Japanese Journal of Human Geography
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Volume 21, Issue 2
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  • Morphology of WAJU(_??__??_) in the Nobi Alluvial Plain
    Shigeki KAWAI
    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 117-134
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.117
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    “Waju” is a peculiar form of human occupation prevailing in the marshy lowlands in the Nobi plain. Being entirely enclosed by a set of artificial embankments which were constructed in reinforcing or extending the natural levees of three main rivers Kiso, Nagara and Ibi, a Waju originally comes into being in form of settlement as residential space and of arable lands as productive space. In other words, the combination of settlement with block of arable lands is the fundamental unit of Waju. Its core is the settlement. However, some Wajus have no core village; others have a lot.
    Examing its combination in each unit, the author tries to classify Wajus in this district into three types:
    (1) “Waju without core”. Only paddy fields are embanked. They are on the westside of the Ibi; few in number.
    (2) “Waju with mono-core” has only one village in it. There are more Wajus of this type than those which belong to the former.
    (3) “Waju with poly-core” has several cores in one Waju.
    This type makes majority of Wajus in the Nobi plain. The distribution of Waju in the Nobi plain: few are found on the east side of the Kiso, many are along the Nagara and the Ibi as well as on the west side of the Kiso. In calculating, it amounted to the maximum of figure just before the 20th year of Meiji (1887), when the repairment of the three rivers were thoroughly performed and their river courses were definitively put into order. Since then, the number of Waju was declining from 133 in that year to 42 at the present time. This shift is brought about from the evacuation of disused banks and combination of several Wajus with each other, in keeping pace with the reinforcement advance of the embankments during these periods. Nevertheless the total area in which Wajus distribute has scarcely fluctuated from early year of the Meiji (1868) to Showa 43 (1968).
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  • Settlement Pattern and Functions of Hamlets in Japan
    Masato HAMATANI
    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 135-159
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.135
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    In Japan, small village is prevalent in such regions as in the Chugoku mountainous district or Kitakami upland, while large nucleated village is the usual settlement type in the most part. These small villages correspond to hamlets or Weiler.
    This study confines to following four aspects:
    1) settlement pattern of hamlets
    2) their population-scale and their spatial distribution
    3) spatial relations between hamlets and Oaza, i.e. small unincorporated units
    4) rôles of hamlets in the social structure.
    The area drawn for this study corresponds to the territory which belongedunder administration of Kitayamato-mura(_??__??__??_)in Nara prefecture until thereformation of local government. It lies to the fringe of Osaka metropolitanarea. The rural population here economically base on agriculture, but the population employed in non-agricultural activities have been gradually increasing in number. This is an intricate hill tract. In this paper, the author suggests five general conclusions.
    1) The greater part of hamlets in this area comprise roughly from 20 to 30 families, that is, from 100 to 150 in population.
    2) Hamlets cluster along the streams and roads. Being distributed intensively, they appear at the distance from 0.2 to 0.5 kilometers.
    3) One farmer's paddy fields locate not only nearby his hamlet, but also are dispersed around both adjoining hamlets.
    4) An Oaza consists of from 5 or 6 hamlets. In general it has one shrine and forms one religious group.
    5) Each hamlet frequently constitutes a social group and fills function of its living base and religious activities. But in some cases, two or three hamlets take the shape of one irrigation association or one religious community.
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  • A Survey of Geographical Studies in Japan, 1968
    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 160-204
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.160
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  • Production and Market of Raw-Silk in 19th Century
    A Case Study of Fukumitsu, Toyama Prefecture
    Yasaku KAJIKAWA
    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 205-218
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.205
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    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 219-221
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.219
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    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 221-223
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.221
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    [in Japanese]
    1969 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 223-224
    Published: April 28, 1969
    Released on J-STAGE: April 28, 2009
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4200/jjhg1948.21.223
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