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Fig. 3.28 Religious behavior of Mr. and Mrs. T in the Konomata district, Tsukuba City, 1996 (The
author's fi eld survey in September, 1996)
(2) Ko Religious Association
In 1995, there were two ko in Konomata district: one was organized for the
Akagi Shrine and the other for Kanamura (Fig. 3.28 ). The managers of the
Kanamura association lived near the community center. Their family name was
T, and they are descended from a pioneer family of the district. Nineteen other
households shared the family name T and most claim they originated from the
three pioneer families.
The district had 41 households, and 26 belonged to the ko of Akagi Shrine;
three of them lived in Dokaku district to the east. All were branches of a family
in Konomata district. Twenty of the households carry the family name of T.
Since Akagi shrine was originally the T family shrine, all members in Konomata
district could join the Akagi ko . Fifteen of the 41 households were not part of
the organization; 11 were newcomers living in the northern part where fl atland