FY2020 Annual Report for（Form）

International Joint Research to Utilize the Center’s Facilities
International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC),Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Date (2021/05/06):
1. Title of the Research ProjectCollection and Preservation of Traditional games from around the world, the Systematization andthe Study of Cultural relevance of them
2. Research Leader
NameOrganization and title

Umebayashi Isao

International Buddhist University Part-timelecture

4. Overview of the Research Project (About 150 words) Note: If you have changed your project since the time ofapplication submission, please write clearly where you made changes.
In each country and region of the world, there are many unique games and even with the same typeof play, there are many variations of rules and equipment that take advantage of the characteristicsof the region.
However, these rules and tools are rapidly disappearing from the mid-1970s to the 1980s, with theexception of some areas.
In recent years, with the spread and development of the internet information, many people gained
knowledge about traditional games and started playing traditional games on internet sites.
But it is becoming difficult to obtain equipment, and I think that there is great significance inpreserving and collecting the rules and equipment of traditional games as an ethnic heritage.
For this reason, I will save and collect various play and equipment that exist in countries and regionsof the world, and their variations as much as possible.
Furthermore I will compare them and I study the changes in rules and equipment in countries,regions and times and ethnic cultural relevance.

5. Overview of the Research Results Note: We may use this section for the Center’s PR.
1) At ARC2020 sponsored by the Art Research Center, I made a presentation on "Collection andpreservation of traditional games from around the world, the Systematization and the Study ofCultural relevance of them. (2020.8.1)
2) At the International Ark Seminar sponsored by the Art Research Center, I made a presentation
on "Trivia through the research for dice gambling in Asia"(distributing the textbook).
(2020.11.25)
3) Created the standard for systematizing traditional games.
4) I collect the rules and equipment of traditional games and research materials for nearly 20 years,and systematizing information on the internet.
And based on these collections and studies I created the Research material entitled " Chess
Variations in the world –Style of pieces and board- (other than International Chess and Shogi))"（Form）
6. Research Activities(1) Books(2) Articles(3) Presentations
1) At ARC2020 sponsored by the Art Research Center, I made a presentation on "Collection andpreservation of traditional games from around the world, the Systematization and the Study ofCultural relevance of them. (2020.8.1)
2) At the International Ark Seminar sponsored by the Art Research Center, I made a presentation
on "Trivia through the research for dice gambling in Asia"(distributing the textbook).
(2020.11.25)(4) Symposiums and/or research meeting you organized(5) Other research activities (Lectures to the general public, and appearances in/contributions to mass media)(6) Academic awards(7) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI(8) Competitive grants other than KAKENHI(9) Other achievements
1) Created the standard for systematizing traditional games.
2) Based on my collections and studies I created the Research material entitled " Chess Variationsin the world –Style of pieces and board- (other than International Chess and Shogi)"