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Local Music Festival and Resident Participation : Sendai Jozenji Jazz Festival

  • JAPAN SPACE
  • 2023, (34), pp.33-66
  • Publisher : The Institute of Japanese Studies
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies
  • Received : October 30, 2023
  • Accepted : November 28, 2023
  • Published : December 31, 2023

Lee Yeong Hwa 1 Kawamura Kazunori 1

1도호쿠대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

In post-war Japan, images related to the international music festival were first created by three seminal events: The Osaka International Festival (1958-present), Gendai Ongakusai (The Modern Music Festival; 1957-1965), and The Tokyo East-West Music Encounter (1961). After reporting my findings on these three festivals, I will consider the acceptance of international music festivals in Japan. In addition, I will establish the basic features of international music festivals, from the post-war period to their peak in the 1990s. Recently in Japan, regional revitalization using music Festival has become popular. Focus on local history, economy, and natural environment rather than traditional music, sports, and art. The purpose is to utilize the art and cultural resources of the region for regional revitalization. This study is a case-study of the Sendai jozenji street jazz festival. In particular, we will analyze the process of launching a jazz festival, the state of public participation, and its effects. I would like to pay attention to the impact on the identity of the residents who participate in the jazz festival. More than eight hundred thousand spectators will attend the Sendai jozenji street jazz festival. In the evaluation of the jazz festival, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the scale but also to the impact on regional revitalization. Many residents participate in the Sendai jozenji street jazz festival as volunteers and make donations. Local students will volunteer for this jazz festival. Their participation will also lead to the future of the community. I think the voluntary participation of Sendai citizens is also effective in forming the identity of the residents. Local residents form a diverse human network in the process of participating in the Sendai jozenji street jazz festival. In this network, residents connect with each other, and an environment in which they are interested in local issues and solve them can be created.

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