Koreans who visited Tokyo in employment purposes before the war, the majority of which has been a poor and needy. Therefore, their residence slum of other, some were also present who live in homemade barracks in the land that was illegally occupied. This is, housing shortage, low economic strength, is due to discrimination by the Japanese.
Koreans of the barracks, went continues to grow with the increase of the Korean population. In the lawn areas and Shenzhen-ku, it has been a Tour of land owners and fight the eviction. However, barracks were those that occurred in the unavoidable situation. Therefore eviction does not proceed, barracks and illegal occupation of the neighboring land also been successful in eviction was built again.
Badness of these Koreans of the housing situation was a phenomenon that has been seen in Japan as well as Tokyo. Administration was judged to be an obstacle when advancing the assimilation policy this. Therefore be a challenge is improve the lives of the Koreans, the city of Tokyo was planning the supply of public housing intended for the Korean people in the 1930s.
In 1939, for clearance of the barracks of the illegal occupation state in Shenzhen District and lawn area, to determine the supply of temporary housing. It was built first in Edagawa the town in Shenzhen District. Temporary housing named "Edagawa the town house, " began the move of Koreans in 1941. Thereafter, the expanded 2 times, was composed of 272 units. Others, such as the assembly hall and baths are provided.
Tokyo City, but have supplied the public housing in addition to this, temporary housing was a completely new standard housing.
