Public (O)
Session Sub-category Public
Session ID O-05
Title Geology and Culture - earth scientific studies of myths, legends and folk cultures (Geomythology)
Short Title Geomythology
Main Convener Name Tohru Sakiyama
Affiliation Institute of Geo History, Japan Geochronology Network
Co-Convener 1 Name Kazuo Amano
Affiliation Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 2 Name Norihito Kawamura
Affiliation School of Regional Resource Management, Graduate School, University of Hyogo
Session Language 
J
Scope 
The annual Geology and Culture session will focus on geoscientific studies of myths, legends, and folk culture.  Some of the myths, legends, and folk culture are closely related to geoscientific phenomena and disasters, and geomythology is a field that discusses this relationship. In some cases, myths and legends directly reflect geoscientific phenomena, while in other cases, myths and legends emerge from past geological phenomena or the natural worldview of the time. In addition, myths and legends may later be applied to specific geological phenomena.  On the other hand, easily believing myths and legends can also lead to pseudoscience. Discussing these issues, which are essentially psychological, from a geoscience perspective will help us understand the lives of people who have lived with geological disasters and blessings. The purpose of this session is to introduce geoscientific research into the myths, legends, and folk cultures that remain in various regions, and to raise awareness of their significance among many people.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster presentation
Time Presentation No Title Presenter
Oral Presentation May 24 AM2
10:45 - 11:10 O05-01 How to understand traditions - "Tamoto-ishi" and "Sazare-ishi" Tohru Sakiyama
11:10 - 11:30 O05-02 Towards the use of geomythology explaining myths and legends through geological science Ritsuo Nomura
11:30 - 11:50 O05-03 Fossils as the origin of monster lore Shinkai Ogino
11:50 - 12:15 O05-04 Reading Myths Like a Geologist: Stories Connecting DEEP TIME and SHALLOW TIME Kazuo Amano
Presentation No Title Presenter
Poster Presentation May 24 PM3
O05-P01 Legends and disasters associated with the straw snake rituals Tohru Sakiyama
O05-P02 Folklore of “Split rock” in Japan related to Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Ito Tsuyoshi
O05-P03 Holocene Environmental Change Reflected in the Mythological Sequences of the Kojiki Hideaki Goto
O05-P04 Integrating Coastal Environments and Cultural Narratives through Abalone Shells Huang Zihan
O05-P05 Legends related to the Mt. Bandai debris avalanche and a geotour around the legendary sites Yojiro Taketani
O05-P06 The Process of Gyofu Soma's Reasoning Leading to the Discovery of Jade in Itoigawa: an Example of Geomythology Ko Takenouchi
O05-P07 The Great Mountain - The people who looked up at Mount Myogi.- Tomohiko Sekiya
O05-P08 Difference in the time of occurrence of earthquakes in the tales similar to each other on Kyoto during the Edo period Kentaro Hattori
O05-P09 The Relationship Between the Formation Process of the Toyooka Basin and the Legend of Ame-no-Hiboko Noritaka Matsubara
O05-P10 The Formation Process of Kumano Myths from the Natural Worship of the Kumano Acidic Rocks in the Kii Peninsula Masahiko Konomatsu
O05-P11 Conservation of Natural Monuments and Myths: The Case of the Futagawa Fault Zone Tadahiro Shibata
O05-P12 The big wave creation myths of the Sakishima Islands and the center versus periphery theory Fujimoto Yugo