What is Dekidaikumachi in Nagasaki? 🐭

Hondaikumachi: The original Daikumachi. It is currently part of "Uonomachi".

Shindaikumachi: A newly created Daikumachi after Hondaikumachi became too crowded. It still remains as a place name today.

In short, this text focuses on the relationship between "Hon (original)" and "Shin (new)".

2. Relationship with "Dekidaikumachi"

As for what "Dekidaikumachi" is, it was the third "Daikumachi" that existed during the Edo period.

In Nagasaki, there were three "Daikumachi" areas where many carpenters lived:

Hondaikumachi: The original Daikumachi.

Shindaikumachi: A town newly created after splitting from Hondaikumachi.

Dekidaikumachi: "Deki" implies "newly created," and this was also a town of carpenters formed later. It is said that many ship carpenters lived there, especially because it was close to the port and adjacent to Dejima.

Summary

Historical connection: "Hondaikumachi," "Shindaikumachi," and "Dekidaikumachi" are like siblings that made up the three major "Daikumachi" in Nagasaki during the Edo period.

In other words, while the text you provided discusses the "main family and branch families," it is easy to understand "Dekidaikumachi" as "another branch family." Although the three towns differ in location and history, they are closely related towns that shared the common role of being "settlements for carpenters."