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Before 1900's, the energy consumption of the urban area was about 40% of that of the county area. The poor transportation system limited the wood and coal supply from the surrounded rural areas. In the cities, the houses were so small that be the main heating devices there were the small kamado and sichirin, or the compact stoves using wood and coals. In the late 1900's, after Japan- Russia War, the transportation system developed along with the increase of the use of electricity and the raising income , which pushed he energy consumption in the urban areas. However, it dropped slightly because of the recession in the late 1920's and decline of the electricity network.