2000 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Analysis of "Kawamawasi Sinden" by the landforms and classic documents. The Local type of ricefield of Edo Era in Boso Hills, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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10680094
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIMURA Mitsutoshi Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Section of Earth Science, the Chief of Section (80250132)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2000
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| Keywords | artifial landform / changes of landoform / "kawamawasi" / making of ricefields / meander cut-off / incised meandering valley |
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| Research Abstract |
"Kawamawasi Sinden" is the local type of the ricefield in Boso Hills, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The farmers in Boso Hills in Edo Era cut off incised meandering valleys by strait canals or tunnels and build narrow ricefield on the abandoned river floor.
By this investigation the locations and types of "Kawamawasi Sinden" are discovered and counted. The number of the locations is 450. "Kawamawasi Sinden" is classified to five types.
The cost and the days of the building "Kawamawasi Sinden" are estimated by the classic documents.
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