著者

鎌倉惠子

出版者

東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.1, 2007-03-30

著者

星野厚子

出版者

東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.7, 2013-03-29

著者

高桑いづみ

出版者

東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.3, 2009-03-31

著者

狩野 萌

出版者

国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.12, pp.129-134, 2018

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SAITO Tama (1936-2017) is an independent folklore researcher who walked throughout Japan collecting folklores. Her collection covers a wide area including children's play, words, uses of plants, and events. She has also written many books, but her unique research has not been evaluated much until now.The Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage was donated with approximately 47,000 investigation cards of SAITO Tama in January 2017 and is in the midst of arranging them. By categorizing the cards according to keywords it is hoped that they may be searchable and utilized widely.SAITO Tama's collection related to folklore of children's play is numerous beyond comparison. In particular those about string figures compiled in Ayatori Itotori (Fukuinkan Shoten, 1982) and translated into English ("String Figures of Japan," Bulletin of the International String Figure Association ,11. 2004) is worth noting. Other than these, she has also collected information which is too close to people's daily life, such as what do they use when they defecate or urinate, that theycould not be considered subjects for academic study, although quite interesting from the point of view of folklore study.SAITO Tama also spent much effort collecting vocabulary, and it appears that using investigation cards was quite useful in arranging words that differed from one area to another. Using the enormous number of cards, she developed her own theory of etymology, avoiding simply accepting what a dictionary says.These investigations reflect in close detail the life style of the time when people's relation with nature was very close. The investigation cards are extremely valuable as record of lost customs, and transmit to the present the wisdom of our predecessors who utilized things that exist in nature. It is hoped that the arranging of these investigation cards will shed light on SAITO Tama and evaluate her work.

著者

前原 恵美 橋本 かおる

出版者

国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.12, pp.41-65, 2018

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There are many traditional performing arts in Japan that are accompanied by musical instruments. For the transmission and promotion of traditional performing arts, techniques for making these instruments and repairing them, techniques for the manufacture and repair of the tools necessary for making the instruments, and producing necessary materials are indispensable. The Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage has continued investigation on these techniques. The present report provides an outline of 20 cases of investigation conducted between February and December 2017.According to the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties in Japan, there is a system to select preservation techniques and for registering persons or groups of persons holding such techniques. For this report investigation was conducted of holders of such techniques, whether they are registered or not, limiting the contents of investigation to the following 7 items so as to avoid imbalance of information, categorized them according to musical instruments and provided information for each holder.(1) name of the person holding the technique(2) year of birth(3) address(4) date of investigation(5) investigator(6) outline of the person holding the technique(7) opinion of the investigatorAdditional investigation is being conducted to supplement information where it is considered necessary. Results will be announced separately.This report contains subjects that were investigated upon request from the Traditional Culture Division of the Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs. With these, information is shared with the Agency upon acquiring acknowledgment from the persons investigated.

著者

飯島満

出版者

東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.5, 2011-03-31

著者

星野厚子

出版者

東京文化財研究所

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告

巻号頁・発行日

no.5, 2011-03-31