The 29th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Cultural Seminar
Tohoku History Exploration
― The Culture of "Michinoku," Its History and Depths ―
October 29? Yoshitsune's Journey, Basho's Journey
Mr. Harufumi Yamamoto (Professor, Yamagata University Academic Research Institute / Research Fellow, University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science)
November 6? Basho's View of Nature in 'Oku no Hosomichi'
Mr. Satoshi Kanisawa (Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University)
November 12? Around the Founding of Risshakuji Temple
Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaguchi (Visiting Researcher, Tohoku Gakuin University Institute for Tohoku Culture)
■ Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (Reception for both starts from 1:00 PM)
■ Venue: Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Training Room 1
■ Course Fee: 500 yen per session
■ Capacity: 50 people each day (Applications will close once capacity is reached on a first-come, first-served basis, so
please apply early.)
■ Application: To Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum
By phone (023-695-2221) or FAX (023-695-2552)
Please provide your "Name, Phone Number, and Date of Participation." Applications are accepted until the day before the event. Same-day applications are not accepted.
※ The event may be cancelled depending on the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.
Organizer: Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Designated Administrator, Yamagata City Cultural Promotion Project Foundation
Cooperation: Yamadera Tourism Association
Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum 〒999-3301 4223 Minamiin, Yamadera Oaza, Yamagata City TEL 023-695-2221
【Homepage】http://yamadera-basho.jp 【Mobile Site】http://yamadera-basho.jp/ｍ/
October 29 (Sat)
Yoshitsune's Journey, Basho's Journey Mr. Harufumi Yamamoto YAMAMOTO Harufumi
◇The journey of Oku no Hosomichi also aimed to visit the footsteps of people related to the Genpei War. The year Genroku 2 (1689), when Basho traveled, was the 500th anniversary of Yoshitsune's demise in Hiraizumi. Numerous Yoshitsune legends remain in Michinoku. We will examine how Yoshitsune's image appeared in the eyes of the traveler Basho.
【Lecturer's Profile】
Born in Wakayama Prefecture in 1959. Majored in early modern Japanese literature at the University of Tokyo Graduate School. Currently, Professor at Yamagata University (Head of Enrollment Management Department). Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science, member of the Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Management Council, representative secretary of the Japan Seken Society, vice president of the Japan Trumpet Association, and executive committee member of the Chokai-no-Mori Music Festival. Advisor to "Centro Portico," a citizens' association interacting with Bologna, Italy. Holds haiku workshops in Bologna. Awarded the Yamagata Prefecture Matsuyama Town (now Sakata City) Cultural Merit Award in 2005, and the Yamagata City Municipal Merit Award (Education, Culture, etc.) in 2014.
Authored 'Naseba Naru!' and 'Research on Edo Mitate-bon' (both co-authored), and 'Japan as Seen from Tohoku'. Papers include "The Great East Japan Earthquake and Seken". Video works (scripts) include 'Oku no Hosomichi: Hyakudai no Kakaku' and 'Kizahashi wa Chō ni shite' (a program commemorating the 1400th anniversary of the opening of Dewa Sanzan). Contributor to the Yamagata Shimbun series "Rediscovering Yamagata". Wrote the lyrics for the Sakata City Matsuyama Elementary School song in 2017. Currently serializing "Genealogy of Hangan Biiki" in Yamagata Community Shimbun.
November 6 (Sun)
Basho's View of Nature in 'Oku no Hosomichi' Mr. Satoshi Kanisawa KANISAWA Satoshi
◇Viewing 'Oku no Hosomichi' from a geological perspective. The opening line, "The months and days are travelers of eternity, and the years that come and go are also travelers," concisely encapsulates Basho's view of nature and philosophy. Contributing significantly to this background are Japan's location in the mid-latitudes, a subduction zone with many volcanoes and earthquakes, and geographical conditions blessed with seasonal changes.
【Lecturer's Profile】
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1936. Completed doctoral course in Earth Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University. Doctor of Science. Engaged in research and education in geology, particularly petrology and geochemistry, at the College of General Education, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, and the Faculty of Science, Yamagata University. Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University. Honorary member of the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences and the Geological Society of Japan. Recipient of the 2013 Manjiro Watanabe Award. After retiring from Tohoku University, he developed an interest in bridging literature and geology, authoring works such as 'Geology Traveling Literature' (Kokin Shoin 2007), 'The History of Stones and Humans' (Chuko Shinsho 2010), and 'Scientific Exploration of Oku no Hosomichi' (Kahoku Shimpo Publishing 2012, and 22nd Century Art E-Publishing 2019).
November 12 (Sat)
Around the Founding of Risshakuji Temple Mr. Hiroyuki Yamaguchi YAMAGUCHI Hiroyuki
◇I would like to explain about the founding period of Yamadera Risshakuji Temple, a famous sacred temple of the Tendai sect. While the founding of Risshakuji Temple is steeped in the legend of Jikaku Daishi Ennin, direct historical sources are scarce. In this talk, I would like to interpret the aspects of Risshakuji Temple's founding period based on the content of my previously published work, 'Yamadera Risshakuji'.
【Lecturer's Profile】
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1956. Graduated from Yamagata University. Completed doctoral course at Tohoku University Graduate School of Letters. Doctor of Literature. After retiring from the Yamagata Prefectural Museum in 2017, became a part-time lecturer at Yonezawa Women's Junior College and Tohoku University of Art and Design. Stayed in Beijing, China, as a visiting researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 2017 to 2018. Specializes in ceramic archaeology. Sole authored works include 'Tombs and Sacred Sites in Medieval Oshu' (Koshi Shoin 2017) and 'Yamadera Risshakuji: History and Faith of a Sacred Site' (Yoshikawa Kobunkan 2021). Numerous co-authored works and papers. Papers related to Risshakuji Temple include "Sacred Sites and Beliefs in Early Medieval Tohoku" in 'The Kamakura Shogunate and Tohoku' (Yoshikawa Kobunkan 2015), "Jikaku Daishi Statue of Yamadera Risshakuji: Head Statue and Golden Coffin" in 'Hongo' No. 154 (Yoshikawa Kobunkan 2021), "Yamadera Risshakuji and the Legend of Moga-umi" in 'Nishimurayama Regional History Research' No. 39 (2021), "Temples, Shrines, and Old Roads" in 'Oku Kaido' (Koshi Shoin 2021), and "The Northernmost Edo-style Hokyointo Pagoda - Torii Tadamasa Memorial Pagoda of Risshakuji Temple" in 'Newsletter Hibiki' Vol. 17 (Stone Artifact Research Society 2021).