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Kanagawa Prefectural History 6 Table of Contents

Last updated on April 17, 2024.

To Kanagawa Prefectural History

Introduction
Legend
Introduction
Summary
Kanagawa Prefecture Economics during the Meiji Restoration Period

Chapter 1 Agriculture and Forestry during the Restoration Period

Section 1 Overview

A general characteristic

Target Areas
Characteristics of upland farming areas

(D) Regional classification by agricultural form

Five counties adjacent to Yokohama
Four inland counties
Four counties west of Sagami River

Section 2 The five counties adjacent to Yokohama

Ichijuku Station and Town Hall

Yado Station around Yokohama
Occupational composition of Nishimura, Fujisawa Station
Futago-mura, Tachibana-gun, Mizonoguchi-mura

(D) Rural

Rural villages around Mizonokuchi
Agriculture in the villages of No. 3 in the fifth ward
Farmers in Suenaga Village, Tachibana County
Kitatsunashima Village's hozuki
Villages in Tsuzuki-gun during the late Tokugawa shogunate Restoration Period
Terayama Village
Katsuta Village
Kamishirane-mura
Oka Uemura and Katahira Village

Section 3 Inland four counties

The political situation in the Meiji Restoration Period

Musashi uproar
Ogino Yamanaka Jinya is baked and billed down
Establishment of new government control
Actual State of New Government Control in 1869

(D) Rural

Agriculture in four villages outside Miwa Village, Tama County
Agriculture in seven villages outside Aihara Village, Koza County
Agricultural management in Kamikawajiri-mura, Tsukui-gun
Villages along the Nakatsu River in Aiko-gun
Tashiro Village and Mimasu Village
Atsugicho and surrounding villages

Section 4 Four counties west of Sagami River

Paddy fields in Taya-gun, one of the largest residences.

Comparison with Aiko-gun
Hanamizu River Mizuta area
Coastal area of Taya-gun
Agricultural tool market in Koryo Village

(D) Inland Upland Farming Area

Tosahara-mura, Kayanuma, Ashigara-kami-gun, tobacco production area
Tsuchiya Village, Osumi-gun

Sansakawa River coastal plains

Kano and Nakanuma Village, Ashigarakami-gun

Yohakone Mountain Area

Ohiradai-mura, Ashigarashimo-gun

Chapter 2 Product Distribution and Transportation during the Restoration Period

Section 1 Development of Settlement Trade

(I) Formation of a Settlement Trade System

Meiji Restoration and Yokohama Trade
Gaisho
Superiority of gaisho
Sales and pickup
Formation of Trade-Related Organizations

(i) Early export trade

Composition of exported goods
Raw silk export
Tea production export
Export of silkworm species

Import trade in the early three years

Composition of Imported Products
Import of cotton fabrics
Import of cotton yarn
Import of woolen fabrics and fabrics
Import sugar

4 Trade Policy and Yokohama Trade

The Five Goods Edo Period
Yokohama Chain Port Problem and Raw Silk Regulations
The Meiji Government's Silk Regulation Policy
Yokohama Silk Reform Company
Silkworm Depression and Silk Seed Paper Purchase

Section 2 Inland transport in the first year of the Meiji era

Abolition of the Ichijuku station system and establishment of each station land transportation company

Reform and abolition of the inn station system
Establishment of land transportation companies

(D) Land Transport Company in Kanagawa and Ashigara

Prefectural area at the time of abolition of inn station system
Koshu Kaido Land Transport Company
Land Transport Company
Land Transport Company in Yokohama

Application for the development of Sanshin Road

Changes in logistics and development of new roads

Section 3 Establishment of Railways

(I) Construction Plan by Foreigners

Application for Westwood
Licensing for Portman

(D) Government Construction Plan and Fundraising Plan in Yokohama

Brandon's Advice
Government Concept and Fundraising Plan

Landfill at the Kanagawa Coast

Start of construction
Landfill at Kanagawa embankment

(4) Completion of construction and opening ceremony

Completion of construction
Opening ceremony

The utility of the Gokyohama Railway

Start of transportation business
The utility of railways

Chapter 3 Reform of Land System

Section 1 Issuance of land tickets to urban areas and revision of land taxes

(I) Issuance of local tickets to the city of Yokohama

Land ownership in the city area of Yokohama
Proposition for issuing local tickets in Mutsu
October 1871 Mutsu Local Ticket Grant Method
Issuance of local tickets to Sekinai-cho
Conversion to the Local Bond Tax Law
Land price resurvey on the site of the Great Fire in 1873
Status after the issuance of the "gu ticket"

