Japanese Agricultural Methods Observed in Agricultural Books in the Edo Period(Symposium-2003- Reexamination of Studies on Agricultural Books in the Edo Period)

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  • 江戸農書にみる日本農法(2003年度シンポジウム 農書研究の現状と課題)
  • 江戸農書にみる日本農法
  • エドノウショ ニ ミル ニホン ノウホウ

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When Japanese agricultural methods are studied, Shiro Morita's view provides the most useful information. Morita described that agricultural methods represent the philosophy of what people working with the soil should be in their life. When people direct their desire toward the soil, they realize by experience the laws of nature that cannot be violated and attain the eternity of human existence. When people try to remodel nature with the desire to make a more profit, agricultural techniques develop. This is an idea similar to that in industry. At present, agricultural methods are disappearing due to the increased use of chemicals, mechanization, increased agricultural facilities, and biotechnological advances. The value of Morita' s agricultural theory should be recognized once again. In agricultural books in the Edo period, conflicts between agricultural methods and agricultural techniques are also observed. The terms such as "waiting", "circulation", "farmers' way of life", "sharing" in agricultural books in the Edo period represent the essence of Japanese agricultural methods, i.e., "The soil and mind are not two things."

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