Ichijyusansaiversus
The Sunday Roast

Intercultural attitudes
to food to promote
Peace and Purpose – Ikigai,
for older adults

チーム ゴジラちゃん
Team Godzilla chanResearch target
Promoting intercultural attitudes to food topromote peace and purpose – Ikigai, forolder adults.

Research rationale
Food is important to wellbeing and has taken a backseat in Britishculture

Research scope
Our approach is to tackle this problem from amultidisciplinary holistic perspective taking traditional
concepts of food from Japanese culture.
一汁三菜 Ichijyusansai - 1 rice, 1 soup, 3 dishes

Main dishesProtein, light andheavy vegetables

Rice
always on the left

Soup
always on the rightResearch scope
Our approach is to tackle this problem from amultidisciplinary holistic perspective taking traditional
concepts of food from Japanese culture.
もったいない Mottainai - Not leaving leftovers is asign of respect for the many kinds of life that are foodResearch scope
Our approach is to tackle this problem from amultidisciplinary holistic perspective taking traditional
concepts of food from Japanese culture.
食育 Syoku-iku - Food education by older adults

attending schools to transfer knowledge of traditional
food techniques and ritualResearch scope
The Sunday roast
Is the Sunday roast a comparable social concept toIchijyusansai in British culture?

Research scope
Food is not just fuel for your body, but encompasses:
Nutrition
Education
Social interaction
Cultural/historical and family histories, traditions andlegacies
Environmental pressures (e.g., you can grow rice inJapan, but not in the UK due to long periods of cold)

Research impact
Social contribution to wellbeing
Generativity: Concern for guiding and establishing the next
generation of older adults
Intergenerational exchange of knowledge from older people toyounger people and younger to older peopleReinforcing andmaintaining declining traditions
General engagement of older adults in society
Teaching younger people to value the knowledge that older people
provide and understanding the wider impact of this knowledge
Improving the diversity of textures of foods that stimulate taste andenjoyment of meals (improving the user experience)Research impact
Biological contribution to wellbeing
Understanding the differences between Japanese and British
nutritional habits
Tentative impact on the improvement of nutritional intake of older
people living alone, as they could benefit from Syoku-iku

Understanding the impact of differences in diet on rates of obesity
Understanding how the rates of obesity in each society affect the rates
of falls in older adults
Improving the diversity of textures of foods that stimulate taste andenjoyment of food and the biomechanical health of the system

Research impact
Technological contribution to wellbeing
Technology has taken a role in reducing people’s investment in foodpreparation
Technological contribution to a decline in biomechanical wellbeing

Explore the potential of improving the scope of food choice withtechnology
Nutrition
Education
Social interaction
Cultural/historical and family histories, traditions and legacies
Environmental pressures (e.g., what can you grow in your environment)

Steakholders
Charities:
Age UK
Jamie Oliver Food Foundation
British Council

Funding bodies:
British Nutrition Foundation
Wellcome Trust: The Nutrition Society

Local Council:
Local community test beds, Liverpool and OsakaFuture research
We would like to start with a review paper establishing the crosscultural differences in food between Japan and the UK
Potential target journals
AppetiteSocial Science and Medicine
Journal of Public HealthAgeing and Society

Work towards a grant application on the back of an initial review
paperFood model
We believe the Japanese food model is relevant andsuccessful at linking intergenerational social
interactions
Lessons can be learned and applied to UK society, touse food as an anchor for intergenerational society
interactions.

Take home message from Godzilla chan
Food has the potential toanchor research into the wider
intercultural themes exploredby RENKEI 2015-2017.

Brainstorming
Potential topics to discuss in the review article
Women’s InstituteCommunity based organisation that began with the aim of revitalising ruralcommunities to become more involved in food production during the First WorldWar.
Today, it provides educational opportunities to build new skills, promote activities andcampaign for community issues.

Luncheon clubs
British lunch culture provides the main meal of the day
Work place canteens and school dinners, are not common in Europe or the colonies.
In working class Britain, people go for Sunday lunch (Family and intergenerationalinteractions).
Dining in daylight - not in the dark; working class families didn’t have access to cars
making lunch easier to attend.
Church halls, Salvation Army, social clubs, town halls provide spaces for luncheoning.

Pensioners discount at pub lunch