This paper clarifies the process of the formation of stores on Gabu River after WW II in Naha City, the actual conditions before and after redevelopment, and examines the characteristics of transformation from temporary buildings into permanent stores.
There were many rights holders, the size of the buildings varies depending on the location and type of business. In redevelopment, the same parcels of land were converted as before, but some of them expanded. The background is their economic accumulation, and the fact that Naha plunged into economic growth while still operating on a small scale and temporarily is a characteristic.
