THE INFLUENCE OF INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PREPARED BY "INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION" ON A SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION OF RURAL CITY : A case study on the relation between Kurabo industries Ltd. And Kurashiki city

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to consider the influence of "industrial corporation" on a spatial transformation rural city. The subjects of this study are Kurabo industries.Ltd which is one of the spinning industry shoulding the axis of Japanese Industrial Revolution. Analysis showed that Kurabo industries. Ltd and Magosaburo Ohara, president of the Ltd, had much influence on the City of Kurashiki's urbanization directly or indirectly. It is cleared that the preparation of industlial foundations and modern urban facilities affected so well that urban spatial structure was changed.