A Historical Study on the Spatial Organization of Cities Caused by Population Movements in East Asia after World War II

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K14934
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University (2021-2022); Tokyo University of Science (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Ishigure Masakazu 関西学院大学, 建築学部, 准教授 (10756810)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 戦後復興期 / 闇市 / マーケット / 露店 / 引揚者 / 建物疎開

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified the formation process of temporary urban areas that were progressively formed as a result of large-scale population movements after World War II. Specifically, the study focused on Fukuoka, Otaru, Gifu, and Tokyo (Shinbashi, Daitabashi, and street stalls on public streets), and clarified the actual conditions in some parts of Tokyo regarding the evacuation of buildings during the war, which became the matrix for the formation of temporary urban areas in the postwar period. The results were published in a refereed paper by the City Planning Institute of Japan, a refereed paper by the Architectural Institute of Japan, a research presentation by the same institute, and a book.

Free Research Field

建築史・意匠

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、これまで戦前あるいは戦後を対象としてきた東アジアの都市史を、第二次世界大戦を貫いた変化の歴史として捉え直す点に学術的意義がある。政治的状況が激変する第二次世界大戦前後の東アジアにおいて、都市空間はどのような変化を遂げたのか、都市空間を微視的に復原・観察することで明らかにした具体的な生活レベルでの空間の変化は、今の都市を捉え直し、未来を構想する上でも重要なという意味で現在的意義がある。