幕末における依田七郎のネットワーク : 慶応三年を中心とした対面交流からの考察

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The present article is to introduce the personal network of Yoda Shichiro, who worked for Sakura-clan as Edo-Rusuiyaku and played an important roll in political movement supporting the Tokugawa-government in 1867-1868. The study, through the observation how and in what social field his network had been formed, would throw light to an aspect of Bakumatsu-society where Yoda actually lived. In his diary 429 people from outside Sakura-han who met him during the years 1867-1868 are found, and his main human relation networks can be categorized as follows. 1) Formed owing to the duty: Rusui-kai 2) Formed privately: Alumni of Fujimori-Tenzan-School and Associates of poem and art 3) The third network: Shinbun-kai and Akasaka-Shusensha The networks 1 and 3 are both derived from Yoda's political duty. Comparing to 1 which is the traditional institute to keep the establishment, 3 are the networks born from the needs of time of crisis among the interested going over the fences of old rules. Group 3 could be the key to read the process of the political movement where Yoda was deeply involved.