2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Historical study on formation and changes of Satoyama landscape

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520823
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	The University of Shiga Prefecture
Principal Investigator	MIZUNO Shoji 滋賀県立大学, 人間文化学部, 教授 (40190649)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	中世史 / 里山 / 後山 / 向山 / 中世荘園 / 中世村落
Research Abstract	In the early medieval period, the term SATOYAMA itself did not exist. However, the words USHIROYAMA, which was broadly used in this period, and MUKOHYAMA, Which can be recognized on the historical materials and place-names, were general terms for the medieval SATOYAMA landscape. SATOYAMA woodlands were developed and over-used since the Kamakura period, depending on condition of traffic and distribution, and finally changed NOYAMA or MUGEYAMA, which were poor vegetation landscape. SATOYAMA was the place for not only getting natural resources but also grazing of cattle and horses. Depending on topographic condition, SATOYAMA can be recognized as homestead woodlands or lowland woodlands and they served multiple functions such as windbreaker and firewall.

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