黒川温泉における雑木植栽による修景の展開過程とその技法

Abstract

In Japan, various landscaping method has been used by local communities on the development of the area. Planting a variety of trees in an arrangement similar to a natural mountain village is the main approach to making improvements of landscape in the Kurokawa Spa Area. This type of planting has successfully revitalized this area. This thesis aims at revealing the procedure of landscape improvements and its consensus-building in the Kurokawa Spa Area. The hotel association of Kurokawa has planted miscellaneous trees in public spaces of the Kurokawa Spa Area by using the revenue of spa coupon tickets since 1986. Prefectural and national government also supported the project of planting trees and making rules of landscaping since 1995. This thesis also aims at revealing the landscaping methods by reviewing literature, analyzing measurement surveys, and conducting interviews. The trees in the target area are photographed and shown in ground plans. By analyzing the images, the landscaping methods can be clarified. As a result, five kinds of planting techniques can be confirmed as Connection, Eye Stop, Covering, Up and Down Combination, and Inequilateral Triangle Planting.