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Prior to the Second World War, there was a rapid progress on electric lighting in rural areas of Japan. In contrast to the urban electricity system which was centered around large-scaled electric power plants, so-called "small-scaled distributed electricity systems" by small-scaled operators with generating capacity under 100kw utilizing local water resources were established in many areas. However, even though electricity was prevalent, use of electricity was limited to lighting purposes. Moreover, the number of lighting lamps per customer household was 2 to 4, low compared to the present day. It was because metered rates based on electricity usage were rare at that time, and flat rates based on the number of lighting lamps and fixtures were much more common.