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

这是东亚（日本、中国、韩国）对江船歌（尤其是画船歌）的基础研究。实地考察在日本熊野河、高桥河、朝日河、Mogami河和Yodogawa河进行；中国的长谷河、坎谷河和古贺河；以及韩国的Rakutoko河和Kanko河。实地工作包括录音、录像、照片和采访。收集了有关这三个地区的文字资料，重点分析了现存的民间传说和信仰，考察了这三个国家船歌的共同因素和独特之处。这是第一次选择这个课题，研究取得了很大的成果。

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.