THE RESEARCH OF PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LARGE LAND HOLDING IN A RICE MONOCULTURE REGION

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The Yamada family, a large landholder on the Kubiki plain of the Echigo rice monoculture region, increased its land holdings throughout the Edo period.The Yamada family farm was small and independent in the early Edo period. Land holding were first increased on a small scale for family use in the Genroku era.Beginning in the late 18th century, land lent out for the purpose of collecting the rice as rent first enabled further land acquisition. Management was funded by both land rent and money lending. lncome from loaned land enabled further acquisition, while interest on cash transactions was used for operational funding. Until the early 19th century, however, not all profit was invested in land acquisition.In responese to the famine and social unrest of the Tenpo era, the Yamada family attempted large land acquisition through large investments of capital. After this period, acquisition was suddenly pushed, so that by the end of the Edo period the family was a large landholder in position of 1600 koku.