Areal Structure of Suburban Mountain-Village

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  • 近郊山村の地域構造
  • キンコウ サンソン ノ チイキ コウゾウ

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Kitagawa village, which belongs to the present Agano village in Saitama prefecture, is situated on 16 ‘ri’ (64km) west of Edo. The author defined it as a suburban and opened mountain-village (Ist Rep.). Now I tried to analyze the economic conditions of Tokugawa Dynasty.<br>(1) The agricultural land is too small for about 80 inhabitants to live on, and the number of full self-supported farmer was only 10% of them. Moreover, the patty field was almost mething. (2) The products of commercial agriculture-cotton, tsumugi (pongee)-were only the remnant of their consumption. (3) The paper-making industry, which was the primary step of a house-hold one, was exported to the regional papermaking town, Ogawa. But by the depression of the Edo's patented commercial capital, this village was first damaged, because its geographical place was apart from the town. (4) The transportaion of timber and charcoal was developed by making available the river course which flew favourably towards Edo. But these profits were inclined to be accumulated to the hands of a few enterprisers of the village. (5) The land transportation routes by cattle and horse over 2 or 3 passes was actively used by many inhabitants to the nearest town, Ogose. They exchanged their products with rice and other daily commodities.<br>Therefore, these favourable and unfavourable physical conditions drove this village to contact with the outside world, above all Ogose and Edo. The result was that this village became a suburban & opened mountain one. But by the low productivity, the process of classification was little progressive.

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