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Travel and Tabibanashi in the Early Modern Period: Forming Japanese Geographic Identity

Travel and Tabibanashi in the Early Modern Period: Forming Japanese Geographic Identity There are three sections in "Travel and <i>Tabibanashi</i> in the Early Modern Period: Forming Japanese Geographic Identity." The first is about travel in the Edo period (1600-1868). In this section travel and the important role it played in forming the foundations of Japanese identity are presented. The second section is about <i>tabibanashi</i> (travel stories), a subgenre of <i>rakugo</i>, a form of comic storytelling that was especially popular in early modern Japan. The author&apos;s contention is that geographical and cultural information presented in <i>tabibanashi</i> served to educate the common people about travel and social values of the world in which they lived. In the third section a brief summary of <i>tabibanashi</i> and the information that it conveys to its listeners is given. This article presents the initial findings of research that suggest that <i>tabibanashi</i> and <i>rakugo</i> played a much bigger part in helping shape the foundations of Japanese identity than has been thought to be the case until now. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Travel and Tabibanashi in the Early Modern Period: Forming Japanese Geographic Identity

Shores, Matthew W.
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 25 (1) – Mar 4, 2008
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University of Hawai'I Press
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Abstract

There are three sections in "Travel and <i>Tabibanashi</i> in the Early Modern Period: Forming Japanese Geographic Identity." The first is about travel in the Edo period (1600-1868). In this section travel and the important role it played in forming the foundations of Japanese identity are presented. The second section is about <i>tabibanashi</i> (travel stories), a subgenre of <i>rakugo</i>, a form of comic storytelling that was especially popular in early modern Japan. The author&apos;s contention is that geographical and cultural information presented in <i>tabibanashi</i> served to educate the common people about travel and social values of the world in which they lived. In the third section a brief summary of <i>tabibanashi</i> and the information that it conveys to its listeners is given. This article presents the initial findings of research that suggest that <i>tabibanashi</i> and <i>rakugo</i> played a much bigger part in helping shape the foundations of Japanese identity than has been thought to be the case until now.

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Mar 4, 2008

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