(D) Issuance of local tickets to urban areas such as Odawara and Hakone-juku Implementation of land tax reform

Urban area in Ashigara prefecture
Issuance of local tickets to Odawara
Issuance of local tickets to Hakone-juku, etc.
Land tax reform in Odawara city

Section 2 Mishinji ticketing to Koorimura area

(I) Issuance of local tickets in the former Kanagawa Prefecture

Lifting the ban on permanent sales and issuance of land tickets
Start of local ticket issuance in Kanagawa Prefecture
Creation of "Tabata Sogai Direct Book"
Completion of “Takasou-betsu Independent Investigation Book”
Calculation of rent
Issuance of local tickets
Preparation of ground drawing

(D) Issuance of local tickets in Ashigara Prefecture

Start of local ticket issuance
Creation of Kozen One-stroke Book
Creation of a picture drawing
Issuance of local tickets
Proposal for revision of the Local Tax Law of Kashiwagi Rights Ordinance

Section 3 Amendment of land tax

Start of a tax reform business

Start in Kanagawa and Ashigara prefectures
Drawing drawings in the former Kanagawa Prefecture
Creation of fieldbooks (independent survey)
Creation of a land draw book in Ashigara Prefecture (independent survey)

(D) Land price determination work

Rice survey in Kanagawa Prefecture
Organization of position grade based on peasant rice
Start of land price surveys using the common method of Kanto prefectures
Annexation of Ashigara prefecture to former Kanagawa prefecture
Status grade inspection in model villages
Position grade setting in the former Ashigara prefecture
Determination of Harvesting and Land Prices
Results of tax reform

Chapter 4 Kanagawa Prefecture Finance for the Restoration Period

Section 1 Development of the Prefectural Finance Organization

Characteristics of One Prefecture Administrative and Financial Organization

Dual Administrative Organizations
Substitution of central government office functions

(D) Reduction and maintenance of prefectural administrative and financial institutions

History
Tax Division, etc.
Section 1-6

Section 2 Fixed amount system and actual situation

A fixed amount of money

Exclusion of the initial flat-rate system
Adoption of a flat-rate system
Specialty of reserve system
Exchange Rate Functions

(i) Amount of fixed amount

Fixed amount
Characteristics of each account
Fixed-amount and non-balance expenses
Breakdown of fixed cost of the central government office
Breakdown of non-payment expenses of the central government office
Civil engineering expenses, police expenses, etc.

Section 3 National taxes and prefectural taxes, etc.

One country tax

Type and amount collected

(D) Prefectural tax

Type and amount collected
Proceeds
Proceeds
Private expenses

Section 4 Expenses for prefectures and municipalities

Expenses for one prefecture

Expenses of the prefecture

(D) Expenses for municipalities

Private expenses

Part 2 Kanagawa Prefecture Economics in the Early Meiji Period

Chapter 1 Economic Development after Land Tax Reform

Modern Reorganization of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Land Problems during the Land Tax Reform Period

Reform of the Meiji Restoration and Agriculture
Land price adjustment after land tax reform
Quality dispute before and after land tax reform
Mado village disturbance
Results of Public-Private Classification of Forests
Kiso and Negishi village hay field disturbance

(D) Developing a Corporate Policy

Establishment of the Industrial Promotion Section and the Industrial Promotion Section
Initial start of business
Yokohama Livestock Company
Hirakida, Sagamihara Plan
Sengokuhara Kangyo Test Ranch / Komakisha
Characteristics of Initial Corporate Policy
Holding of co-ops, etc.

