A Study of Plurality of Capital Cities in the Early Modern Period from the Perspective of the Relationship between Kyoto, Osaka, and Fushimi

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13333
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: TANI TESTUYA 立命館大学, 文学部, 准教授 (10781940)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 豊臣政権 / 中近世移行期 / 都市史 / 首都論

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the plurality of capitals during the establishment of the Early Modern period in terms of the relationship among Toyotomi Hideyoshi's "capitals" of Kyoto, Osaka, and Fushimi. Conventional theories of "capitals" in the Early Modern period have been based on the implicit assumption that there was a single capital city. However, as a result of analyzing the perceptions of Hideyoshi and the people of the time, it was common for multiple "capitals" to coexist during the Toyotomi period, and I argue that it is necessary to view the "capitals" of the Edo period from this perspective as well.

Free Research Field

日本近世史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、東京への一極集中のあり方が見直されつつあり、文化庁の京都移転など、首都機能の分散に関する議論が活発化している。本研究は、日本において、著名な古代の福都制以外の時期にも「首都」が複数存在した可能性を指摘した。こうした成果は、今後の首都のあり方を考える上でも重要な論点を提示しえたものと思われる。