Detail of Grant Awarded Academic Researches
Project |
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The Modern Tama River and the Imperial Household |
Academic Research |
No.328 |
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Principal Investigator |
Taku Yoshoka |
Affiliation | Keisen University Assistant professor |
Research Summary |
In 1882, an imperial hunting ground was established in Renkoji Village and the surrounding area. This research project studied the practice of fishing for sweetfish by the Emperor, members of the Imperial Family, and officials of the Imperial Household Department within the Renkoji Village Imperial Hunting Ground and along the banks of the Tama River nearby, and examined the relationship of the history of this practice to the fact that this area was considered a holy site in the prewar Showa period. More specifically, we focused primarily on analysis of the “Tomizawa Family Documents” held by Tama City Board of Education; “Tomizawa Family Documents” held by the National Institute of Japanese Literature; and “Hunting Ground Records,” “Special Hunting Records,” “Records of Statutes,” and the “Diary of Yamaguchi Masasada,” held in the Imperial Household Archives of the Imperial Household Agency. In conducting our research, we supplemented these sources with material from the archives of the Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Metropolitan Archives. |
Collaborators |
Yusuke SHIMIZU |
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