Development of the sericulture industry

Overview of the development of the sericulture industry
Regional character of the sericulture industry
The sericulture industry after the recession
Establishment of the Takesou Sericulture Association
Establishment of the Silk Industry Association
Direct export policy and silk industry association

4 The recession and agriculture in the latter half of the 2025s

Lower prices
A sharp increase in debt
Trends of landowners in villages
The poverty of farmers and the growth of the squire

Reorganization of fisheries and salt production

Reorganization of fishing grounds
Area classification of fisheries
Tokyo Inner Bay Fisheries
Misaki and its surrounding fisheries
Fishery in the Sagami-nada Sea
The continuation of Shiota

Section 2 Development of Traditional Industry

1. The rise of agricultural and urban miscellaneous industries

Prefectural processing industry in the early Meiji era

(D) Development of the silk, twisting and textile industries

The rise of the silk industry
Development of twisting and textile industries

(ii) Tobacco Manufacturing

Development of Hatano Tobacco

(4) brewing business

Trends in brewing volume
Production areas in the prefecture

5 Miscellaneous Industry

Processing business around Yokohama

Section 3 Formation of Modern Industry

Industry at the end of the first act

The arrival of Kurofune and the Uraga Shipyard
Establishment of Ishikawajima Shipyard
Saga Domain and Satsuma domain
The construction of the Kimizawa shape of Toda
Establishment of Nagasaki Works
Construction of Yokohama Works
Establishment of Yokosuka Works

(D) Heavy Industries in the early Meiji era

Management of Yokosuka Shipyard
Management of Yokohama Works
Trends in Uraga and Ishikawajima Shipyards
Establishment of private Ishikawajima Shipyard
Establishment of Yokohama culvert company

Section 4 Formation of Labor Markets and Worker Status

Formation of the Labor Market in the early Meiji era

The formation of a modern labor market and the Maria-Luss case
Increase in urban population and decomposition of farmers
Accumulation of factory workers

(D) Labor Market in the Textile Industry

Development centered on the silk industry

(ii) Labor markets such as other light industries

Workers in the tobacco industry
Workers at reprocessing plants
Workers in construction and construction
Workers in the transportation industry

Labor Market of Four Industries

Organization and training of labor at Yokosuka Shipyard
Construction of steel vessels and changes in job type

Formation of labor market and state of workers

Worker type and wage level
Increase in poverty and crime

Chapter 2 Formation of Modern Distribution Organizations

Section 1 Development of Transportation and Development of Product Distribution

The extension of the Tokaido Line and the construction of the Yokosuka Line

Improvement between Shimbashi and Yokohama
Extension of Tokaido Line
Construction of the Yokosuka Line

(D) Kanagawa Hachioji Railway Plan

Hachioji Railway Theory
Private planning and government response

Increase in traffic of three vehicles

Introduction of Carriage Transport
The spread of rickshaws
Enactment of carriage control regulations

(Iv) the birth of the railway cargo handling business

Start of railway freight transportation
Mitsui Gumi's railway cargo handling

Five River Boat Transport and Ferry and Bridge

Boat transport on the Tsurumi River
Ferry and Bridge

Section 2 Development of Trade Organization

(1) Sales structure and direct trade

Development of Capitalism and Yokohama Trade
Occurrence of the Union Raw Silk Depository Case
Internal contradictions in the movement to restore commercial rights
End of the Allied Silk Depository Case
Development of direct trade

(i) Import/export trends in the first half of the Meiji era

Composition of exported goods
Export of raw silk, silk products and tea
Composition of Imported Products

Section 3 Formation of Financial Institutions

(i) Yokohama Foreign Exchange Company

Functions of Yokohama Business Corporation
Functions of Yokohama Branch Office
Establishment of Yokohama Foreign Exchange Company
Management of Yokohama Foreign Exchange Company

(D) Second National Bank

Progress of the establishment of the Second National Bank
Initial management of the Second National Bank

(3) Amendments to the National Bank Ordinance and National Banks under the prefecture

Establishment of the Prefectural National Bank
History of the establishment of the 74th National Bank of Yokohama
Management of the National Bank of Japan
Transformation of the National Bank into a Deposit Bank

(Iv) Establishment of private banks and banks-like companies

Overview of private banks and bank-like companies in the prefecture
Management of private banks and banks-like companies in the prefecture

Kanagawa Prefectural Government in the Third Shozo New Law Period

Section 1 Sanshin Act and the Three-Part Economic System

Ichizo New Law

District, Municipal Organization Law
Prefectural Assembly Regulations
Local tax rules

