2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Multimedia database for history research supports
| Project/Area Number |
11551007
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese history
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| Research Institution | Shizuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKATANI Hiromasa Shizuoka University, Department of Computer Science ; Professor, 情報学部, 教授 (80109131)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KIKUCHI Kouzou Fujitsu Info Software Technologies Limited ; Department head, テクノロジ・営業統括部, 部長
TAMURA Sadao Honorary Professor of Shizuoka University, 情報学部, 名誉教授 (40002688)
ITOH Yukihiro Shizuoka University, Department of Computer Science ; Professor, 情報学部, 教授 (20193526)
KONISHI Tatsuhiro Shizuoka University, Department of Computer Science ; Associate Professor, 情報学部, 助教授 (30234800)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2001
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| Keywords | Humanities / Eejanaika / History / Japanese History / Research Support / Database / Interface / folk belief |
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| Research Abstract |
We dealt with a historical event called "Eejanaika" for our subject of a multimedia database system for history research supports. Our system stores historical stories and materials concerning the event "Eejanaika," that happened in central Japan in 1867, triggered by a scattering of protecting charms of shrines. Clouds danced around with the refrain "Eejanaika," that means "who cares?" in Japanese, and some of them escalated into a state of chaos. The system provides the functions for extraction and classification of historical documents and overlook of classification results. The main subjects of our projects are as follows :
1. "Eejanaika" Database
We collected and stored historical stories and materials concerning "Eejanaika", mainly on the cults of Ise and Akiba shrines. The database specifications are based on the methodology of history research.
2. User interface for history research supports
We implemented a user interface that suffices the research subject and style of historians. To realize the user interface, we developed techniques for analyzing images, texts, and natural languages.
3. System integration and evaluation
To show the effectiveness of our system, we verified a historical hypothesis by extracting articles from official documents of cities and towns. The historians appreciated the functions of the system that make their verifications clear and objective.
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