STUDY ON SPATIAL STRUCTURES OF OKURA-SYO LOCATED ON A PORT BUILT ON AN ESTUARY IN THE EDO PERIOD (PART 7) : OKURA-SYO USED FOR KAIMAI ON THE SHINANO ESTUARY

The purpose of this study was to clarify the regional characteristics of Okura-syo which were used for Kaimai in a port built on an estuary of the Shinano River. The nature of site, spatial structures and storehouse of the Sekiya-Okura-syo and the Niigata-Okura-syo owned by the Nagaoka Domain were clarified. Sekiya-Okura-syo and Nuttari-Okura-syo in countryside had same nature. The room’s floor space of Niigata-Okura-syo in the urban area was different from one of the “Nihonkai Type” of Tohoku Region. The regional characteristics were formed by next points. Condition of Environment peculiar to this area: Kumi-led or Merchant-led.