(D) Three-Partial Economic System

Move toward a three-part economic system
Local Economic District Separation Ordinance
Rules of the District of Kanagawa Prefecture
Prefectural district association county district meeting regulations classification regulations
Significance of the introduction of the three-part economic system
Denial of the 1990 prefectural system and the three-part economic system
The provisions of the three-part economic system as amended in 1992

Section 2 Financial Organization of the Prefecture

(1) Budgeting Organization

Office and Budget Section in 1978
Revised in June 1988
Revised in October 1980 and set up an interrogation for General Affairs Division
Research Section
Changed to a survey fee in 1983
Resurrection of the Investigation Division
Significance of existing organizational development
Local Government and Prefectural Finance Organization in 1986
Financial structure based on the revised local government system in 1990

(D) Tax collection mechanism

Prehistory
Business of Tax Division
National tax collection
Imposition and collection of local taxes
Revised in October 1978
Revised in June and November 1980
Investigation Division and local taxes
Establishment of tax collection section
Local Government and Tax Collection Department
Local government system revision and direct tax office and customs duty office
Local Government Reform and Tax Collection Department
Abolition of tax collection department

Section 3 The State of Prefectural Finance

1 year old

Revenue of the entire prefecture
Revenue from the county
Revenue of ward (city) department

(i) Expenditures

Expenditures for the entire prefecture
Total expenditure sharing
Expenditures and percentages of contributions for solidarity payments
County Expenditures
Expenditure of ward (city) department

Part 3 Kanagawa Prefecture Economics in the Late Meiji Period

Chapter 1 Development of Industry

Section 1 Trends and Characteristics of Industrial Development

Trends in various industries in the late Meiji era

Increase in influx population
Stagnation of agricultural production
Increase in the Commerce and Industry Division
Capital amount of commerce and industry

(D) Regional characteristics of the prefecture

Changes in Administrative Districts
Trends in Population Growth by Region
Trends in Agricultural Production

Companies in the prefecture in the latter half of the Meiji era

Development of banks and commercial companies
Progress of industrialization
New plant in the 1900s
Trends in Inland Industry

Section 2 Development of Heavy Industries

Heavy industry after the Sino-Japanese War

Establishment of the Naval Arsenal
Management of Yokohama culverts
Expansion of the Ishikawajima Shipyard to Uraga

(D) Heavy Industries after the Russo-Japanese War

Development of the Naval Arsenal
Strong performance of Yokohama culverts
The poor performance of the Uraga culvert
Expansion into factories in Kawasaki
Development of landfills
Establishment of Nippon Kokan

Section 3 Development of the Labor Market and Worker Status

Development of the Labor Market in the latter half of the Meiji era

Development of modern labor market and labor union association
Population increase mainly in Yokohama
Trends in Farmers and Agricultural Population
Development of trade and commerce
Increase in factory workers and heavy chemical industrialization
Development and stagnation of the domestic industry

(D) Labor Market of Heavy Industries

Development of Heavy Chemical Industry
Shortage of skilled workers and labor movement
Increase in wages and public-private disparities
Wage Changes and Working Hours
Demolition and skill training of old-fashioned skilled workers
Demolition of the master contract system and direct management system

Labor Market of Textile Industry

Development and stagnation of the silk industry
Living in a dormitory with a silk mill
Wages and working hours of silk mills
Silk Spinning Factory and work conditions
Other Textile Industry

Labor markets such as port cargo handling

Port workers in Yokohama City
Living Conditions of Lower Industrials

5 Worker Status and Labor Movement

Changes in wages and living conditions of workers and craftsmen
Frequent labor disputes and formation of labor unions
Subjects and Results of Labor Disputes
Resistance and movement of female workers

Chapter 2 Agriculture in the Late Meiji Period

Section 1 Regional Life for Product Production and Development

Prefectural agriculture after the separation of Ichizo Tama

Separation of the Tama region
Prefectural agriculture after the separation of Tama

(D) Around Yokohama

Paddy Fields and Tando Field
Producing potato and potato starch
Miura radish, pear, peach
Western vegetables, etc.
Wheat culm Sanada and Kyogi Sanada

Sannai Land Sericulture Area

Sericulture as a side job
Commercialization of wheat
Development of sweet potato cultivation

