Socio-Economic Activities of Former Feudal Lords in the Meiji Japan

Takeshi Abe, Izumi Shirai and Takenobu Yuki

No 373, TERG Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

Abstract: In the early phase of Japan's industrialization after 1886, upper class ex-samurai, known as daimyo with huge assets, played an important role as pioneers in equity investments in modern industries. Furthermore, when their ex-retainers founded modern enterprises, daimyo often invested in their businesses. In addition, daimyooften created opportunities for the education of young people in their former fiefs. After explaining the daimyo in the Meiji period, this article first elucidates how daimyo promoted equity investments in modern industries. Second, this study analyses the socio-economic activities of the main daimyo, Tsugaru Tsuguakira in Tsugaru region.

Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2017-08
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