In this paper, the author intends to analyze the social movement of population according to the cycle of the heavy and poor catches in Kujukuri coast.
The summary of this research is as follows:
In the heavy catch periods, (1) the population of peasants (Honbyakusho) and tenants (Kakae) in beach seine villages decreased, for they moved to the grass plot just near the coastline, (2) fishermen in Kansai Area worked away to beach seine villages in Kujukuri coast, and constituted the higher class of fishers (Okiai, Nakanori, Sendo), (3) peoples living around beach seine villages moved there, but constituted the lower class of fishers (Kako).
On the other hand, in the poor periods, all of them moved off beach seine villages.
Peasants (Honbyakusho) and tenants (Kakae) had engaged in agriculture for the poor catch periods, and in fishery for the heavy catch periods.