Ootawara Shinden - Ootawara Shinden

…The new fields were named after the surname of the developer. As it spreads out in front of Ootawara Shinden, it is also called Ootawara-mae Shinden. Kobe Bunzaemon, a lumber merchant from Nagoya, came up with the idea of ​​developing new fields during the Hoei period as an investment target for his accumulated funds. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otomae Shinden" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…新田名は開発者の姓を冠したもの。大宝（おおだから）新田の前面に広がるところから大宝前新田ともいう。名古屋の材木商神戸分左衛門が蓄積した資金の投資対象として宝永年間新田開発を思いつく。…

※「大宝前新田」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報