November 15, 2011
The 115th GCOE Seminar
1. “The Battlefields of Kyoto and Fighting Methods”
Lecturer: Hanada Takuji (PD/Kyoto Culture Research Group)
2. "Distribution of dyeing and weaving manufacturers from “Large-scale Maps of Kyoto City”
Lecturer: Yamamoto Masako (PD/Kyoto Culture Research Group)
Time: November 15 (Tues.) 18:00-19:00 (6th Period)
Place: (Kinugasa) Ritsumeikan University Art Research Center Multipurpose Room (BKC) Please use the Internet (Power Live)
Free admission (No reservation required)
* Following the two presentations, we will carry out preparations for the DH-JAC2011 Demonstration Exhibition Hall. We encourage all young researchers to attend.
* The general public may also participate in the seminar through the Internet.
* Starting in the afternoon on the day of the event, materials can be viewed at the following link (for a limited time):
http://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/archive01/jimu/GCOESeminar/haifu-index.html
For presentation abstracts, please click “more” below.
1. Hanada Takuji, “The Battlefields of Kyoto and Fighting Methods”
I created a battlefield distribution graph using GIS for all medieval period wars involving Kyoto and considered its transitions. Using the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (14th Century) as my period of focus, it became clear that between the early medieval period and the later medieval period, there are remarkable differences in battlefield distribution. An important clue to thinking about these transitions in battlefield distribution is the fighting methods used. This report, focusing on the battles centered on Kyoto, uses material such as descriptions from gunki monogatari to examine the connection between fighting methods and battlefields.
2. Yamamoto Masako, “Distribution of dyeing and weaving manufacturers from “Large-scale Maps of Kyoto City”
In this presentation, I clarify the whereabouts of the garment-dyeing industry and related industries within Kyoto City based on information recorded in “Large-Scale Maps of Kyoto City,” which include materials from the early Showa period to the end of World War II. I further consider the connections between urban construction and industry. Using information in “Large-Scale Maps of Kyoto City,” geographical information such as the shape of the interior of Kyoto City and the widening of the area of Kyoto City, as well as industrial history materials related to the garment-dyeing industry, I attempt to shed light upon the actual conditions of the garment-dyeing industry and related industries within Kyoto City at the time.
