NIHU Transdisciplinary Project Type Multidisciplinary Collaborative Projects
Project Title Change of Local Communities and Reconstruction of Community Cultures after Disasters in the Japanese Archipelago [lead institution: Rekihaku, NINJAL]
Research Title Development of Cross-Cultural Research Bases for Studies of History and Culture
Head of the Research Team Prof. KOIKE Jun’ichi
Research Period FY2016-2021
Description

The diversity of community cultures in the Japanese Archipelago has been threatened by the change of local communities and disasters. The project aims to shed light on various issues brought forth by such current state from multiple perspectives including language, resource preservation, symbolic representational system and environmental protection, and reconstruct community cultures through practical discussions with people of the communities regarding the local community and development of research base.

The project consists of five major studies with one of them being “Development of Cross-Cultural Research Bases for Studies of History and Culture.” In light of changes in local community structure and natural disasters including the Great East Japan Earthquake, the study aims to establish a system to transmit history and culture to the next generation, as well as to develop research bases for the preservation and transmission of various cultural resources while examining focally the conditions for maintaining them to make concrete suggestions.