(Iii) Three counties west of Sagami River

Rice paddy field and tobacco cultivation
Expansion of peanut cultivation
Beginning the development of tangerine management

Development of Pig Farmers

Rapid increase in pig breeding
Pig farming as a side job
Kamakura Ham

Section 2 Farmer's Economy under Landlord System

Establishment of one landlord system

The establishment of a squire
Trends of landowners in villages
Awareness as a landowner

(D) Farmer's Economy

Landlord in the village
Life of a peasant farmer
The form of self-produced and self-produced farming
Self-cultivated farmers near Yokohama
Changes in Farmers' Life

Section 3 Formation of Agricultural Organizations and Development of Agricultural Improvement Policy

1 Agricultural Association and Agricultural Experiment Station

Establishment of Kanagawa Agricultural Association
Establishment of Agricultural Experiment Stations
Role of Agricultural Experiment Stations

(D) Development of Agricultural Improvement Policy

Keynes of Agricultural Administration
Agricultural improvement after the Russo-Japanese War
Progress of Arrangement
Implementation status of joint seedling costs

Chapter 3 Development of Trade and Finance

Section 1 Amendment to the Convention and Yokohama Trade

Revision of the Convention and Restoration of Commercial Rights

Development of Yokohama Trading
Activities of raw silk distributors
Expansion of direct export of raw silk
Tea sales and ceramics sales
Expansion of direct trade

(D) Import/export trends in the late Meiji period

Composition of exported goods
Export of raw silk and silk fabrics
Composition of Imported Products

Section 2 Development of Trade Finance

Trade finance in the first half of the Meiji era

Development of a policy to prevent Western-style silver
Request for the establishment of a trade financial institution

(D) Establishment of Yokohama Shokin Bank

Motivation for the establishment of a bank
Submission of a request for establishment
Permit to open a bank
Capital Structure of Claims Bank

The early character of Yokohama Shokin Bank

Contents and Significance of Foreign Exchange System
Management

Improvement of management and enactment of the Yokohama Shokin Bank Ordinance

Improvement of management
Development of Management
Establishment of the Yokohama Shokin Bank Ordinance

Trends in the Late Meiji Period

Trends in Performance
Relationship with the Government and the Bank of Japan
Issuance of foreign bonds

Section 3 Regional Banks in the late Meiji Period

Development of a Ordinary Bank

Enactment of Banking Ordinances and Development of Ordinary Banks
Boom in establishment of ordinary banks
Characteristics of ordinary bank management
Turmoil and merger of ordinary banks

Development of Saving Banks

Establishment of Saving Bank Ordinance
Savings banks in Kanagawa Prefecture

(ii) Establishment and Characteristics of the Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural and Industrial Bank

Philosophy of the Establishment of the Real Estate Finance Agency
Establishment of Kanagawa Agricultural and Industrial Bank
Management Characteristics of Kanagawa Prefectural Agricultural and Industrial Bank

Development of Other Financial Institutions

Common loans
Insurance business

Chapter 4 Development of Sea and Land Transport

Development and Characteristics of Private Railways

(1) Increase the transportation capacity of the Tokaido Line and Keihin Electric Railway

Improvement work and enhancement of transportation capacity
Construction and extension of the Keihin Electric Railway

(D) Construction of Yokohama Railway

Competition for Yokohama Hachioji Railway
Construction and opening of Yokohama Railway

Odawara Electric Railway and Dainippon Railroad

Opening of Odawara Carriage Railway
Opening of Odawara Electric Railway
Mame Aijin Railway
Atami Railway and Dainippon Railroad

Enoshima Electric Railway and Shonan Bashari Railway

Enoshima Electric Railway
Shonan Bashari Railway

Section 2 Road Transport in the Railway Age

Increase in one short-distance road transport

Progress in the railway era
Increase in carriages, horsepower, and carts
The appearance of bicycles and cars

(D) Establishment of street and vehicle control rules

188 ○ Regulations on enforcement at the end of the age
Regulations for the late Meiji Period

Construction and renovation of three roads

Construction and renovation of roads
Category of expenses

Decline of Four River Boats

Boatways of rivers in the prefecture
Changes in river boating

Section 3 Expansion of Port Facilities

Port situation after the opening of the country

Yokohama Port after the opening of the port
Conflict with the Tokyo Port Plan
Permer's port construction plan

