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2020 Vol 2 No 1 J East-Asian Urban His. 2020, 2(1): 129-161 DOI: https://doi.org/10.22769/JEUH.2020.2.1.129 Sense of Place In Wakamatsu Port After 1887, As Seen From The Sunken Coal (Chinbotsu-tan) Problem Torikai, Kaoru
  • Received2020-01-24
  • Accepted2020-04-30
  • Published Online2020-06-30
Abstract

This study aims to inquire the sense of place3). As an example, I present some conflicts over the right of coal spilled into the sea during coal loading which had occurred frequently in the formation and development period of the Chikuho coalfield (Chikuho-tanden) and Wakamatsu Port located in the northeastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture.

Key Words: sense of place, place, placelessness, sunken coal (chinbotsu-tan), outlaw