TOWNSCAPE PLANNING BASED ON DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OLD CASTLE TOWN

This report describes the process of material preparation to implement townscape measures of the Motokukuri District, which was designated as an Important Townscape Planning District, as well as planning conditions based on findings of a townscape survey. (1) By focusing on townscape components, we classified the Motokukuri District into six zones according to townscape characteristics. Among such zones, the "Zone with Settlements in Historical Environments" strongly characterizes the District and it is desired to utilize existing lives and traditions in improvement plans of the zone. (2) Residents are fascinated by nature and the traditional townscape of the District, but not by street components or the old elementary school building. (3) Regarding living environments, although satisfactions with "convenience" are low and residents have high demand for improvement. As for future images, residents tend to weigh comfort in life, history, cultures, and calmness. (4) In respect to original landscapes, the District has a strong landscape unity without differences among zones.