著者

小林 勝法

出版者

文教大学

雑誌

文教大学国際学部紀要 (ISSN:09173072)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, no.1, pp.91-101, 2005-07

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The purpose of this study is to clarify a process that Awa dance developed into tourist resources and the factors that it spread out in all over Japan. Consideration was made with the memory magazines, newspaper articles of each place and many results of a historic study about Awa dance. Results of consideration are as follows.1) It was a phenomenon to be seen nationwide that the Bon festival dance became an entertainment in spite that it was originally a religious event. Especially in Tokushima, the Bon festival dance was so great and grand that prohibition laws often appeared. And later, they became to dance at except a Bon festival in Tokushima. To change in name "Awa dance" from "Bon festival dance of Tokushima"was also a big change in reality. Awa dance became to be danced anytime and anywhere. 2) As a result of having worked on various invitations to pull in tourists with the Bon festival dance as tourist resources, Awa dance became to be known nationwide. The movies such as "Dance girl of Awa" and "Awa dance" were made. It may be said that they succeeded in making a brand. 3) With developing as tourists resources, Awa dance which was a simple dance originally, developed to have new dancers, unified costumes, and a stage dance. The styles of dance diversified and the skill of dancing became high. As a result, a charm as tourist attractions was to rise up and up. 4) Awa dance is suitable for the festival at a shopping street because of its characteristics such as"marching style", "cheerful and light tempo", "various styles of dancing" and "multistoried skills of dancing". Shopping districts of the whole country imitated success of Koenji in Tokyo and Awa dance spread out in all parts of Japan.