Report of International Symposium “What Is Japan?–The 20th Century in Japanese Ethnology: Torii Ryuzo, Shibusawa Keizo, Umesao Tadao, and Sasaki Komei”

Date
18th – 20th October 2013

Time
18th October 2013: 13:00-18:00
19th October 2013: 10:00-18:00
20th October 2013: 10:00-15:00

Venue
Conference Room 1, 3F Kudan Building, Hosei University

Schedule
[18th October 2013]
Part I: Torii Ryuzo (Organized by Toshikazu Sasaki)
13:00-13:15 Greetings / Shin Abiko (Hosei University)
13:15-13:30 Explanation of Aim / Josef Kreiner (Hosei University)
13:30-14:15 Reiko Saito (National Museum of Ethnology) / Exchange between Peoples in Northern Extremity and Boundary Seen by Torii Ryuzo
14:15-15:00 Kaoru Tezuka (Hokkaigakuen University) / Torii Ryuzo’s Research on Chishima and Subsequent Deployment
15:00-15:30 Intermission
15:30-16:15 Masato Tamura (Sapporo University) / On Usage of Pit dwellings by Karafuto Aynu Through Records by Torii Ryuzo, Oka Masao, and Baba Osamu
16:15-16:45 Shiro Sasaki (National Museum of Ethnology) / Comments: On Torii Ryuzo
16:45-17:30 Hans Dieter Oelschleger (University of Bonn) / Torii Ryuzo: His Anthropology and Influence on Oka Masao’s Theories
17:30-18:00 Discussion

[19th October 2013]
Part II: Shibusawa Keizo (Organized by Ajio Fukuda)
10:00-10:15 Greetings and Explanation of Aim / Josef Kreiner (Hosei University)
10:15-11:00 Koichiro Kobayashi (Kanagawa Univeristy) / Collaborative Research Organized by Shibusawa Keizo: In Case of Research of Ten Islands in Satsunan Area of 1934
11:00-11:30 Josef Kreiner (Hosei University) / Shibusawa Keizo’s Interdisciplinary Approach and Its Influence in Europe
11:30-12:00 Discussion

12:00-13:00 Intermission

Part III: Umesao Tadao (Organized by Shisai So)
13:00-13:45 Akitoshi Shimizu (National Museum of Ethnology) / Japanese Race = Pluralism and Monism of Culture
13:45-14:30 Hirochika Nakamaki (National Museum of Ethnology) / Umesao Tadao and “Session of Study of Civilizations” of Taniguchi Symposium: Its Trajectory and Meaning
14:30-15:15 Christoph Antweiler (University of Bonn) / Umesao on Comparative Eco-History and Modernization of Japan
15:15-15:45 Intermission
15:45-16:30 Katsumi Nakao (J. F. Oberlin University) / Umesao Tadao and His Network of Mountaineering Club
16:30-17:15 Yuki Konagaya (National Museum of Ethnology) / Umesao Tadao’s Field Works: Focusing on Arrangement from Note to Card
17-15-18:00 Discussion

[20th October 2013]
Part IV: Sasaki Komei (Organized by Takami Kuwayama)
10:00-10:30 Greetings and Explanation of Aim / Josef Kreiner (Hosei University)
10:30-11:15 Kyung-soo Chun (Seoul National University) / Revaluation of Kanaseki Takeo and His Activities in Colonized Tiwan: Over Censorship by the Authorities and False Accusation
11:15-12:00 Shuzo Koyama (National Museum of Ethnology / Senri Foundation) / Eyes for the Jomon Era: Sasaki Komei and Special Research “Origin of Japanese Folk Culture”

12:00-13:00 Intermission

13:00-13:30 Tomoya Akimichi (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature) / Comments: Culture Theory of Laurel Forests
13:30-14:00 Shiro Sasaki (National Museum of Ethnology) / Comments: Oak Forests Culture Theory
14:00-15:00 Discussion

Executive Summary
In this symposium, 13 presenters and 3 commentators examined achievements of Torii Ryuzo, Shibusawa Keizo, Umesao Tadao, and Sasaki Komei to the field of Japanese Folklore. Added to this Kanaseki Takeo’s archivement was also discussed. Results of this symposium will be published until March 2014.