A study of River Boat Songs in East Asia (Japan, China and South Korea)

这是对东亚（日本、中国、韩国）江船歌（尤其是画舫歌）的基础性研究。实地调查在日本的熊野河、高桥河、朝日河、最上河和淀川河;中国的长谷川、Kanko河和古贺河;以及韩国的Rakutoko河和Kanko河进行。实地调查包括录音和录像、照片和访谈。本文收集了三国船歌的文字资料，重点考察了三国船歌的民间传说和信仰，分析了三国船歌的共同点和独特之处。本课题首次被选定，研究成果丰硕。

This is basic research of River Boat Songs (especially the Boat-Drawing Songs) is East Asia (Japan, China, South Korea). The fieldwork was conducted on the River Kumano, River Takahashi, River Asahi, River Mogami, and River Yodogawa in Japan; the River Choko, River Kanko and River Koga in China; and the River Rakutoko and River Kanko in South Korea. The fieldwork includes audio and video recordings, photographs and interviews. The written materials pertaining to these districts were collected, and living folklore and beliefs were focused upon, and the common elements and distinctive aspects about the Boat Songs in these three countries were examined. This topic was chosen for the very first time and the research achieved great results.