Analysis of the Actual Use and Consciousness of Visitors at Rural Landscape in the Urban Area

We analyzed the recreational utilization of rural landscape “Jike-Furusatomura village” and“Maioka Park”, that are typical Yato space in Yokohama city. We investigated this research during the most famous week to outdoor recreation in Japanese spring. The final holiday in the“Golden weeks”, visited some 3, 000 people/day at the maximum. By results of questionnaire, the range of visiting is area within a radius of about 10km. Especially, it is understood that most of visitors (about 60 to 65%) lived in the nearest 2 wards. In rural landscape, visitors have enjoyed walking with rural scenery and activity with the nature. For urban people, rural landscape is very significance green space. It is important that rural landscape should be conserved with a topographical organization of Yato by various institutions of urban planning.