Historic Consideration about Positioning of Scenic Zone before the WW II

This study aims at revealing the specific scenic concept in Kyoto Prefecture based on the viewing, referring to the institution of Scenic District in Kyoto. According to The Scenic District Permission During 1931-1933 Guidance acted by Kyoto Prefecture leads to the following conclusions. On hillside, when residences were built, trees were planted as to conceal buildings and slopes in a distance close or far. On riverside, types of trees were selected as to conceal the site either on the bridge or in the other side of bank. When the contains of Guidance were standardized, specifics of planting were incomplete, resulting in leaving a space for administrative discretion.

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The Meaning of “Fuchi” and the Scenic Landscape Role in Historic Kyoto’s Disaster Mitigation - “Fuchi” Use Until Scenic Landscape Setup Under the Old City Planning Act and Scenic Landscape Regulation Management in Kyoto -

Fukushima¹,

Itaya²,

Masuda³

et al. 2011

J. Disaster Res.

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We clarified scenic landscape district by analyzing the importance of the term “scenic landscape” itself and its practical use and identified disastermitigationmeasures for historical urban environments. The term “scenic landscape” is categorized mainly based on two meanings given by the national language dictionary of Japan; “elegance (omomuki, &#36259)” and “personal quality (hitogara, &#20154&#26564).” The term is used to indicate psychological appraisal based on an aesthetic sense, not used to indicate a physical boundary. During post-Meiji-era modernization, the term “scenic landscape” acquired the added meaning of “elegant landscape,” a feature perceived by sight encompassing the meaning of “things to be preserved” – “scenic landscape district” thus came to mean an “elegant” scenic landscape and was established as a district system in the City Planning Act. The objectives of establishing a “scenic landscape district” were to preserve a historic site”s cultural heritage (core zone) and to maintain elegant landscapes (buffer zones) having historical value.

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Historic Consideration about Positioning of Scenic Zone before the WW II

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A Study on Characteristics of Designation of the Scenic Districts before WWII

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The Meaning of “Fuchi” and the Scenic Landscape Role in Historic Kyoto’s Disaster Mitigation - “Fuchi” Use Until Scenic Landscape Setup Under the Old City Planning Act and Scenic Landscape Regulation Management in Kyoto -

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