The Change of Location of Lumbering Industries in Matsuzaka City, Mie Prefecture

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  • 松阪市における製材工場の分布変動と立地基盤
  • マツサカシ ニ オケル セイザイ コウジョウ ノ ブンプ ヘンドウ ト リッチ

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Lumbering industries developed in some cities around the Kii mountains have been supplied much wood from the mountain.<br>Matsuzaka city located to the east of this mountains is one of these. Before the War II, there were about ten lumber factories in Matsuzaka. Most of them were located in Hanaoka area. This area had good condition for lumber industries depending upon the wood supply from the upper basin of Kushida River.<br>After the War II, the number of lumber factories increased rapidly to 137 in 1977.<br>The factors of this increase are concluded as follows;<br>(1) The timber market of Nagoya has increases the demand and required much supply from Matsuzaka.<br>(2) In this process, some new sawn timber markets were established in Matsuzaka and gathered much wood from the western part of Japan. they permit to locate many small lumber factories newly in Matsuzaka.<br>(3) Also some large business firms advanced newly in this city and they introduced much imported timber. Thus some other large scale factories have been newly located for imported timber. Most of them were located in this area in the outskirts of urban area to enlarge thier scale of production.

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