Izumi Region - Izumichiho

... The construction of Osaka Castle and castle town by the Toyotomi government established Osaka as the base of national control, and organized the Settsu, Kawaizumi region into a regional order with Osaka at its center. The construction of the Kyoto and Kishu roads, the construction of castle towns in Takatsuki and Kishiwada, the excavation of canals in Osaka, the rerouting of the Yodo and Yamato rivers, and the development of new fields progressed, and these new fields and commercial crops such as cotton from the Izumi region, vegetables from the Osaka suburbs, and rapeseed and rice for sake from Settsu became widespread, forming an advanced agricultural region. Furthermore, industrial production and distribution of goods such as cotton, sake brewing, oil pressing, dyeing, and medicines developed in the local towns. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Izumi region" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　豊臣政権による大坂築城と城下町建設は，大坂の地を全国支配の拠点とし，摂河泉地方を大坂中心の地域秩序に編成することとなった。京街道，紀州街道の整備，高槻，岸和田の城下町建設，大坂市中の堀川開削，淀川，大和川の付替工事，新田開発が進行し，こうした新田と和泉地方の綿，大坂近郊の野菜，摂津のナタネと酒造米に代表される商品作物が普及し，先進的な農業地帯が形成された。さらに木綿，酒造，油絞り，染物，薬種などの工業生産と商品流通が在郷町において発達した。…

※「和泉地方」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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