Yoshiyuki MAEMURA

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Title

Associate Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

10452955
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Education   Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Training Program   Associate Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Community Engagement and Development   Culture and Environment   Associate Professor  

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2007.04
    　
    　

    University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences, Associate Professor  

  • 2003.02
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    2007.03

    Nagoya University Graduate School, Division of Letters Part-time researcher for university or other academic organization  

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • 近世琉球史

  • 中国近世史

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / History of Asia and Africa

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Acquisition of a qualification 【 display / non-display 】

  • High School Teacher Specialization License

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Thesis 【 display / non-display 】

  • 宋代中国の国家と小都市

    2003.03

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Discourse on the Zongfa Patrilineal Clan System in Qing China: Wan Sida's Xueli zhiyi

    Yoshiyuk, MAEMURA

    BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   ( 109 ) 1(132) - 23(154)   2026.08

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

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  • A New Approach to Medieval Western European Civilization: An Environmental History of Medieval Europe by Richard C. Hoffmann

    Maemura Yoshiyuki

    BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   108 ( 108 ) 33 - 40   2026.02

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Deliberations and Chinese Classics Concerning the Ancestral Temple of the Second Shō Dynasty Based on Ryukyukoku Shō Hiroshi-ke-monjo and Shō-ke-monjo (Part II)

    Maemura Yoshiyuki

    BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   108 ( 108 ) 1 - 18   2026.02

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

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    King Shō Iku (r.1835-47) designated his oldest son, Shō Shun, as the crown prince (Prince of Nakagusuku). However, because Shō Shun died young before the enthronement could take place, difficulties arose concerning his memorial rites, which include how King Shō Iku and his second son, the next king, should enshrine the deceased heir to the throne, whether the priest should conduct the rites at the royal family's separate temple, Tenkai-ji, and whether the deceased should be enshrined at Enkaku-ji, where the royal ancestral temple was located. The Shuri Royal Government gathered a council of officials from Kume Village and Shuri, along with teachers from the highest learning institution in the Ryukyu, to deliberate on these issues. They referred to the protocols and family rites of China's successive dynasties to bolster their respective opinions. The “lower seat" presented its own policy to the “upper seat" while also presenting the submitted findings. Deliberations proceeded based on precedents and records. In matters concerning institutions that received a strong Chinese influence, such as ancestral temples, a wide variety of classical Chinese text were consulted and excerpted in memorandums and other documents. According to Confucian principles, the ancestral temple of the lords for venerating ancestors and successive rulers consisted of five temples. In early modern Ryukyu, the first king Shō En, the founder of the second Shō Dynasty, was enshrined at the immovable central position of an ancestral temple within a Buddhist temple, Enkaku-ji, along with four generations of spiritual tablets, including the current king's closest relatives. As a result, the Shuri Royal Government decided to enshrine Shō Shun not at Enkaku-ji, but at Tenkai-ji, which are for members of the royal family without heirs. This paper examined the original Chinese texts that were cited as references in the deliberations and identified the passages that determined the Royal Government's policy based on Shō-Boku (Zhao-Mu) order, which is the basic principle of Chinese ancestral rituals. Under this principle, if the father is Shō, the son is Mu, and this distinction repeats thereafter. The order of succession does not determine who is enshrined in the royal ancestral temple; rather, it is determined by the number of generations. There were differing opinions on this principle, necessitating the establishment of policies based on classical Chinese texts. The enshrinement of Crown Prince Shō Shun at Tenkai-ji is a measure linked to distinguishing between kings and royal family members who were not direct descendants of kings and their successors (those who were crown princes but died before their fathers, with their sons becoming kings). This action holds historical significance as part of the process for establishing a consistent system concerning the ancestral temples.

  • Deliberations and Chinese Classics Concerning the Ancestral Temple of the Secomd Shō Dynasty Based on Ryukyu-koku Shō Hiroshi-ke-monjo and Shō-ke-monjo(Part.I)

    Maemura Yoshiyuki

      107 ( 107 ) 149 - 172   2025.08

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

  • Genealogy Compilation in the Coastal Areas of Western Zhejiang during the Ming and the Qing Period: A Case Study of the Zhu Surname in Haiyan County

    MAEMURA Yoshiyuki

    JOURNAL OF ASIAN CULTURES   ( 27 ) 1 - 40   2025.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Perceptions of Mutuality and Everyday Space in Song China

    The Song History Research Group ( Part: Multiple Authorship ,  The Internal Structure of WuqingZhen;A Social History Approach to Market Towns of Song Jiangnan )

    KYUKO-SHOIN,Co,.Ltd.Tokyo  2001.03

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Examination of Writing Paper Used for Ryukyu Okoku Hyojosho Monjo and the Official Documents of the Sakishima region in the Early Modern Period

