‘고령사회 일본의 민속예술 전승양상

Abstract

Both Korea and Japan have something in common: rapid economic growth and entry into a super-aged society. In the case of village-based folk art, there are quite a few folk cultures that maintain only the reputation because an appropriate transmission system has not been established. This paper first reviewed the case of Japan, which experienced the problem of population change, and through this, the implications that can be proposed in Korea were considered. In the case of Japan, it has long been based on the opinions and participation of local residents in the organization and composition of local festivals, and has emphasized the cooperation of local elders in intergenerational transmission and educational activities. This paper examined the process and characteristics of the transmission method, focusing on folk art accompanied by active participation and cooperation of local residents in the process of preserving and inheriting traditional culture. Cases of Kantomatsu-ri in Akita Prefecture, and Asakura Ladder Lion in Aichi Prefecture were selected to examine the aspects of folk art in response to the problem of population change. The value of folk culture includes the value of community culture, the value of traditional culture, the value of cultural diversity, cultural ecological value, and the value of cultural capital. In this paper, it is expected that the values of these various folk cultures will function properly in a super-aged society and serve as a cultural basis for revitalizing local communities and urban regeneration. I hope that it will help to revive the Korean local community and present a new approach to inheriting the value of traditional culture by using Japan’s precedent, which is experiencing a super-aged society first, as a stepping stone.