポーツ人類学研究に対し、震災復興と体育・スポーツの関連性という視点で新たな知見を提供したことにある。社会的意義については、特に東日本大震災（2011年）後に社会課題とされてきた「スポーツを通した震災復興」という論点に対し、約一世紀前の関東大震災（1923年）後の被災地（東京市を中心に）における歴史的事実をもって議論の材料を提示した点にあると考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 関東大震災（1923 年）後の東京市における運動会の文化的特性：上野公園における「罹災者運働会」の事例から (2021)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗・真田久
  • Journal Title: スポーツ人類学研究 Volume: 23 Pages: 21-32
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 「復興五輪」の歴史的根拠を求めて (2020)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Journal Title: オリンピックスポーツ文化研究 Volume: 5 Pages: 37-42
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] The athletic parks newly constructed in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923: (2019)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Journal Title: Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences) Volume: 64 Issue: 2 Pages: 675-686
  • DOI: 10.5432/jjpehss.19034
  • NAID: 130007769522
  • ISSN: 0484-6710, 1881-7718
  • Year and Date: 2019-12-16
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Historical dimension of Tokyo 2020: Faster, Higher, Stronger and Together (2021)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Organizer: The 3rd International Colloquium of the IOC Olympic Studies and Research Centres
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] The Participation of Japan in Paris 1924 Olympic Games after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 (2020)
  • Author(s): Obayashi Taro
  • Organizer: International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport Congress 2020
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 「復興五輪」の歴史的根拠：関東大震災（1923年）後の東京市に着目して (2020)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Organizer: 日本体育大学セミナー
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 関東大震災後の東京市におけるスポーツを通した復興への試み (2019)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Organizer: 日本スポーツ人類学会研究会（スポじんサロン）
• [Presentation] 関東大震災（1923年）後の大日本体育協会の対応と復興に向けた提言 (2019)
  • Author(s): 大林太朗
  • Organizer: 日本スポーツ人類学会第20回大会
• [Presentation] The History of Olympic Education in Japan Prior to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (2018)
  • Author(s): Taro Obayashi
  • Organizer: 19th Annual Congress of the International Society for the History of Physical Education and Sport (ISHPES)
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited