The social structure and culture of a local city Tsuchiura in Hitachi provinces in the Edo era

• Project/Area Number: 12610327
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Tokiwa University
• Principal Investigator: IWASAKI Hiroshi Tokiwa University, College of Community Development, prof., コミュニティ振興学部, 教授 (50087904)
• Project Period (FY): 2000 – 2003
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000); Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000); Fiscal Year 2002: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2001: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
• Keywords: Floods in Tuchiura / castle city / NAGASHIMA Yasunobu / 色川三中 / 近世常州土浦の都市形成 / 近世城下町 / 常総地域史 / 近世土浦の都市形成 / 長島慰信 / 城下町の社会構造

Research Abstract

We investigated historical materials of Tuchiura municipal museum, National Archives, Seikado bunko. Those stores up ancient documents of Tsuchiura of the edo era. They tell us the transition of roads, waterways, bridges, the record of floods and great fires, the commercial activity in there, and so on. we made a chronological table of history of Tsuchiura by them. It is a trial to clarify the formation process of this castle town, the characteristic of social structure, and the life style of the people living in there.

Research Products

• [Publications] 岩崎宏之: "情報化時代の歴史研究"日本史学集録. 第23号. 1-11 (2000)