Tsugaru District Research Articles

Study on long-term prognosis of women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus in Tsugaru district, Aomori prefecture GDM postpartum in Aomori prefecture study (GDM-PPAP STUDY)

Study on long-term prognosis of women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus in Tsugaru district, Aomori prefecture GDM postpartum in Aomori prefecture study (GDM-PPAP STUDY)

農薬の散布によって重金属類の蓄積したリンゴ園土壌の動物生態学的研究(第1報) : 青森県津軽地方のリンゴ園土壌中の銅, 鉛, ヒ素含量と大形土壌動物相について

農薬の散布によって重金属類の蓄積したリンゴ園土壌の動物生態学的研究(第1報) : 青森県津軽地方のリンゴ園土壌中の銅, 鉛, ヒ素含量と大形土壌動物相について

津軽の地質と縄文土器原料

青森県で採取された縄文土器の化学組成について電子プローブマイクロアナライザーを用いて検討した．これらの土器に含まれる火山ガラスは，その化学組成により，金木凝灰岩（後期中新世），尾開山凝灰岩（鮮新世），洞爺テフラ（Toya, 後期更新世）および十和田八戸テフラ（後期更新世）に帰属される．これらの土器に含まれるガラスは一つのテフラのガラスからなることが一般的であることから，特定のテフラ層に由来するものと考えられる．今回，下北半島の不備無遺跡から出土した縄文土器から尾開山凝灰岩起源の火山ガラスが見出されたが，尾開山凝灰岩は青森県最北部の下北地域には分布しないことから，当該の土器は津軽地方で製作され，下北地域に運搬されたと考えられる．すべての縄文土器の基質部は，カオリナイトまたはハロイサイトまたはカオリナイト/スメクタイト混合層鉱物からなる．その他の粘土鉱物としては，後背地の地質の違いにより，イライト，緑泥石，イライト/スメクタイト混合層鉱物，コレンサイトがカオリン鉱物と共存する．

東北日本, 津軽地方北部に分布する冬部層のフィッション・トラック年代測定

We present a newssion track age for a volcanic rock that formed during the opening period of the Japan Sea. A basal rhyolite (partly perlitic) �ow of the Fuyube Formation on the Kodomari Peninsula yielded a zircon �ssion track age of 15.3 ± 0.9 Ma, determined by the external detector method. This result is compatible with published age data for underlying and overlying formations, and can be interpreted to represent the emplacement age of the lava �ow. A chronostratigraphic model is given for the Lower to Middle Miocene sequence in the northern part of the Tsugaru district, in which the age of the Fuyube Formation is considered to be about 16 Ma.

Japanese Rural Revitalization: The Reality and Potential of Cultural Commodities as Local Brands

AbstractAgainst a background of the recent Heisei dai-gappei municipal mergers, this paper considers the reality of local revitalization in rural Japan through local branding; that is, the process through which local products are tied to the region from which they originate. While the importance of branding was formally recognized by the Japanese national government in 2006, this paper takes the position that the current mechanisms driving place-branding ultimately miss the potential of locally appropriate products. As part of the current rush to ‘brand’ anything local, the Tsugaru district of Aomori Prefecture has identified eight products for branding. However, considering the historical trajectory of Tsugaru nuri lacquerware and Tsugaru shamisen music, the two cultural commodities most associated with Tsugaru, it is clear that the potential of branding is complicated, if not countered—specifically in the case of cultural commodities—by the process of branding itself. The research concludes that in orde...

東北日本の反時計回り回転運動：小泊半島(津軽)の前期～中期中新世火山岩類からの新たな証拠

東北日本の反時計回り回転運動：小泊半島(津軽)の前期～中期中新世火山岩類からの新たな証拠

Physical Properties of the Traditional Stitched Fabric, Kogin, of Tsugaru District

The original Kogin fabric, a hemp fabric decoratively stitched in the weft direction with cotton thread , is a traditional farmer's product of the Tsugaru district. Most of bending, shear and compression properties of the original Kogin were larger than respective averaged values of 220 types of lady's suit garment fabrics available today. The front surface of the original Kogin was geometrically smoother. We examined the change in the property values of the hemp fabric caused by the stitching in the weft direction with cotton thread. The stitching generally reduced anisotropy of the property values between the warp and weft directions of the hemp fabric. The stitching increased warmth retention slightly and decreased air permeability drastically. Also, the stitching remarkably improved breaking strength in the weft direction and abrasion resistance.

