This study uses historical maps and data to research the Buddhist temple area in Komagome. The temple and graveyard areas of the Edo, Early-Meiji Period, Beginning of Taisho Period and the present day are layered on a map, and the overlapping images are analyzed. As a result of the analysis, the following findings are observed:
1. In the Edo Period, many temples were transferred from the neighboring areas, for example, Kanda, Yushima and Hongo. Of these, nine temples' were using the Rinso-in's territory.
2. After land requisition in the early Meiji Period, in almost all cases, less than half of the bestowed land was authorized as a precinct temple area. Leased or taxed land in the Edo Period were authorized as a private land.
3. Some of the temple area was disposed and returned as private land due to the self-clearing petition appealed by the superior of the temple.
4. By the end of the Meiji Period, many temple areas, inside and outside the precinct were disposed. In many cases, graveyards remained on the original temple area.
5. The shape of the main street in the Edo Period can be seen in this area, and that of the town house block inherited from the Edo Period can be seen in some places. On the other hand, the high-rise apartment, located along the main street, overlooks the cemetery from the balcony of the apartment.

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 This study employs historical maps and data to examine the establishment and transformation of the townspeople's land Cyonin-chi in Komagome district. Few townspeople's areas appeared before the Edo Period. In the early Edo Period, some farmlands were requisitioned as infantry residential land (Kumi-yashiki) or other feudal government land. Furthermore, many temples were relocated along with commercial towns (Monzen) in the Edo Period. Eventually, the townspeople's land in this area began to expand.
 Many townspeople's lands were authorized as Machi-kata in 1737 and controlled by a town magistrate (Machi-Bugyo) in 1745. This analysis found that the townspeople's lands in this area were organized into five categories as follows:
 I . Hairyo-machi-ya: Bestowed townspeople's land
 II . Townspeople's land of Rinsyo-in's territory
 III . Townspeople's land of Dentu-in's territory
 IV . Hyakusyo-machi-ya: Townspeople's land inclusive of other temple's territory
 V . Monzen: Commercial town in front of temple

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This study uses historical maps and data to research the Buddhist temple area in Nishi-Asakusa. The temple and graveyard areas of the Edo, Meiji periods and the present day are layered on a map, and the overlapping images are analyzed. As a result of the analysis, the following findings are observed:
1. According to the Gofunai-Jisha-Bikou, 90 temples existed in this area in the early 18^th century.
2. A comparison between the Kanei-Edo and the Meireki-Edo maps, indicates that the temple area in Nishi-Asakusa greatly expanded after the Great Fire of Meireki.
3. Almost all temples were moved from Edo's central area during the Edo Castle expansion and the reconstruction following the Great Fire of Meireki.
4. In the Meiji and Taisho periods, each temple area had six types of resistered holders: (a). the temple's precincts, (b). government precincts, (c). personal precincts, (d). the temple's graveyard, (e). government graveyards, and (f). personal graveyards.
5. Of 90 temples, 47 were still existent in this area in 2010.

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