Basic Research about Relationship the Merchant Between the megalopolis and the local city in the Late Edo Period

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770236
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Mitsui Bunko
• Principal Investigator: Shimomukai Norihiko 公益財団法人三井文庫, 社会経済史研究室, 研究員 (70625657)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 日本近世史 / 三井越後屋 / 鳥取藩 / 木綿 / 地域経済

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I clarified the relationship between Mitsui Echigoya's local entry and the local merchant's business activities in both directions. This study is summarized in three points.（1）At Mitsui Bunko, I selected and analyzed historical materials on purchases of cotton fabrics of Mitsui Echigoya in Hakushu(Tottori). （2）At several historical museums in Tottori, I collected the historical materials about the economic activities of Mitsui Echigoya and local merchants in Hakushu. （3）As a result, I was able to present some of the concrete activities of Mitsui Echigoya and regional merchants in Hakushu.

Free Research Field

日本近世史