Study of local spread of the stage entertainments in the Edo period

2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 16520511
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: WADA Osamu Waseda University, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor, 文学学術院, 助教授 (20240541)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2006
• Keywords: Kabuki / Ningyo-Joruri / Furyu-Odori / Bon-Odori / Bunya-Ningyo / City entertainments / Stage entertainments / Kojoruri-Ningyo

Research Abstract

It is the purpose of my research, to know how the play in the early Edo period was transmitted to the Japanese whole country. From 2004 to 2006,1 took up "Furyu-Odori" and "Kojoruri-Ningyo" as the material, and investigated several points.
1. I investigated "Bon-Odori", that is handed down to Tsushima Island of Nagasaki Pref. My survey item was the route, historic changes, present transmission situation and folklore of "Tsushima Bon-Odori". "Tsushima Bon-Odori" differs largely from "Bon-Odori" in the latter Edo period. However, there is the common point called "Bon Furyu-Odori" in them. I evaluate "Tsushima Bon-Odori" was carried out in the mainland and handed down to until today. "Tsushima Bon-Odori" was based on various "Furyu-Odori". In 2004, I investigated "Furyu-Odori" of Tsushima Island periphery area and also Kyushu all area. In 2005, I investigated "Furyu-Odori" of Kyushu northwest department in detail. In 2006, I investigated "Furyu-Odori" of the detached island of the Kyushu south. There is a Tokara Island in Kagoshima Pref. I discovered that the song of "Tokara Bon-Odori" resemble "Tsushima Bon-Odori". I compared the "Tokara Bon-Odori" song with the song book of Kabuki. I investigated even the "Bon-Odori" of the island of the periphery. I tried the comparison of those songs.
2. I investigated "Kojoruri-Ningyo" of Niigata Pref. Sado city and Kagoshima Pref. Tougou-cho. I tidied and analyzed old recording of "Sado Bunya-Joruri". I recorded the play not performed recently. Those were written by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. In Togo, I investigated historical material, and studied "Togo Bunya-Joruri" about the time and route of transmission. I asked the situation in the past to the transmission person of Togo, and knew about the changes since the Meiji period. I summarized that "Kabuki-Odori" and "Ningyo-Joruri" were transmitted to many areas in the early Edo period. Those were appreciated and changed every place.