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Illustrations Figures 1.1 Age Distributions for Iwate, Miyagi, and Akita 16 Prefectures (2000) 2.1 Population of Japan: Historic and Projected 27 2.2 Japan and Akita: Percentage of 65⫹ Population 27 2.3 Population of Akita: Historic and Projected 28 2.4 Akita Population: Total and 65⫹ 28 2.5 Five-Town Comparison 33 3.1 The Sho – nai Area 51 3.2 The Aka River Drainage Basin 53 5.1 The Increase in Registered Foreign Guests in Kitasawa, 1989–2000 99 6.1 In a Typical Shishi Odori Performance . . . 129 6.2 Its Ominous-Looking Animal Head . . . 132 Tables 3.1 The Course of Sho – nai’s Two Twentieth-Century 55 Rice Revolutions 5.1 Breakdown of Registered Foreigners in 100 Municipalities in Kitasawa 5.2 Organized International Activities in Kitasawa 101 6.1 Total Population of Ochiai Hamlet (1955–2002) 136 6.2 Total Population of To – wa-cho – (1955–2002) 136 ix 6.3 Kasuga Ryu – Ochiai Shishi Odori Annual 136 Support Funds (2001) 6.4 Kasuga Ryu – Ochiai Shishi Odori Annual 137 Operating Budget (2001) 6.5 Kasuga Ryu – Ochiai Shishi Odori Performance 140 Activity (1980–Present) 8.1 Historical Trend of Tsugaru Nuri Lacquerware 176 Production 8.2 Principal Activity Areas in Promotion Plan 177 Activity Plans 8.3 Promotion Plan Budgets and Expenditures by Stages 180 8.4 Expenditures within Activity Areas 181 8.5 Production by Item Category 186 8.6 Production by Traditional versus Nontraditional Craft 187 x Illustrations ...

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