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2016.04  -  2020.03 

    Investigator(s): MAEMURA Yoshiyuki 

    Direct: 0 (YEN)  Overheads: 0 (YEN)  Total: 0 (YEN)

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    This study clarified a strong selective relationship between the administration and kozo paper made of kazinoki in the Ryukyu Kingdom in the early modern period. To this end, this study examined the original Ryukyu Okoku Hyojosho Monjo (supreme court documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom) and ancient documents as well as historical records of the Sakishima region in the early modern period from the perspective of writing paper. In early modern Ryukyu (Okinawa at present), kozo paper was called kajigami or momotagami. Although the use of paper expanded and its demand increased, fillers such as rice glue were not used in its manufacture. Therefore, the contexture (quality) of the paper was presumed to be low. When we surveyed the Sakishima region, we examined the oldest documents of Tsutomegaki in Miyakojima City. Through microscopical analysis, we discovered that the paper used for Tsutomegaki was the same as that used for the genealogical table of a family (namely, kozo paper).

  • Examination of Writing Paper Used for Ryukyu Okoku Hyojosho Monjo and the Official Documents of the Sakishima region in the Early Modern Period

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2016.04  -  2020.03 

    Investigator(s): MAEMURA Yoshiyuki 

    Direct: 0 (YEN)  Overheads: 0 (YEN)  Total: 0 (YEN)

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    This study clarified a strong selective relationship between the administration and kozo paper made of kazinoki in the Ryukyu Kingdom in the early modern period. To this end, this study examined the original Ryukyu Okoku Hyojosho Monjo (supreme court documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom) and ancient documents as well as historical records of the Sakishima region in the early modern period from the perspective of writing paper. In early modern Ryukyu (Okinawa at present), kozo paper was called kajigami or momotagami. Although the use of paper expanded and its demand increased, fillers such as rice glue were not used in its manufacture. Therefore, the contexture (quality) of the paper was presumed to be low. When we surveyed the Sakishima region, we examined the oldest documents of Tsutomegaki in Miyakojima City. Through microscopical analysis, we discovered that the paper used for Tsutomegaki was the same as that used for the genealogical table of a family (namely, kozo paper).

  • A Multiple Study on Irosetsuden: An Eighteenth-Century Ryukyuan Compilation of Tales and the History of the Book

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2013.04  -  2016.03 

    Investigator(s): MAEMURA Yoshiyuki, OHKAWA Akinori, YANAGIHARA Toshiaki, KOJIMA Hiroyuki 

    Direct: 0 (YEN)  Overheads: 0 (YEN)  Total: 0 (YEN)

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    Irosetsuden, a book written in classical Chinese, is a separate volume of Kyuyo that is a comprehensive and chronicled history of Ryukyu. The two books were edited by the middle of the 18th century. This study has three parts. Part one investigated samples of used papers, old newspapers, and documents obtained from the Irosetsuden book in Iha Fuyu collection No. 14 and Miyaradunchi collection No. 26 to examine plants as materials and features of book binding. Results introduce an objective approach to study Ryukyuan historical materials. Part two collated and emended Syo-ke document No. 1251 by comparing with other texts. Part three examined Irosetsuden's content by focusing on tales regarding the historical events or people of ancient Ryukyu. Results suggest that these historical tales include subjects of virtue or ethics expected of people by the ruler of the 18th century. This finding is important to understand this book on the context and historical significance.

  • A Multiple Study on Irosetsuden: An Eighteenth-Century Ryukyuan Compilation of Tales and the History of the Book

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

    Project Year: 2013.04  -  2016.03 

    Investigator(s): MAEMURA Yoshiyuki, OHKAWA Akinori, YANAGIHARA Toshiaki, KOJIMA Hiroyuki 

    Direct: 0 (YEN)  Overheads: 0 (YEN)  Total: 0 (YEN)

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    Irosetsuden, a book written in classical Chinese, is a separate volume of Kyuyo that is a comprehensive and chronicled history of Ryukyu. The two books were edited by the middle of the 18th century. This study has three parts. Part one investigated samples of used papers, old newspapers, and documents obtained from the Irosetsuden book in Iha Fuyu collection No. 14 and Miyaradunchi collection No. 26 to examine plants as materials and features of book binding. Results introduce an objective approach to study Ryukyuan historical materials. Part two collated and emended Syo-ke document No. 1251 by comparing with other texts. Part three examined Irosetsuden's content by focusing on tales regarding the historical events or people of ancient Ryukyu. Results suggest that these historical tales include subjects of virtue or ethics expected of people by the ruler of the 18th century. This finding is important to understand this book on the context and historical significance.

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