Tsugaru Shamisen : From Region to Nation (and Beyond) and Back Again

This is a study of Tsugaru shamisen, a well-known music genre and musical instrument with the same name that has distinct roots in the Tsugaru district of Aomori prefecture in northern Japan.' Tsugaru shamisen has a recognized home in Tsugaru, as is indexed in the first word of the genre's name, but today it is widely known and found throughout Japan - and beyond- and considered a unique Japanese music style. The genre is recognized within the Tsugaru district as holding a special place in the recent cultural history of northern Honshfi, particularly the T6hoku region,2 even though it has been influenced nationally in not only the development of its music style, especially as it has gained wider popularity in other parts of Japan, but also in the way its local identity has been constructed and contested in wider discourses of regional and national identity. Yet, what is perhaps most remarkable about Tsugaru shamisen is that it is a relatively new genre, particularly in terms of its contemporary style in wider spheres of Japanese culture, where it has gained popularity among younger and older players and listeners alike, while remaining at the same time one of contemporary Japan's icons of a traditional Japanese past. In this respect, Tsugaru shamisen is, to use the terminology of Hobsbawm and Ranger (1983), a recently invented tradition, even though discussion of its origins inherently links it to earlier styles of music found in the Tsugaru district from the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. This article explores the acknowledged birthplace of Tsugaru shamisen in terms of the ways the genre has been foregrounded in discourses on regional ownership, and in the dialectics of regional and national constructions of cultural identity. The study provides insight into the phenomenon of localization, or regionalization, of one specific, and highly visible in contemporary Japanese culture, music genre within and vis-a-vis a wider geographic (national and international) context. While some scholars have provided in-depth discussion of the music and history of Tsugaru shamisen (see, for example, Groemer 1999; Kinoshita 2003; Suda, Daij6, and Rausch 1998), very few studies

Landslides during early April 2005, in Tsugaru district, Aomori Prefecture(Photo)

Landslides during early April 2005, in Tsugaru district, Aomori Prefecture(Photo)

脳卒中に対する医療体制 くも膜下出血治療における画像電送システムの役割―直接来院症例と遠隔病院からの搬送症例の比較―

Telemedicine offers potential advantages for regional healthcare. We report the usefulness of telemedicine using an image transfer system in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. An image transfer system, installed in our hospital and 11 regional hospitals in the Tsugaru district of Aomori Prefecture, has been utilized for teleconsultation of neurosurgical patients presenting with stroke, head trauma, and others disorders, since 1989. Neuroimaging studies such as computed tomography were transmitted from the emergency care units of local hospitals to our department. Most subarachnoid hemorrhage patients were transported and treated by direct surgery or embolization. The group of patients referred using this system included cases that were less severely graded than those in the group of patients directly transported to the emergency unit of our hospital. The final outcomes of the referred patients were as favorable as those of the directly transported patients. Telemedicine using an image transfer system was sufficient for the care of neurosurgical cases, including subarachnoid hemorrhage patients.

青森県西津軽にみられる中新世火山岩類のK-Ar年代

K-Ar dating was carried out on groundmass fractions of five volcanic rock samples collected from the Odose Formation in the western Tsugaru district, Aomori Prefecture. Lava flows at different stratigraphic positions were sampled. Early to Middle Miocene ages ranging from about 20 Ma to 14 Ma were determined by the isotope dilution method. Three age determinations (19.7±0.5 Ma, 19.1±0.5 Ma, 18.2±0.5 Ma) are reliable as they are concordant with stratigraphy, whereas another two (14.4±0.4 Ma, 16.9±0.5 Ma) are thought to have been affected by age lowering. On the basis of our results and existing radiometric ages, the Odose Formation is assigned to the upper Lower Miocene. The volcanic activity of this formation began about 20 Ma and ceased about 18 Ma ; probably it was coeval with the paleomagnetically suggested counterclockwise rotation of Northeast Japan associated with the opening of the Japan Sea.

422 津軽地方の風況と風力発電システムのフィールド実験

422 津軽地方の風況と風力発電システムのフィールド実験

低い山脈の風上側に形成された弱風域と上方に発達した降雪雲

When the winter monsoon prevails over the Japan Sea, many shallow convective snow clouds appear in the atmospheric mixed layer, and provide much snow over Japan. The behavior of the snow clouds and airflow affected by a complex terrain in the Tsugaru district of Japan, was studied based on single Doppler-radar observations. At ∼ 15 km upstream of the Tsugaru mountains, which is a low-altitude (200-700 m ASL) ridge, a weak-wind zone accompanied by upward developing snow clouds appeared parallel to the mountains. Above and in the lee of the Tsugaru mountains, the tops of the snow clouds were significantly lower towards the east accompanied with wind acceleration. In accordance with a theory of 2-D two-layer flow passing over a ridge, sonde-observed environmental parameters described a flow regime, where the flow is partially blocked and associated with a hydraulic lee jump. The observed flow pattern was consistent to this theoretical prediction, although the hydraulic lee jump could not be conclusively identified due to observational difficulties. Low-level wind convergence in the front of the weak-wind zone sustained the upward development of the snow clouds. The upward development of the snow clouds, however, did not lead to an obvious increase of snowfall intensity. A WSW to ENE elongated zone of increased snowfall appeared from the north of the Shirakami mountains and Mt. Iwaki (both high-altitude mountains with peaks exceeding 1000 m ASL), to Mutsu Bay, passing through a corridor of the Tsugaru mountains. The orographic effects of the Shirakami mountains, Mt. Iwaki, and the corridor of the Tsugaru mountains were examined with respect to maintaining this elongated snowfall zone.