Adoption of Nipamer Port Construction Plan

Review of the Permer Plan
I agree with the Interior Ministry's Deleke Plan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Port-building Policy
Permer's Anti-Criticism
The victory of Foreign Minister Okuma

(ii) Completion of the first phase of port construction

Construction of breakwaters
Collapse of breakwater
Completion of construction

(4) Completion of the Second Port Construction

Start of the second phase of construction
Progress of Phase 2 Construction
Completion of the second phase of construction

Section 4 Development of the shipping industry

Establishment of a one-day Poster Company

Encourage shipping by the Meiji Government
Mitsubishi's breakthrough
Death fight between Mitsubishi and Joint Transport
Establishment of Nippon Yusen
Trends in Small and Medium-sized Shipowners

(D) Development of overseas routes

Opening of the Pompei route
Establishment of three major routes
Founding of Orient Kisen Company
Shipping at the end of the Meiji era

Chapter 5 Kanagawa Prefecture Finance in the Late Meiji Period

Section 1 Revised "Prefectural System" and Prefectural Administrative and Financial System

One prefecture administrative and financial system

Revised prefectural and county system
Three-Part Economic System
Installment system
Criticism of the installment system
Number of units and population
Administrative and financial organization of the prefecture
Accounting rules for prefectures and counties

Section 2 inter-compartment cost sharing

Controversy over share

Sharing method during the Sanshin period
Flood control costs
Some problems
Transfer of prison expenses to the national treasury

(D) Establishment of compromise

New demand of the county
Establishment of city-country agreement
Notice No. 38
19 ○ Nine-Year Flood Control dike Proposal

Section 3 Financial Conditions

Fiscal structure

Overview of Finance in the prefecture
Fiscal structure of the three-part economy
Changes in the composition of the three-part economy

(i) Expenditures

Total expenditure of the prefecture
Solidarity expenditure
City expenditures
County expenditures

3 years old

Solidarity revenue
City revenue
County revenue

Part 4 Kanagawa Prefecture Economics before and after World War I

Chapter 1 World War I and the Keihin Industrial Zone

Section 1 Development of the Keihin Industrial Zone and Inland Industry

Business Performance in Single Chemical Industry

The arrival of the war economy
Establishment of Asano Shipyard
Start of shipbuilding of Yokohama culverts
Recovery of the Uraga culvert
Establishment of Uchida Shipyard
Development of Nippon Kokan
Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Expansion of ceramic factories

(D) Japan-U.S. Fleet Exchange and Shipbuilding

U.S. steel export ban
Conclusion of a Ship Iron Exchange Agreement
Exchange of iron and steel with Asano Shipyard
Establishment of Asano Works
Exchange of vessels with Yokohama culverts
Exchange of Uraga culverts and iron
Exchange of iron with Uchida Shipyard

Inland industry in the first half of the three major first half

Lively in the silk industry
Machine threading area
Strait threading area
Twisting and Textile Industry

Second World War Depression, Disarmament and Public-Private Industry

Depression and heavy industry after the war

World War II Economic and Depression
The shipbuilding industry
Slump in the steel industry
The movement of various industries

Disarmament and Public-Private Industry

88 Fleet Plan
Washington Disarmament Treaty
battleship Mutsu
The blow of private industry

Inland industry after the Great Depression

Depression and silk industry
Trends in the Twisting Industry
Decline of the textile industry

Section 3 Changes in the Labor Market and Worker Conditions

Changes in the labor market during the first and middle term

Changes in the Labor Market and Organization of Friendship Society
Changes in industries centered on heavy industry
Population changes, including expansion and dispersion
Changes in Rural and Agricultural Population

(D) Labor Market of Heavy Industries

Increased employment before and after World War II and its reaction
Establishment of mutual aid unions and formation of skill by company
Formation of a Japanese labor management system
Regular salary increase system and wages and working hours

Labor Market of Textile Industry

Decreasing the weight of female workers and trends in the textile industry
Low wages and long working hours
Development and decline of the Asamada Plant

The Labor Market of the Sake Brewery Industry

Development of the sake brewing industry and migrant workers
Employment Rules and the Characteristics of Workers

5 Worker Status and Labor Movement

Changes in prices and wages
Organizing the Friendship Society and raising wages during the war
Controversy of Labor Unions and Depression

