The actual situation of Kagai in rise period after World War II in Niigata
Focus on organization and distribution of Ryoriya in middle of the Showa period
2021 Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 334-340
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2021 Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 334-340
Kagai is a Japanese term for traditional entertainment districts. Kagai reached its prosperity from the Taisho era to the early Showa period and the middle of the Showa period. To date, no study has clarified the actual situation of Kagai in Niigata prefecture in rise period after World War II. This study attempts accurately to clarify the Ryoriya association and distribution of Ryoriya in middle of the Showa period in Niigata prefecture. Major results are as fillows. 1) There were Ryoriya associations in at least 19 districts of Kagai in Niigata prefecture in 1963. 2) In 1963, 574 Ryoriya were members of the prefectural Ryoriya associations, of which about 20% are still open. 3) As for the distribution tendency of Ryoriya, about 90% of the areas were concentrated in a certain area, and most of them tended to be located in the old shopping streets and around the station.
