DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BY NON-RESIDENTS THROUGH SHRINES

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14918
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 23030:Architectural planning and city planning-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: MORITA Ryoya 徳島大学, 人と地域共創センター, 講師 (60801272)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 神社 / 非居住者 / 崇敬者 / 外部支援者 / 間繋 / 交流・協働

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In response to the Corona disaster, a characteristic case in Tokushima Prefecture, where the principal investigator resides, was selected as the main object of research and participant observation. At Todoroki Shrine in Kaiyo Town, the “bearers” of the shrine and its rituals existed regardless of the traditional Ujiko area where the population was declining, and the process of external valorization and information dissemination of the shrine as cultural capital with universal lessons was captured. Based on these findings, Tokushima University and Mitsuguruma LLC launched the “Kaifu River Basin Cultural Inheritance Project” in 2022, and have continued to work on this project since 2024.

Free Research Field

地域計画

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今後人口減少・高齢化の進む地域社会においては、「地域づくりを担う可能性のストック」として地域外の人間（非居住者）との継続的な関係を築くことが重要な戦略の１つとなる。本研究で注目する神社の「崇敬者」は、神社の護持のみにとどまらず、神社を擁する地域社会の持続再生にも貢献し得る存在である。上述のような社会関係を構築する手だてに関する具体事例をもとにした研究蓄積として、本研究は意義を有する。