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Historical Study on Process of Modernization with Overland Transportation at a Local City, in case of Ashikaga

1999; Volume: 16; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2208/journalip.16.85

1884-8303

Jiro Fukushima, Takatoshi Tamekuni, Saburo NAKAGAWA,

Urban and spatial planning

It was started to construct of a modern capitalist nation with the Meiji Restoration as a momentum in Japan. Therefore we are thought that a lot of local cities, while being influenced bymodernization policy. But it was not cleared to a process of coming into existence for transportation system in local cities, differ from a process of constructed in transportation facilities.We try to make clear with a process of coming into existence for transportationsystem from the feudal days to modernization, in case of Ashikaga in Tochigi. As a result, we have found new materials for a historical land transportation company. Furthermore, we have made clear with a transportation system in modern ages by examination of there materials.