Abstract
This paper focuses on the changes of land use along the Ureshino River. We could understand the organization that had largely contributed to the space formation along the Ureshino River, and then conducted a hearing survey. We gathered and arranged the information on the changes of land ownerships by cadastres made in the Meiji Era, the real estate registry, and so on. Based on this survey we created an owner transition diagram and a map of that time checking and restoring the original land boundaries. As a result, we could find the followings: First, the enterprise called Ureshino Onsen Tourism Corporation had taken initiative in changing the riverside land use from rice fields to public use like a park and a public bath building. Moreover, the enterprise called Wataya Villa Corporation had bought lands along Ureshino River and had private developments within river area caused by a loose regulation. Thus, we could show an example of a transition from private development to administrative development in a Onsen Town along a river.
