FY 2021 Joint Research Project: IMAZU Katsunori
Project
Fundamental research on historical consciousness and historical material science supporting local society
Members
IMAZU Katsunori (Project leader)
Research Institute for the Dynamics of Civilizations, Okayama University
AMANO Masashi
National Museum of Japanese History
MATSUSHITA Masakazu
Office of Promoting Regional Partnership, Kobe University
KUMAMOTO Takashi
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
KATO Kuranoshin
Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
MATSUO Toshihiko
Okayama University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University Hospital
IWASAKI Shiho
Archaeological Research Center, Okayama University
TOKUNAGA Seiko
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University
HIGASHINO Masanobu
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University
MATSUOKA Hiroyuki
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University
Project Overview
Systematic efforts to rescue and preserve local historical and cultural materials (“Shiryo Net”) began following the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster of January 1995. In the over 25 years since its inception, the “Shiryo Net” initiative has spread throughout Japan in response to the various disasters that have occurred across the country and inflicted significant damage on local communities. These efforts are supported by a desire to rediscover local history and culture, centered on local residents, and to create new spaces of survival and existence through the preservation and utilization of local heritage that sheds light on regional history and culture. While it is necessary for researchers and local residents to work together to discover these local historical materials, reaffirm their historical significance to the local community, and preserve and pass them down to future generations, this requires the development of widely applicable, standard methods supported by the latest in conservation science. This research project aims to advance fundamental research on the historical consciousness informing local societies and on the preservation of the local historical heritage underpinning it.