Yotaro Arisaka

...Hobby groups for local toy enthusiasts were formed in various regions, and the enthusiasm for local toys spread beyond the special classes of hobbyists such as celebrities in various fields to include ordinary households, young office workers, and students. New types of local toys appeared, such as works by the Farmer Art School led by Western-style painter Yamamoto Kanae and creative toys advocated by local toy researcher Arisaka Yotaro (Shosuke), and specialty stores selling local toys from various regions appeared in big cities. Also, the names of the toys, which had been various up until then, were unified under the term "local toys" around 1935, which remains the same to this day. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Arisaka Yotaro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…各地に郷土玩具を愛好する趣味団体が生まれ，これまでの各界名士など特殊な階層の趣味家を越えて，一般家庭や若いサラリーマン，学生層にまで愛好熱が広まった。なかには洋画家山本鼎（かなえ）を指導者とする農民美術派の作品や郷土玩具研究家有坂与太郎(正輔)の提唱する創生玩具など新型の郷土玩具も登場し，大都会には各地の郷土玩具を販売する専門店も出現した。またこれまでまちまちであった玩具の名称も，35年前後に〈郷土玩具〉に統一され現在に至っている。…

※「有坂与太郎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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