Chapter 2 Trends in Trade, Shipping and Transportation

Round 1 Raw silk trade before and after World War II

Great War and Yokohama Trading Company

World War and Yokohama Trade
Activities of Teikoku Silk Co., Ltd. (Primary)
Activities of Teikoku Silk Co., Ltd. (Second)
Ups and downs of Yokohama Trading Company

Import/export trends before and after World War II

Composition of exported goods
Export of raw silk and silk fabrics
Composition of Imported Products

The shipping industry before and after World War II

Shipping during the Great War

The shipping industry
The birth of ship deposit
Development of Nippon Yusen
The Leap of Osaka Merchants
The success of the Orient Kisen Company

(D) Postwar shipping

Slump in the shipping industry
Development of Nippon Yusen
Development of Osaka Merchants
Failure of Orient Kisen

Section 3 Railway before and after World War II

Start of train operation between Ikkoku Keihin

Improvement work on the Tokaido Main Line
Opening of Keihin train

Development of railways in coastal industrial zones and ports

Increase in transportation demand and improvement plan
Coastal Industrial Zones and Railways

Construction of the Hakone Tozan Railway

Construction plan for mountain climbing railway
Construction and opening of mountain climbing railway

Construction of the Shitami Line

Improvement plan between Kozu Numazu
Construction of the Atami Line
Development of Railways and Tourism Development

Chapter 3 Trends in the Financial World

Section 1 Export Finance Issues during World War II

Trade and Finance during the Great War Period

Expansion of trade and foreign exchange situation

(D) Business of Yokohama Shokin Bank

Adjustment of domestic and foreign funds
Development of inland markets

Section 2 Trends of various financial institutions in the prefecture during World War II

1 Ordinary Banks and Saving Banks

Classification by Region and Bank Type

Development of bank administration and movement of banks in the prefecture

Banking Administration
Response to Financial Administration
Development of Small and Medium-sized Financial Institutions
Expanding business in banks
Transition to World War II

Chapter 4 Kanagawa Prefecture Finance before and after World War I

Section 1 Taisho Prefecture Administrative and Financial Organization

Transition and Characteristics

System stability period
The prefectural system was revised in 14th year and Nini year.
Abolition of county system
Administrative and financial organization of the prefecture

Section 2 Financial Trends after World War II

Financial problems

Fiscal problems during the Taisho period
Three-Part Economic System
Flood control expenses
Misaki Port
City Planning Local Committee Membership Fees
Prices in the World War II
Special Account for Social Project Loans
Measures against the U.S. and Social Issues
Construction of high-tech and high-tech commercial schools
Post-processing of the county system

Section 3 Financial Conditions

One prefecture expenditure

Financial scale
Total expenditure of the prefecture
Solidarity expenditure
City expenditures
County expenditures

(D) Prefectural Revenue

Solidarity revenue
City revenue
County revenue

Three-Country Finances

Revenues

List of writing assignments
Chronological table
Appendix

Translation table
Current list of old villages by municipalities

Sweeping
Mouth picture

Figure of the steamboat in Tokyo Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefectural Cultural Museum)
Yokohama Wharf Yori Kaigan Ijinkanno Masazu (collected by Kanagawa Prefectural Cultural Museum)
Yokohama Kaigan Trading House Figure (collected by Kanagawa Prefectural Museum)
Yokohama Coast Railway Steam Vehicle Map (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum Collection)
Yokohama city area ticket (Yokohama City History Editorial Office)
Map of Ofuna Village, Kamakura-gun, Sagami Country (Kamakura Kokuhokan Kura)
Yokosuka Shipyard Chief Wellney and its achievements (provided by Yokosuka City Public Relations Division)
Label of Tsutsumi Soap (collected by Kanagawa Prefectural Cultural Museum)
Trademark for export to the United States (collected by the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
House map of Shozo Kanzaki, President of Soaisha
Hatano Tobacco Manufacturing Watermill Instrument and its Operation Manual
Trade merchants in Yokohama (collected by Yokohama City Library)
Timetable of the Tozaijin Car Railway
A postcard commemorating the opening of all Keihin Electric Railway battles and admission tickets for both public railway Kanagawa and Kamakura stations

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