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    2020 Vol. 2 No. 1
    J East-Asian Urban His. 2020, 2(1): 129-161

    Sense of Place In Wakamatsu Port After 1887, As Seen Froｍ The Sunken Coal (Chinbotsu-tan) Problem

    Torikai, Kaoru

    Received   2020/01/24        Accpted   2020/04/30        Published Online   2020/06/30

    DOI : https://doi.org/10.22769/JEUH.2020.2.1.129

    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