石見銀山周辺における「町」を持つ村に関する基礎的研究

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The aim of this paper is to clarify the characteristics of the settlements with the "Machi" district aroundthe Iwami silver mine. In the eastern Iwami province, there were a lot of settlements that have the district ofcommerce and transportation, named "Machi" or "Ichi". At such district, the houses of the trader or the craftsmanlined both sides of the street. Such form was similar to that of the market town or the post town at that time. The"Machi" district prospered in the golden age of the Iwami silver mine in the late sixteenth century, and reducedafter the decline of that mine in the late seventeenth century. At some settlement where there has been the base ofpowerful local clan or the production base such as foundries before the period of Civil Wars, the decline of the"Machi" was comparatively moderate. At the other settlement that grew rapidly with the development of the silvermine, the decline of it was intense.