Along the coasts of Chûgoku and Shikoku districts, there are numerous cities with different historical backgrounds offering good examples for the analysis of the types of coastal cities. The writer selected 21 cities in these districts, and induced the regional types of their developments according to the periods in which the cities were founded, and to their relation with such factors as the construction of castles, the development of ports and railway stations. They are summarized as follows.
1) The coastal cities in Southern Shikoku are backward in development.
2) In Sanyô district, in accordance with the development of deltas, cities extended toward the coast after the construction of castles in feudal days.
3) In Northern Shikoku, the castles are generally located on the coast, and the cities developped inland from the coast.
4) The difference in the development of cities between Sanyô district and Northern Shikoku are because in the former area the deltas are generally big and rapid in growth, while in the latter they are small and slow in growth.
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