Regeneration and Movement on Japanese Shrine Architecture from the Mdieval to the Early Modern Period

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K04814
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: KORESAWA Noriko 日本女子大学, 家政学部, 教授 (40431978)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 神社 / 本殿 / 中世 / 近世 / 文化財 / 再生 / 工匠 / 移築

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the regeneration of Shinto shrines supported by the distribution from an architectural-historical perspective, focusing on (1) the movement of craftsmen who constructed the main shrine buildings and (2) the movement (relocation) of the main shrine buildings. With regard to (1), the study clarified changes in the techniques and designs of the front “mimawashi” and “makura-sabaki” of the front “uchinori-nageshi” of the main shrine building, and the relationship between the craftsmen involved in the construction. (2) The distribution, relationship to the river, and frontal design and techniques were investigated by comparing old shrines in the Kinai region that were transferred from the Kasuga Taisha and the Wakamiya Shrine main shrines.

Free Research Field

文化財保存、建築史学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、中世から近世にかけて装飾化を伴い展開してきた神社の本殿建築に関して、その意匠や技法、立地や環境、造営した工匠等の観点から考察を行った。とくに四天王寺系工匠や春日大社旧殿の事例をふまえ、工匠の移動や建築の移動（移築）にみる流通に支えられた神社の建築文化の一端を明らかにすることができた。