The Spatial Structure of Mountain Religion

This study aims to clarify the spatial structure of the “Mt. Iwaki belief” in the Tsugaru district of Aomori Prefecture. During the Edo period Mt. Iwaki belief was encouraged by the Tsugaru-han, the local authority in the district, who supported Hyakutakuji temple on Mt. Iwaki in order to further their political control. The han authorities also accepted the local Tango-Biyori legend which suggested that whenever people from the Tango region of Kyoto prefecture entered Tsugaru the wrath of Mt. Iwaki was incurred and stormy weather would result. In times of bad weather, therefore, the people of Tsugaru would hunt down anyone hailing from Tango. Given the tacit encouragement of the authorities, it is fair to suggest that the sphere of Mt. Iwaki belief covered the same area as the territory of Tsugaru-han.This said, it should also be pointed out that neither the han authorities, nor Hyakutakuji temple, had direct control over Mt. Iwaki belief. Thus, Oyama-Sankei, one of the central features of Mt. Iwaki belief, was never controlled by any particular religious organization. Oyama-Sankei was a coming-of-age initiation ceremony held on the lunar equivalent of August 1st. The age at which initiants took part, however, varied among the different villages of Tsugaru. In the 15 kilometer zone surrounding Mt. Iwaki, initiation took place during young childhood. Further away, in the 15-30 kilometer zone, initiation was at a slightly older age, and in the furthest zone, 30-70 kilometers away, initiation was delayed until adolescence. In this outer zone it was also the case that other mountains were used as a substitute for Mt. Iwaki.There was no clearly defined route for pilgrims observing Oyama-Sankei, and a number of ways up Mt. Iwaki were utilized. Four routes stand out in particular, passing through Hyakusawa-guchi (at the south-east foot of the mountain), Nagadai-guchi (north-west), Dake-guchi (south-west), and Oishi-guchi (north-east). The former two were used by locals as well as those from further afield, and the latter two mostly by locals. Thus, the spatial structure of Mt. Iwaki belief can be considered from the point of view of age of worshippers at the time of initiation, the route used for pilgrimage, and the location of substitute mountains.

農村集落の共同性を反映する空間形成手法 : 暴風雪棚カッチョのある青森県津軽地方の農村集落の考察

農村集落の共同性を反映する空間形成手法 : 暴風雪棚カッチョのある青森県津軽地方の農村集落の考察

Phenotic Distributions of Serum Proteins and Isozymes of Kinpa, Japanese Native Fowl, in Tsugaru District

Phenotic Distributions of Serum Proteins and Isozymes of Kinpa, Japanese Native Fowl, in Tsugaru District

On the Relations between the Fluctuations of Death of Numbers According to Necrology in the Inhabitants in Northern Tsugaru District and its Folk-Beliefs

On the Relations between the Fluctuations of Death of Numbers According to Necrology in the Inhabitants in Northern Tsugaru District and its Folk-Beliefs

Changes of City Hierarchy in Tsugaru District

Since 1955 the population of Tsugaru District started to decrease remarkably. This phenomenon seems to be related to the rapid urbanization which is taking place on a national scale. The population decrease first appeared on the outskirts of Tsugaru District, and then spread all over the district. While, two cities of Aomori and Hirosaki, which are the central cities of this area, have increased their populations.The decrease was seen at first in towns and villages under 20, 000 inhabitants, then it involved more populated towns and villages, up until a city of 47, 600 inhabitants in 1960-1965 period. However, the populations increased in the densely inhabited districts (DID) of the two cities, Goshogawara and Kuroishi as well as Aomori and Hirosaki.The population decrease in large areas affects the commercial activities of towns and cities. Small towns and cities in agricultural district decline concerning their commerical activities. Some of their commercial activities were absorbed by four central cities hierarchically ranked above them.This is because the mortorization in agricultural areas made such a rapid and strong development that farmers can easily buy things from shops in cities farther than the cities in their surroundings. So that some shops at central cities are compelled to enlarge their management scale. And then according to such enlargement, the competition for their commercial spheres have occured among these cities.

Studies on the Oil-bearing Tertiary, and the Geotectonic History of Tsugaru District in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Studies on the Oil-bearing Tertiary, and the Geotectonic History of Tsugaru District in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Clinical observations of so-called "shibi-gatchaki", an endemic malnutrition associated with one-sided rice diet.

1. A dialectal name “Shibi-Gatchaki” represents a syndrome, which is very commonly found among the inhabitants of Tsugaru district of Aomori Prefecture.2. This syndrome can probably be ascribed to a chronic malnutrition, especially a deficiency in vitamin B2 complex, without serious detriment to labour, reproduction and growth. It is characterized by pellagrous skin lesions, ariboflavinotic signs, and a distressing itching of anal and genital regions.3. The fact that such a special term “Shibi-Gatchaki”, has been given to the syndrome in question by the inhabitants of this district, suggests that this syndrome is endemic to this area, and has been existed for a considerable period of time in this area.4. The chief cause was found to be due to a nutritional deficiency, by ingesting a monotonous and inadequate diet based on an one-sided overeating habit of polished rice with insufficient ingesting of essential nutrients.