Hagi -- a feudal capital in Tokugawa Japan
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Hagi -- a feudal capital in Tokugawa Japan
（Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia, 142）
Routledge, 2020, c2019
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Hagi : a feudal capital in Tokugawa Japan
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Originally published: 2019
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The western Japanese city of Hagi is the town in Japan which has preserved the greatest level of Tokugawa period (1600-1868) urban and architectural fabric. As such it is a major tourist destination for both Japanese and non-Japanese visitors. The city is also very important historically in that it was the capital of the feudal daimyo domain - Choshu - which spearheaded the reform movement from the 1850s onwards which led to the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate and the foundation of Japan in its modern form. This book, rich in detail and very well illustrated, is both an urban and social history of this important town. It outlines the development of the layout of the city and its castle, relates this to the history of its lords, the Mori family, and their place in Japanese history; and sets Hagi in the context of the wider Choshu domain. The book includes a discussion of contemporary arrangements aimed at preserving Hagi's historical heritage.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Genesis of the Mori family
Chapter 2 The Site and its Setting
Chapter 3 The Precedent of Osaka
Chapter 4 The Construction of the Castle
Chapter 5 Reclaiming the Site: the Struggle with Water
Chapter 6 Laying Out the Town
Chapter 7 The Road Systems
Chapter 8 Land Use in Hagi
Chapter 9 The Social Organisation of the Choshu domain
Chapter 10 The National Regulation of Architecture
Chapter 11 The Regulation of Architecture in the Choshu domain
Conclusions
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