An Historical-Geographical Study of the Morphology and the Structure of Japanese Cities and Towns before 1900

这项研究项目的目的是重新审视19世纪及之前日本城镇的形态格局和结构。该项目的首席调查员和其他调查员开展了如下个人研究主题：1)A)KINDA，8世纪和9世纪大宅府的形态格局和结构2)K.Ashikaga，福原和和田的规划3)K.Ashikaga，Azuchi城堡镇，Nobunaga Oda4)M.Yamada，19世纪末札幌市的形态格局、规模和结构5)T.Yamazaki，19世纪末小中心地区的经济背景6)K.Narita，研究前现代城市结构的方法同时，项目调查人员与历史学家和考古学家举行了几次会议，从比较研究的角度讨论了城市研究的术语和框架。我们还在平泉和镰仓举行了短途旅行和小型座谈会，这两个地方都是非常重要和典型的中世纪城镇。我们获得了最新的考古资料和其他各种相关资料，并从更广泛的横向和纵向角度完成了7篇论文。

The purpose of this research project is to re-examine the morphological pattern and structure of Japanese cities and towns in and before the 19th Century. The chief investigator and other investigators in the project have carried out individual research themes as follows :1) A. KINDA, The morphological pattern and structure of Dazaifu in the 8th and 9th Century2) K. ASHIKAGA, The Planning of Fukuhara and Wada-kyo3) K. ASHIKAGA, The castle town of Azuchi, A geographical approach to regional administration of Nobunaga Oda4) M. YAMADA, The morphological pattern, size and structure of Sapporo in the late 19th Century5) T. YAMAZAKI, The economic background of small central places in the late 19th Century6) K. NARITA, An approach to the study of the structure of premodern cities7) T. OHJI, For laying out a framework for the study of fortified capitals in Ancient AsiaAt the same time project investigators have held several meetings with historians and archaeologists concerning the terminology and framework of urban studies from the viewpoint of comparative studies. We have also held excursions and mini- symposia at Hiraizumi and Kamakura, both of which were very important and typical medieval towns. We obtained the latest archaeological data and various other relevant, and have completed 7 papers as a result, based on a wider horizontal and vertical perspective.