STUDY ON THE FOUNDATION AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCATION OF DAILY RETAIL MARKETS IN PRE-WAR KYOTO CITY

Related to the development process of suburban area

Abstract

This paper aims to clarify commercial activities by the inhabitants and their chronological developments in the case of retail markets in Pre-war Kyoto city. Here government-led public retail markets and privately-owned retail markets are targeted, and following two points are found: firstly, privately-owned retail markets were opened more in suburban area. Administration forgave increasing them and used them for spreading retail markets. Secondly, privately-owned retail markets were induced urban development founded as fundamental facilities in the newly-developed areas. Namely, administration thinking and inhabitants commercial activities caused the urbanization in the city , especially in its newly-born suburban area.