The Conception of Suburb between the Last Years of Meiji Era and the First Years of Taisho Era

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to study the social intent which the conceptions of suburban development were given between the last years of Meiji era and the first years of Taisho era. The method is to analyze arguments related to housing and cityplanning during this period. The characters of this residence are as following, separation of office and house, planned development, suburb, owner's house. The suburb is the urban space which was realized under Modernization. These characters were argued relatedly. These arguments considered urban housing space as measures of enlightenment which intended to make people under control by rurling class suitable for national culuture and capitalism.