Zaigomachi - Zaigomachi

Japanese: 在郷町 - ざいごうまち

In the Edo period, this refers to areas that were murakata (under the control of the county magistrate) but functioned as towns. Depending on the region, they were called zaimachi, gomachi, chobun, machiba, machimura, etc. In the Edo period, there was a legal distinction between cities, towns, and villages, but towns that were recognized as towns but had a mixed agricultural and commercial population were sometimes called zaimachi. There are several types of zaimachi: those that were centered around the camps of minor daimyo, elder retainers, and magistrates (jinya-machi), those that were formed at important transportation hubs such as post stations and ports, and those that were bases for the production and distribution of specialty products. Since agriculture and commerce were not separated, peasants lived in these areas, but merchants and industrialists often also owned farmland. →Zaimachi merchants/castle towns→Related topics Uji | Suita | Suita [city] | Hiranogo

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Japanese:

江戸時代に村方（郡奉行支配下）でありながら町としての機能を果たしているところをいう。地方により在町・郷町・町分・町場・町村などとよばれた。江戸時代には法的に都市・町と村の区別が存在したが，町として認められていても農商混住の在方の町については，在郷町とよぶことがある。在郷町の種類には小大名・家老・代官の陣屋を核とするもの（陣屋町），宿駅・湊など交通の要衝，特産品の生産ならびに流通の拠点などに形成されたものがある。農業と商工業が分離していないため百姓も居住する一方，商工業者も農地をもっていることが多かった。→在郷商人／城下町
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