Population and Family Structure in the Early Modern City of Hida Takayama

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K01843
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: OKADA Aoi 慶應義塾大学, 文学部(三田), 教授 (50246005)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 歴史人口学 / 家族社会学 / 家族史 / 近世都市 / 飛騨高山 / 宗門改帳 / 基礎シート（BDS） / 世帯構造

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The ultimate goal of this study is to elucidate early modern urban population and families(households) using historical demographic methods. In Hida Takayama, there are Shumon-Ninbetsu-Aratame-Cho, with 99 years (1773-1871) of records remaining.
In this research period, a Basic Data Sheet (BDS) was created from the digitized Shumon-Ninbetsu-Aratame-Cho of Hida Takayama Ninomachi village, and the characteristics of this historical document were organized. We also compiled a database of BDS from 1773 to 1800 and made observations on population and families (households). The population during this period had more male, but the difference was small. It is possible that a social structure existed in Ninomachi village that required women. The number of households has remained around 700, but the number of house owner households has remained stable, while the number of renter households has increased and decreased significantly. The average household size is 3.7 persons.

Free Research Field

家族社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

歴史人口学では残存する数少ない史料を用いて、近世都市の人口研究を行ってきた。その中心は人口指標の分析であり、本格的な家族（世帯）の分析は見られない。本研究は近世都市の家族について歴史人口学の手法を用いて解明すること、具体的には近世都市の家族（世帯）の構造と定住率を解明する。本研究期間は、研究の基礎作業である高山弐之町村の基礎シート（BDS）を慶應4(1868)年まで完成させ、データベースの構築を開始した。完成したデータの一部を利用した観察は始めたが、この研究が完成すれば家族社会学の家族（世帯）構造研究を進展させることにつながり、また歴史人口学の近世都市研究に新たな地平を切り拓くことになる。