The transformation of the territorial connections and the location of residential and working places in Hakata during early modern and modern periods

Abstract

This study elucidated the actual situation and characteristic of the socio = spatial structure of“Cho”and“Nagare”, while paying attention to the multilayer nature of the territorial connections in Hakata. At same time, this study elucidated the transformation process of the socio = spatial structure in the modern times. The festival organization or“Nagare”was placed on the bottom of the administrative structure as a pillar of the territorial connections throughout the early modern times. However, new territorial connections were introduced in the form of administrative districts and the school wards during the Meiji period. Therefore, “Nagare”was reinstalled as the festival organization. The socio = spatial structure of Hakata has transformed from the north and south structure of“Nagare”to the east and west structure of the new territorial connections with the influence of modern urban infrastructure.