Large-scale Felling in Ikawa, Northern Shizuoka, the Edo Era.

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  • Takao K.
    Graduate School of Bioresouce and Bioenvironmental Sciences
  • Omura H.
    Graduate School of Bioresouce and Bioenvironmental Sciences

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  • 江戸時代，静岡北部井川村における大面積伐採
  • エド ジダイ シズオカ ホクブ イカワムラ ニ オケル ダイ メンセキ バッサイ

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In 17C, Genroku period in the Edo Era, Mr. Bunzaemon Kinokuniya, who was a citizen of Edo, cooperated with Mr. Genzou Matukiya, who was a citizen of Suruga. The two were jointly contracted to log for the use of the Shogunate. That felling area was about 3,600 ha, and the gathered logs about 20,000 m3; it was used for only 9 years. The place of large-scale felling was at the upper reach of Ohi River, in northern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The logs were carried to Suruga Bay by floating them in the Ohi River. Then the logs were carried by ship from Suruga Bay to Edo Bay. The floating damaged many logs. The wages of loggers were very low. Loggers cut many pole timbers, to supplement their income. Consequently the felling area was clear cut. The felling area was surrounded by high mountains of the 3,000 m class, and belonged to the heavy rainfall region in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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