@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014352,
 author = {櫻井, 龍彦 and SAKURAI, Tatsuhiko},
 journal = {国際開発研究フォーラム, Forum of International Development Studies},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Events using rope made mainly of straw can be found all over Japan. The tug of war is the most representative form and is practiced over a large area from the Tohoku region to Okinawa. The event is held at various times of the year, such as the Lunar New Year, Boys' Festival ( 端午節), Bon (盆 ), Hassaku (八朔 : August 1) and August full moon night. The object of the current study, "Bon rope" (盆綱), is a folk event performed literally during the period of Bon. The distribution of this tradition is considerably limited; it is maldistributed in two areas-in Northern Kyushu concentrated in Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki Prefecture, and in Kanto from the Southern-Central region of Ibaraki Prefecture through the North of Chiba Prefecture. "Bon rope" is made of materials such as straw, and can be likened to a dragon or snake. On August 13 and 15, children walk around each house with a rope in their hands. "Bon rope" is believed to transport the ancestral spirits to houses. This paper deciphers the complicated element inherent in this event from the example of Akaogi, Narita City. This work offers an opportunity to reconsider universal issues such as Japanese beliefs surrounding the souls of ancestors, memorial services for the dead, communal praying for protection from disasters, belief in Ryuujin (benevolent dragon) and Suijin (aquatic) gods, tug of war, agricultural rituals and so.},
 pages = {151--167},
 title = {盆綱攷 : 成田市赤萩の事例から},
 volume = {42},
 year = {2012}
}