The Structure of Tetsuzan Utilization in the Tatara Iron Industry : on Kondo Tatara Factory in San-in-District

NAKAO HIROSHI

doi:10.20624/sehs.44.3_225

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たたら製鉄における鉄山の利用構造 : 伯耆の日野地方を中心として
タタラセイテツニオケルテツザンノリヨウコウゾウホウキノヒノ

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Raw material used in Tatara Iron Industry is the sspecial iron sand called Masa or Akome. Charcoal Ozumi is used as fuel in the Tatara furnace. The total amount of iron sand and charcoal consumed per Hitoyo (one process of work) is about 15t. respectively. In Kondo Tatara Factory (8 factories in all), the total amount of charcoal used in a year is about 8,000t. Such a great amount of charcoal is obtained from the natural forest called Tetsuzan. Tetsuzan is classified into the following two types according to forest holding: (1) Self-owned Tetsuzan: The forest is owned by the Tatara enterpriser. (2) Others-owned Tetsuzan: The forest is owned by others and standing timbers are only purchased by the enterpriser. Again this type is classified into two types (1st type and 2nd type). The purpose of this article is to analyze the structure of Tetsuzan utilization, in order to illuminate the following problems: (1) The function of Tetsuzan in production system of Tatara Iron Industry. (2) The formative process of Tetsuzan holding. (3) The process of division of the community-owned forest. In the study made above, especially by analyzing the others-owned Tetsuzan (2nd type), and following have been made clear: (1) When the factory is located in the community-owned forest and settles there for a long time, the enterpriser's right becomes stronger. (2) The development of Tatara Iron Industry in the community-owned forest, causes the forest itself to go through the process of division in time and the enterpriser to obtain a part of ownership of the forest. Hence the jointly-owned forest of both the enterpriser and the community.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY

SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY 44 (3), 225-241,314-31, 1978

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY