Research on the administration in Edo city by the law

• Project/Area Number: 05610277
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Bunka Women's University
• Principal Investigator: HARASHIMA Yoichi Bunka Women's University, 文学部, 教授 (50000021)
• Project Period (FY): 1993 – 1994
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000); Fiscal Year 1994: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000); Fiscal Year 1993: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
• Keywords: administration of city in early modern / Edo / Edo Machi-bure (Law of Edo city) / 町触

Research Abstract

The object of this research is the administration of Edo-city in the feudal age (early modern) through the use of the law for Edo-city (Machibure).
The results are three points, as follow.
1. The method of transmission for low is convinced of a few style in a concrete form.
2. As the town official in the every town, the functionary of Nanushi (headman) and Gatsu-gyoji (monthly duty) is not distinct to allotment, on purpose, to attach great importance to the monthly duty.
3. Organization of Edo-city during the feudal age turn up to regulation with population and mechanism, for example HIkeshi-gumi (groupe of fireman)
And append the some materials to my collections, for example "Meiwa-shohoroku" "Machikata-nikki". These materials use for <Edo Machibure Shusei> , publishing by my groupes.