Reconstructing the study of TORAIJIN with "movement" as a keyword

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00983
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: TANAK FUMIO 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (50308318)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 渡来人 / 帰化人 / 流来 / 海商 / 渡来系移住民 / 渡来系氏族

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Research on ancient Japanese TORAIJIN(渡来人) has developed as a study of the history of KIKAJIN(帰化人), continuing the problems and concerns of traditional studies of naturalization. What was emphasized here was the construction of a theory of the Japanese people as a national history.The purpose of this study is to overcome national history by conducting research on ancient TORAIJIN with "movement" as the keyword. Through this research, we were able to establish the date of establishment of the concept of "KIKA," which has been disputed, to be in the latter half of the 7th century. We have also clarified that "KIKA" in ancient historical records included many migrants who did not intend to settle in the Japanese archipelago. I believe that I have concretely demonstrated the effectiveness of studying migrant peoples as international migrants.

Free Research Field

日本古代史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在の渡来人研究には、国民史としての視角や前提が強く存在している。しかしこれまで、その問題性について自覚的に議論されたことはほとんどない。「帰化人史観」の克服を掲げて構築された渡来人研究は、帰化人研究が提起してきた帰化人像に未だ縛られているといえる。けれども、国民史と近代ナショナリズムの密接な関係性や、多様な歴史から国民史を切り取る近代の恣意性が様々に指摘される今、歴史学としての日本史研究には、国民のルーツ探しを越えて、現代「日本」を相対化し問い直す多様な「日本」史の解明が求められている。本研究によって、こうした新たな“現在的課題”に応えうる研究視点と、それに基づく実証的な研究を示した。