2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research on the internal structure and the area type of the fishing village during the Edo Period to see 'Shiire'(the advances) and 'Uo-ichiba'(a fish market) in the index

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22520674
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	Yamaguchi University
Principal Investigator	KIBE Kazuaki 山口大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20263759)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	漁業史 / 魚問屋 / 魚市場 / 魚問屋仕入制度 / 引船制度 / 商主 / 魚糶
Research Abstract	This research explained the internal structure of the fishing village of the Edo Period through the analysis of the institution of fish wholesaler's advances. That institution was the following thing. The fish wholesaler paid fisherman necessary expenses and various necessities in advance. Then, the fisherman assumed the duty to sell a fish in the fish market which the fish wholesaler owned in the reward of the advance. The institution of fish wholesaler's advances played an important part when the reproduction of the fishing of the Edo Period was supported. This research made the actual condition of this institution clear for mainly Nagato, Suo area (Yamaguchi Prefecture). And, it tried the separation of the area type of the fishing village in the different area of the Inland Sea, Sea of Japan.